The rest of the verse is as follows: Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
So, I started from this verse and worked my way backwards until I came to 2 Corinthians 11 and 12 where Paul writes about false apostles, boasts about his own sufferings and talks about the thorn in his flesh. What struck me about these particular passages is that not only do they support the argument against the prosperity gospel, but in places Paul is dripping in sarcasm — something I can definitely relate to.
*My translation: Since you are obviously open to all kinds of audacious b.s., hear me out as well, because I'm actually going to tell you the truth.
*My translation: How can you be down with the Truth, the Holy Trinity, the Gospel of Christ, then turn around and readily accept something that is in direct conflict with what you profess to believe? I wonder if I could interest you in a time-share opportunity.
I'm not even going to comment on this particular passage. It pretty much speaks for itself.
**Paul provides several more zingers, but I'll stop there. I encourage you to read 2 Corinthians (again) in its entirety. I found it to be just loaded with insight and wisdom concerning this topic and others. Trust your pastor and others whom you consider to be wise counsel, but be like Ronald Reagan: TRUST, BUT VERIFY! And if someone tells you something and it doesn't sit well with you, there's probably a very good reason for that. If you are a believer, The Holy Spirit resides in you.
If you believe that, then I invite you to visit me in Houston. I want you to explain to me face to face how my friend Dee (with her husband, children and grandchildren present) didn't have enough faith to cure her cancer. That cancer and ten years of chemotherapy was God's punishment because she didn't have enough faith. Please explain to me that despite the fact that she lived a life of devotion to Christ , rarely complained, came to church and to our small group when she was in tremendous physical pain due to the sores and other ailments she suffered by the poisons being pumped into her body week after week, that it was her fault. Tell me about how her selfless, Christ-like attitude of humility and her servant's heart was wasted on the countless friends, neighbors, family members, doctors, nurses and strangers that she witnessed to by words and by actions. That in the end, it was a waste of time. Please help me understand how it is possible that in her final days, when she was pumped full of morphine, she was able to speak to me in a moment of absolute clarity in order to encourage me to continue to the work that God has set before me. Convince me that her cancer served only as a curse, and not as a blessing. Please come and explain all of this to me in person. I double-dog dare you.
And while you're here, you can pop over to see my friend Kris and her mom and sort some things out for them as well. Actually, I have quite a few friends down here that need to be enlightened. Stacey, for example, needs to know why she can't seem to conceive a child while newborns are being left in dumpsters. From here, you can jet up to Chicago and visit my friend Helen and her mom, then to Findley, Ohio where friends of Jeff and Tamara will tell you that while the massive floods destroyed their homes, the Hogans were spared because they are WAY more righteous than any of them. From there, back down to Georgia. Perhaps you can tag along with my friend Jamie and her husband Ken when they go to the hospital. While they are setting up for their photo session in the neonatal ICU unit, you can explain to the grieving parents that the stillborn child they hold in their arms is a direct result of their lack of faith.
If this post has deeply offended anyone, I pray that it is for the right reasons. I also pray that before you dismiss this post outright as lies and character assassination, you do some research of your own.
*I believe that all scripture is the inerrant word of God, and I mean no disrespect to His Word or to you.
**What strikes me most about Paul's sarcasm here is that it's really not his style at all. He goes out of his way to make a point. And while sarcasm comes quite naturally for me, it's not typically so caustic and mean spirited — I'm also attempting to make a point.
PLEASE NOTE: While I am of the opinion that most of the "healings" that occur on TBN, Daystar, et. al., are mostly a complete sham, I do not dismiss the idea of faith healing outright. God is God. He can do anything. This includes the healing of the sick IN SPITE of these so called faith healers, not because of them. Furthermore, I have had a group of believers lay hands on me in prayer and I have done the same with and for others. But it is God's power and God's will that brings about healing, not our own.
We have the idea that God rewards us for our faith, it may be so in the initial stages; but we do not earn anything by faith, faith brings us into right relationship with God and gives God His opportunity. God has frequently to knock the bottom board out of your experience if you are a saint in order to get you into contact with Himself. God wants you to understand that it is a life of faith, not a life of sentimental enjoyment of His blessings. Your earlier life of faith was narrow and intense, settled around a little sun-spot of experience that had as much of sense as of faith in it, full of light and sweetness; then God withdrew His conscious blessings in order to teach you to walk by faith. You are worth far more to Him now than you were in your days of conscious delight and thrilling testimony.
Faith by its very nature must be tried, and the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God's character has to be cleared in our own minds. Faith in its actual working out has to go through spells of unsyllabled isolation. Never confound the trial of faith with the ordinary discipline of life, much that we call the trial of faith is the inevitable result of being alive. Faith in the Bible is faith in God against everything that contradicts Him – I will remain true to God's character whatever He may do. "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him" – this is the most sublime utterance of faith in the whole of the Bible.


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Amyloidosis is a rare disease that results from the buildup of misfolded proteins known as amyloids. When proteins that are normally dissolvable in water fold to become amyloids, they become insoluble and deposit in organs or tissues, disrupting normal function. The type of protein that is misfolded and the organ or tissue in which the misfolded proteins are deposited determine the clinical manifestations of amyloidosis.
There are four main types of amyloidosis, each due to the deposition of a specific protein. The most common type is AL amyloidosis, caused by the deposition of light chain proteins produced by plasma cells in different disease states. The second most common is AA amyloidosis due to the accumulation of S amyloid A protein or SAA, which occurs in association with chronic infections – e.g. tuberculosis – or inflammatory illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis. The third and the fourth type are due to the deposition of a genetically defective or normal form of a protein called transthyretin respectively. Other minor forms of amyloid are also known.
The presentation of amyloidosis is broad and depends on the site of amyloid accumulation. The kidney and heart are the most common organs involved.
Amyloid deposition in the kidneys can cause nephrotic syndrome, which results from a reduction in the kidney's ability to filter and hold on to proteins. The nephrotic syndrome occurs with or without elevations in creatinine and blood urea concentration, two biochemical markers of kidney injury. In AA amyloidosis the kidneys are involved in 91-96% of people, symptoms ranging from protein in the urine to nephrotic syndrome and rarely renal insufficiency.
Amyloid deposition in the heart can cause both diastolic and systolic heart failure. EKG changes may be present, showing low voltage and conduction abnormalities like atrioventricular block or sinus node dysfunction. On echocardiography the heart shows a restrictive filling pattern, with normal to mildly reduced systolic function. AA amyloidosis usually spares the heart.
People with amyloidosis do not get central nervous system involvement but can develop sensory and autonomic neuropathies. Sensory neuropathy develops in a symmetrical pattern and progresses in a distal to proximal manner. Autonomic neuropathy can present as orthostatic hypotension but may manifest more gradually with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms like constipation, nausea, or early satiety.
Deposition of amyloids in the liver can lead to elevations in serum aminotransferases and alkaline phosphatase, two biomarkers of liver injury, which is seen in about one third of people. Liver enlargement is common. In contrast, spleen enlargement is rare, occurring in 5% of people. Splenic dysfunction, leading to the presence of Howell-Jolly bodies on blood smear, occurs in 24% of people with amyloidosis. Malabsorption is seen in 8.5% of AL amyloidosis and 2.3% of AA amyloidosis. One suggested mechanism for the observed malabsorption is that amyloid deposits in the tips of intestinal villi (fingerlike projections that increase the intestinal area available for absorption of food), begin to erode the functionality of the villi, presenting a sprue-like picture.
A rare development is a susceptibility to bleeding with bruising around the eyes, termed "racoon-eyes". This is caused by amyloid deposition in the blood vessels and a reduced activity of thrombin and factor X, two clotting proteins that lose their function after binding with amyloid.
Amyloid deposits in tissue and causes enlargement of structures. Twenty percent of people with AL amyloidosis have an enlarged tongue, that can lead to obstructive sleep apnea, difficulty swallowing, and altered taste. Tongue enlargement does not occur in ATTR or AA amyloidosis. Enlarged shoulders, "shoulder pad sign", results from amyloid deposition in synovial space. Deposition of amyloid in the throat can cause hoarseness. Aβ2MG amyldoisis (Hemodialysis associated amyloidosis) likes to deposit in synovial tissue causing chronic synovitis which can be lead to repeated carpal tunnel syndrome.
Both the thyroid and adrenal gland can be infiltrated. It is estimated that 10-20% of individuals with amyloidosis have hypothyroidism. Adrenal infiltration may be harder to appreciate given that its symptoms of orthostatic hypotension and low blood sodium concentration may be attributed to autonomic neuropathy and heart failure.
"Amyloid deposits occur in the pancreas of patients with diabetes mellitus, although it is not known if this is functionally important. The major component of pancreatic amyloid is a 37-amino acid residue peptide known as islet amyloid polypeptide or amylin. This is stored with insulin in secretory granules in B cells and is co secreted with insulin". (Rang and Dale's Pharmacology, 2015).
No one knows what causes amyloidosis, and there may be more than one cause. Hereditary amyloidosis results from genetic changes that cause the body to make abnormal proteins. Age seems to play a role in amyloidosis — researchers think the disease may be triggered by damage that builds up in the body as we get older. This kind of damage may come from the body's use of oxygen (oxidation) and from free radicals (harmful byproducts formed when cells use energy). Amyloid is also more likely to form in people who have immune system problems. Once amyloid deposits have started, they seem to continue building up in the same location
Diagnosis of amyloidosis requires tissue biopsy. Biopsy is assessed for evidence of characteristic amyloid deposits. The tissue is treated with various stains. The most useful stain in the diagnosis of amyloid is Congo red, which, combined with polarized light, makes the amyloid proteins appear apple-green on microscopy. Also, thioflavin T stain may be used.
Tissue can come from any involved organ. But in systemic disease first line site of biopsy is subcutaneous abdominal fat, known as a fat pad biopsy, because it's simple to acquire and less invasive than biopsy of the rectum, salivary gland or internal organs. An abdominal fat biopsy is not completely sensitive and so, sometimes, biopsy of an involved organ (such as the kidney) is required to achieve a diagnosis. For example, in AL amyloidosis only 85% of people will have a positive fatpad biopsy using Congo red stain. By comparison, rectal biopsy has sensitivity of 74-94%.
The type of the amyloid protein can be determined by various ways: the detection of abnormal proteins in the bloodstream (on protein electrophoresis or light chain determination), binding of particular antibodies to the amyloid found in the tissue (immunohistochemistry), or extraction of the protein and identification of its individual amino acids. Immunohistochemistry can identify AA amyloidosis the majority of the time, but can miss many cases of AL amyloidosis. Laser microdissection with mass spectrometry is the most reliable method of identifying the different forms of amyloidosis.
Since AL is the most common variation, diagnoses often begins with a search for plasma cell dyscrasias, memory B cells producing aberrant immunoglobulins or portions of immunoglobulins. Immunofixation electrophoresis of urine or serum is positive in 90% of people with AL amyloidosis. Immunofixation electrophoresis is more sensitive than regular electrophoresis but may not be available in all centers. Alternatively immunohistochemical staining of a bone marrow biopsy looking for dominant plasma cell can be sought in people with a high clinical suspicion for AL amyloidosis but negative electrophoresis.
ATTR is suspected in people with family history of idiopathic neuropathies or heart failure who lack evidence of plasma cell dyscrasias. ATTR can be identified using isoelectric focusing which separates out mutated forms of transthyretin. Findings can be corroborated by genetic testing to look for specific known mutations in transthyretin that predispose to amyloidosis.
AA is suspected on clinical grounds in individuals with longstanding infections or inflammatory diseases. AA can be identified by immunohistochemistry staining.
Prognosis varies with the type of amyloidosis. Prognosis for untreated AL amyloidosis is poor with median survival of one to two years. More specifically, AL amyloidosis can be classified as stage I, II or III based on cardiac biomarkers like troponin and BNP. Survival diminishes with increasing stage, with estimated survival of 26, 11 and 3.5 months at stage I, II and III.
Outcomes in a person with AA amyloidosis depends on the underlying disease and correlates with the concentration of serum amyloid A protein.
People with ATTR have better prognosis and may survive for over a decade.
Senile systemic amyloidosis was determined to be the primary cause of death for 70% of people over 110 who have been autopsied.
Treatment depends on the type of amyloidosis that is present. Treatment with high dose melphalan, a chemotherapy agent, followed by stem cell transplantation has showed promise in early studies and is recommended for stage I and II AL amyloidosis. However, only 20-25% of people are eligible for stem cell transplant. Chemotherapy and steroids, with melphalan plus dexamethasone, is mainstay treatment in AL people not eligible for transplant.
In AA, symptoms may improve if the underlying condition is treated; eprodisate has been shown to slow renal impairment by inhibiting polymerization of amyloid fibrils.
In ATTR, liver transplant is curative therapy because mutated transthyretin which forms amyloids is produced in the liver.
People affected by amyloidosis are supported by multiple organizations, including the Amyloidosis Foundation, Amyloidosis Support Groups Inc., and Amyloidosis Australia, Inc.
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The aperture is the opening in the lens that allows light through to the camera's image sensor, and determines the light rays that come to focus in the image plane. The smaller the aperture opening, the less light gets through to the image sensor, but the more of the image will be in focus.
Aperture is also known as f-stops or f-numbers, and is usually expressed as the focal length divided by the aperture. For example, a lens with a focal length (f) of 50mm and an aperture of f/2 would give an aperture opening size of 50mm/2 = 25mm. The same lens with an aperture of f/8 would give an aperture opening size of 50mm/8 = 6.25mm. So, as you can see, f/2 is a larger aperture than f/8. When looking at apertures, the smaller the f-number, the larger the aperture.
The reason that aperture is expressed as an f-stop rather than an actual diameter is because it allows us to easily compare depth of field and light gathering ability across lenses of different focal lengths. A 25mm lens with an f/2 aperture (12mm physical aperture size) will let through the same amount of light and give the same depth of field as a 50mm lens with an f/2 aperture (25mm physical aperture size). The longer the focal length, the larger the diameter of the aperture will have to be for a given focal length. This is why you can't purchase a 800mm f/2 lens - the aperture diameter would need to be 400mm! That would make for a very large, heavy, and expensive lens.
Lenses are usually marketed using their maximum (largest) aperture. For zoom lenses, the maximum f-stop will usually change throughout the zoom length, and so these lenses will be marketed with their maximum aperture range, e.g. a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens means that the lens' largest aperture at 18mm is f/3.5, while at 55mm the largest aperture is f/5.6. You can purchase zoom lenses with a constant aperture, but these tend to be more expensive.
f/aperture is by far the most common way of writing an aperture value though.
The aperture setting on your camera can be changed by putting your camera into aperture priority mode (usually indicated as A or Av on the mode dial), or Manual mode (usually indicated as M on the mode dial).
Some lenses also feature an aperture ring that lets you set the aperture directly on the lens by turning the ring.
F-stops are numbered starting from 1, and then increasing by a factor of √2 (about 1.4). Each increase represents a halving of the light transmitted. Full f-stops, starting from f/1 would be: f/1, f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16... Aperture is not always measured in full stops, most cameras allow you to change the aperture value in 1/3 stop increments, and many lenses fall somewhere in between two full f-stop values. For example, f/1.8 is 2/3 a stop slower than f/1.4 and 1/3 of a stop faster than f/2.
A larger aperture allows more light through the lens, and is known as being 'faster' than a smaller aperture - it allows a faster shutter speed. E.g. f/2.8 is faster than f/4. Lenses with large maximum apertures are also known as fast lenses. Typically these are lenses with an aperture of f/2.8 or less.
When photographing fast action, such as sports, you may want to use a fast shutter speed. Likewise, when shooting handheld in dimly lit conditions, you may want a fast shutter speed to prevent blur from camera shake. In both these situations it would make sense to use a fast aperture (e.g. f/2.8) to allow you to use a fast shutter speed while keeping the exposure correct. You would probably want to use a fast ISO as well in these situations.
In some situations you want to use as slow a shutter speed as possible, for example when trying to blur moving water. Here you would use a small aperture, e.g. f/16, along with a slow ISO e.g. ISO100.
Although ISO can also be increased to allow for a brighter exposure, or a faster shutter speed, increasing the ISO can also result in image noise. And in some cases, you may already be using a high ISO, but still need a brighter exposure without dropping the shutter speed too low. So in some cases it is preferable to use a faster aperture. Unlike ISO, changing the aperture doesn't affect image noise, but it does instead affect depth of field.
Depth of Field, or DoF for short, describes how much of an image is in focus. For a given perspective, a larger aperture, e.g. f/2 results in a small depth of field (i.e. the plane of sharp focus is quite narrow), while a smaller aperture, e.g. f/8 results in a larger depth of field (i.e. the plane of sharp focus is much deeper).
At f/11 all the image is in focus, from the nearest fence post to the trees on the hill in the background.
For images where you want to focus on a single subject and remove background distractions, such as a portrait, a large aperture that will give a shallow DoF e.g. f/2 works well.
For images where you want nearly everything to be in focus, such as a landscape, a small aperture that will give a large depth of field e.g. f/8 works well.
When you view an image through the optical viewfinder of a camera, the lens will be wide open. The lens is only stopped down to the aperture you have chosen on the camera when you press the shutter to take the photo. To preview the affect on depth of field the aperture will have, you will need to press the DoF preview button on your camera. This only applies when previewing the effect through an optical viewfinder - electronic viewfinders and Live View will usually automatically stop the lens down, giving you an accurate preview without you having to press a DoF preview button.
At smaller apertures, e.g. f/22 you will find that diffraction starts to cause your image to loose detail. So although very small apertures like f/22 can be used to get a very large depth of field, they are generally best off avoided. An aperture such as f/8 or f/11 will usually give a large enough depth of field to be acceptable, and avoid softening due to diffraction.
It is important to note that f-numbers only relate to the focal length and aperture of the lens. They do not take into account the size of the camera's sensor the lens is used with. So a lens used on a full frame sensor camera will give less depth of field at a given aperture than the same lens used on an APS-C sized sensor camera, when both are arranged for the same composition.
As well as the differences in DoF, you should note that diffraction will occur earlier with a small sensored camera. So while you might use f/16 on a full frame camera for a large depth of field, for a 4/3 camera (sensor is half the size of full frame), f/8 would give the same depth of field. If you used f/16 on a 4/3 sensored camera, you would likely get quite a bit of diffraction softening, while diffraction wouldn't be very evident at f/16 on a full frame camera.
Another thing to take into account is the number of megapixels your camera has, and how large you intend to print / view your image at. A 10MP camera with an APS-C sized sensor will show little effects of diffraction when shot at f/11 and the image is viewed at 100%. But a 20MP camera with an APS-C sized sensor shot at f/11 will show greater diffraction softening when the image is viewed at 100%. So the optimum aperture for a higher MP camera is less than for a lower MP camera. Of course, if you print both images to the same size print, the image from the 20MP would be better quality.
Bokeh is a japanese word that refers to the way out of focus areas are rendered in am image.
The aperture of a lens determines how out of focus areas (bokeh), are rendered. Generally the more aperture blades a lens has, the more rounded the out of focus areas will be. Many lenses also feature rounded aperture blades, which help create a more pleasing bokeh.
As well as allowing more light through to the camera's sensor, a large aperture makes it easier to see through your camera's optical viewfinder in dim light. The way most optical viewfinders are constructed means that for apertures larger than f/2.8, the amount of light that reaches your eye does not change. But for apertures smaller than f/2.8, it can make quite a difference.
Many cameras also have special autofocus sensors that work only with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/2.8 or larger. So a lens with a large maximum aperture (e.g. f/2.8) will be easier to see through in dim light, and will also help your camera's autofocus system to focus quickly and accurately.
Most lenses will exhibit some vignetting. This is where the corners and edges of the image are darker than the center. Vignetting will usually be most pronounced with the lens set at its largest aperture, and will disappear as you stop the lens down. Usually closing down the aperture a couple of stops will be enough to eliminate vignetting.
Although using a lens wide open can cause vignetting, most photo editing software can easily remove vignetting, so don't think you must stop a lens down to prevent vignetting. Likewise, if you like the vignetting effect, you don't have to use a lens wide open, and can instead add a vignette to the photo on the computer.
While having a lens with a fast aperture gives you more creative possibilities, allowing you to shoot in lower light / use a faster shutter speed / use a shallower depth of field, the faster a lens, the more it will cost.
As you can see, you pay more and more for each small gain in maximum aperture. The larger aperture lenses will also be larger and heavier than smaller aperture lenses. If you would like to experiment with shallow DoF, a 50mm f/1.8 lens makes a reasonably cheap introduction to the world of fast primes. You can also purchase many older lenses with large maximum apertures quite cheaply on ebay.
Along with shutter speed, ISO, and focus, aperture is one of the most important settings available on your camera. Hopefully you now know how the different aperture settings affect how a photograph will look, and also what differences the aperture can make if you are looking to buy a lens for a DSLR.


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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Cassandra.Data.Linq;
using Cassandra.IntegrationTests.Linq.Structures;
using Cassandra.IntegrationTests.TestBase;
using Cassandra.Mapping;
using NUnit.Framework;
#pragma warning disable 612

namespace Cassandra.IntegrationTests.Linq.LinqMethods
{
    [Category("short"), Category("realcluster"), TestCassandraVersion(2, 0)]
    public class FirstOrDefault : SharedClusterTest
    {
        private ISession _session;
        private List<Movie> _movieList = Movie.GetDefaultMovieList();
        string _uniqueKsName = TestUtils.GetUniqueKeyspaceName();
        private Table<Movie> _movieTable;

        public override void OneTimeSetUp()
        {
            base.OneTimeSetUp();
            _session = Session;
            _session.CreateKeyspace(_uniqueKsName);
            _session.ChangeKeyspace(_uniqueKsName);

            // drop table if exists, re-create
            MappingConfiguration movieMappingConfig = new MappingConfiguration();
            movieMappingConfig.MapperFactory.PocoDataFactory.AddDefinitionDefault(typeof(Movie),
                 () => LinqAttributeBasedTypeDefinition.DetermineAttributes(typeof(Movie)));
            _movieTable = new Table<Movie>(_session, movieMappingConfig);
            _movieTable.Create();

            //Insert some data
            foreach (var movie in _movieList)
                _movieTable.Insert(movie).Execute();
        }

        [Test]
        public void LinqFirstOrDefault_Sync()
        {
            var expectedMovie = _movieList.First();

            // Test
            var first =
                _movieTable.FirstOrDefault(
                    m => m.Director == expectedMovie.Director && m.Title == expectedMovie.Title && m.MovieMaker == expectedMovie.MovieMaker).Execute();
            Assert.IsNotNull(first);
            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMovie.MovieMaker, first.MovieMaker);
        }

        [Test]
        public void LinqFirstOrDefault_Sync_NoSuchRecord()
        {
            var first = _movieTable.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Director == "non_existant_" + Randomm.RandomAlphaNum(10)).Execute();
            Assert.IsNull(first);
        }

        [Test]
        public void LinqFirstOrDefault_Async()
        {
            // Setup
            _movieTable = new Table<Movie>(_session, new MappingConfiguration());
            var expectedMovie = _movieList.Last();

            // Test
            var actualMovie =
                _movieTable.FirstOrDefault(
                    m => m.Director == expectedMovie.Director && m.Title == expectedMovie.Title && m.MovieMaker == expectedMovie.MovieMaker)
                     .ExecuteAsync()
                     .Result;
            Assert.IsNotNull(actualMovie);
            Movie.AssertEquals(expectedMovie, actualMovie);
        }

        [Test]
        public void LinqFirstOrDefault_Async_NoSuchRecord()
        {
            var table = new Table<Movie>(_session, new MappingConfiguration());
            var first = table.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Director == "non_existant_" + Randomm.RandomAlphaNum(10)).ExecuteAsync().Result;
            Assert.IsNull(first);
        }
    }
}

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These LED strips are fun and glowy. There are 32 RGB LEDs per meter, and you can control each LED individually! Yes, that's right, this is the digitally-addressable type of LED strip. You can set the color of each LED's red, green and blue component with 7-bit PWM precision (so 21-bit color per pixel). The LEDs are controlled by shift-registers that are chained up down the strip so you can shorten or lengthen the strip. Only 2 digital output pins are required to send data down. The PWM is built into each chip so once you set the color you can stop talking to the strip and it will continue to PWM all the LEDs for you.
The LPD8806 chip has built in 1.2 MHz high speed 7-bit PWM for each channel - that means it can do 21-bit color per LED (way more than the eye can easily discern). Once you set the brightness level for the LEDs, your microcontroller can go off and do other things, no need to continuously update it, or clock it.
They come in 5 meter reels with a 4-pin JST SM connector on each end. These strips are sold by the meter! If you buy 5m at a time, you'll get full reels with two connectors. If you buy less than 5m, you'll get a single strip, but it will be a cut piece from a reel which may or may not have a connector on it.
To wire up these strips we suggest picking up some JST SM plug and receptacle cables. Please note, we try hard to get consistent wiring between batch of strip but we can't guarantee it, please double check which side is the input and which is the output by looking at the strip itself for the directional arrows and pin labelling. Red is power, blue or black is ground, yellow is data pin, green is clock pin. If you are getting a less-than-5 meter strip, you'll probably also want one plug and receptacle set to make it easy to connect and disconnect.


Abdullahi A. was killed during robbery-involved violence at his residential house on the night of September 24, 2010. The same attackers had previously assaulted four other residents in their community. Abdullahi A. had fled the war-torn region of Mogadishu, Somalia, and crossed the border into Kenya to seek asylum with his family. The family was relocated from Daadab Camp to Kakuma last year.
Earlier that night, Abdullahi, who owns a small income-generating bread-baking oven, had prepared some wheat flour (yeast) to make bread in the morning. As a routine, he wakes up in the middle of the night to work during the early morning to distribute fresh breads each day. Unfortunately, he could not live to see the new day in which he had hoped to sell the bread.
An eyewitness who is also a relative and close neighbor of Abdullahi told KANERE how the family was attacked. "As usual he woke up around 3 am to start baking the breads. I heard when the gate was knocked loudly and swung open. I was not in a sleep. Since it was a temporary fence it took attackers few seconds and they were in the house. They were hungry and demanding money, mobile phones, and wheat flour," said the eyewitness. ''They opened all the houses in that compound before shooting Abdullahi with a bullet and quickly left the plot. I saw two armed with guns and three with other weapons" the eyewitness added.
The bullet was planted in the man's right chest and he died shortly after on the way to the hospital. The assaulters took a bicycle, 2kg of wheat flour, and ready-baked biscuits, according to information obtained during the interview by KANERE.
The Overall Somali Chairlady also commented that the security in the community is better, but there is still no guarantee to this situation. "The two families were assisted and they were taken to the protection, but refugees always live in fear. The rescuing agency is trying to maintain peace whenever," she said.
The investigation following the attackers revealed that they terrorized the group, then they went ahead to a house at Block F and beat up a family whom they found sleeping outside due to high humidity that night. They inflicted serious injuries that landed the family members in the hospital. "They were five men and very violent; they were demanding money and wheat flour which we lacked, I was beaten with the back of the gun together with my husband, and I am feeling pain all over my body," said one victim in an interview at the IRC Refugee Hospital.
In a separate interview at Block D, Mr. M.R. complained to KANERE about the same attackers who had beaten him. He stated that he was beaten and now he cannot walk except with the support of a cane. He stated further that he was not assisted by anyone, including his local security who denied calling an ambulance to transport him to a hospital. He informed KANERE that he personally believed the denial of an ambulance was related to tribal differences that existed in Somali.
KANERE approached the IRC medical official for a citation, but only found the nurses at the hospital. "Insecurity has been on rise. They were both taken with X–ray and the results are ready. One victim, S.M., got two fractures in one hand and we shall do the Plaster of Paris for her very soon," said an Ethiopian nurse on duty.


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San Diego Social Venture Partners announced the winners of the San Diego fast pitch competition for nonprofits recently.
The three winning nonprofits received more than $40,000 in awards and will also have access to $10,000 of in-kind services provided by partners of SDSVP. The services include marketing, fund development and strategic outcome planning, according to a news release.
The winners were chosen out of more than 85 nonprofits that submitted applications to the event.
Leap to Success, an organization that works to empower victims of domestic violence to rebuild their lives, was awarded the first place prize of $25,000. More information about Leap to Success can be found at www.leaptosuccess.org.
The second place prize of $10,000 was awarded to Second Chance, a nonprofit that provides job readiness and life skills training. More information about Second Chance can be found at www.secondchanceprogram.org.
Accion, a local micro lending organization that provides small businesses and entrepreneurs with funds, received the $5,000 third place prize. More information about Accion can be found at www.accionsandiego.org.
"Nonprofit groups create a strong ripple effect in the San Diego economy; they influence everything from the arts, to education, transportation and policy," Mark Cafferty, president and CEO of San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. said in a statement. "Partnering with SDSVP not only provides these organizations with the tools and knowledge to succeed, but more importantly, enables these nonprofits to continue to positively influence quality of life throughout the entire region."
The competition focused on 10 finalists that were selected for their ability to communicate their vision and to create significant social change, according to a news release.
Each of the 10 finalists was given three minutes to present their vision and ideas to a panel of experts before the winning nonprofits were chosen.
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Former Sen. Jim Jeffords, who switched control of the Senate in 2001, dies at age 80
byEric Kleefeld
Former Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont, the man who rocked the political world in 2001 when he left the Republican Party and flipped control of the Senate to the Democrats, has died at age 80, the Burlington Free Press reports.
The newspaper also reports that at the time of his retirement from the Senate in 2006, Jeffords was in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and since then he has been cared for at a facility near Washington, D.C.
Jeffords was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1974, and then moved up to the Senate in 1988. During that time he was known as a moderate or even liberal Republican — a brand of politician that was disappearing from the political landscape.
Then in the late spring of 2001, at a time when both the Republicans and the Democrats had 50 seats each in the Senate, he switched to become an independent and caucused with the Democrats, declaring that he could no longer support the policies of President George W. Bush and the Republican leadership. The Democrats then held the majority for about a year and a half, until they lost it once more in the 2002 elections, and Jeffords remained as a member of the Democratic caucus until his retirement in 2006.


A check in my spirit began to gnaw a while back, but I wasn't really sure what it meant. I knew it had to do with Goshen, but just, well in my usual coping manner, got busy and tried to make sure I didn't commit whatever might be causing the check. I figured if I was real busy on projects, I wouldn't be guilty of whatever had caused Abba to first give my heart a tug. I knew it had to do with the place here, but it seemed to also have to do with Sukkot and the five fold ministry.
The "door of invitation" is not mine to open or close! Suddenly, the reality that Sukkot was called for Jerusalem and trying to make it happen here, in Goshen would cheapen the entire observation. He didn't tell me to advise everyone to buy tickets to Jerusalem; rather He said those who were led to be here would come without formal fan fair, but simply be led and drawn. What a note of relief for me, as I am a social, mainstream, dork, lacking skills of small talk . . .
I really wanted to please Abba, still do, but the realization that He made me the way I am, doesn't call for a remake in every aspect. I am not a socially needy person. I can read and write with little human interaction for days on end. I get up early, pray, have my devotions, do chores which involves talking to Abba, Messiah, and the critters, come back in and start working. When Mr. B does get up, he doesn't say anything or even acknowledge me. I'm not anti-social, just used to being non-social and shunned, I guess. I was really concerned that folks might come and be very dissatisfied with me. That's on old discomfort that, thankfully, is now only a small part of my life with just a handful of people.
Without worrying about how to do this, I simply told Abba I had truly embraced the idea of hosting a Sukkot gathering, but I knew this divided house would not be a comfortable atmosphere for guests. It was at this point, I simply shrugged my shoulders and determined to trust Abba regardless of how things looked. As it turns out, this isn't such a convenient location for distant folks to come, and there are several gatherings scheduled in many areas nearby. My hostessing is unneeded, but my enthusiasm to share is being directed to surrounding areas, solving both problems.
I'm a pretty well behaved guest and definitely a gifted talents coach, so I'll be sharing outside of Goshen, which solves the divided house issue as well. Our King is just so smart!
Beautiful Lady.... Precious Daughter of our King... take heart. I am no social butterfly. I am the dork who had braces on my teeth, glasses and still am socially inept. I get nervous, and I trip.... literally. Trip over my own two feet. At 43 my hair is salt and pepper although until reading this, I never realized. Praise YHVH, we are more than this shell we occupy... this body we didn't choose. I am also an avid reader, and always wanted to be a writer. Women like me Need Women Like You. To encourage, to instruct, to help make sense of things that come along and do not make clear sense. Sometimes just knowing I am not alone makes all the difference. My little future goat farmer (Aviana, age 6) says Hello !!


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British 1912 Pattern Cavalry Officer's Sword
A lightweight sword, the 1912 has a thick, stiffened T-shaped blade spine. It flexes just enough to avoid breakage in a high-speed thrust, but it remains stiff enough to ensure that the blade drives home. The tip is a ??spear-point?? style - sharp on both ends and tapered to ease the blade into an enemy with frightful ease. While the last third of the sword was sharpened on both sides to allow for cutting, this is largely a token arrangement, as the sword would have been a poor slashing and cutting blade at best.
With its long blade, the 1912 is best used as in the manner of a lance while the horse charges. The only drawback and a point of criticism for the sword is that this manner of fighting has a risk of too deeply embedding the blade into the foe, forcing the cavalryman to drop the sword in the pass or risk breaking his wrist.
The large, bowl-like guard gives excellent protection to the hand without making the sword heavy and the ergonomic, pistol-like grip has a groove for the thumb on the top of the grip to maximize point and direction control of the blade. The weighted pommel helps to balance the blade, keeping it quick and maneuverable.
This 1912 Pattern Cavalry Sword has an unsharpened blade of high carbon steel embossed with the symbols and devices of the British Empire. The guard and pommel are of steel and the grip is wrapped with brown leather inlaid with twisted wire. The scabbard is of wood wrapped with brown leather. It has a steel throat and chape.


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Dove tree prefers well-drained soils, but will tolerate sandy or clay soil with adequate drainage. The best flowering will develop in full sun to light or open shade. Occasional watering is appreciated during dry weather.


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Tournament Time and a Stubborn Elbow (Athlete Journal Entry 22)
Terry Hadlow
Athlete Journal Entry 22 - 3/24/2014
Monday was the beginning of the last few sessions before the competition and I was focusing on my elbow. I took the time to stretch and roll my forearm and triceps of my right arm. I did a few snatches, starting with some speed with 40kg for six reps and finishing with 60kg for six reps. The next was snatch from the hang with 60kg for six reps and 70kg for six reps. I did a few full snatches, beginning with the bar and moving up in 10kg jumps. I did two or three reps until I got to 80kg, doing two sets of one, and 90kg for two sets of one rep.
Tuesday was a day stretching and rolling. My elbow was feeling better.
Wednesday was clean and jerk day. Again, a great deal of time was spent on the warm up. My legs were feeling great and I was moving well. I did speed cleans with 70kg for four reps and 90kg for four reps. The next exercise was power clean from the hang, using the same 70kg and 90kg. I dropped back down to the empty bar and did full cleans with a jerk, moving up 20kg at a time till I got to 100kg and did three single clean and jerk.
Thursday was the same as Tuesday.
Friday was again circuit day, lasting for forty minutes. I did every station but made sure each station was performed at about sixty percent.
Saturday was competition day. Our club had eight competitors and I was coaching them all. I was concerned that by the time it was my turn to lift I was going to be exhausted. All the lifters did very well, which is great, but at what cost to my lifting? As most coaches know, the energy expenditure during competition coaching is as severe as doing the lifting yourself.
I started my warm up and it was a little rushed. I usually like to take about an hour for the process, but it was much shorter than that. I tried to get some flow, but the tight time frame left me a little concerned as the small discomforts that usually fade seemed to be hanging on. The right elbow was getting worse with each jump in intensity, and by the time I was at 80kg, I could hardly lock out my arms. I did my last warm up with 90kg and it was ugly.
I still decided to keep my starter at 95kg. I did a power snatch with it, but the pain was causing some concern. I took 100kg and there was no way for me to keep the weight overhead once my arms were supposed to be locked out. Since they didn't get that far, the weight crashed to the platform. I passed on my third attempt and continued to coach the remaining lifter from our club.
The warm up for the clean and jerk went no better, so I packed it in for the day. I have to find a solution for the nagging elbow. During my career there isn't a discomfort I haven't been able to fix, except for this sore elbow.
Terry Hadlow got started in Olympic weightlifting in 1970 and is the only Canadian to have competed in senior nationals in five different decades - 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Follow Terry's journal here to learn about his approach to training and competing.
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Q: Issue with real-time log inspecting piping tail, grep and cut I have to inspect a growing log in real time, and I found an issue that makes me miss some lines (I can't understand exactly what lines) using tail -f or tailf, grep and cut.
I use grep because I want to filter lines containing a specific word, and then cut -c -NUM because some lines are very long and I don't want them to wrap in my terminal window.
Here is a minimal example, in which I'm watching a sample log made of "Nth line" lines, filtering for word "line", missing all lines in this case (obviously ^C is me killing the process):
$ tail -n 3 -f log

13th line
14th line
15th line
^C

$ tail -n 3 -f log | grep --color=never 'line'

13th line
14th line
15th line
^C

$ echo $COLUMNS

100

$ tail -n 3 -f log | grep --color=never 'line' | cut -c -$COLUMNS

^C

Note that this issue occours only with tail -f (or tailf), grep and cut combined. If I do not use grep in the middle, or cut at the end of the pipe, there's no missing line. If I replace tail -f with tail or cat, no problem. You can see every possible case in this longer example.
I'm on Ubuntu 13.04, GNU coreutils (tail, cut) version 8.20 and GNU grep 2.14.

A: The problem with your example is buffering between grep and cut. The data will only by passed along the pipe when the buffer is full (4kB on my system).
Try adding --line-buffered to grep to have it flush the buffer after each line.

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Liposuction, also called lipoplasty, or lipo, is a cosmetic surgery procedure performed to break up and suction fat from any part of the body where it has collected over time. Liposuction permanently removes these fat cells thereby altering the shape of the area being addressed.
The locations most commonly addressed with liposuction are the chin, neck, upper arms, abdomen, waist, back, thighs, and calves.
Liposuction is the most common cosmetic operation in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Over 400,000 procedures are carried out in the United States each year.
A good candidate for liposuction is a healthy individual, with a realistic outlook and with a relatively stable weight who is seeking to eliminate stubborn pockets of fat.
Liposuction is a body contouring technique and has not been proven as an effective treatment for obesity. Also, the liposuction technique is not designed to tighten the skin. If your skin has not retained sufficient elasticity some wrinkling or excess skin may be noticed after the procedure. This can usually be corrected with skin tightening surgery.
Certain health factors may work against a patient receiving or benefitting from liposuction. You need to let your doctor know of any health conditions you have and any medications you take, as this can help him decide whether this procedure will be right for you.
Why would someone need or want liposuction of the neck and chin?
The neck and jaw area is one of the first things people notice when they look at your face. Fat pockets, a double chin, or jowls can easily detract from an individual's appearance, making the person look tired and old.
Over the course of time, fatty deposits can form in the lower face, chin and neck. The fat collections don't usually metabolize easily or reduce with diet and exercise. They rarely improve with weight loss.
Chin and neck liposuction can do a great deal to heighten an individual's feelings of confidence and youth.
Whether you are young or old, having a double chin can detract from an otherwise attractive face. Skin can sag and fat can collect under the chin and in the front of the neck, causing a fullness commonly called a "double chin".
The fat causing the double chin can be removed with liposuction. Here, a thin tube called a cannula is inserted into the fatty area; the fat is disrupted and removed. If the skin has retained sufficient elasticity, it may contract and tighten on its own. If not, a neck lift, a procedure that also tightens the skin, may be the proper procedure to use.
Chin and neck liposuction can be done under local anesthesia. Recovery is very quick, with most people returning to normal activities within a few days.
Both men and women can find themselves in need of neck and chin liposuction. When fat collects in the lower part of the face, jowls or a double chin can form, aging the entire face.
Chin and neck liposuction can reduce the excess fat under the jowls, chin and neck, thereby lifting the face and bringing back the youthful appearance the person once had.
The jawline becomes enhanced and facial features look more aesthetic and balanced.
Your doctor will have already discussed with you any preparations you need to make for the liposuction procedure and which areas will be addressed.
When it's time to start, a plastic surgeon or surgical nurse will prepare your chin and neck by sterilizing and draping the area. The surgeon will mark the area with a pen.
You'll then receive either local or sedation anesthesia. When liposuction is performed on smaller areas, such as the chin and neck, local anesthetic may be used. Which type of anesthetic is right for your situation will already have been discussed in one of your consultations with your plastic surgeon. At this point, you may also receive a sedative.
Once the area has been prepared and the anesthetic has taken effect, the plastic surgeon will make a small incision and insert a thin tube (the cannula) attached to a suction tube into the areas of excess fat. The excess fat is "vacuumed" from the target areas with this suction procedure.
The length of time in surgery depends on the number of areas and amount of fat to be addressed.
You may leave with tiny surgical drains in each incision site. The drains prevent fluid buildup and encourage rapid healing.
You will need to wear a tight compression garment over the surgical area.
Taking regular short walks is recommended, but avoid strenuous exercise until your surgical team gives you the okay.
When you come in for your next appointment (usually within a few days) the plastic surgeon will likely remove the surgical drains (if you have them) and let you know when you can remove the compression garment.
Once the swelling goes down, you'll be able to see the great results of your procedure.
Fat deposits usually do not return as long as your weight remains stable.
If the patient is young and his or her skin is still elastic, liposuction will frequently be enough to lift the neck area. However, more frequently, chin liposuction and neck liposuction should be followed by a skin tightening procedure.
Complications related to liposuction are more likely to occur when a very large area of the body is being treated, or when an extreme amount of fat is being removed during one surgery.
In general, the smaller the area that needs to be addressed with liposuction, the less risk is posed by the procedure. This makes chin and neck lipo quite safe.
The most important factor in the safety of any surgical procedure is the experience and expertise of the surgeon performing the operation. You must always make sure your plastic surgeon is board-certified. Board certification ensures the plastic surgeon has had the additional training and passed rigorous exams on cosmetic surgery procedures, including liposuction. Dr. Ganchi is a top board-certified NJ plastic surgeon.
If you are concerned about having deposits of excess fat located anywhere on your body, including your chin and neck, that have not responded to a normal diet and exercise routine, liposuction may be right for you. Come in for a consultation and we can discuss your options.


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In consonance with Rabindra Bharati University's avowed task of 'dissemination of Tagore's ideas and thoughts', a Centre for Studies in Decentralisation and Rural Reconstruction has been set up for education, research and extension in the field involving both the academic community and the larger body of development practitioners.
As is well known, Rabindranath Tagore, through his Sriniketan experiment, was religiously engaged in ameliorating rural poverty, stagnation and despondence through a series of institutional innovations including cooperatives and local self-government (Panchayats). Much of his ideas and practices continue to be relevant even today and need to be looked into by researchers and development practitioners.
To collect, compile and preserve all relevant writings by Tagore, copies of some source and also papers and books on Tagore's ideas and experiments in rural reconstruction.
–Also to compile a comprehensive bibliography on this subject for the benefit of researchers in the field.
To develop a special depository (reference library) of books, monographs, official reports etc. on decentralization, Panchayati raj and rural development.
To undertake a systematic research on rural reconstruction experiments in different parts of the country during the pre-independence period including that at Sriniketan and draw lessons from such exercises in the past.
To undertake research on the various aspects of the evolution and functioning of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) in India with particular focus on PRI in West Bengal.
To undertake studies on the implementation and effectiveness of various rural development and anti-poverty schemes / programmes of the Central Government.
To undertake documentation of best practices and also success stories in West Bengal and elsewhere in the area of participatory process of development through PRIs in rural areas.
To undertake sponsored research / evaluation studies / project from the Department of Panchayats and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal, Govt. of India and other agencies.
To launch in course of time, a Certificate and a PG Diploma course in Decentralisation and Rural Development/ Management.
To sponsor Ph. D. programmes in relevant areas.
1. Vice Chancellor (Chairman of the advisory committee), Rabindra Bharati University.
The Centre was ceremonially inaugurated by Professor Amlan Datta on April 28, 2008 in the presence of the hon'ble Vice Chancellor Professor Karunasindhu Das, invited dignitaries, teachers and students of the University. A Seminar on 'The Role of Higher Educational Institutions in Rural Reconstruction' was organized on this occasion. The speakers included Professor Datta, Shri Satyendra Nath Ghosh, IAS(Retd.), Shri Prasad Ranjan Ray, IAS, both former Principal Secretaries, Department of Panchayats & Rural Development, Govt. of West Bengal, and Shri Sukhabilas Barma, IAS, Chairman of the Thired State Finance Commission.
Two Publications by the Centre, 'Bibliography on Tagore's Thoughts and Experiments in Rural Reconstruction' ed. By Alok k. Bhaumik and 'Rabindrabhabanay Atmashaktir Udbodhan O Palli Punargathan' by Dr. Pratyush Kumar Rit and a brochure for the Centre were released on this occasion.
A Seminar on 'National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in West Bengal : Problems and Possibilities' was organized on October 31st, 2008 in collaboration with Loka Kalyan Parishad. The speakers included concerned officials from the Panchayats & Rural Development Dept., Govt. of West Bengal and elected Gram Panchayat representatives from a few districts.
A two-day workshop on 'Basics of Data Collection and Data Processing for Social Science Research was organized during March 30-31, 2009 for college teachers, Ph. D. scholars, M. Phil. students and representatives from development research NGOs. The resource persons for the Workshop included Professor Shankar Kumar Bhaumik, Department of Economics, Calcutta University, Dr. Rajarshi Majumder, department of Economics, Burdwan University, Professor Shibdas Bandyopadhyay and Professor Asish Sengupta from the Applied Statistics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Dr. Tapas Kumar Saha and Shri B. K. Giri from the National Sample Survey Organization.
In March 2010, the Centre organized a one-day Seminar on 'Civil Society: Conceptual and Empirical Issues', Speakers in the Seminar included Professor Sobhanlal Dutta Gupta, Professor Abhijit Mitra, Professor Sugata Marjit, Dr. Ashok Sircar and Ms. Madhulika Mitra.
A Symposium on 'Evolution of Rural Decentralization Strategy in West Bengal during the last Three Decades' was organized on December 16, 2010 . The objective of the symposium was to enlighten the participating students, teachers and guests by way of an objective analysis of the process of evolution of the strategies,—their distinguishing features, strengths, weaknesses and also the political economy behind each of the strategies pursued.
(i) The Centre will publish a book on the thought of Tagore and his associates about experiments in rural reconstruction including cooperative and development of agriculture in Shreeniketan published since 1920 to early 1950 in Modern review, Probasi and other journals both in Bengali and English.
(ii) Organizing a P.G diploma course on rural development management.
(iv) News letter containing various aspect of rural development.


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Slay the Spire, Dusk, and Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus made February a great month for Mac games.
Sure, you can play these co-op PC games alone, but they're way better with a buddy.
Last month's releases sizzled with everything from 'Firefly'-like space adventures to spicy pigs.
Plays is all about creating short clips and sharing them online, and the Plays desktop software makes that fun to do.
The Nvidia Shield TV, a $180 media streamer and gaming box, still doesn't appeal to everyone, and that's okay.
Dragons and cats and necromancers, oh my! Meet Elder Scrolls Online's 'Elsweyr' expansion.
From blockbusters like 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' to mysteries like 'The Return of the Obra Dinn,' this year was full of great games.


As we move from simply storing big data to creating value from it, the role of the data analytics platform becomes strategic.
This isn't your father's data warehouse; it's essentially a new requirement for a platform based on modern requirements: multiple data sources, fast ingest, supporting multiple applications and use cases in a self-service, cloud-like model.
Greenplum continues to fit this new requirement perfectly.
Since the acquisition, the new EMC team has been running hard to keep up with customer interest. At the same time, they've continued to evolve their software technology, form important new strategic relationships -- and push out some interesting pre-configured appliances -- all at once.
Talk to the people who are really using this stuff to create value, and you'll quickly discover they're speed junkies. Fast is good, faster is better, right now would be best of all. And if you can do it across all my data (and not just subset!) that would be truly wonderful indeed.
In the world of analytics, SAS is the undisputed king -- since 1976, they've essentially defined the broader analytics software market. Meet someone who's using SAS extensively, and the refrain for supporting infrastructure is familiar: they want bigger, faster, better.
To meet this need, SAS is introducing a family of High-Performance Analytics products. At a glance, they appear to combine in-memory processing techniques with a shared-nothing scale-out architecture -- making Greenplum and the DCA a perfect platform fit.
Bottom line -- if your organization uses a lot of SAS and is screaming for more -- you owe it to yourself to check out this integrated combination.
You can run it on your own kit, you can run it on something like a Vblock, or you can buy a dedicated appliance for the task at hand.
The first version of the DCA was surprisingly well-received, at least from my personal perspective. I had assumed that just about everyone would want to run Greenplum on general-purpose infrastructure.
I was wrong in that regard.
The appeal of the appliance approach is two-fold: customers can get started quickly with a minimum of fuss and effort, and -- in very large environments -- the benefits of being purpose-built takes on substantial importance.
The first DCA offered a nice balance between cost, performance and capacity. The two new models are optimized for performance and capacity, respectively.
The new High Performance EMC DCA is all about speed, baby. Lots of cores, lots of SSDs. And, as you'll see, when speed matters, it's got a compelling edge.
And the new High Capacity EMC DCA is all about efficiency -- storing as much information as possible in as small a cost footprint as possible.
All DCA models use essentially the same architecture -- two master servers, and multiple segment servers.
There is nothing particularly unique or exotic about the DCA hardware -- all fairly familiar stuff -- right in the mainstream of current price/performance technology: Intel, ethernet, SAS drives, etc.
All the secret sauce is in software, not hardware.
For example, storage types are amused to discover that all primary storage is located within the server enclosures.
Although Greenplum software supports all flavors of external storage, in the DCA external storage is used only for data protection and replication.
The original DCA used up to 16 parallel segment servers in a single full rack, delivering up to 192 cores and 768 GB of RAM. Each full rack could house up to 192 internal SAS drives deliveingr 144TB of compressed capacity.
Thus configured, it can ingest at 10TB per hour, and scan at 24GB per second.
If that isn't enough, the config expands up to 6 racks. Due to the DCA's scale-out, shared-nothing architecture, performance also scales by six times as well.
The new High Capacity DCA still uses the same server/rack config, but uses high-density disk drives.
Compressed capacity now balloons to 496 TB -- that's half a petabyte -- in the same single-rack footprint as before.
Those high-density disk drives impact performance, though -- the ingest rate drops to 4.8TB per hour, the scan rate to 16GB per second.
Six racks gets you a bit less than 3PB of compressed capacity. And, of course, six times the performance.
At the other end of the spectrum, consider the new High Performance DCA. Up to 56 segment servers, sporting 336 cores and 1.3TB of RAM. Up to 336 SSDs, no waiting.
A scan rate of 72GB per second, and the ability to ingest data *twice* as fast as the original: 20TB per hour.
The key message behind big data is opportunity: harnessing enormous amounts of information to drive new insights and better decisions. The people who have figured this out see no practical limits to what's achievable in this new world.
I look at Greenplum and DCA and think -- these are the power tools for the new world of big data analytics.
Bigger. Faster. More cost-effective. Easier to use for knowledge workers, data scientists -- and the IT groups who support them.


The re-opening of Holburne Museum has injected an additional boost to Bath's already thriving art scene.
Contained in a late 18th-century house, built in the typical Georgian neoclassical style with golden Bath stone, and situated at the end of one of Bath's most impressive streets, the Holburne Museum is a magnificent treasure. Though until quite recently, much less could be said of the inside.
The collections are, in a word, eclectic. There's a folding, golden cutlery set, a fine fish-skin scent bottle and a collection of miniatures. Most searing on the mind was the mawkish porcelain monkey that would have looked more at home atop a skip; a monkey which cost its owner very dearly – Sir William Holburne believing it to have been made for a German Emperor.
What could be more fitting then, for the Museum to open with an exhibition of the collections of another obsessive hoarder; the artist Sir Peter Blake, whose exhibition 'A Museum for Myself' sees the temporary exhibition space of the Holburne transformed into a trove of clutter and kitsch.
One section of the exhibition is entitled 'Side-Show' – though it might have been renamed 'Victorian Freak Show' without a loss of descriptive meaning – and contained a bizarre selection of items, some of which were purchased in Bath where Blake lived for many years.
There is a novelty to much of Blake's personal possessions, like the visiting cards and performance shoes of the now-fabled Victorian dwarf General Tom Thumb. Other items are a little nauseating; a rabbit with antlers and a lamb with six legs, one of which is protruding from its head.
This unusual collection, concocted from Sir Peter Blake's famous eccentricity, shows his fascination and affectionate enjoyment of oddities, an affection born, perhaps, from an empathy and understanding with the social misfits and outcasts of society with which Blake finds identification. However, there were other items that documented Blake's association with the opposite end of the social spectrum.
Under the heading 'Celebrity' are artefacts of popular culture – popular in the uttermost sense of the word. There's a hoard of Elvis memorabilia in the form of lampshades, ashtrays, dolls and newspaper cuttings. In addition there are a few personal pieces from friends; notably, a hand-written copy of the Beetle's signatures by Damien Hurst.
'Celebrity' demonstrates Blake's fascination with icons, but also acts as a reminder of Blake's influence on popular culture – this was, after all, the man who introduced Britain to denim. It is an influence epitomised most of all by a couple of faded, original cardboard cut-outs from Blake's design for the cover of music's most iconic album; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The exhibition, though limited, is fascinating. And like Tracy Emin's 'My Bed', the collections really do provide a tangible insight into the unique mind of a fascinating artist; an artist who has a strong connection to the equally unique city of Bath.
Alexander Blanchard is currently studying for a degree in Politics and Philosophy and is co-editor for the Arts and Culture section at Redbrick paper. Enjoys nothing more than a good cup of tea. Follow him on @blancharder.


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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (File Photo: IANS)
Vouching for the full safety of the equipment that it was supplying for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), Atomenergomash – the machine building arm of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM – said it always followed the strictest Russian quality control norms as also the national regulatory authority of the customer country….reports Sirshendu Panth
"As far as quality of the equipment is concerned, the equipment is being manufactured under the strictest quality control of our country, and also of the national regulatory authority in each country," company's general director Andrey Nikipelov told a select group of Indian media persons.
The company supplied the equipment for the first two units of Kudankulam.
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Describing quality as the most important aspect of nuclear power equipment, Nikipelov said "all our companies and enterprises are certified in accordance with the international quality management systems.
"Moreover, if there are some special requirements of the national regulating authority, our company is ready to undergo the certification of the authority of each customer country, if needed."
Nikipelov said his company was also in the business of building desalination plants for its power projects, and would be keen on such opportunities in India.
The market for such desalination plants as part of nuclear facilities was increasing, "and we are very much interested in taking our place in this developing market," he said on the sidelines of the ongoing Atomexpo 2017 organised by Rosatom.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin witness the laying of Foundation Concrete of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Units-3 and 4 in Goa (Photo: IANS/PIB)
During the USSR days, the company built the desalination plant integrated with the nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan. "The desalination plant is still in operation, despite the fact that the nuclear power plant has been shut down."
"Currently we don't have any projects for desalination in India. But we know that desalination is a problem in India. So in future if we get any such opportunities in India we will be more than willing to take them up," said Nikipelov.
Atomenergomash, which manufactures the main equipment for the nuclear power plant, has two design bureaus and is involved in the full cycle starting from designing and engineering up to the supply of the equipment.
"We have two design bureaux – one does the designing and the other develops the equipment for any nuclear reactor. We have the complete production chain starting from plans, manufacturing, and finishing with finished product, with all types of control."
Besides Kudankulam, the company has the contract for four units of a nuclear power plant in Turkey. "Besides, we have completed the supply for the second unit of the nuclear power plant in Belarus."
"We are planning to participate two nuclear power units in Iran, two in Hungary and four units in Egypt."
Asked to compare the safety standards of the Kudankulam units and those in other geographies, Nikipelov said: "You cannot compare the equipment of one country with that of another country. We need to compare the efficiency of the equipment operation."
He said the company has decades of experience in producing nuclear reactors and steam generators.
"Before we supply our equipment to the customer, we carry out all kinds of control – destructive control and non-destructive control. We also carry out the control assembly of the item, and we have a very serious testing protocol."
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set -eu -o pipefail      # exit at any non-0 return, unset variables, pipe fails

function HELP {
    echo "
===============================================================================
|    khmer_normalize.sh - A pipeline to normalize filtered metagenomic reads. |
===============================================================================

    $(basename $0) -p <paired_reads> -s <single_reads> -d <working_directory>

"
    exit 1
}

paired_read_f=''
single_read_f=''
working_dir=''

while getopts ":p:s:d:h" arg; do

    case $arg in
        p) # set paired file
            paired_read_f=$OPTARG
            ;;

        s) # set single file
            single_read_f=$OPTARG
            ;;

        d) # set working directory
            working_dir=$OPTARG
            ;;

        ?) # handle unknowns
            echo -e "\nOption \"$OPTARG\" not allowed."
            HELP
    esac
done

# check variables and make sure read input files exist
for var in paired_read_f single_read_f working_dir; do
    if [ "${!var}" == '' ]; then
        echo -e "\n$var was not specified."
        HELP
    else
        echo "$var = ${!var}"
        case $var in
            paired_read_f|single_read_f)
                if [ ! -e ${!var} ]; then
                    echo -e "\nError - Path does not exist: ${!var}"
                    exit 1
                fi
                ;;

            working_dir)
                if [ ! -d ${!var} ]; then
                    echo -e "\nMaking directory ${!var}"
                    mkdir -p ${!var}
                fi
                ;;
        esac

    fi
done

# want to do this with links in working directories because some of the output files are just adding extensions on filenames

# make links
base_paired_f=$(basename $paired_read_f)
base_single_f=$(basename $single_read_f)

# line rel2abs path -- will overwite existing links
ln -sf $(cd $(dirname $paired_read_f); pwd)/$(basename $paired_read_f) $working_dir/$base_paired_f
ln -sf $(cd $(dirname $single_read_f); pwd)/$(basename $single_read_f) $working_dir/$base_single_f

# get the prefix for the new reads
prefix=$(basename $paired_read_f)
prefix=${prefix/.*/}
echo $prefix

cd $working_dir

# check if already completed
if [ -e $prefix.khmer_interleaved.fastq ] && [ -e $prefix.khmer_singles.fastq ]; then
    echo -e "\n\nFound final files in outdir $working_dir. Delete the final files of the entire directory to re-run analysis."
    exit 0
fi

# normalize to median coverage 20 at k=20
if [ ! -e k20_C20.kh ]; then
    echo -e "\n\nNormalizing by median..."
    normalize-by-median.py -p --ksize 20 -C 20 --n_tables 4 -x 8e9 --savetable k20_C20.kh $base_paired_f 1>&2
    normalize-by-median.py --loadtable k20_C20.kh --savetable k20_C20.kh $base_single_f 1>&2

else
    echo -e "\n\nFound .kh file...skipping"

fi

if [ ! -e $base_paired_f.keep.abundfilt ]; then
    echo "Filtering abundance..."
    filter-abund.py --variable-coverage --normalize-to 20 k20_C20.kh  $base_paired_f.keep $base_single_f.keep 1>&2
else
    echo "Found abundfilt files...skipping"
fi

# extract reads that are still paired after filtering
if [ ! -e $base_paired_f.keep.abundfilt.se ]; then
    echo "Extracting paired reads..."
    extract-paired-reads.py $base_paired_f.keep.abundfilt 1>&2
else
    echo "Found extracted paired reads...skipping"
fi

# concatenate singles
if [ ! -e $prefix.khmer_singles.fastq ]; then
    echo "Concatenating single reads..."
    #cat *single.fastq.keep.abundfilt *keep.abundfilt.se | gzip -c > $prefix.khmer_singles.fastq.gz
    cat $base_single_f.keep.abundfilt $base_paired_f.keep.abundfilt.se > $prefix.khmer_singles.fastq
else
    echo "Found single reads...skipping"
fi

# rename paired reads
if [ ! -e $prefix.khmer_interleaved.fastq ]; then
    echo "Renaming paired reads..."
    mv $base_paired_f.keep.abundfilt.pe $prefix.khmer_interleaved.fastq
    #gzip $prefix.khmer_interleaved.fastq
else
    echo "Found paired reads...skipping"
fi

# remove intermediate files
rm *.abundfilt
rm *.keep
rm *.abundfilt.se
rm *.kh
rm $base_paired_f
rm $base_single_f

echo "Successfully Completed"


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Cheese lovers could be 12 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, research finds. But that doesn't necessarily mean you can eat cheese with abandon.
Annie Hauser
WEDNESDAY, July 25, 2012 — People with an elevated diabetes risk are often told to avoid high-fat foods, such as cheese, but a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that a diet rich in cheese might actually prevent the disease from developing.
The reason? Cheese's particular brand of fat and fermentation process, researchers in the Netherlands concluded. A study of more than 300,000 people across eight European countries indicated that total dairy consumption was not associated with diabetes risk. But cheese and other fermented dairy products, such as yogurt and thick, fermented milk were inversely associated with type 2 diabetes.
Out of all the dairy products, cheese was found to lower risk the most. Researchers say that though results are promising, more research needs to be done to determine a link between fermented dairy and diabetes risk.
Fat and Your Diabetes-Prevention Diet
Because numerous studies have found high-fat diets to be associated with diabetes risk and inflammation in the body, which is linked to a host of other chronic diseases, this research does not give you a free pass to go cheese-crazy.
"Diabetes puts people at increased risk for heart disease, which is why it's important to watch your fat intake," says Dara Gurau, RD at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto. "Cheese and dairy products are higher in saturated fat, so it's best to choose lower fat varieties of these foods such as skim milk, fat-free yogurt, low-fat cottage cheese, and hard cheeses with less than 16 percent milk fat."
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