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- 2017 marks one of the best swimming-with-dwarf-minke-whale seasons with one scientist claiming the high encounter activity with swimmers to be "through the roof".
- Due to a short season, the remote location on the Great Barrier Reef, and just seven licences approved for swimming with the minke whales, only a few hundred people experience this natural encounter every year.
- For the first time, a new (Virtual Reality) VR brings a taste of this rare experience to global screens.
- See: http://bit.ly/2u1A5yX
For the past six weeks, hundreds of dwarf minke whales congregated in the remote northern parts of Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, having longer-than-usual face-to-face interactions with a few hundred lucky nature lovers.
According to Dr Dean Miller, a Port Douglas-based marine scientist and filmmaker, the 2017 minke whale season went "through the roof" with minkes arriving in great numbers and interacting with humans for extended periods of time.
"We saw up to 30 dwarf minke whales in the water at the one time, approaching snorkelers and wanting to socialise,"
"It shows that the population is very stable. The whales were as inquisitive as always and were incredibly active during the encounters," said Dr Miller, who added that "It was one of the best seasons we've had."
The Great Barrier Reef is the only place on the planet where adventurers can hold onto a rope and watch the underwater antics of dwarf minke whales. Ever since the first licenses were granted, swimming with minke whales has become one of the world's best and longest wildlife encounters.
For the first time, this incredibly rare event is now accessible to a global audience thanks to a newly developed virtual reality (VR) experience. Nature lovers can log on to the Queensland YouTube channel from their mobile and use the screen like their own goggles, moving it around to get a 360-degree view of the underwater action.
Dr Dean Miller created the virtual reality with the intend to inspire more people to visit the Great Barrier Reef to encounter these animals in their own habitat.
"There is nothing else like it on the planet," said Miller. "It's the curious nature of the minke whales that make this experience so rare and sets it apart from other whale encounters."
"Dwarf minke whales are considered the friendliest animals on the planet. (In one swim), we can have over 20 animals come and seek out human interaction for up to ten hours at a time. It is something everybody should experience. It will change your life forever."
Janelle Toby, a Ballina resident and recent passenger on the Mike Ball Dive Expeditions agreed that the curious nature of the whales made a big impact on her.
"It's a treat to be that close to something that big and that magnificent," Ms Toby said of the seven-metre long baleen.
"The best thing about it is that they are coming towards you. You are just out there floating in the ocean and they are choosing to hang out. It's great."
First discovered in the mid-1980s, the Great Barrier Reef is the only known predictable gathering of these whales in the world and scientists such as Dr Alastair Birtles from James Cook University believe it also offers one of the longest wildlife interactions.
"There is no other wildlife interaction that lasts as long, where the animals come as close, and it's absolutely up to the animals themselves," said Dr Birtles.
"There's no inducement; they're not fed in any way. They just come in because they are so extraordinarily curious about us."
Swimming with the minke whales is a true eco-experience. Funding generated from the tourism enterprise is used to support the Minke Whale Research Project while swimmers are also encouraged to upload their own underwater photos and videos to assist with long-term photo-identification studies and to provide additional resources to the project's scientists.
Four tourism operators, including Mike Ball Dive Expeditions offer liveaboard minke whale expeditions, as part of the seven licences approved by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to conduct swims with dwarf minke whales.
The appearance of the dwarf minke whale heralds the beginning of a five-month whale watching season along the east coast of Queensland. The most popular whale watching, in terms of numbers, is the Humpback Whales which migrate to the warm waters of Queensland between June and November every year. Hervey Bay, some 290km north of Brisbane is best known for the calm waters that create both a breeding ground and a nursery for the migrating whales.
Click here to view the VR experience. Mandatory credit: Dr. Dean Miller.
Note: Best viewed on mobile for fully-immersive experience.
Click here to access B-Roll footage and interviews (4k), the VR (4k), high-res images and background information.
More information: https://www.queensland.com/en-au/things-to-see-and-do/wildlife/whales
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We are looking for a Sales Associate in the London & South East area to join our London & South East Endoscopy Sales team.
Working closely with an experienced Sales Representative, you will develop and foster strong relationships with key opinion leaders. You will take an active part in customer education in the field, supporting the Sales Representative to achieve greater customer engagement and commercial success. You will actively pursue business opportunities to grow Stryker business in targeted accounts, and at all times display exemplary customer service and patient focus.
In this role you will:
- Develop the skills required to become an effective sales representative.
- Learning and practicing the techniques required to grow the volume of a defined territory through sales of Endoscopy products.
- Learn to manage business in accounts within an existing sales territory and become responsible for the day to day running of key accounts.
- Become proficient in dealing with; stock issues, instrument requirements, organising loan kits, organising and carrying out regular customer training, learning to provide guidance on orthopedic and general surgery in a hospital theatre environment.
- Supporting other sales managers to allow them to concentrate on new business acquisition, new account development.
Essentially this a training role with a view to becoming a full time Sales Representative with independent targets and business objectives.
Initially there will be no individual sales target. Bonus will be based on achievement of milestones/objectives and regional target achievement.
In this role you will be supporting all Endoscopy related products – camera stacks, general surgery consumables, orthopaedic resection equipment and scopes for all surgical specialties.
This position is set up to work in a team targeted environment alongside the other experienced sales Reps within the region. You will be mainly covering Greater London area, but will be asked to support other members of the team with larger sales opportunities.
Key Activities & Accountabilities:
- Learning the skills required to manage a territory effectively and grow business in line with Regional sales objectives.
- Learn how to implement training sessions and workshops on the use of Stryker Endoscopy products. Deliver these sessions to nurses, theatre practitioners and surgeons.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of hospital needs, with a view to providing appropriate capital equipment and consumables. Learn how to determine what quantities of kit to provide and the internal mechanisms to acquire kit and manage stock held in hospitals.
- Learn how to gain an understanding of customers' needs and identify the opportunity to promote and sell Stryker's products. Training will be given on basic selling, presenting and negotiation techniques.
- Gain an understanding of the different ways to provide product into a hospital through consignment of kit or use of our loan service and learn to manage these channels to best suit our customer's needs.
- Provide customer service to an existing customer base within the theatre and clinical environment. This will involve a specific set of hospitals where the candidate will have day to day communication and need to respond promptly to requests from customers in those hospitals. The candidate will be required to build relationships with key personnel in these hospitals.
- At all times appreciate that provision of appropriate medical care for the patient is of paramount importance and our priority is to only ever recommend product that is appropriate.
- Working closely with other Sales team members within the defined region, and the Regional Sales Manager, to ensure customer service levels are best in class across that region. Attend surgeon training meetings and educational conferences.
- Demonstrate outstanding ethics at all times. Treat customers and other employees with respect. Represent Stryker in the best possible light.
- Audit theatre and hospital stock (implants, disposables and instruments) – manage consignment levels and ensuring good asset management and stock rotation. Become familiar with iPad application to manage and monitor stock held in customer accounts.
- Learn how to conduct trials and evaluations of product in theatre and clinical environment as required.
- Make observations of customer needs and liaise with sales colleagues to follow up on and introduce new or additional Stryker product and/or support.
- Learn to record details of customers and maintain a basic business plan highlighting daily, weekly and monthly objectives. Start to develop the skills needed to prioritise where to allocate time and resource and how to grow business.
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- Would be ideal / advantageous if had some sales or business experience but not essential.
- Commercial acumen, an interest or experience of dealing with customers would be beneficial.
- Computer skills, MS Office.
- Presentation skills with modern presentation media.
- Workshop/demonstration skills/training skills/presentation skills.
- An interest in anatomy and physiology.
- A background that demonstrates an ability to engage with others, influence, motivate and work hard.

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This was my favourite documentary of the four at the festival. Surrounding a former botanist turned part time teacher in rural Tajikistan, we watch as he shows us the inventions that have helped make his life, and the lives of those around him, better. His ever-positive attitude makes this a wholesome watch and I can't recommend it enough. To read my review of this documentary before progressing to the interview click here.
How did you initially hear of Raimberdi and his story?
Raïmberdi had been interviewed for a short French TV program about Central Asia. We only saw him briefly on screen but thought he was a very interesting man and that there was definitely more to his story. We were planning a trip to Central Asia and Iran that year (And always reserach interesting subjects to document beforehand) so as soon as we arrived in Tajikistan, we started inquiring about the « old Kyrgyz man who had built his own hydro electric power station ». Eventually, we got lucky and met a German researcher who knew him and he pointed us in the right direction. His village was 2 full days of driving away from us at that moment and we didn't know if he was going to be home at that time or how to reach him, but we decided to do the trip anyways. We felt it was worth trying!
Once you decided to make this short, did you meet him before you began filming?
Before going to Shaymak (his village), we arrived in Murghab, the most populated village in the area. The locals we were staying with had some relatives in Shaymak, so they made a few calls a within minutes we were able to get in touch with Raïmberdi and let him know that we were interested in doing a documentary about him. He seemed enthusiastic and even offered us to stay at his home. In the following hours, we arranged for a translator/driver and the next day we left for Shaymak.
What were the logistical challenges you faced getting to the isolated location?
Transport is an issue, there are very few means to get around in the Pamir and hiring a private driver can be quite expensive. Moving from one place to the next takes some time because roads are not developed nor paved and the terrain is difficult. It took us half a day to get from Murghab to Shaymak even though we were only about 100 km away.
Was the language barrier difficult whilst filming?
The language barrier was definitely a challenge. Our interpreter only had a very basic understanding of english. Knowing this, we had made sure to write our questions in advance and had them translated by an english teacher in Murghab before going to Shaymak. Also, there are other ways than words you can communicate. We're all human beings and have other ways of understanding each other. Sign language, laughs, smiles, voice intonations. We also knew a few Kyrgyz and Russian words that were quite helpful. However, since our translator had not been able to translate Raïmberdi's answers very well on the spot, we definitely had a few interesting surprises when we had the film translated afterwards. Thankfully, they were mostly very good surprises.
Raimberdi appears as an incredibly humble and generous person, is there any other qualities that didn't come across on film?
Raïmberdi has a wisdom that seems to go beyond the boundaries of his own education, age and culture. He is one of a kind and that's what inspired us to make the film in the first place!
We went back to Tajikistan last summer to show the film to Raïmberdi (The Botanist). We posted this update earlier this year:
"Last July, we decided to go back to Murghab, Tajikistan to show our film to Raimberdi, the botanist himself. We organized transportation so he could come visit us from his recluse village in the Pamir, and organized a small projection event with a few Kyrgyz students. 2 years had passed since we had first met him. He had inspired us with his ingenuity, sense of humour, curiosity and sensibility and it was truly touching to see him again after all this time. When we noticed the tears in his eyes as he was watching the story of his life unfold before him, we knew our mission was accomplished!
The fact of having foreigners coming from the other side of the world, taking interest in his story, his environment and his small daily gestures rooted in a rural lifestyle, inspired him to start a conversation with the students that were present. He discussed the importance of their ancestral practices, of self-sufficiency and of having knowledge of the fauna and flora on which they're entirely dependent. We have been inspired by Raimberdi's story and we're happy to see that he continues to inspire a young generation of Kyrgyz that will have to face the challenges of a rapidly changing world."
Did you have any moments that you missed as the camera wasn't rolling? Or you wish you included?
We are happy with the footage we captured while we were there, but there is definitely more to Raïmberdi's story. We had a very interesting 2 hour interview we had to cut down for the 20 minute film.
Was the narrative style of your short predetermined or was it a result of going over the footage afterwards?
Being with Raïmberdi and his family in Shaymak was very inspiring for us. We remember having the idea of the chapters while we were shooting, right after he showed us his beautiful herbariums and explained each plant's part's benefits. We already had an idea of what story we wanted to tell but a lot of the storytelling structure came about while we were editing the film.
The animations you used were very beautiful, how did you decide to add that to separate the narrative?
The titles are a way to draw a parallel between his passion for plants and the different stages of his life. The plants that are displayed in the titles are all plants that you can find in the Pamir and each one of them has attributes pertaining to the specific part of the plant the chapter is metaphorically presenting.
Are you currently working on another project?
We are now working on a short project we filmed in Nepal last year.
Do you see yourself/yourselves progressing to a feature length documentary?
We're discussing it, we'll see!
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Why should a Christian "settle down" as soon as he has come to know the Lord? I blame faulty exposition of the New Testament for stopping many Christians dead in their tracks, causing them to shrug off any suggestion that there is still spiritual advance and progress beckoning them on. It is the position of some would-be teachers that everyone who comes into the kingdom of God by faith immediately obtains all there is of God's spiritual provision. I believe that such a teaching is as deadly as cyanide to the individual Christian life. It kills all hope of spiritual advance and causes many believers to adopt what I call "the creed of contentment."
I am sure you agree with me that there is always real joy in the heart of the person who has become a child of God. Sound teaching of the Word will then hold out the goal of moving forward, emulating the Apostle Paul's desire to become a special kind of Christian! I hope that you enjoyed this devotional as much as I did. Have a Simply Heavenly day!! God bless you!!!


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Article by John Nathaniel
The dramatic increase in the influx of tourists from the West flocking to the South East Asian countries in search of sun and sand has resulted in the hospitality sector flourishing. The hotels in Thailand have evolved to match the best in most countries, for their hospitality, service and food. The warm weather, crystal clear waters, native flora and fauna, great bargains, rich history and culture, a spectrum of water sports and a vibrant night life have all contributed to making countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand a vacationer?s paradise. The people are equally warm and friendly, making for an unforgettable experience.
Thailand especially has more to offer to the tourist due to its varied culture and abundant natural resources. Thai cuisine is fast becoming the favorite Asian cuisine across the world, only next to Chinese and Japanese in popularity. It is distinctive from other Asian cuisines because of its pungent taste and coconut-based gravy. The Thai tourism industry has strived to provide luxurious accommodation at competitive prices to ensure that the tourists keep coming back. There are hotels, resorts, spas, villas, and cottages to suit any preference or budget.
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The hotels in Koh Samui offer accommodation of all types to suit the customer. Their shopping malls carry international brands at bargain prices. The pristine beaches and crystal-clear warm waters offer every possible water sport from speed boating to scuba diving and snorkeling. The gentle waves even allow for kayaking. The night life is rich with several visiting international artists performing in the Thai resorts and clubs regularly. The eco tourist can experience the heaven of visiting the abundant flora and fauna in its natural environment. The health spas offer rest, relaxation and rejuvenation therapies, leaving you utterly relaxed and limber.
The beaches of the Thai islands like Phuket and Koh Samui have always attracted the sun worshippers, especially in the last few decades after one of the movies shot here has caught the imagination of the people. Koh Sumui is slightly smaller than the island of Phuket, yet is not lagging far in tourist numbers because it too offers pristine beaches, water sports, night life or calm and cool breezes to the traveler. Its health resorts, golf resorts, shopping malls, award winning restaurants and boutique hotels, and the natural wildlife cater to the more particular tourists who wants to indulge in their favorite pastime.
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#GOAHEADGIRL: Eryn Eddy Founder of So Worth Loving
Photo by Mary Caroline Mann
Her words powerful, inspiring and motivating. She is young, bright, colorful. Eddy shares every day why you are so worth loving!
First things first, I am not a counselor, and I do not have a remedy for lack of self-worth. You have to find the source behind why you are not valuing yourself and then face it. Wrestle with it, and then seek advice and encouragement from positive people. If it is an insecurity, figure out why you struggle with that insecurity and face it. Moreover, it is so important to talk about it; secrets fester and do more damage. So speak up about what you are feeling, and then speak out against it.
There is a great mission behind your clothing brand, share why you chose fashion to get your mission across:
I believe that there is power in fashion. What we wear and our style is that most iconic way to make a statement. Fashion is an entryway into starting conversations with friends as well as total strangers.
Tell us about your schooling experience before your business venture:
I did not go to college. After high-school, I worked with a non-profit and worked my way up from grunt work to becoming the art director before I left. What I learned it is priceless!
What can you share with young people striving to pursue the goal of entrepreneurship?
Make sure to surround yourself with safe people who can speak to you. People who will take the initiative in helping you reach your goals, your dreams; in the real world. You always have to be willing to grow and change as an individual-- more so, there will be moments when you will need to be able to admit when you are wrong. Moreover, no matter what, it is so, so important to accept and embrace what you truly believe to be your mission.
Who inspires you most whether in your personal life or the public sphere?
There isn't one person who inspires me more than others. Individuals who possess characteristics and qualities that don't come as naturally to me because those are the people that challenge me. They make me aware of my weaknesses and force me to face and conquer them.
Words of advice for anyone wanting to start a clothing company:
Many voices together are bigger than one voice alone. Don't start one just to say you founded a clothing company-- JOIN one, tag along and be a part of a community that is already doing what you want to be doing and make a change with the people who believe in what you believe.
Share a tip which you think everyone should do:
Surround yourself with the type of people you aspire to be so that you can learn from them, and then balance that community out with those people.
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*This interview previously published, due to the inspiring nature of the interview permission from original publishers were granted for re-publish on beautycocktailsgirltalk.com.*


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Get Postgres9.4 db, table and index sizes
Upgraded Postgres to 9.4 recently, want to check if my handy SQLs still works for pg9.4, Here is the one to get postgres database,table index sizes, actually it these SQLs still work since postgres 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3.
Sysfs Fibre Channel Tools(updated for RHEL6)
Sysfs Fibre Channel Tools(updated for RHEL6)
It's a FC tool set I've been using for years, very useful, just updated to reflect RHEL6 latest kernel.
Tested on kernel2.6.32-358.14, using Emulex and Qlogic cards. Should be good for other types of HBA too, just add vendor info to ls_fc_luns
Hybrid Drive, What and How
Solid-state drives are much faster than HDD drives. While regular Disk drives may be slow, but they offer a very large storage capacity at a very low price per gigabyte.
To get the advantages of both, Some user do mix these two type of drives in system, SSD for application, while regular large HDD for backup, background running etc..
There are also some ways to utilitize SSD cache at block device layer on top of HDD, such as LVM cache logical volume, bcache etc..
Is there a way to combine them together? Hybrid Drive is one of linux cache options.
Linux cache options
There are several cache solutions on Linux that utilize faster SSD advantages to boost disk IOPS. Here are most popular ones
multipath command examples
Here are some multipath command examples, before we get started, let's see how many options does multipath command has. We'll be just focusing on most useful options.
How to identify processes that waiting for disk I/O
Using top command, you can easily find out how much CPU used by each job, However, a process/task I/O waiting is also conclued in CPU usage. So, in some case, CPU actually is not busy but you still see high load on system, some processes are just blocked by I/O, therefore CPU cost is high.
How to identify these processes?
Read more: How to identify processes that waiting for disk I/O
mdadm -- the linux utility for managing and monitoring software RAID devices
Mdadm is the linux utility used to manage and monitor software RAID devices. It stands for MD(multiple devices) Adm(administration). Replaced the previous mdctl as default software RAID utility on Linux. I'll show you how to manage software array on linux with mdadm.
Read more: mdadm -- the linux utility for managing and monitoring software RAID devices
Using IBM Tape Diagnostics Tool(ITDT) to update LTO tape drive firmware
IBM Tape Diagnostics Tool(ITDT) offers multiple functional capabilities that simplify the task of maintaining IBM tape products, It is designed to be simple and easy to handle, provides a lots of functions that you can use to diagnostics tape drive. ITDT documentation can be found in the chapter "IBM Tape diagnostic Tool (ITDT)" of the IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide.
One of its function is to do drive firmware update, here is the example, using command line,it also has a GUI one.
Read more: Using IBM Tape Diagnostics Tool(ITDT) to update LTO tape drive firmware
Removing FC(Fibre Channel) devices from the Anaconda kernel at SL7/RHEL7
In Fibre channel cluster environment, it is important to be very careful when kickstarting a storage node attached via fibre channel. You never want to accidentally install OS on a SAN disk.
How to prevent this hapening ? One way is to have a script check if the disk is a FC disk before preceding partition and installation.It will work.
Read more: Removing FC(Fibre Channel) devices from the Anaconda kernel at SL7/RHEL7
How to manage disks with impending drive failure error in IBM Storage Manager
If you have IBM DS/DCS storage systems, it's not unusual to see a message like below when you have SNMP trap defined.
This trap indicates an event where user-interaction is required immediately. ipv4 dcs3700 1010 Feb 15, 2016 3:45:55 AM Impending drive failure detected by drive Drive Enclosure 1, Drawer 2, Slot 6
You will see error message in event log, or guri. It is detected by IBM DS/DCS storage system background checking/monitoring the status of the disk drives. A Predictive Failure Analysis error is logged against the drive whenever a sufficient level of errors are detected and regarded as a concern yet the drive remains usable. Hense, the drive is likely to fail in the near future.
Read more: How to manage disks with impending drive failure error in IBM Storage Manager
LTO 7 Tape Features and Benefits
LTO 7 tape drives have been on the market and LTO7 tapes are also supported by Vendors like IBM, HP, Quantum, Sony, Fujifilm and Maxell. Etc.. With an uncompressed storage capacity of 6TB and a compressed capacity of up to 15TB, LTO 7 tapes will have more than double the capacity of LTO 6 tape.
Enterprise MLC SSD vs Enterprise value MLC SSD
Enterprise MLC, also called eMLS, it provides performance driven solution for applications requiring workloads with a mix of read/write operations, what about Enterprise value MLC SSD?
Cli(Command Line interface ) for IBM DS Storage Manager examples
If you have experience with IBM DS serial storage systems(previously called FastT), then probably you familar with GUI based Storage Manager.
Do you know that you can also use Command line interface and the script commands for DS3000, DS4000™, and DS5000 Storage Manager software to configure, operate, and maintain a storage subsystem ?
Here I show some most useful command examples, for more detail, you can check the a reference book called 'Command Line Interface and Script Commands Programming Guide', describes all the commands.
Suppose you have your hardware installed and controller ips configured.
Read more: Cli(Command Line interface ) for IBM DS Storage Manager examples
lspci useful examples
lspci is a utility on Linux for displaying information about PCI buses in the system and devices connected to them. Most of info it displays are from linux sysfs backend, some are from kernel.
By default, it shows a brief list of devices. Use the options described below to request either a more verbose output or output intended for parsing by other programs.
How to tell if CPU hyperthreading enabled on Linux
Nowadays CPU hyperthreading is not a hot topic but rather common. Generally speaking, for most cases, you can get roughly 10-20% performance gain on HT enabled, however, on the other hand, probably you will notice that power consomption and tempature will increase too(if you are managing a large HPC site, it is important to know before you switch hyperthreading on).
Anyway, how do we quickly get Hyperthreading info on linux ?
Read more: How to tell if CPU hyperthreading enabled on Linux
General Linux filesystem tunning
Regardless of what filesystem you choose, there are some general Linux tuning operations that apply.
Read ahead
The first parameter you should tune on any Linu installation is device read ahead. When doing sequential reads that seem to be moving forward, this feature results in Linux asking for blocks from the disk ahead of the application requesting them.
How to check PostgreSQL9.4 locks
Generally speaking, PostgreSQL makes locks less of an issue than in some other databases. However, high performance applications till need to be careful to miimize how often they take stronger locks. Here are some useful SQLs to show PostgreSQL9.4 lock information.
Pakemaker and pcs on Linux example - introduction, package installation, and preparation
There are two popular command line tools to manage cluster configuration. One is pcs and the other is crmsh. In this serial documents, it's based on pcs.
Most HA document and example on the web are web application based, use GFS2 as share filesystem and DRDB for content replication. What about other applications? Do they all have to use GFS2 and DRDB? My answer is no.
Read more: Pakemaker and pcs on Linux example - introduction, package installation, and preparation
PostgreSQL table access statistics, index io statistics
Here are some SQLs you can use to query or check table and index access statistics from postgreSQL buffer, the SQLs all have been tested on pg9.1, pg9.2, pg9.4 and pg9.4
Read more: PostgreSQL table access statistics, index io statistics
How to identify defective DIMM from EDAC error on Linux
DIMM error is rare, but sometime still happens. It's easy to identify them if they are completely dead, however, if a DIMM has some corrected errors, how to identify it?
I have another article listed memory testing tools on linux, this time, I use EDAC error report utility
Here is an example show you how to identify defective DIMM on an AMD_x64 archtecture machine, syslog reorted kernel error from EDAC (Error Detection and Correction kernel module).
Here is a piece of typical error message from EDAC
Read more: How to identify defective DIMM from EDAC error on Linux
MegaCli useful commands with examples
The MegaRAID Command Tool (CT) is a command line interface (CLI) application for SAS. You can use this utility to configure, monitor, and maintain the MegaRAID SAS RAID controllers and the devices connected to them.
To be noted is that the Command Tool supports only the MegaRAID controllers that support SAS and SATA II. It does not support other types of MegaRAID controllers, suchas U320, SATA I, or IDE.
For more info about MegaRAID, read MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
In this article, I'll only show you some of Megacli command examples, you can also check MegaCli command reference for more
iSCSI target(Server) setup/config on Linux(RHEL,CentOS,SL etc..)
iSCSI is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over long distances.
iSCSI is a client-server protocol. the server side is called 'target', while the client side is referred as the ' initiator'. Both target and initiator are uniquely identified by a string called the iSCSI Qualified Name(iQN).
Read more: iSCSI target(Server) setup/config on Linux(RHEL,CentOS,SL etc..)
Brocade SAN switch commands for trouble shooting
For most of administrators, It's a bit hard to find proper command from the list of Brocade switch command, especially when you are doing diagnostics, you don't want to spend time on just searching proper commands. Here is a short command list for switch trouble shooting, hope it can save your time.
ZFS ARC on Linux, how to set and monitor on Linux?
The ARC cache is similar to the buffer cache, but just dedecated to ZFS, so there is generally nothing to worry about it.
On ZOL 0.6.3(didn't check other version yet), it's set max to use half of memory on the host.
The difference between buffer cache memory and ARC cache one is that for regular application, the first one is immediately available to allocation while the ARC cache one is not. In general ZFS monitors the free RAM available and when too low, it releases RAM to other consumers.
According to you application, you may want to set ZFS ARC maximum.
Read more: ZFS ARC on Linux, how to set and monitor on Linux?
Postgre9.4 database buffer cache and OS cache
Unlike many traditional database products, PostgreSQL does not assume or even prefer that the majority of the memory on the system be allocated for its use. Most reads and writes from the database are done using standard operating system calls that allows the operating system's cache to work in its usual fashion. Only few exceptions, for example WAL in some configuration.
In PostgreSQL, there are two layers, PostgreSQL shared buffers and OS Page cache. Lots of articles talked about how they work and how to tune them, here I'd rather to just share with you how to get information from both layers. Tune the sizes of them according to your system.
CVS Tags -- Marking a Moment in Time
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Allyson Kapin
Founder, Women Who Tech & Rad Campaign
The lack of diversity, or non-defaults, in the business of making technology is a problem in both the startup world and the established tech industry generally. Mirror-tocracy is the phenomenon where people like to work with and fund people who look like them, usually white straight men. This usually leads to the exclusion of any non-defaults. The fix isn't just a "slap a solution onto a symptom" like speaker trainings, or companies hiring more non-defaults, or ensuring that more speakers at conferences are women, or lean in/lean out, or STEM training for every non-default out there, or…any other tactical salve that might appear at first to save us from the culture of work we have in our society. The underlying problem is complex, but an integral part of the solution is just starting the conversation about emotional intelligence (EI). There are very different modes for getting all genders up to speed in EI, and how we effectively talk about this going forward. If we don't focus on emotional intelligence, we don't solve the overall problem. This is because the salves listed above, and many more, don't make us aware of the unconscious beliefs we all carry, that keep those who are different out. It is becoming aware of these beliefs and deciding we can do better, and different, that will then allow these tactical solutions to take effect.
Mary Hodder
Founder, Dabble.com
Launching a startup is one of the toughest jobs you will ever love. But do women face more roadblocks than your average male startup founder? Join us for this thought-provoking panel on how women launching startups can disrupt the startup "brogrammer culture" and issues such as:
– Lack of funding networks
– Imposter syndrome
– Sexism and/or harassment
– Ageism
– Being labeled as too bitchy or too meek
This is especially important for women who are NOT known or funded. Often, women end up backing down and cannot afford to keep on running their startup. Let's talk about real world strategies for overcoming these issues and pushing ahead.
Lynne d Johnson
Former Senior Editor at Fast Company, and Content + Community Engagement Consultant
Shireen Mitchell
Director of Web & Interactive Media at the Women's Media Center
Amy Vernon
Co-founder and CMO of Predictable.ly
Nicole Sanchez
Co-founder of Vaya Consulting
Allyson Kapin
Founder of Women Who Tech
Defining your 'WHY' is what separates successful, innovative startups from the status quo. This hour long virtual workshop takes this theory and combines it with the psychology of creativity, giving participants the opportunity to create a foundation for their startup or social enterprise by discovering their personal and professional 'manifesto'. By using exercises based in neuroscience that are designed to tap into your brain's natural potential, you will gain a deeper understanding of your core values and the skills to authentically communicate your startup's mission to investors, partners, and clients/customers. You will also learn how most of us have been trained to approach our goals and future in a limited way and that by engaging 'right brain' thinking, there is a natural expansion of effectiveness, problem-solving skills, and the ability to overcome challenges in all aspects of your life.
Stephanie Staidle
Author of The Right Brain Entrepreneur
When it comes to your startup or social enterprise, even seemingly harmless oversights could cost you a lot of time and money in the long run. Find out the biggest mistakes founders should avoid when launching startups. Learn how to deal with growth issues, a place where many startups fail. This panel will provide you with firsthand insight about roadblocks to steer clear of so that nothing will slow you down or get you off track.
Kimberly Longey
COO, Free Press
Shelly Kramer
Founder, V3im.com
Wendy Tan White
CoFounder, Moon Fruit
Diane Tate
Program Manager, Mozilla
What does it take to transition a startup from an idea to a scalable business? How do you find the right CoFounders? How long do you bootstrap for? How can you pivot quickly when things are failing? Sit down with the founders of BlogHer to hear intimate details about their startup journey from launch to acquisition. This panel will reveal tips and strategies to fulfill your startup dreams.
Lisa Stone
CoFounder, BlogHer
Elisa Camahort Page
CoFounder, BlogHer
Jory Des Jardins
CoFounder, BlogHer
Susan Mernit
CoFounder, Hack the Hood
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AdaPia d'Errico
Chief Marketing Officer, Patch of Land
Stephanie Palmeri
Principal, SoftTech VC
Elizabeth Kraus
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Jessica Peltz
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Amy Wan
General Counsel, Patch of Land
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Sarah Kunst
Partner, Fortis Partners
Rebecca Eisenberg
General Counsel, Formerly of Paypal and Reddit
Julie Wainwright
CEO, The RealReal
Breanna DiGiammarino
Founding CoHead, Indiegogo Life
Leslie Bradshaw
Managing Partner, Made by Many
Agile development and failing fast in startups often go hand in hand. You need to be able to prototype a product feature as quickly as possible, in order to test it, and generate community feedback, so that you can quickly tweak it and adapt. Join us for this rawk star panel filled with some of the best experts about agile development and why failing fast can foster more innovation and better products.
Tara Hunt
Co-founder of Buyosphere
Sarah Allen
Blazing Cloud
Shaherose Charania
Founders Labs and Women 2.0
Jen Consalvo
Co-founder, Tech Cocktail
A frank discussion with Cathy Brooks and Di-Ann Eisne of Waze.com about how to face challenges in your startup.
DiAnn Eisnor
Cathy Brooks
The Everything Project
This panel is an invigorating global discussion about women in tech around the world ranging from Africa, the Middle East, and South India's fast emerging digital landscape and what types of contributions they are making. We explore the challenges and benefits for professional tech women and the inspiring stories of women who are leading the way for girls empowerment and women's economic sustainability with technology.
Beth Kanter
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Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg
Ph.D Founder and Executive Director, Akili Dada
Heather Ramsey
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Claire Diaz Ortiz
Social Innovation, Twitter
April Pedersen
Co-Founder, Salsa Labs
Michael Silberman
Global Director of Digital Innovation, Greenpeace International
Amy Sample Ward
Director of Membership, NTEN
Do you have an awesome startup idea? Great, how do you plan to fund it? Should you go the angel investor route? Or is the lean startup route a better option? Do you have a sound business plan to show funders? Do these questions sound familiar? Check out this soup to nuts panel featuring an all-star lineup of entrepreneurs and investors who have successfully launched and/or invested in startups and have lots of wisdom and advice to share.
Joanne Wilson
Angel Investor
Amanda Steinberg
Founder, DailyWorth
Pemo Theodore
Startup Coach
Amy Errett
Open Source technology is revolutionizing software development. Join us for this riveting panel featuring Jane Wells of Automattic, Liz Henry of BlogHer, Sarah Novotny, of OSCON, and Arthur Richards of Wikimedia Foundation who discuss how open source is literally changing the world today.
Sarah Novotny
Program Chair, OSCON
Jane Wells, Master of Suggestion
Liz Henry
BlogHer, Web Developer
Arthur Richards
Wikimedia Foundation, Software Engineer
This thought-provoking panel will dive into mindsets and tactical steps to be a leader. Bringing diverse leadership experience to the table, our speakers discuss strategic and emotional decisions that help harness their power in actionable ways. How can women improve their skills as owners and drivers of businesses, both within a larger workplace and within their own business? What kind of emotional intelligence, mindset and conviction does it take to be as powerful and clear as you can be in your life—and apply that to whatever you do? Find out more about some of the critical skills and mindsets that support success, how to nurture those in your own spirit, and how to make them a part of your ongoing life. This is a not to be missed conversation if you want to grow your leadership skills, and take action to achieve your professional ambitions.
Susan Mernit
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Lynne Johnson, Director of Strategy and Engagement
Whispr Group, Inc.
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Jill Foster, Founder
Live Your Talk
There's an old saying, if you want to keep something a secret, don't share it on Internet. And Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook said there is no privacy on the internet, in response to critics about Facebook's controversial privacy issues. Join us for this lively discussion as we debate radical transparency, your digital rights, and online privacy.
Sarah Granger
Center for Technology, Media & Society
Kaliya Hamlin
Founder, She's Geeky
Jon Pincus
Senior Vice President, Accellion
Laurel Ruma
O"Reily Media
When we create technology, we often create it for the masses. Yet, many tech teams aren't diverse which squashes innovation and diverse perspectives. Join Shireen Mitchell of Digital Sistas, Adria Richards, Cathryn Posey, founder of Tech By Superwomen, and Kriselle Laran of Bullfrog Media who discuss why diversifying tech teams makes stronger products as well as strategies to recruit diverse techies.
Adria Richards
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Shireen Mitchell
Founder, Digital Sista
Cathryn Posey
Tech By Superwoman
Kriselle Laran
Bullfrog Media
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Allyson Kapin
Women Who Tech and Rad Campaign
Jill Foster
Live Your Talk
When we create technology, we often create it for the masses. Yet, many tech teams aren't diverse which squashes innovation and diverse perspectives. It also leads to poor usability issues such as HP's recent fiasco where its facial recognition software did not recognize people with darker complexions. #Fail. Shireen Mitchell of Digital Sistas and Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen discuss why diversifying tech teams makes stronger products as well as strategies to recruit diverse techies.
Shireen Mitchell
Digital Sistas
Liza Sabater
Culture Kitchen
Tara Hunt
Deanna Zandt
Author and Technologist
How do you deal with negative comments, verbal sniper's and the inevitable trolls?As women entrepreneurs and techies, are we held to a different standard in responding online? Are we're afraid of being labeled a bitch? Connie Reece, Founder Every Dot Connects and Co-Founder of Social Media Club International has seen it all and discusses the best tactics to take on these snark attacks so we will no longer fear "but what if they say something negative?"
Connie Reece
Every Dot Connects
Want to build a powerful movement online? You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From "texting" to location based apps like FourSquare this panel gives you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online.
Amy Sample Ward
Corvida Raven
Sarah Dijulio
M+R Strategic Services
Have a good start-up idea but don't have a clue on what steps you need to take to launch it and be successful? What makes a sound business plan? Should you go out for VC money or apply for a small business loan? How do you choose the right business partners? What happens if you fail? Do these questions sound familiar? Check out this soup to nuts panel featuring an all-star lineup of entrepreneurs who have successfully launched their own startups and have lots of wisdom and advice to share.
Geoff Livingston
Rashmi Sinha
Amra Tareen
Do you know what kind of an impact social media is having on your brand, mission, or bottom line? How do you put a monetary value on branding? This panel discusses realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks.
Cheryl Contee
Fission Strategy
Beth Kanter
Blogger and Zoetica
Lauren Vargas
What's the latest best practices (including usability do's and don'ts,) of web usability from websites to applications and web 2.0 technologies? Some of the best usability experts discuss strategies for building the ultimate user experience. The panel also discusses the ROI of good usability practices and some of the key challenges and the implications for designers, developers, users, and marketers.
Irene Au
Oonie Chase
Maria Giudice
Amy Jo Kim
In A Rant About Women, Clay Shirky provoked a big debate in the blogosphere. Do enough women have what it takes to behave like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks to get ahead? This panel examines how people in a position of power judge and promote others. How do we deal with filters and responses to the self promoting culture that appears to discern a gender imbalance in hiring, funding, and speaking? Is it a gender problem or is it a filter problem? We also tackle how we can refocus to include more than those just very good at self promotion.
Clay Shirky
Mary Hodder
Dabble.com and Technologist
Lynne D. Johnson
Advertising Research Foundation
Kevin Marks
British Telecommunications
Allyson Kapin
Women Who Tech and Rad Campaign
Have you really taken into account your IT Department's impact on the environment? Green IT has moved beyond efforts to discourage employees from not printing emails. This panel discusses creating a green IT strategy, gives a green software and hardware overview, talks about virtualization, and covers sustainable design and printing.
David Deal
Community IT Innovators
Anna Jaeger
TechSoup Global's GreenTech Initiative
Ann Yoders
Green IT Consortium
If open source is so "open", how come 95% of the open source community is dominated by men? This panel explores getting women involved in creating successful Open Source communities, the foundations of openness, and Open Standards.
Kaliya Hamlin
She's Geeky
Sarah Mei
Pivotal Labs
Michelle Murrain
Open Issue
This panel explores how tapping your own personal Alpha Bitch can be a good thing.
Genevieve Bell
Cathy Brooks
Social Media Hour
Elisa Camahort Page
Heather Harde
This panel explored getting women involved in creating successful Open Source communities, the foundations of openness, and Open Standards.
Michelle Murrian
Amy De Groff
Howard County Library
Amanda Steinberg
Women in tech and social media experts identified strategies for breaking through the digital ceiling. The panel discussed topics such as getting heard by upper management, how to effectively advocate for your work and expertise as well as how to break through the barriers of being too young or too old in the tech sector.
Lynne D. Johnson
Fast Company
Charlene Li
Co-Author of Groundswell and Founder of Altimeter
Susan Mernit
Connie Reece
Every Dot Connects and Social Media Club
Allyson Kapin
Rad Campaign and Women Who Tech
When the economy struggles, the Public Relations and Marketing budget is often the first to be cut. How can organizations create or maintain a healthy marketing campaign on an already squeezed budget? Tune in to hear from a panel of experts from all facets of the industry – a seasoned PR veteran, a fresh social media expert and a previous technology industry analyst. Looking at the angle from all sides, the panel will provide a comprehensive approach to this timely topic. From "back to basics" strategies to embracing the power of social media, the panel shares insight and practical tips on how to stand out in a struggling economy.
Fran Boscker
Vantage Communications
Hilary Zwerdling
M+R Strategic Services
Jennifer Kutz
Vantage Communications
This panel continues the discussion from Fem 2.0, and She's Geeky regarding how to build support, direct advocacy and raise awareness on women's issues, women's rights and women in government. Focusing in on strategies and tactics for online collaborative projects, the panel addresses some of the pressing issues of getting key women in technology and stakeholders working together.
Shireen Mitchell
Digital Sistas
Glennette Clark
From Google Earth to Wiki's and Twitter this panel gives you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign.
Natalie Foster
Rebecca Moore
Google Earth Outreach
Laura Quinn
Amy Sample Ward
This panel discusses useful topics such as how to differentiate yourself by using Web 2.0 tools strategically. Specifically we discuss 7 career reinvention actions you must take now. Sniffing out the projects that play to your strengths (and move your career forward). Career migration and cutover–what to bring along and what to leave behind. Succession planning as part of your reinvention strategy–when does it make sense?
Christine Adzich
Big Picture Productions
Sheryl Chamberlain
Megan Fitzgerald
Career By Choice
Nancy Wheeler
Dee McCorery
Risktaking for Success, LLC
Do you have a fantastic idea for a start-up but just don't understand what it really takes to launch it and be successful? How do you fund it? How do you choose the right business partners? Check out this soup to nuts panel featuring an all-star lineup of women who have successfully launched their own startups and have lots of wisdom and advice to share.
Rashmi Sinha
Amy Muller
Get Satisfaction
Lisa Stone
Mary Hodder
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Allison Fine
techPresident and Personal Democracy Forum
Shireen Mitchell
Digital Sistas
Tanya Tarr
Deanna Zandt
This panel discusses what nonprofits and campaigns are doing with video online to create social change. The advent of web 2.0 tools, video and photo enabled phones, and the ubiquity of YouTube has changed our landscape. How are these tools, along with storytelling, being harnessed for good — to create a more just and equitable world. Furthermore we explore how can individual female activists leverage the power of video to deliver a strong message about issues we care about (equal pay, health care, choice, education, etc). Statistics show that the uploader base on YouTube skews heavily male so how can women reverse this trend and make sure our faces our seen and our voices are heard?
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Yvette Matisse Bustos Hawkes
Erica Priggen
Free Range Graphics
Shirley Sexton
See3 Communications
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Taxpayers for Common Sense
Sheila Krumholz
Center for Responsive Politics
Nancy Watzman
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Cheryl Contee
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Monique Elwell
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Holly Ross
Lynn Labieniec
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Clarissa Goodlett
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Dani Simons
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Julia Rosen
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Lynne D. Johnson
Fast Company
Angie Chang
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Emily Logan
Nita Chaudhary
Ruby Sinreich
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Joan Blades
Moveon.org and MomsRising
Arianna Huffington
Huffington Post
Tara Hunt
Citizen Agency
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Marie Michelson
Shirley Sexton
Easter Seals
Farra Trompeter
Big Duck
Kelly O'Neal
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Michelle Murrain
Leslie Hawthorn
Kaliya Hamlin
She's Geeky
Real-live outreach programs from our attendees. A panel of experts offered constructive improvements…to creatives, calls to action and blogger targeting since they have been on both sides of the marketing/blogger equation…and can feel your pain, even as they hoped to help you not get blown up by the bloggers. This session was a special preview of the BlogHer Business Conference and is sponsored by BlogHer.
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Marketing Roadmaps
Mir Kamin
WouldaShoulda Blog
Maria Niles
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Liz Gumbinner
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Katrin Verclas
Catherine Geanuracos
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Julie Germany
Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet
Twitter! Facebook! Ning! Panelists shared their opinions on the latest trends in Web 2.0 and how organizations can effectively use them to build community as well as as how to measure the real ROI's.
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Connie Reece
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Beth Kanter
Allyson Kapin
Women Who Tech and Rad Campaign
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This talk with Susan Mernit, who's created content, developed product and run businesses—and non-profit endeavors—in a wide variety of settings, from companies as large as AOL to her own small startup—drew on her 15+ years of experience working in tech and media, and on conversations with dozens of entrepreneurial women. Susan is the co-founder People's Software Company and former AOL., Netscape and Yahoo executive.
Find out more about some of the critical skills and mindsets that support success, how to nurture those in your own spirit, and how to make them a part of your ongoing life. This is a don't miss conversation if you're looking to connect the dots and better integrate your own professional ambitions and your inner life.
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Futurism, future cars, future aviation, flying cars, watercrafts, future concepts
Lockheed Martin has just recently unveil the very first Orion spaceship. The spaceship also includes a simulation center which is primarily designed to test the spaceship before sending it to the space. Those who were disappointed with NASA's decision to cancel the launch of new Orion space capsule to moon should feel overwhelmed at this new development.
This Orion Spacecraft looks much like Apollo-era space capsule; however, it is much bigger and can seat four to six astronauts. This also includes the latest technological advances. The glass cockpit is designed much like that of the Boeing 787. Above all, it has got state-of-the-art waste management facilities.
Lockheed Martin has developed a gigantic Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) in Littleton, Colorado to test the effectiveness of this spacecraft before commissioning it for launching astronauts into space. This is located near the Lockheed Martin's Waterton Facility near Denver, Colorado. Vigorous testing would be done to verify the ability of Orion in the harsh environment of the space. Hence, the simulation center is set up completely with the ISS suspended in a giant room with life-scale mockups of Orion. Thus, it can test the robotic docking maneuvers. It is also capable of testing the touchdowns of asteroids. The first manned test flight is scheduled somewhere in 2016 with the first Orion capsule orbiting space in 2014.
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BackgroundVariant histone H2A which replaces conventional H2A in a subset of nucleosomes where it represses transcription. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling. May be involved in stable X chromosome inactivation.
DescriptionH2AFY2 Polyclonal Antibody, HRP Conjugated. HRP. Raised in: Rabbit.
FormulationLiquid. 0.03% Proclin 300, 50% Glycerol, 0.01M PBS, PH 7.4.
Uniprot IDQ9P0M6
Purification>95%, Protein G purified
ImmunogenRecombinant Human Core histone macro-H2A.2 protein (1-260AA)
StorageShipped at 4°C. Upon delivery aliquot and store at -20°C (short-term) or -80°C (long-term). Avoid repeated freeze.
Alternative NamesCore histone macro-H2A.2, Histone macroH2A2, mH2A2, H2AFY2, MACROH2A2


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Forging ahead in the world of digital news
As a former journalist for a range of newspapers, including The Irish Independent and The Irish Times, and as the global Head of Journalism Partnerships for Facebook in New York, Áine Kerr has seen major revolutions in how and where news is published and accessed.
"My humanities background has helped to inform my understanding of how technology can be a powerful force for good," says Kerr. "Only with the blend of technology and humans will we solve some of the most pressing known and unknown issues of our time."
Áine Kerr, Co-Founder and COO, Neva Labs. MA in Journalism, DCU.
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Major bug-fix release! v2013-05-16.95
Hey Experimentors! A new release that fixes two bug bugs. The first was caused on new installations when the new MCCDAQ hardware wasn't present. Yikes.
The second is that the " " didn't work because of a bug in the parser. This is now fixed and tested (so it won't happen again).
I hope this helps, and my apologies if you were impacted by these problems.


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Police are searching for the suspect in a hit-and-run crash that sent a pedestrian flying into the woods in Derry, New Hampshire,
Derry Police Capt. Vern Thomas tells necn the man was walking along Chester Road around 5:30 p.m. Thursday when he was struck by a passing vehicle and thrown into the woods. The 55-year-old victim was found on the ground suffering from severe injuries, but is expected to survive.
"He had a neck injury, a head injury, and possibly some others from being thrown to the ground," Capt. Thomas said.
Neighbors describe a chaotic scene just after the crash.
"It looked like they were investigating a homicide or something, the way they had it all blocked and taped," said Joseph Abruzzese.
Abruzzese lives just off Chester Road and worries daily about his two-year-old daughter and his dog.
"The speed limit is 40, but nobody does that," Abruzzese said.
Another resident, Thomas Veaudrey, says this isn't the first time there's been a crash at the end of his driveway.
"People do easily 60 mph or higher on that road, we had our mailbox hit twice," Veaudrey said.
Neighbors hoping this story will encourage drivers to slow down before it happens again.
"It's just something that's going to happen because there is no where to walk." Abruzzese said. "Hopefully, it won't be any of my family members, I'm worried about that."
Police are looking for a small, dark-colored small SUV with damage to the front end and the passenger side.


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Thursday, December 23, 2010
"Himself"....Dressing Himself
Posted by Cheri at 3:52 PM 8 comments
Labels: Parenting, Preschool Years, Reid
Monday, December 20, 2010
Our Garland Halo Wearing...Angel
Today has been rainy, actually the whole weekend has been and by California standards that means "Storm Watch" are the big words on the news around here ;). I love the rain, it's dramatic and soothing and slows everything down and forces you to be indoors and settle your horses down for awhile. I like slowing down and I often need to be forced to do it...so thank you rain for pitter pattering all day on my roof and windows and helping me to take a deep breath.
However, those soothing, calming deep breaths keep getting interrupted by my Luke who very innocently keeps announcing how many days left we have before Christmas and then the pant and sputter and hyperventilating breathing begins again...sigh, Christmas can be stressful for a parent! ;) I just bought two last minute gifts for Luke, an MIT t-shirt and a penguin Pillow Pet. A true dichotomy of sorts but both totally fit his personality.
Last night Reid met Santa for the first time. We have friends who host an annual Christmas party (same friends who hosted The Reece's Rainbow Benefit party that post can be found here) and Santa comes to visit with a list of the children's names and a wrapped gift for each one. Reid's eyes grew HUGE when Santa arrived. We saw him then break into some of his gestures from a Santa Christmas song he sang at his preschool program...side note: that was a seriously big cognitive connection, yay for Reid! There was another little girl there Reid's age who sat her little self right next to Reid and then proceeded to stare him down... like seriously staring at him and now it makes me giggle because I think she was just trying to look through his glasses which are pretty darn thick to spy his eyeballs. At any rate next thing I knew she slipped her little hand into Reid's and the two of them sat there watching Santa together....two strangers, yet by "preschooler standards" pals none-the less!
Okay....so on to what this blog title suggests...
With Christmastime comes school performances. Reid got to wear a little garland angel halo in his Christmas performance at preschool Friday. He walked onto stage with it and kept wiggling his little head so the stars on it would move about... he cracks me up. Reid was the assertive clapper in the bunch...he might not have known all the words in each song but after each one he took his clapping very seriously...if you watch the video he was the last one to finish clapping...that's how he was with each and every song :)
*Turn my music off at bottom of blog before watching.
Posted by Cheri at 2:08 AM 6 comments
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wordless Wednesday: Thumbs Up to the End of a Great Soccer Season (2nd Place Champs)
Posted by Cheri at 10:57 PM 4 comments
Labels: Wordless Wednesday
Thursday, November 4, 2010
A Day with Blogging Friends... Ella and Deedah's Dad
So today was fun! We got to visit a bit with one of our blogging friends Denise and her sweet daughter Ella over at CHOC. Ella has been battling Leukemia and is in her 5th round of treatment...one more and she gets to go home, for good....what a fabulous day that will be!! All the way there Reid chirped Ella's name and he held firmly onto a little turkey art project he made for her...but when it came time to give it to her, well he kind of became an indian giver. (ooh, that felt kind of weird writing that...yikes I don't think that was politically correct...but let's just say he was none too happy seeing her walk down the hall with it). Pictures below of the art hand off... or should I say stand off! ;)
"Hey...that's my tuuuurkey!"
Deedah Trailer from Philip May on Vimeo.
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Labels: blog friends, bullying, Down syndrome, siblings
Saturday, October 30, 2010
31 for T21: A Down Syndrome Family Photo...and Elvis is in the HOUSE!
The 30th day of October is quickly coming to a close, in fact if I don't type my little heart out it will soon be midnight...leaving one day left for blogging for Down syndrome Awareness. My attempt at 31 posts over the course of the month came very short this time around but I attempted...and I had fun reading everyone's posts and meeting new friends along the way!
....In fact, "meeting friends along the way" is what I want to end my 31 for T21 attempt with. In the last 3 1/2 years I have met some really truly amazing families....families I would have never have met had Reid not shown me. Families near and far.... down the street, the next county over, across the US, and internationally. I love knowing these families, I love seeing their little almond eye shaped beauties and knowing immediately that we share an unspoken bond that comes from a very deep emotional place within us because of our children who share that extra chromosome. It is extremely encouraging to me.
However, as I am walking deeper into this journey I am realizing that it is not just encouraging to have each other to go to and to glean from but it is vital. Without going into detail in this post we had an issue arise a week ago where a parent had/has concerns about Reid being in the "typical" preschool class with her daughter. As we have been sorting through this big ugly bump I was able to call upon so many of those "friends I've met along the way" for support, advice, and resources. It was vital...especially those first few days where this became a very emotional issue for me. Those friends helped equip me with resources, and tools, and special needs laws to help me navigate this appropriately.
I call that friendship...but my friend Kele calls that family. She wrote about that here. She even went on to create a "Down syndrome family photo" shown below. Can you see little Reid in there? ...he is next to one of his best gal pals! I love that as I scan her picture I can name so many of these kiddos...had you told me that I 'd be able to do that on the day he was born I'd have told you you were bonkers.
Your family photo might look a little bit different, maybe you've connected and clicked with different people...or maybe you haven't connected yet with others...and if that is the case I would really encourage you to reach out and to find a network of other families who also have a child with Down syndrome because I truly believe we are each other's best resources. There is a huge resource here on the internet of Down syndrome parent bloggers but I would also encourage you to find and connect with people in your immediate area because it is also good to connect in the flesh...and to begin to develop friendships for your child with other extra chromosomally kissed kiddos as well as their other friends.
...When things have calmed down and we know how things are going to play out with preschool I will blog about it because we are learning some really important lessons through it that I'd love to share. Until then....check out the king himself!
Elvis.....................is in the HOUSE!!!!
a sneak peek into Reid's Halloween costume
Posted by Cheri at 11:42 PM 15 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, Down syndrome, Down syndrome Awareness, For Parents Just Receiving DS Diagnosis, Reid
Friday, October 22, 2010
31 for T21: More Alike Than Different
I have read in many books and been told on more than one occasion to, "Remember that your child with Down syndrome will be more like you, and your family, than different"...How is this for "Like me"??? A chocolate addict after my own heart. Reid, you and Mommy are going to have lots of fun!
Hmnn, I'm having a hard time getting the image bigger but the poster says...
Who Loves to Read More, You or Me?
My name is Reid and I love..... to read! I love big books, little books, train books, truck books, pop up books, and especially.......giggle until you fall over books!
Yup, that's pretty much him!
Kids with Down syndrome are indeed more alike than different...
Posted by Cheri at 1:08 AM 3 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, Down syndrome, Down syndrome Awareness, Reid
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
31 for T21: Ride 'Em Cowboy!
These pictures just make me giggle!! Reid's preschool brought in a pony for the day and apparently Reid wanted NOTHING to do with it. But, the photographer was very patient from what I understand and was able to get these two shots....and I am so glad, these are such a treasure to me!
Man, my little cowboy has sure grown... in the pictures below Reid was wearing a onesie that said "Little Cowboy" on it at about 8 months. The first one in this set makes me laugh because of what you can't see, the photographer was making all these crazy sounds and flashing toys for Reid to respond to and Reid...well, he wanted nothing to do with him. I think maybe Reid was ticked at the way the guy positioned his little hand on his ear and made it all bendy...the look on his face is like, "Seriously dude, after what you just did to my ear...you ain't getting nuttin out of me after that!" ;) ... I just love his fuzzy hair in this picture though....oh and Luke's hair (that was back in the day when his hair had to be absolutely perfect or he would get so mad if even one little hair was out of place). I'm sorry but I just have to say it, it's a mom's prerogative...they are so stinkin cute!!
Posted by Cheri at 2:31 AM 2 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, family, Luke, Reid
Monday, October 18, 2010
31 for T21: Harder Than I Thought....
your dreams turn to dust
you wonder as you cry
why it has to hurt so much
give Me all your sadness
someday you will know the reason why
wih a child-like heart
simply put your hope in Me
take My hand and walk where I lead
keep your eyes on Me alone
don't you say why were the old days' better
just because you're scared of the unknown
take My hand and walk
don't live in the past
cause yesterday's gone
wishing memories would last
you're afraid to carry on
you don't know what's comin'
but you know the one who holds tomorrow
I will be your guide
take you through the night
if you keep your eyes on Me
take My hand and walk where I lead
keep your eyes on me alone
don't you say why were the old days better
just because you're scared of the unknown
take My hand and walk where I lead
you will never be alone
faith is to be sure of what you hope for
and the evidence of things unseen
so take My hand and walk
just like a child
holding daddy's hand
don't let go of mine
you know you can't stand on your own
Posted by Cheri at 11:50 PM 10 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, Down syndrome
Thursday, October 14, 2010
31 for T21: Will Reid get married?.... maybe
Posted by Cheri at 8:00 PM 3 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, Down syndrome, Down syndrome Awareness
Monday, October 11, 2010
31 for T21: Our Children are Gifts....no matter how they're packaged
Posted by Cheri at 7:45 AM 0 comments
Sunday, October 10, 2010
31 for T21: Will He Look Like Us?
Posted by Cheri at 11:00 AM 6 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, Down syndrome, Down syndrome Awareness, Reid
Saturday, October 9, 2010
31 for T21: The Itsy Bitsy Spiders...Got Talent
The Itsy Bitsy Spider not only went up the water spout.......but he also ROCKED the house, at least this house.
I had to laugh out loud yesterday when Reid came proudly marching out of preschool sporting his new spider hat!
I had to laugh out loud yesterday when Reid came proudly marching out of preschool sporting his new spider hat!
Posted by Cheri at 11:07 AM 13 comments
Labels: 31 for T21, Preschool Years, Reid
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BOULDER – Being consumed with covering football, it's been difficult for me to get over to a CU men's basketball practice. But I finally made it over to the Coors Events Center and watched first-year Buffs coach Tad Boyle's early morning workout.
What an eye-opener.
First, if Colorado isn't among the best conditioned teams in the Big 12, I'll be surprised. Players were given the necessary water breaks, but there was absolutely no standing around. Practice entailed nonstop action – most of it full-court, in an up-and-down, fast-break tempo.
Also interesting was seeing Boyle conduct what I call "mini" scrimmages. It wasn't just five-on-five, shirts vs. skins. It looked like a game situation in that Boyle would huddle up with one side and plot strategy, while an assistant coach, Jean Prioleau or Mike Rohn, would take the other side. I'm not sure I'd ever seen that just a dozen days into preseason practices.
But the biggest difference from other coaches I've covered is Boyle's emphasis on defense and rebounding. That's not just coachspeak. During the scrimmaging, a team accumulated points only by making defensive stops. No points were awarded to the other side for baskets made.
"We're trying to change the culture to getting (defensive) stops," Boyle told me. "That's what we want to be the most important thing to our players."
Also, and this is a big also, any time in a scrimmage that a player fails to box out during a rebound, that player's entire team has to run wind sprints.
"The no box out is immediate punishment," Boyle said. "It stings a little bit. If you're in the middle of a scrimmage and you've just gone up and down the court three or four times, then one of your players misses a box out – it creates peer pressure to make sure that doesn't happen again.
"The two things we're stressing every day is getting stops and rebounding the basketball."
Anytime a new staff takes over and installs a new system and new mentality there is so much to go over, Boyle said.
"You add a little bit more each day," Boyle said. "But you want to get good at something. Right now we're focused on our half-court defense, our transition offense and our half-court offense."
A few other early observations:
**Junior point guard Nate Tomlinson isn't allowing redshirt freshman Shannon Sharpe to take his job without a fight. Tomlinson has a big advantage in experience.
**Sophomore center Shane Harris-Tunks has added about 25 pounds and is up to 250. I should be much more difficult for opponents to push him around.
**Freshman center Ben Mills is a legitimate 7 footer and he can get up and down the floor. Even after putting on some weight, he's still just 215 pounds. But his potential, you could say, has a very high ceiling.
**The other freshman, 6-7 forward Andre Roberson, isn't afraid to battle on the boards although, at 195 pounds, he will be at a size disadvantage against Big 12 frontcourts.
The season opener is Nov. 12 against Idaho State.


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My fifth post on ChinaSource.org was put up today. It is titled: 'Thoughts on Theological Education for Chinese Believers'.
You can view it here: http://www.chinasource.org/resource-library/from-the-west-courtyard/thoughts-on-theological-education-for-chinese-believers
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Certainly Chinese church leaders need theological training. Here are some thoughts about the current situation of theological education for Chinese believers.
I like the idea of encouraging more theological training to be done within China rather than in other countries. It's cheaper for Chinese believers to study in China, plus everything can be done in Chinese, their heart language. But as the number of official seminaries is inadequate to train all the leaders needed for the church in China and none of the house church seminaries are legal, theological education in China is still developing. However, there are many avenues of theological education currently in use in China.
One type of theological education is the many underground seminaries within both the wealthy and the poorer house church networks. These seminaries are less formal, and primarily use materials translated from English into Chinese. The instruction is usually done in Chinese by Chinese house church pastors. Often the teacher and the students build tight bonds with one another as they spend all their time together for an extended period of time. A downside of this type of seminary is that the teachers themselves often don't have formal theological training, so false teachings can creep in.
Another kind of theological training that has been increasing is for seminary professors or pastors from the U.S. or other countries to travel to less evangelized areas of the world, including China, to teach short-term seminary courses. They teach intensive classes all day for a week or two to a handful of local believers. The advantage of this method is that the visiting professors usually have a strong theological education, but this format is still not ideal.
One weakness of this method is that the instructors usually have to use a translator because they don't speak the local language. Also, they are only there for a week or two and have no way to evaluate the effectiveness of the classes or if the teaching is being implemented in the students' ministries. Also, there's no longer-term relationship between the instructors and the students, which limits their impact on the students as well as their ability to provide meaningful accountability.
A third kind of seminary now available in China is one where all of the teaching is done in Chinese by either a Chinese person or a foreigner who has been living in China for many years and speaks Chinese well. My old pal Jackson Wu is involved in this way to theologically train Chinese house church pastors. This is a good format because the professors are formally trained in theology, usually with a PhD from an accredited overseas seminary but the teaching is done in Chinese by teachers who speak Chinese well. Students who do a program like this receive an internationally accredited bachelor's or master's degree.
One further improvement will be when theologically trained Chinese believers teach all the needed courses, rather than having foreigners teach any of it. Foreigners may help lay the groundwork, but Chinese theologians will increasingly take over the responsibility. Over time, Chinese believers will step up as theologians and write doctrinally-sound books in Chinese—eliminating the need for translation—out of a Chinese mindset rather than from a western worldview.
Finally, another option for theological education for Chinese believers is now available at Columbia International University [CIU] in South Carolina (US) under the leadership of Chinese program director Zhiqiu Xu. Students from China can get a master's degree at CIU—all in Chinese.
A weakness of the program is that the students have to read Chinese subtitles online while watching a CIU professor lecturing in English. This is much more difficult than listening to a professor lecture in Chinese.
The entire program only costs US$16,000 which is more expensive than seminary programs in China but cheaper than other US programs. There are scholarships available to cut down costs even more. However, many of those scholarships are contingent on the student returning to China after graduation which provides a strong financial incentive to return to China after receiving a degree. Students who decide to stay in the US after graduating won't receive the full amount of scholarship money from the school.
Of these options, which one seems the best? None of them is perfect. I pray for the Lord in his mercy to provide many godly Chinese believers to step up and lead local seminaries faithfully and to write doctrinally-sound, original theological works.
We say to them: "Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it!" (Ezra 10:4)