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What do monkeys see? Well, that's hard to say, but we know what they don't see. Full color! At least many monkeys don't and that gave researchers an idea and hope for colorblind humans.
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- How does color vision differ between male and female squirrel monkeys? What is the physiological cause of this difference?
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Be sure to wear a flower in your hair
(This is a repost of my entry "Be sure to wear a flower in your hair" to the South African Tech Leader technology group blog. My next post, What is a geek?, has just been posted there, if you want to read it before a week or two from now when I'll repost it here.)
It's really hard to summarise the experience of a first visit to San Francisco, assuming you're at least somewhat a technology geek. San Francisco (and by that, one generally means the San Francisco Bay Area) is modern technology's birthplace and still its hometown.
Xerox PARC (as in Palo Alto Research Centre) either created or popularised implementations of modern computing aspects such as the mouse, laser printers, Ethernet, GUI/WIMP interfaces, Object-Oriented Programming with the Smalltalk programming language, and the Integrated Development Environment. The Bay Area is home to the headquarters of technology giants such as Apple, Cisco, eBay, Google, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo!, as well as upstarts like Facebook, Mint.com, and SugarCRM. (And SynthaSite, of course.)
At times during my visit the technology industry seemed entirely pervasive — whether it was randomly walking past three people in the street arguing the merits of various memory allocation techniques (I kid you not) or hearing that one of your colleagues just moved into the apartment the CEO of a popular social media startup just moved out of. It is hard not to let your imagination loose with the idea of what can be achieved here, especially after seeing over 3000 developers, a large portion of them probably local to the area and most certainly at least as geeky as I am, at Google's I/O conference. (I posted quite extensively about my Google I/O trip on my personal blog, if you want to check it out.)
If I sound a bit in love, it's because I am. I challenge anyone in our industry to somehow not be a little in love with the vibe and pace and sense of belonging you will find in San Francisco. But this isn't really about technology in San Francisco — it's about it in South Africa.
Romance novels suggest that sometimes you need to discover (or be reminded of) what is out there to realise quite what you have, that while you find that there's a lot of prettiness out there, you will also discover that there have been and always will be many and unassailable reasons for you being with the one you're with.
I needed that a bit with South Africa. I've always wanted to be here for the long run, but it has been hard not to get worn down little by little over the past few years by the scarcity of interesting highly-skilled work and the similar scarcity of ambition in South African technology companies. Now, I have an updated and more accurate idea of what is out there, and while South Africa does fair poorly in some comparisons, there are other, more important, aspects to take into consideration. And those mean that leaving it to find some technology heaven elsewhere sounds like a bad swap.
And it's not like you have to be in San Francisco to wear a flower in your hair — you can experience and help create your own slice of the San Franciscan vibe wherever you are. All it really takes is creating or finding a workplace you can be passionate about using technologies you're passionate about with people who share that passion (am I saying "passion" enough?), and finding and building a community of similarly technology obsessed people who can help you, and who you can help, and to make you feel like you're not alone (and who you can make dinner conversation with without resorting to the weather).
I lucked out on the first one — at SynthaSite I have an ambitious company that knows how to treat their employees well, great colleagues, and challenging work — and a pantry full of snacks, lunches materialising daily at my desk, games consoles, and 40-inch TVs. And there are at least a few similarly-enlightened workplaces around, and more can be created.
I already know a number of geeks who'd give a good argument on the merits of various memory allocation techniques. It takes work, but through efforts like GeekDinner and StarCamp, we come to know more, and different, people and benefit from that meeting as they introduce us to new perspectives and, hopefully, shake our preconceptions. And not only come to know people, but also come to know more about our trade through presentations and less formal conversations sparked by an interest that perhaps we didn't know we had before others introduced the topic.
While it is easy to moan about the lacks we have here, it seems that by our attitudes and our actions we can create an ever-increasing slice of that seemingly far-away vibe. As we kick off planning for the next StarCamp in Cape Town, and a national web technology conference, I'm hoping we will find positive attitudes and actions in finding co-organisers, presenters, sponsors, and venues.
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LOTR: Started book 5, being the third part. Shelob, Samwise the tall elf warrior and such. Only 7 days left!
Rare minor database corruption bug. Not too bad, it just inserts characters onto paths which shouldn't be there. Been almost 4 years since I wrote it, maybe the encoding part needs an overhaul. I found "A Text Compression Scheme That Allows Fast Searching Directly in the Compressed File" by Udi Manber. Maybe I should give it a test. See how it compares to the incremental encoding (frontal compression) algorithm currently used. This would allow me to move on to v3.0 Anyone know of any other algorithms that might be usable?


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31st December 2011 08:13 AM #1
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What is the best Baby wearing sling?
Well my first son we have a little carrier, but it is not like a sling that you wrap around your shoulders. For example it looks like a nice front backpack type carrier. I have seen the one that you tie around one shoulder and carry the baby snugged up more against you. I was wondering which one would you find as the best method? I hope i explained what mine looks like more.
This is what mine looks like
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Here are the ones I have seen
Which one is better or would you prefer? Thanks
31st December 2011 11:13 AM #2
The sling (second picture) is usually a better option of these two choices. However, some structured carriers, like the Ergo are good for baby because they support the baby more evenly, carriers like the one in the first picture tend to put too much weight on the baby's spine/pelvic area. Also I think that I have read it is better for the baby to face mom's chest, though I am not sure where I read it or why it is preferred, so don't quote me on it. =)
1st January 2012 03:58 AM #3
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The problem with the one in the first picture is that it looks too narrow between the baby's legs. A baby should be seated in the carrier with his or her knees higher than his or her bottom. If you look at the pictures of the Manduca, you can see the difference.
It is better for the baby to face you, as it can cause a lot of strain on your back if you hold the baby in a forward facing position. The carrier needs to fully support the baby, so no strain is put on his or her spine and he or she is seated comfortably, as well. A carrier that lets the baby's legs dangle is not good for his or her development.
As far as what type of better, I think it all comes down to personal preference. Carriers, like the Manduca, are buckle carriers (or soft structured carriers) with padded straps. In my opinion, they are wonderful for older babies and for longer trips or walks. For quick trips, something like the second picture is good. They are pouch carriers that the baby can lay in or can be used for an older baby to sit on your hip. The one problem is that it is difficult to find your correct size if the sling is not adjustable, so it may take time to find one that fits you well and is comfortable. You also have to be careful that the baby can still breathe whilst in a sling-style carrier.
I do not own the Manduca, but I own one that is the same style and it is one of my favourites. There are also wraps, mei tais, and ring slings. I have never used a wrap, but I do own a mei tai (Asian-style carrier) and a few ring slings. I like those both, as well. The mei tai is similar to the buckle carrier, but there are no buckles, just long pieces of fabric that you tie around your waist and shoulders. A ring sling is like a pouch (as it sits on one shoulder), but it is a long piece of fabric with rings, so it is adjustable.
2nd January 2012 06:03 AM #4
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Oh thank you both for this, I know we have the one in the first picture which we used for my first son, I turned him facing me though when he was little and when he got a little older I faced him away, but I understand what you are saying. I am glad that I could get some help on this issue, so that I can buy the second picture one because I have to say that it looks a lot better and more secure than the one we have right now. Thank you again and Happy New Year.
6th January 2012 03:06 PM #5
The first sling looks like a BabyBjorn - I have had quite a lot of chiropractors and osteopaths tell me that this type of sling puts too much pressure on the base of a baby's spine and that other carriers such as the Manduca are preferable.
8th January 2012 10:25 AM #6
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Thank you all again for your help. See I did not know that it would hurt the babies spine, which my son barley spent time in the first one at all, because I always wanted to hold him or let him sleep in his stroller. I am glad that I asked this question so that I can now go out and get a nice sling for the new baby. Thank you again.
8th January 2012 05:58 PM #7
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I have tried the Ergo (with and without infant insert as required), ring sling, Manduca, woven wrap, and stretchy wrap, and I found that the Ergo, ring sling and woven wrap worked best for me and my baby. The Manduca I didn't try until she was a toddler, so I can't say how it goes with newborns, and my daughter wasn't keen on it when we tried it but that's probably because she likes to have her arms out - most babies don't mind to have their arms in - but I loved the look of the built-in infant insert and they are especially good for people who find that Ergo straps fall off their shoulders - the fit on the Manduca straps seem more fitted. A ring sling is wonderful at many different ages - I used one when my daughter was a wee baby, until about 3 months, then she preferred the Ergo until about 12 months when she started to enjoy being on my back in the woven wrap. Even now as a preschooler I can carry her on my hip in the ring sling or in the woven wrap - the Ergo still works for her but she is tall so it doesn't support her tall back very well anymore. People with shorter toddlers find that the Ergo is still a great back carrier for them even at 2-3 years of age - the Manduca would also have this longevity as it opens out to a taller carrier body as the child grows. The nice thing about a ring sling over a Bjorn-type carrier is that it can carry baby in kangaroo carry (facing out) or hip carry (facing towards your side) as well as a front-facing carry, whereas the Bjorn carrier can only do a rather awkward, crotch-dangling, straight-out or straight-in carry. I totally recommend ring slings over Bjorns
5th July 2012 03:16 AM #8
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I always wanted to try slings, but I'm too scared baby might fall off. My baby at 7 months just couldn't keep still in his carrier. We are using Ergo by the way, but I would still want to try using a ring sling, or pouches. Is it really that safe for babies like mine? What brand of slings would you recommend? Thanks in advance!
5th July 2012 03:43 AM #9
"Wiggly" babies can be a challenge. My 3rd child was this way. In fact I called him my little "Hudini Baby" because he seemed to be able to "escape" from many of safety belts I placed on him. I ended up having to get items with 5 point harnesses to keep him in place, even a high chair.
But there are front packs and backpacks that you can use with a "wiggly" baby. The Manduca front pack works nicely, and something like a Moby wrap or Boba would work well too. Those are all front carriers.
And for a 7 month old, you could start to put him in a backpack. I did this alot when I was trying to wash dishes, vacuum the house, make dinner, etc. Bub was happy to be close, yet my arms were free. The back packs have a 5 point harness which goes over the shoulders so bub can't wiggle out.
Here's a video of a mum placing her older baby in the Mandua Baby Carrier using the front position.
I'm sure you'll get some more ideas from other mums who use carriers.
Warm regards,
9th July 2012 11:01 PM #10
Hi mommalovesfluff,
I can recommend the Mei Tai, even for very wiggly babies! My toddler has always preferred the back carry with this baby carrier. Here's a photo of us in action!:
11th July 2012 12:17 PM #11
How fun! Love seeing pictures of carriers in action! Thanks for sharing, LJ!
11th July 2012 08:50 PM #12
Thanks Kate!
Yes I would love to see others' pics of their babies enjoying the baby carriers. Please share them with us if you would like to.
12th January 2013 05:18 AM #13
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I love this thread! It is so important to have information available with actual responses to how it works. I have been looking into baby wearing for our next child...whenever that ever happens! I will let everyone know the update with us as soon as we have one!
29th January 2013 09:27 AM #14
It comes down to choice and what is comfortable for both the mum and baby. If either are uncomfortable they'll soon get wriggly. With regards presure on the baby's spine, it comes down to length of time in a sling. But compared to the baby carryng capsules this will be minimal. Make sure the baby has some time on the floor back and tummy after a sling carry.
25th February 2013 07:26 PM #15
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For me Sakura Bloom Ring Sling is best one. It's fabric is comfort and nice coloured.


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But asks that facility and operational issues be funded first
By Mark D. Killian
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While Florida could sure use 64 new judges to keep up with caseloads, there are more pressing "facility and operational issues" the Supreme Court would rather see funded first.
The court released its annual judicial certification opinion December 20, calling for 47 new county judges, 16 new circuit jurists, and one new district court of appeal judge. But the justices acknowledged that the state's ongoing economic problems — while improving — will make the creation of any new judgeships problematic.
"We recognize that the funding of new judgeships is an expensive proposition, especially during difficult economic times with diminished state revenues," the unanimous court said.
"We encourage the Legislature to first fund the Judicial Branch Fiscal Year 2013-14 Legislative Budget Request, as there are significant facilities and operational issues contained therein which merit funding," the justices said. "To the extent funding is available, we urge the Legislature also to consider our certified need for additional judges."
It's been six years since the Legislature created any new judgeships.
The State Court System's $474 million budget request for 2013-14 — filed with the Legislature in October — seeks a 3.5 percent competitive salary adjustment for all state courts system employees and funding for long-delayed court system buildings and facilities maintenance projects.
Court employees haven't had a raise since 2006, despite having to do more with less after 235 positions were eliminated, and average court salaries now lag nearly 10 percent behind competing employers, according to the budget request.
Circuit Trial Courts
In determining the number of new trial court judges needed, the court said it examined case filing and disposition data, analyzed various judicial workload indicators, applied a three-year average net need, and considered judgeship requests submitted by the lower courts.
"We observe that state revenues, while gradually improving, continue to lag, thereby creating competition between funding new judgeships and attending to other critical state needs," the court said. "Yet, as we have noted in previous opinions, our judges and court staff continue to work conscientiously to administer justice and resolve disputes promptly. They do so despite a demonstrated need for new judges and with a smaller staffing complement."
The court said there has been a "slight increase" in probate and circuit civil filings; however, felony, domestic relations, juvenile delinquency, and juvenile dependency filings have decreased.
"The reduction in felony filings corresponds to a decline in arrests, as reported by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement," the court said. "Also, while it may be too soon to indicate a sustained downward trend, recent juvenile justice reforms undertaken by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice may also be resulting in fewer juvenile delinquency filings."
The court noted FDLE reports felony arrest rates dropped 6.5 percent from 2010 to 2011.
Notwithstanding the decreases, the justices said more circuit judges are needed.
"This three-year average net need reflects sustained workload over a multi-year period," the court said.
A number of workload trends are affecting court operations throughout the state. Several of the chief judges cited problems of fewer staff to assist with case processing matters, substantial pending caseloads, high jury trial rates, reduced clearance rates, and statutory requirements requiring additional hearings for certain case types in civil, criminal, and family law as trends contributing to judicial workloads.
Judges continue to absorb the work previously performed by case managers, law clerks, magistrates, and other supplemental support staff lost in the budget reductions of recent years, the court said.
"The consensus among chief judges is that the loss of support staff translates into slower case processing times, crowded dockets, and long waits to access judicial calendars."
The court also said workload associated with the residential mortgage foreclosure crisis continues to impede disposition times and rates in the circuit civil divisions.
"Due to the severity and protracted nature of the crisis, our trial courts continue to struggle with heavy pending caseloads and the slow resurgence of foreclosure filings," the court said. "Further, this crisis has had a ripple effect on the workload of other court divisions as chief judges and administrative judges allocate limited court resources to address demand."
The court did note the Legislature, through the Foreclosure Backlog Reduction Initiative, provided dedicated funding last year which enabled the courts to secure the services of additional senior judges and case managers. Resources from the national mortgage settlement agreement also have been made available to assist the courts in addressing the foreclosure caseload.
"This court is grateful for this funding," the justices said. "The case managers and senior judges made available through this funding are in place to make a difference in reducing the foreclosure backlog throughout the state."
Here's where the court said the 16 new circuit judges are needed:
* For the First and Fifth circuits, three new circuit judges each.
* For the Seventh and 20th circuits, two new circuit judges each.
* For the Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, 14th, 15th, and 19th circuits, one new circuit judge each.
County Courts
The justices said county court workload remains high and unlike circuit courts — which have witnessed a slight decrease in judicial need — the need for new county judges is "significant" and "holding steady."
"In select jurisdictions, some chief judges report that credit card debt cases and landlord tenant cases are increasing county court workload," the court said. "Moreover, the loss of civil traffic infraction hearing officers in county court continues to increase county judge workload as these cases are shifted back to the judicial dockets throughout the state. These factors contribute to a high county court judicial need."
Another sustained trend in both county and circuit courts is that pro se litigants continue to impact Florida's court system, the court said.
"All divisions are experiencing an increase in self-represented litigants," the court said, noting pro se litigants are frequently unprepared for the rigors of presenting evidence, following rules of procedure, and generally representing themselves in court.
"Consequently, they often require enhanced judicial involvement, which entails lengthier hearings, rescheduled hearings, and court delay."
Here's where the court said the new 47 county court judges are needed:
* For Miami-Dade County, 11 new county judges.
* For Broward County, six new county judges.
* For Duval and Palm Beach counties, five new county judges each.
* For Hillsborough County, four new county judges.
* For Orange County, three new county judges.
* For Volusia and Lee counties, two new county judges each.
* For Citrus, Lake, Marion, Flagler, Osceola, Manatee, Sarasota, Seminole, and St. Lucie counties, one new county judge each.
The Second District Court of Appeal requested two additional judgeships, citing its current average weighted judicial workload of 315 cases per judge and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.240(b)(2)(B), which provides that a presumption of need arises "where the relative weight of cases disposed on the merits per judge would have exceeded 280 after application of the proposed additional judge(s)."
A number of factors contribute to the overall high workload in the Second District, including increases within the civil, criminal post-conviction, other criminal, juvenile, and family case categories, the court said. The Second DCA chief judge also cited a 20 percent increase in its pending caseload since FY 2007-08 in his call for new judges.
Clearance rate trends also demonstrate the backlog building in the Second District. In FY 2011-12, there were 6,834 cases filed and 6,018 cases disposed, a clearance rate of 88 percent. For the same period, with respect to criminal judgment and sentence cases, there were 1,720 cases filed and 1,248 cases disposed, reflecting a clearance rate of 73 percent.
"The Second District also notes that despite high caseloads and a reduction in resources including personnel, the judges and staff have made every effort to properly execute their responsibilities," the court said.
"However, they do so knowing that trying to absorb this increased workload limits the time available for the consideration of each case and the writing of opinions."
The Supreme Court said it is concerned about a diminished quality of justice at the Second DCA resulting from high workload and a loss of resources.
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Help me buy a DSLR
January 18, 2013, 08:03:41 AM »
Ok I can't complain about the over abundance of TV threads on here if I don't do something about it so here goes:
I was going to buy a dSLR (my first) and I had settled on the Canon T3i because it was fairly cheap and came with a couple of lenses. But now I'm wondering if I should get the T4i instead. Here's my situation:
Canon T3i with double lens kit costs 55,400 yen (approx $625 US)
Canon T4i with EF-S18-135mm IS STM lens will cost aprox 85,500 yen but I would get back around 12,000 yen of loyalty points on my point card effectively making it 72,000 yen or $815 US.
So there's a difference of almost $200 between the cameras and this is what I think I would get if I went with the T4i over T3i (please let me know if I miss anything).
*T4i body is made in Japan whereas the T3i is made in Taiwan
*T4i auto focuses in movie mode whereas the T3i doesn't
*T4i has a touch screen. At first I thought this wasn't a big deal but when I tried it out in the store I found it to be super intuitive and helpful
*T4i has movie mode on the ON/OFF switch which is slightly more handy than T3i
*T4i has 9 point cross type AF (I have no idea what this means)
*T4i is compatible with UHS-1 cards (not sure if I need to take advantage of this
Well that's all the differences I can think of. If anyone else can fill me in on anything more I would appreciate it. I've seen different websites say that picture quality is no different between the two cameras. The real difference seems to be with the lenses. As someone new to SLRs and hence no lenses at all, is it worth giving up an 18-55mm IS lens and a 55-250mm IS lens for a single 18-135mm IS STM lens? Would I be better off with two different lenses rather than a single lens? I kind of like the idea of being able to take videos with the camera as my wife is pregnant with our first child (the reason for my buying the camera). In that case, an auto focusing body with an STM seems like a good idea. On the other hand, more likely than not if we want to catch a video quickly we'd probably just use an iPhone. If the two lenses in the T3i double lens kit are far superior to a single 18-135mm lens (for picture purposes) then I would be willing to forgo the STM lens. Alternatively, if someone thinks that another camera (Nikon D3200 or something) would suit my purposes better then let me know. I like the idea of getting a Canon (especially for that cheap f/1.8 50mm lens) but it's not something I'm hung up on.
I know a lot of people suggest to get something cheap for their first camera and then upgrade. On the other hand the T3i at $600 isn't exactly cheap and to be honest I don't plan on becoming a pro so if the camera suits me know then I'll keep it for many many years. In that case it might be a good idea not to get something overly cheap. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
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January 18, 2013, 02:47:48 PM »
The major differences between the 3i and 4i that really matter are the body being made in Japan, which is considered far superior to Taiwanese manufacture and the superior auto focus, which is functional in movie mode. Here is a link to my go to camera review site:
The two cameras have almost identical reviews and you cant go wrong with either.
regarding the lenses, the 18-135mm lens was manufactured in part for improved video capture as you can probably tell from the list of features here:
EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM key features
Versatile 18-135mm zoom range perfect for travel
Smooth, quiet STM focusing when shooting movies on compatible cameras
Dynamic Image Stabilizer for smooth movie footage
Fast autofocus with full-time manual override
Minimum focusing distance of 0.39m
It is a very nice over all lens with a a very good telephoto range and will give you plenty of picture taking options with out the need of a lens change. It also has an F-stop of 3.5 thru the range versus the 4.5 of the telephoto provided in the T3i kit. The two lens kit with the 3Ti gives you a bit more range in telephoto but are not as high quality as the single lens with the T4i kit.
IMHO, I would go with the T4i, for the better build and better overall lens and if I found I needed the extra telephoto range I would look at adding a larger range telephoto down the road. The extra $200 is worth it if you will be happier with the camera. Of course if you plan on using the camera for video at all, then the 4Ti kit is far superior to the T3i in that area and would definitely be the better choice. Last but not least, if you plan on ever upgrading the camera body, then your most important issues will be getting superior glass ( lenses ) because thats what youll be carrying over when you change camera bodies.
for cost comparison the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM goes for $481 on amazon just by itself. The 55-250 mm runs for just under $200 and the 18-55mm IS lens is also just under $200
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January 18, 2013, 03:12:21 PM »
Nikon vs Canon
You could flip a coin. You mention you're going for Canon because it has a cheap f/1.8 50mm lens, but Nikon also has a cheap f/1.8 50mm lens. I recommend checking out both brands in a store to see which one you like better. Try zooming to see which twist direction seems more intuitive, see if you prefer the layout of physical controls on one or the other, and see which on-screen menus make more sense to you. You really cannot go wrong with either brand.
T3i vs T4i
I don't know the Canon models as well as Nikon, but from your descriptions I think you probably want to splurge on the T4i. Now most of the time the recommendation is to invest in lenses first, camera body second, but in your case I think the movie mode autofocus is essential if you really do want to use it for video.
I don't think switching lenses is a big deal, but some people do. Since you don't know how much it bothers you yet, I think the T4i kit gets another point in its favor because of the single 18-135mm lens. Using that will help you get a better idea of what you like. I think it'll also be a better fit for your video needs.
I will recommend that you do also get that f/1.8 50mm lens, if it's in your budget. Even though I've built up a decent selection of lenses, my fixed 50mm is still my favorite. I think it's just a magic focal length. The f/1.8 aperture makes it easier to shoot in low light without a flash, and by easier I mean possible. Natural light alone can make a picture of your little one 10 times more magical. Unless you invest in an external hotshoe flash (a good investment) the built-in flash on even a nice T4i is going to be almost as bad as the flash on a point & shoot. It's a bit better, because they have it pop up a decent distance away from the lens, but it's still not as good as being able to bounce a hotshoe flash off a ceiling or a wall.
Also, your 18-135mm lens says its aperture is f/3.5-5.6. If you're not already aware, that means that it's f/3.5 at its widest zoom, and shifts to f/5.6 as you get to the telephoto end of the zoom. You're probably not going to be shooting at the lens's widest most of the time, so most of the time your aperture is going to be a
less open than the 50mm's f/1.8
The second piece of magic about the f/1.8 50mm is the focal length itself. On digital cameras, the 50mm becomes about 75mm, which is a beautiful portrait length that makes facial proportions look better. It can feel pretty cramped in indoor shooting settings, though, and that's a dealbreaker for some people. An adorable closeup of the mommy holding the baby? Perfect lens. A picture of mommy & baby in the nursery? Probably have to swap lenses.
Final piece of magic is the blurry background effect. Just amazing for portraits and baby pictures, and the 50mm will do it much better than the 18-135mm. The general main ways of getting the effect are by having a wide open aperture or by shooting at a telephoto focal length. The 50mm will practically blur the background all on its own, but the 18-135mm probably won't do it unless you're zoomed in a lot, at which point you're stuck with the lens's more restrictive aperture.
Sorry about the rambling, coffee is just kicking in. Short version: go with the T4i, and if that hasn't already broken the bank, splurge on the 50mm lens as well to see if you like it, and to see how much it bothers you to switch lenses every now and then.
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February 08, 2013, 12:52:42 PM »
Well I ended up picking up the T4i last week. It's a great camera. I have no idea what I'm doing but all the pictures look way better than anything I've ever taken on a point and shoot. I also picked up the 50mm lens just for kicks. With the crop factor of the T4i (1.6x) the 50mm ends up being something like an 80mm which means it's almost ridiculous to use indoors (especially in cramped Japanese houses). I really do like it though. I discovered that the Canon EF lenses will work on a cropped or full frame camera but the EF-S lenses will only work on the cropped sensor cameras so I'm going to try to only buy EF lenses unless I want to get something really wide. The kit lens is an 18-135mm lens so I think that will be good enough for a wide angle lens I should think.
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February 08, 2013, 01:02:06 PM »
I love threads like these - photography is one of those things I'd love to spend more time on than I'm able to. Congrats on the purchase - I swapped up from a Canon XS to an XSi a few years ago and I love it.
Definitely jealous of the 18-135mm lens - one of the things I've found is that, while switching lenses while actually shooting (at home, or when I'm really set up somewhere) is not a big deal at all, switching it while actually doing travel-y things that don't revolve around photography is a pain. I actually ended up getting a Powershot G12 to carry in my DSLR case as a backup - I take wide-angle shots with that so I can leave my 55-250mm lens on my XSi for tight shots. I looked into superzoom lenses, and I probably could have gotten an okay superzoom for the same as that camera, but this gives me some added flexibility to have a RAW-capable camera with manual controls that I can carry around much more easily.
If you really want to start understanding what you're doing, I can't recommend the book 'Understanding Exposure' (by Bryan Peterson) enough. There's a Kindle version and having that on my iPad has been great for quickly brushing up on basic technique (and more importantly, why to pick the settings I do) when it's been a long time since I've had a chance to shoot anything.
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February 08, 2013, 02:30:37 PM »
I've got a bunch of books and the one you suggested is very highly recommended. I'm going to spend a lot of time just adjusting to the camera first and getting to know what all the little switches are and then I'm going to start in on the books and then once I do that I'll probably start figuring out light room. Perhaps if we have enough photographers in the forum then we can get a bit of a cold photography thread going. OO has one and it's pretty darned cool.
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Follow Alistair Overeem in his online documentary "The Reem" as episode twelve shows the culmination of Alistair's hard work; the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals. This is a must-watch for K-1 fans, as it is like having an all-access pass to the K-1 World Grand Prix. To those that believed that there was some controversy over Gokhan Saki fighting Overeem you get to see Cor Hemmers backstage with Overeem and makes no mention of Saki being injured, only that both men had a war and that he will only be at ringside and let both men fight it out without providing support for either individual, only the team.
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The Willowridge fall call, the one for kee-keeing and such is working great. I've had a lot of birds come in the last 4 days and finally got hungry enough to shoot a couple.
Got this one in unit 4 Tuesday afternoon, took him less than 10 minutes to come to the call.
Vic helped, he broke the flock, we setup on a narrow ridge, called, he flew back from across the valley, landed and popped his head up above the ridge line at the shot all I saw was feathers and fur rolling down the hill. As peered over I saw Vic holding the turkey.
This morning in unit 1 lady luck shined again. Vic broke em, we setup and they came back in about 45 minutes later.


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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 205, September 29, 2000
Cartesian Topologies in MPI: Part I
[ Thanks to Dr. Don Morton, University of Montana Missoula, for contributing this series of articles. This is part 1 of 2. ]
In addition to the commonly used MPI_COMM_WORLD communicator in MPI implementations, the MPI standard provides a mechanism for grouping processes in logical topologies, and leaves it up to the implementor to decide how best to work on a particular architecture. For example, from a programmer's viewpoint, the set of processors may be viewed as a 2D mesh or torus. In most cases, the user cannot be guaranteed that PE's will be allocated in a physical mesh configuration - in a simple Ethernet cluster, it is clearly impossible to have PE's allocated in a physical mesh configuration, but even on a machine like the Cray T3E, processors are not necessarily allocated in a manner that guarantees a particular processor alignment.
However, even if physical mesh configuration of processors cannot be guaranteed, the paradigm of logically viewing PE's as a mesh configuration can provide an alternative, and sometimes cleaner, way of doing things. This article begins by providing a brief overview of the MPI functions relating to logical Cartesian geometries, then provides an example of their use in a finite difference code. A useful reference for MPI man pages is:
MPI functions (in C++ syntax) commonly used for working with Cartesian geometries are listed below with a brief explanation. As they are used in the sample code, more details are explained.
- MPI_Cart_create() -
- each PE in the current communicator (typically MPI_COMM_WORLD) calls this in order to join a "new" communicator representing the logical mesh configuration. Arguments to the function include number of dimensions, number of processors in each dimension, whether wraparound is enabled in each dimension, and whether default reordering of PE numbers should be invoked. A new communicator is created, and is utilized in subsequent Cartesian group operations.
- MPI_Cart_coords() -
- this is called to determine the coordinates of a specified PE in the new Cartesian communicator. Arguments include the specified PE's rank in the original communicator, the number of dimensions in the processor mesh, and an array to be returned with the PE's coordinate in each dimension.
- MPI_Cart_rank() -
- this is called to determine the rank of a processor in the original communicator, given specified coordinates in the new Cartesian communicator. Arguments include the Cartesian communicator, an array providing the coordinate for each dimension, and a return argument with the desired rank.
- MPI_Cart_shift() -
- allows a process to determine the ranks of of processes in a particular dimension shifted a specified amount in a specified direction. For example, this can be used to determine the ranks of processes to the left and right, or even of processes two shifts to the left and right. Arguments include the Cartesian communicator, the dimension to shift in, and the amount of shift (and whether it's a downwards or upwards shift in the specified dimension).
MPI is famous for having "lots" of functions, and its coverage of Cartesian topologies is no exception. The above functions represent a small subset sufficient for many applications.
In part 2 of this series (i.e., in the next issue), a sample program will be presented which solves the time-dependent heat diffusion equation using finite difference methods.
Overview of SV1 Vector Cache Architecture
[ Many thanks to Mike Stewart, the author, and to the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) for permission to redistribute this article. Mike is a Cray employee currently assigned to NERSC. The article is also available on the NERSC site, at:
http://hpcf.nersc.gov/computers/J90/sv1opt1.html ]
Traditional Cray vector computers had no intermediate data cache between memory and the vector and scalar registers, so all operands were fetched directly from memory for all operations. With the J90, each CPU had a small 128 word cache for scalar loads and stores, but loads and stores to the vector registers still were not cached.
With the SV1, each CPU has a 32 KWord cache in which both scalar and vector stores and loads are cached. The latency for fetching data in this cache is four to five times less than that of fetches directly from memory. In addition, when a processor fetches data from its own cache instead of from the memory, this reduces contention with other processors for memory access.
One significant difference between the SV1 cache and that of other processors is in the size of the cache line. Commonly when data is fetched into a cache a set number of words are fetched at once to take advantage of any data locality. The set of words is called a cache line. For example, the DEC Alpha processor of the T3E has a cache line size of four words for its primary cache and eight words for its secondary cache. The SV1, on the other hand, has a cache line size of one for vector loads and stores to allow for gather/scatters and strided loads and stores without loading any unneeded data into cache.
For certain scalar load operations the SV1 CPU fetches not only the word asked for, but also prefetches seven surrounding words from memory that have the same address except for the lower three bits. This prefetch operation enhances performance on loops where locality of reference is an issue.
This cache is four way set associative. This means that a given cache line can reside in one of four locations within the cache. A memory address is mapped to a given cache line based on the last 13 bits of its physical address, so every 8192 words of memory are mapped to the same four way cache line. A line is replaced via a least recently used (LRU) algorithm.
The cache is both "write-through" and "write-allocate". This means that each stored word will always be placed both in the cache and memory. Note that no "read/update/write" sequence is required due to the single-word cache lines. Memory will always be coherent.
It is possible that if two processors are updating a common location in memory that one processor may obtain a "stale" value from its cache. The autotasking software automatically flushes the cache at important points in the code such that a user does not need to worry about this coherency issue.
All load requests go though the cache chips. If the cache does not contain the requested word, then the cache chips ask memory for the word. Note that in the SV1 architecture, the processor may have many outstanding memory requests. The processor is not forced to stall while waiting for the request to be satisfied.
Effective Use of Vector Cache
How can you tell whether a program is using data cache effectively? The hardware performance monitor (hpm) gives you the number of reads that are hitting in the cache (output reformatted for readability):
% hpm ./a.out Group 0: CPU seconds : 0.05702 CP executing : 17107068 .... Cache hits/sec : 70.77M Cache hits : 4035458 CPU mem. references/sec : 233.45M CPU references : 13312268 Floating ops/CPU second : 157.83M
You can also see how cache usage is affecting the performance of your code by running with the cache turned off using the -m ecdoff option of the /etc/cpu command. This is the same program as the previous example:
% /etc/cpu -m ecdoff hpm ./a.out Group 0: CPU seconds : 0.10927 CP executing : 32780370 ... Cache hits/sec : 0.01M Cache hits : 608 CPU mem. references/sec : 121.83M CPU references : 13312268
You can see that the cache usage approximately doubled the performance of this program.
The SV1 has the same memory hardware as the J90s with the same memory speed despite having a processor with six times the peak performance. This means that it is possible for memory to be "oversubscribed" by the processors, i.e. the performance of a processor running a memory intensive application will be adversely affected if other processors are also using memory intensively because of contention for the limited number of physical ports to memory. Because of this fact and because of the cache, users should expect much more variability in programming timings than on a "traditional" PVP like a C90.
What are some techniques for optimizing cache usage? You should avoid memory accesses with strides that are a multiple of 8192, since four of these will fill up the cache slot. In general, memory accesses whose strides are large powers of two are to be avoided, since e.g. only eight loads of stride 4096 and sixteen of stride 2048 will fit in cache. Generally speaking strides of one are optimal. This is true with all Cray PVPs.
Announcements: Computer Art...SGI User Forum...Visualization
- October 2, 2000 Talk by Visiting Computer Artist
ARSC is sponsoring a visit by computer artist, Piero Pierucci. He will speak about his work 2:00-4:00 p.m., this coming Monday, October 2, in the Sherman Carter Room, 204 Butrovich Building.
Mr. Pierucci uses genetic algorithms and chaos theory to create both audio and visual art. You might check out his web site:
- November 1, 2000 Fall UAF SGI User's Forum
Date: November 1, 2000 Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: UAF, Sherman Carter Conference Room (Butrovich Bldg, Rm 204) Topic: SGI Origin 3000 architecture
- Introductions
- SGI training class at UAF
- Other issues, questions, & suggestions for the next meeting
- Origin 3000 systems available to UAF/ARSC users
- Origin 3000 technical presentation from SGI
- October 19, 2000 Colloquium: Particle Systems for Visualization
[ You're invited to attend the following colloquium, jointly sponsored by the UAF Department of Mathematical Sciences and ARSC. ]
Professor Edward Angel Department of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico
Date: 19 October 2000 Time: 2-3pm Location: UAF, Natural Sciences Facility, room 165. Topic: Particle Systems for Visualization
Although there have been major advances in scientific visualization, the large data sets that arise in simulation and medical diagnosis present significant challenges to the visualization community. For example, data sets from global climate simulations can generate 2.5GB per time step and scientists want to do simulations for time periods up to a century. This talk will discuss our efforts to develop new methods that can deal with such problems.
I will start with an overview of visualization strategies and how they can be implemented on clusters. Then I will discuss visualization methods based upon systems of particles that seek isosurfaces in scalar fields. Finally, I will discuss our efforts to develop generic particle systems that can be used for for flow visualization, numerical simulations, and inverse problems.
ARSC SV1 Upgrade News
Chilkoot has been upgraded to a 32-Processor Cray SV1 with 4 GW of memory and approximately 2 TB of disk storage. Access to all users was restored at 7:55 am, September 25th.
The following has been available as "news SV1_transition". Item 4) was updated this morning with the installation of PE3.3.Notes:
Files: Your J90 files and directories have been moved to the SV1, including those on /tmp and /viztmp. Your account should look exactly as it did on the J90.
Binaries: The J90 and SV1 are "binary compatible." This means that your J90 executables should run on the SV1 without recompilation and return the same results. However, we strongly recommend recompiling with the SV1 compilers to get optimal benefit from the faster CPUs.
NQS: The maximum run time for all jobs has been reduced to 144000 seconds from 576000 seconds.
Your qsub time limit requests, "-lT" (and possibly "-lt") must be reduced to 144000 seconds or less. Otherwise NQS will not schedule your job.
Programming Environments: PE 3.4 is the default PrgEnv on the SV1.
PE 3.3 (which was the default on the J90) has been installed in case it's needed for testing. It is available as PrgEnv.old. To use it, type:
chilkoot$ module switch PrgEnv PrgEnv.old
Operating System: The SV1 (like the J90) is running under UNICOS 10.0.0.7.
Please monitor the performance of your jobs using hpm and/or ja. If you have been doing this all along, we would appreciate hearing of the actual performance change you experience on the SV1.
To detailed information on optimizing codes for the SV1, read Cray's document, "Benchmarker's Guide for Cray SV1 Systems": http://www.cray.com/products/systems/craysv1/sv1_bmguide.pdf
Quick-Tip Q & A
A:[[ Should I stop using Fortran 90's "WHERE" construct? It makes my code [[ more intelligible, but my sister-in-law's boyfriend told her it's [[ very slow. Well, the boyfriend (this would be, by the way, my wife's sister's boyfriend) does make a good point. Hand-written "DO" loops perform consistently better than equivalent "WHERE's" in simple tests on the T3E and SV1. On an SGI O2, results are mixed. This table shows the CPU time (in seconds) to process a 40000 element array using WHERE vs DO loops. Tests were run on ARSC's Cray T3E-900, Cray SV1, and an SGI O2. As shown, the program was compiled with both default optimization and -O3. WHERE-ENDWHERE WHERE-ELSEWHERE-ENDWHERE --------------------------- -------------------------- f90 .. f90 -O3 .. f90 .. f90 -O3 .. ========== ========== ========== ========== where do where do where do where do ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- T3E 0.38 0.14 0.37 0.26 0.52 0.15 0.52 0.27 SV1 .083 .058 .091 .062 0.14 0.10 0.15 0.11 O2 0.95 0.90 0.35 0.35 1.56 0.93 0.27 0.50 Here's the basic "WHERE-ENDWHERE" construct. The array "A" is initialized by the RANF() function, which generates a uniform distribution of pseudo-random numbers, such that 0<x<1.0. The integer array "P" is initialized to 0 in advance. where (A .lt. 0.05) P = 1 endwhere Here's the equivalent DO loop: do j=1,M do i=1,N if (A(i,j) .lt. 0.05) then P(i,j) = 1 endif enddo enddo Here's the WHERE-ELSEWHERE-ENDWHERE construct (note that the entire construct was timed): where (A .lt. 0.05) P = 1 elsewhere P = 0 endwhere Here's the do loop equivalent to the WHERE-ELSEWHERE-ENDWHERE: do j=1,M do i=1,N if (A(i,j) .lt. 0.05) then P(i,j) = 1 else P(i,j) = 0 endif enddo enddo If anyone wants the complete test code, let me know. Q: My NQS script is written in "sh" (the first line is, "#!/bin/sh"). I'd like to switch programming environments from within this script, but it claims it can't find the "module" command: CHILKOOT$ cat job.e71167 sh-56 /usr/spool/nqe/spool/scripts/++GMz+++++0+++[2]: module: not found. I already export my environment to the script (#QSUB -x), and in my interactive environment, module gives me no trouble. Any suggestions?
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A day that we in America honor all of the Veterans that have served the forces that guard our Country and protect our way of life.
On Veterans Day we say thank you!
World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national holiday 12 years later. On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.
In 1968, new legislation changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.
On Veterans day we need to take just a minute and say thanks to our Veterans. They have given so much for us. Some served because they had too, while others served out of a sense of duty, either way the impacted America by their service. During peace time and in times of war, our service men and women stood ready to do our nations bidding. They stand vigilantly on the wall of America to ensure we remain the land of the free. Without them our nation would not be the same.
It is important to remember that we have these men and women in our communities, our Churches, our Schools, and work places. And our nation makes new veterans daily as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines that have raised their hand and pledged to defend everything that we hold dear. Without complaint, without protest, they go. They leave the comforts of home, the safety of our neighborhoods, their families and friends and they do with Honor and Pride.
CSM Schleining, Gov. Kulongoski, LTC Cramer the night we came home from Iraq. (Yeah that's me on the left)
Take a minute this Sunday and say a prayer for Veterans. Find one and say Thanks!
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myplasticheart is excited to announce Unnatural Selection, a show featuring new works by Lou Pimentel & Leontine Greenberg. In this exhibit, each artist has taken his and her spin on the idea of the theme, in which nature adapts to the technology of today. Leontine takes the perspective of nature fighting back by re-adapting the very tech that is meant to control it. LouÕs creatures decided that in this tech-heavy world, they were in need of an upgrade, and took it upon themselves, rather than evolution, to do the work.


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Family: Ochotonidae, Pikas view all from this family
Description Has gray collar, creamy buff facial patch, and white underparts. Upperparts are drab and washed with gray or black. Hindlimbs slightly longer than forelimbs. July juveniles are near adult-size, but are clear gray while adults heads and necks are tinged with brown at this time. The fur is long, dense, and soft, and winter pelage is much longer than summer pelage.
Dimensions 178-198mm, 0mm, 117-145g
Breeding Territorial males accept females in late spring, and 1 or 2 litters of 2-6 blind, naked young are produced after a gestation period of about 30 days. Young reach adult size after 40-50 days, and females breed the following year.
Habitat Alpine & subalpine habitats
Range Alaska
Discussion Active during the daytime, foraging for grasses, which they store in winter caches. Can also be seen sunning on exposed rocks during rest periods. Usually found above timberline, but range extends downward to near sea level. Most Pika home ranges include rocky areas for shelter and basking, and adjacent meadows for foraging.


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Alternate name: Barred Pickerel
Family: Esocidae, Pikes view all from this family
Description The American pickerels are two species of freshwater fish in the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes: the redfin pickerel, E. americanus americanus Gmelin, 1789, and the grass pickerel, E. americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846.
The two subspecies are very similar, but the grass pickerel lacks the redfin's distinctive orange to red fin coloration, its fins having dark leading edges and amber to dusky coloration. In addition, the light areas between the dark bands are generally wider than the bands on the body grass pickerel and narrower on the redfin pickerel. These pickerels grow to a maximum overall length of 40 cm (16 in) and a maximum weight of 2.25 pounds
The redfin and grass pickerels occur primarily in sluggish, vegetated waters of pools, lakes, and swamps, and are carnivorous, feeding on smaller fish. Larger fishes, such as the striped bass (Morone saxatilis), bowfin (Amia calva), and gray weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), in turn, prey on the pickerels when they venture into larger rivers or estuaries.
These fishes reproduce by scattering spherical, sticky eggs in shallow, heavily-vegetated waters. The eggs hatch in 11–15 days; the adults guard neither the eggs nor the young.
Dimensions Up to 15" (38 cm).
Habitat Rivers & streams, Lakes & ponds.
Range The redfin pickerel's range extends from the Saint Lawrence drainage in Quebec down to the Gulf Coast, from Mississippi to Florida.
Discussion The E. americanus subspecies are not as highly prized as a game fish as their larger cousins, the northern pike and muskellunge, but they are caught by anglers. McClane's Standard Fishing Encyclopedia describes ultralight tackle as a sporty if overlooked method to catch these small but voracious pikes.


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*Spoilers* When you see Season 4, JJB, be prepared that all isn't as it seems from your post above...
Yeah 2-1B told me about Red. Apparently her season 4 storyline is similar to the movie Over The Top....minus the arm wrestling.
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Well I'm a year behind so I can't fully comment but I'm glad it'll go on as long as it will. I did some looking into the real life Nucky and there are 3 ways it could end, of those 2 are good for Nucky. I'm guessing it'll end the same way it did for the real life Nucky.
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Posted February 6, 2001; 01:21 p.m.
Jadwin Gym will host National Girls and Women Sports Day on Saturday, Feb. 10.
The event will feature an interactive sports fair from 6 to 7 p.m., hosted by female student-athletes. The fair will introduce girls and women of all ages to the sports available at Princeton. Beginning at 7 p.m., the women's basketball team will tip off against Harvard.
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