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Hi Jared, figuring out what happened and how to recover is part of the reconfiguration protocol. I don't think that this is something you as a user should do, unless I missunderstand what you're trying to do. This should be handled by ZooKeeper just like it handles other failures without admin intervention. In your scenario, D-F come up and one of them is elected leader (since you said they know about the commit), so they start running the new config normally. When A-C come up, several things may happen: 1. During the preliminary FastLeaderElection, A-C will try to connect to D and E, and in fact they'll also try to connect with the new config members that they know was proposed. So most chances are that someone in the new config will send them the new config file and they'll store it and act accordingly (connect as non-voting followers in the new config). To make this happen, I changed FastLeaderElection to talk with proposed configs (if known) and to piggiback the last active config you know of on all messages. 2. Its possible that somehow A-C complete FastLeaderElection without talking to D-F. But since a reconfiguration was committed, it was acked by a quorum of the old config (and a quorum of the new one). Therefore, whoever is "elected" in the old config, knows about the reconfig proposal (this is guaranteed by normal ZooKeeper leader recovery). Before doing anything else, the new leader among A-C will try to complete the reconfiguration, which involves getting enough acks from a quorum of the new config. But in your scenario the servers in the new config will not connect to it because they moved on, so the candidate-leader will just give up and go back to (1) above. 3. In the remote chance that someone who heard about the reconfig commit connects to a candidate-leader who didn't hear about it, the first thing it does is to tell that candidate-leader that its not up to date, and the leader just updates its config file, gives up on being a leader and returns to (1). This was done by changing the first message that a follower/observer sends to a leader it is connecting to, even before the synchronization starts. Alex On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Jared Cantwell <firstname.lastname@example.com>wrote: > So I'm working through some failure scenarios and I want to make sure I > fully understand the way that dynamic membership changes previous behavior, > so are my expectations correct in this situation: > > As in my previous example, lets say that the current membership of voting > participants is {A,B,C,D,E} and we're looking to change membership to > {D,E,F,G,H}. > 1. Reconfiguration to {D,E,F,G,H} completes internally > 2. D-F update their local configuration files, but A-C do not yet. > 3. Power loss to all nodes > > Now what happens if A,B, and C come up with configuration files that still > say {A,B,C,D,E}, but no other servers start up yet? Can A,B and C form a > quorum and elect a leader since they all agree on the same state? What > then happens when the new membership of D-H starts up? > > We're trying to automatically handle node failures during reconfiguration > situations, but it seems like without being able to query all nodes to make > sure you know of the latest membership list there is no safe way to do > this. I'm wondering if only doing single node additions/removals would > create less complicated failure scenarios. What are your thoughts and best > practices around this? > > Thanks! > Jared > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Jared Cantwell <email@example.com>wrote: > >> We are trying to remove the need for all admin intervention so that is >> one failure scenario that is interesting to us. >> >> Jared >> >> >> On Jul 27, 2012, at 7:42 PM, Alexander Shraer <email@example.com> wrote: >> >> Yes, this entry will be deleted. I don't like this either - if a new >> follower reboots before added to the config it will not be able to boot up >> without manual help from an admin. That's why I'm considering maybe to >> remove the check that a participant must always initially be in its own >> config, but for now its there. >> >> Alex >> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Jared Cantwell <firstname.lastname@example.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Sorry for the confusion in terminology, I was unfamiliar with the exact >>> leader/follower semantics previously. >>> >>> So if all connected servers update their config file, does that mean >>> that non-voting followers who aren't part of the new ensemble will lose the >>> entry specific to them in their config file? I can test this myself, but >>> getting an inside perspective is very helpful. >>> >>> Thanks again for the help! >>> Jared >>> >>> >>> On Jul 27, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Alexander Shraer <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, any number of followers which are not in the configuration can just >>> connect and listen in. This has always been the case, also in 3.4, I just >>> made use of this for the purpose of adding members during reconfiguration. >>> Moreover, in 3.4 there this bug ZOOKEEPER-1113<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-1113> >>> where the leader actually counts the votes of anyone connected, >>> regardless of config membership :) This is fixed in ZK-107, so they are >>> really non-voting followers. >>> >>> > I am assuming that's the case, and that it is a follower (and not >>> > participant) by virtue of not being in the official configuration >>> stored in >>> > zookeeper itself. >>> >>> Follower and participant types of servers is not something that was >>> defined in ZK-107. In ZooKeeper every follower/leader is a "participant". >>> Its just that the votes of participants that are not in the configuration >>> are not counted that's why we call them non-voting followers. BTW, >>> obviously a non-voting follower can not become leader (like ZK-1113 this >>> was also not enforced before ZK-107). >>> >>> > And a followup... does zookeeper only overwrite the dynamic >>> > configuration file for nodes that are voting participants? Such that >>> if I >>> > started a follower and then left it running through some >>> > reconfigurations, its file would not get updated if it was never added >>> as >>> > part of those reconfigurations? >>> >>> No, as soon as it connects to the current leader, its dynamic config >>> file is overwritten with the current configuration as part of the >>> synchronization with the leader. Every time a new configuration is >>> committed, all connected servers (voting, non-voting, observers) will >>> update their dynamic config file, doesn't matter if they're in the config. >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Jared Cantwell < >>> email@example.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So does just having the server started and pointing to the existing >>>> ensemble automatically make it a "non participating follower"? In other >>>> words, there is no need to inform the existing nodes that this new node is >>>> joining as a follower? And to extend that, there could be any number of >>>> followers that are simply listening in on the event stream? I am assuming >>>> that's the case, and that it is a follower (and not participant) by virtue >>>> of not being in the official configuration stored in zookeeper itself. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Alexander Shraer <firstname.lastname@example.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> there are just two supported types - participant and observer. >>>>> (participant can act as either follower or leader). >>>>> >>>>> So you can either write participant or leave it unspecified (which >>>>> means participant by default). Also, since the ip is the same for all your >>>>> ports you don't have to write it twice. All of these should work in the >>>>> same way: >>>>> >>>>> server.5=10.10.5.17:2182:2183:participant;10.10.5.17:2181 >>>>> server.5=10.10.5.17:2182:2183:participant;2181<http://10.10.5.17:2181/> >>>>> server.5=10.10.5.17:2182:2183;10.10.5.17:2181 >>>>> server.5=10.10.5.17:2182:2183;2181 <http://10.10.5.17:2181/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Jared Cantwell < >>>>> email@example.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Alex for the response. Our current lines in the configuration >>>>>> look like this: >>>>>> >>>>>> server.5=10.10.5.17:2182:2183:participant;10.10.5.17:2181 >>>>>> >>>>>> For the new servers is it ok for their entry to have "participant"? >>>>>> Or should that be something different (e.g. "follower")? >>>>>> >>>>>> ~Jared >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Alexander Shraer <email@example.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Jared, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for experimenting with this feature. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The idea is that new servers join as "non voting followers". Which >>>>>>> means that they act as normal followers but the leader ignores their votes >>>>>>> since they are not part of the current configuration. The leader only >>>>>>> counts their votes during the reconfiguration itself (to make sure a quorum >>>>>>> of the new config is ready before the new config can be >>>>>>> committed/activated). Defining them as observers is not a good idea, for >>>>>>> example in your scenario if they were observers they wouldn't be able to >>>>>>> participate in the reconfiguration protocol (which is similar to the >>>>>>> protocol for committing any other operation in which observers don't >>>>>>> participate) and since we don't have a quorum of followers in the new >>>>>>> config that can ack, reconfiguration would throw an exception (of >>>>>>> KeeperException.NEWCONFIGNOQUORUM type). >>>>>>> Of course if you intend them to be observers in the new config you >>>>>>> can define them as observers since their votes are not needed during >>>>>>> reconfig anyway. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You're right, the new servers must be able to connect to the old >>>>>>> quorum. At minimum, their file should contain the current leader, but >>>>>>> you can also copy the current configuration file to the new members >>>>>>> if you wish. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In addition, you should add a line for the member itself, so that >>>>>>> server F appears in F's config file (Its not important that the other new >>>>>>> servers appear in F's file, but it won't hurt either, so you can do a union >>>>>>> of old and new if you wish). The constructor of QuorumPeer checks that the >>>>>>> server itself is in the configuration its started with, otherwise its not >>>>>>> going to run. This check has always been there, but I'm thinking of >>>>>>> possibly changing it in the future. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As soon as F connects to the leader, its config file will be >>>>>>> overwritten with the current config file as part of the synchronization >>>>>>> process. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Jared Cantwell < >>>>>>> firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We are testing integration with 3.5.0 and dynamic membership and I >>>>>>>> have a >>>>>>>> question. If I have a current set of servers in my ensemble >>>>>>>> {A,B,C,D,E} >>>>>>>> and I want to reconfigure the ensemble to {D,E,F,G,H}, how should >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> dynamic config file on servers F,G,H be configured on startup? >>>>>>>> Should they >>>>>>>> have the old ensemble, the new ensemble, or the union of both >>>>>>>> ensembles? >>>>>>>> It seems like these new servers need to know about the old >>>>>>>> quorum, but >>>>>>>> since they aren't part of it yet its not clear to me how they >>>>>>>> should be >>>>>>>> configured. Should there be an intermediate configuration with >>>>>>>> F,G, and H >>>>>>>> as simply Observers? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can't find much documentation on this so I want to make sure I >>>>>>>> understand >>>>>>>> things correctly. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>> ~Jared >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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The Rajesh Khanna-Anita Advani love story has taken a new turn. The family of the late superstar denied reports that the former actress was Khanna's lover and live-in-partner.
A day before the superstar died, Advani sent a legal notice through lawyer Mridula Kadam, stating that she had a share in Khanna's property and also charged his family for domestic violence.
Three weeks after Khanna's death his family responded to the legal notice with a four-page reply sent through Bheru Choudhary, who is Twinkle Khanna's lawyer. The reply said that Advani has no legal right to claim the actor's property.
Since Advani is not considered a part of Khanna's family she possibly wouldn't get any share of his property. Ever since the superstar died Advani was pushed into the spotlight. The actress, who was seen in a few films in the late 1980s, claimed that she took care of the ailing Khanna for eight years and said that he planned marry her days before his death.
She also said that she felt humiliated by the actor's son-in-law Akshay Kumar and the family's behaviour towards her at the funeral procession.
The superstar, who passed away on July 18, has left behind property worth millions. The legendary actor has left nothing for his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia as mentioned in the will that he filed two weeks prior to his death.
According to his last will, Khanna left behind his properties, liquidity investments and bank account operational authorities to his two daughters Twinkle and Rinkie Khanna, Deccan Herald reported.
"The drafted will was read in front of Rajesh Khanna his daughters, son-in -law Akshay and ex-wife Dimple. Also Kaka's friend and family doctor Dr. Dilip Walawarkar was present at that time," Deccan Herald quoted a source close to the family as saying.


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The Loft Forward brings in the New Year BEYOND expectations in Atlanta
To ring in the New Year right, the Loft Forward ( The Loft) hosted its second annual New Year's Celebration entitled, "BEYOND."
The celebration, hosted by Matthew Hudson and Shandae Pressley, took place at the DeFloor Center in Atlanta.
Lauren Ward with the help of her sister, Kristan Ward and close friends, established the Loft Forward in March 2015.
"The Loft was started with a purpose of bringing young men and women together in spiritual worship with God in a unique way,"Ward said. "We care about your Saturday nights and that's when we always have Loft events."
Before the clock struck 12, Pastor LaBryant Friend of All Nations Worship Assembly delivered a message on letting go of the past and moving forward in the future and led the audience in prayer before a countdown into 2018.
In addition to live music and Atlanta's own rap artist,1K Phew, the event included photography, a live skit and a live art gallery. Outside of the party room, guests enjoyed a lounge and minibar where they were able to socialize with others who were in attendance at the party.
"I like it, I always enjoy attending the Loft events" said guest Tatiana Howell. When it comes to bringing in the New Year, Howell believes God has great things instore for her. "I expect my businesses to flourish, get closer to God and develop personal growth," she said.
Justin Kennedy, new attendant of the Loft, is excited of what this New Year hold as well. "I definitely expect God to move," Kennedy said. I feel like this generation is serious about transforming themselves from being a real Christian to a real disciple of Jesus and it's about to be powerful"
With packed house of millennials in attendance of the Loft New Year Celebration, Ward says she was grateful for the turn out. "People really got to experience God," Ward said. "We wanted people to be able to hear how they could be successful in this next year, how they could move forward in this next year– and I think the success to me, and even for our team, is that people got to experience God."
The Loft has more to offer in 2018 that provide guests with a chance to experience God, profound connections


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Want to innovate? 7 Tips From Steve Jobs
There's no doubt about it—Steve Jobs was a great entrepreneur and an incredible innovator. His innovations didn't just impact one industry, but five: technology, music, telecommunications, entertainment (he funded Pixar and became its CEO and chairman) and retail. In his book The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, author Carmine Gallo identifies seven principles that drove Jobs' success. Whether you're just starting up or scaling your company, you can apply these principles to becoming an entrepreneurial and innovative leader.
1. Do what you love
When you follow your heart and are passionate about what you do, you lay the foundation for your creativity. That keeps you motivated so when obstacles get in your way you have the strength to go on.
2. Put a dent in the universe
When you have a vision that others buy into, people follow you and stick with you even when things get bumpy. When your vision is bold, specific, concise and consistently communicated, people are more likely to join you on your journey and help you reach your destination.
"People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it," said Simon Sinek, in this TED speech How Great Leaders Inspire Action. Sinek was speaking about how Jobs and other leaders communicate. Focusing on why helps companies be more innovative, more profitable and command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike.
3. Kick start your brain
Exposing yourself to a broad set of experiences expands your understanding of the human condition. Jobs studied calligraphy in college, meditated in an Indian ashram and examined the Four Seasons hotel chain while developing the customer service model for Apple stores. He hired musicians, poets, artists, zoologists and historians who he said "also happened to be the best computer scientists in the world" to work on the Macintosh.
4. Sell dreams not products
Forget focus groups in which customers tell you what they want. Most customers don't know what they want in a new product. It's your creativity that will imagine it. Of course you're going to "listen" to your customers and ask them for feedback. When it comes to breakthrough ideas, however, it's not your customer who will come up with them.
5. Saying no to 1,000 things
Customers may want you to add lots of components to your business. Knowing which are essential is key. For Jobs, the key to Apple's success was that he kept his designs simple and uncluttered.
6. Create insanely great experiences
Use simple innovations to create deeper, more emotional connections with your customers. Apple stores have no cashiers. Instead they offer experts, consultants and even "geniuses" to provide a concierge-like experience, much like an elegant hotel does.
7. Master the message
Lots of people have great ideas. What differentiates those who succeed from those who don't is having a compelling story. Jobs was one of the greatest corporate storytellers in the world because his presentations informed, educated and entertained. Forget bulleted PowerPoint slides. Think visually to bring your story to life.


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The clients
Refugees are persons living outside their country of origin who cannot return to their homes due to fear of persecution based on their race, religion, or membership in a particular social/political group. Approximately 70,000 refugees are settled to the United States each year. Austin is one of the top cities for refugee resettlement in the United States. We predominantly at this time find ourselves assisting families from Burma, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
Where do we come in?
The U.S. government assists refugee families for a limited time with resettlement in the form of housing, medical care, English language classes, etc. This assistance ends in 3-6 months, and then refugee families must rely on the support and generosity of neighbors and community resources, unless they have managed to find a sustainable income and lifestyle.
MCSS values self-sufficiency, empowerment, self-determination and resilience. We strive to recognize and acknowledge the strengths refugees bring with them, and help them to leverage these strengths to become independent and self-sufficient.
What does the process of assistance look like?
- Families register with MCSS and provide documentation - passports, drivers licenses, proof of all sources of income and debt, etc.
- MCSS assesses their needs and try to help accordingly, which can include but is not limited to:
- Rent assistance
- Job-seeking assistance (including resume construction and review)
- Helping overcome language barriers (ESL classes, tutoring)
- If appropriate, loans for continuing education
- Collection and distribution of furniture donation
- Collection and distribution of Qurbani meat
- Maintaining a database of clients, and helping them feel at home in their new homes, and also connected to the Muslim community here. This means keeping them in the loop, encouraging and welcoming attendance and participation at community-wide events, subsidizing those experiences when possible.


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It'll all be over soon. The mystery. The anticipation. The rumours. Oh, the rumours. After the tablet is announced tomorrow, another stage in the gadget life cycle will begin. So take one last soak in every tablet rumour worth reading.
We'll be continuously updating our ongoing rumour roundup until our liveblog actually starts tomorrow morning. And the last 24 hours is always the most exciting. Anyone catch CNBC lately? So, catch up on what's been leaked, what's been whispered, what's been sneezed - you don't wanna be behind everybody else, do you? [Apple Tablet Rumors, Photo Credit: Steve McQuillen]


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FAA's STEM Aviation and Space Education (AVSED) programs offer countless ways for children and young adults to explore the exciting worlds of aviation and aerospace. With the support of numerous partners in the public and private sectors, we reach out to students around the world so they can learn more about civil and commercial aviation as well as the critical role that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) plays in a young aviator's future.
From nationally recognized programs to smaller regional and local programs, STEM AVSED outreach takes on all shapes and sizes – job shadowing, career days, science fairs, field trip opportunities, workshops for educators, and more.
Learn about the programs we offer to students at elementary, middle school, and high school levels.
Elementary Programs (Grades K-4)
Middle School Programs (Grades 5-8)
High School Programs (Grades 9-12)


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I have an external HDD and have created a Folder with vital information where I have saved Excel, Word, pictures in various file formats and I am going to give the HDD to another employee to transfer data onto it but I don't want them to be able to view or save, or copy any files from the folder I have created. How do I protect and stop them from accessing this info in this folder?
The other employee will be transferring other file onto this HDD. And I am using Windows XP.
Hi Meshplan,
Have a look at this link:
The encryption of files and folders is only supported with the NTFS file system. If the drive is FAT32, which is common with external drives, it will not work. FAT32 has no security, anyone having physical access can do whatever they wish. If that is the case you should find some other way to have the files added to the drive.
Sorry guys, I'm no computer geek - how do I find out its a FAT32 folder and able to be encrypted. To be specific, the folder is used to backup my Outlook Archive Folders and the Hard Drive from my PC. Can you give me the instructions in plane and simple english please....
A step by step process would be much simply.
Go to My Computer and open it select the external drive you are dealing with, and right click it. Go down the list and select Properties. In this window it will tell you the file system for this external drive.
Thanks, file system is NTFS, so how do I block access to a folder in this HDD?
See post #1.


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BILL, JUST GOT THE WORD THAT WAYNE DUPREE WITH BE ON WCBM IN BALIMORE FROM 9-12 AM MONDAY-FRIDAY STARTING THE 16th. THAT'S A 50,000 WATT STATION DAYS AND 25,000 WATTS AT NIGHT. WE HAVE TO FIND A 50,000 STATION FOR YOUR VOICE RADIO.
sorry i missed the show. was working and have missed all week. going to grab the replay. see you all soon
Luke ask Hillary to "erase" Obummers
nite all!
could always play a Christmas song.....
Have a great night & weekend TrumpTrain!
Good night I'm way behind because was watching Trump
:raising_hand: Y"ALL Be blessed and bye for now..
Have a great night everyone! See you on Sunday!
Thank you for another great show Bill, & Cari
If only there was a way to vacate his Presidency. Wipe it from the books.
Great Show! Will tune in on Sunday! Thank you Bill, Cari!! Have a great night and weekend!!!
I will be so happy when Obama isn't the president....alnost s aid "our president"....don't feel he was
Thanks, Randal!
That's about all he did lol
:radio: Great show Bill and Cari.....--> #TrumpCard love's Y'ALL
LOL, Luke!
No, just trump stating it
Presidential portrait of Obama should have a bag of golf clubs in it.
Cookie, is there any video of that- at the Carrier plant?
Ms, yes crying. That s what they said
ok how many days? geezzz 49? well guess if we wish it faster then Christmas would be over by now..rigtht?
Cookie...They were crying? Touching
Yes Cari
agree Cari
Only 49 days left of Obama! Yay!
Fay, true
Thats good Fay