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The Bioinformatics Centre was established at the Institute as a sub- centre under the BTIS network. The Centre has a dedicated Internet connectivity (1 mbps), necessary hardware and software resources to initiate and support the Spice Bioinformatics/Biotechnology programmes. An advanced IT infrastructure with high end servers, routers, switches and wired and wireless LAN was built up during this period. A Bioinformatics Library with more than 100 reference books, journals, databases etc. was also set up. A round the clock browsing facility, SpicE- Lab, is also made available for the benefit of students and research fellows. Active collaboration exists with nearby BTISNet centres, especially with the centre at CPCRI, Kasaragod in organizing Bioinformatics trainings and sharing of resources. The Centre also collaborates with NIT, Kozhikode for conducting a Bioinformatics course for M.Tech. students. Currently 19 students are attending this course. Bioinformatics students doing their M.Sc. in other institutions are allowed to carry out their project work in the institute. The Centre collaborated with DOEACC Centre, Kozhikode in conducting an 'O' level course in Bioinformatics. The Centre has also initiated action on coordinating Agri- bioinformatics efforts in the country by organizing workshops and by developing an Agri- Informatics portal.
Development of integrated databases and software tools on various aspects of spices viz. genetic resources, their chemical constituents, pathogens of spices etc was one of the key activities of this centre.There are 14 databases to its credit and many of them are available online. The Centre has awarded Bioinformatics traineeship to nine students and studentship to 16 students. It has conducted 12 training programmes out of which seven were of 3 weeks duration.
Computational and Information support to various R&D projects of the institute.
Maintenance and updating of the institute website,intranet ('SPICENET') and the email facility ('Spicemail').
Designing and developing customized databases and software for scientists, administration etc.
Providing round the clock access to Internet and Bioinformatics tools through the facility called E- Lab.
Designing, development and hosting of websites of various ICAR institutes.
Providing logical support for the Institute library in online accessing of information resources, e- publishing, digitization and building up an institute repository.
Organizing in- house training for institute staff in computers and other IT areas.


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Thursday 23 April 2009
Somewhere in the East of Paris an artist has created a stencil of the radical thinker Guy Debord and is now decorating walls and doors with his image. This figure is sometimes accompanied by a message, "Deux bords pour un dérive" (two sides for a drift), a rather non-sensical play on words on Debord's name and theories. Debord both criticised and used text and images to inspire change, but what would he have thought about seeing his image become spectacle?
Debord's most well-known work, "Society of the Spectacle" was published in 1967, and has been credited by many as a major inspiration behind the 1968 Paris uprising. In very broad terms, this book deals with post-war modernism, and how images in the media create a spectacle that produces alienation and division in society. Debord not only criticised though, but also proposed ways to break down or away from this society, with the most well-known strategy being the 'dérive' or drift.
Images though are not simply physical representations, but can also be generated by words. Debord quotes the sociologist Chombart de Lauwe who noted that "an urban neighborhood is determined not only by geographical and economic factors, but also by the image that its inhabitants and those of other neighborhoods have of it". Studies had shown that individuals in cities often become trapped in banal triangles of work/home/leisure, and rarely deviate from these points. The solution to break out of this trap, and by extension to change people's perception of their living environment would be to embark on a drift.
In practical terms, the drift would be a way to escape from the physical limits of the city. Built-up environments are necessarilly restrictive for Situationists, being designed to direct and control inhabitants. As Debord wrote, "In a dérive one or more persons during a certain period drop their relations, their work and leisure activities, and all their other usual motives for movement and action, and let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there". If everybody drifted on a regular basis, psychogeographical barriers would be broken down and the city would change. As the famous 1968 phrase summarised, 'Sous les pavés la plage' (Beneath the pavements, the beach).
Today's stencil artist clearly feels that this is an image that can still inspire today, but does it still have relevance? Debord once wrote that "all that was once directly lived has become mere representation", and it is ironic that this should apply to the man himself today. Debord's drifts took in many bars and too much alcohol, a factor that is said to have contributed to his suicide in 1994, and the images of uprising and the slogans used in 1968 have since become something akin to capitalist commodities.
Simply choosing Debord's profile seems to me to be approaching idolatry, rather like wearing a t-shirt with the face of Che Guevara on it. The message is an empty one, particularly for this face which is little known. However, this is an image that may provoke thought and reflection, and a single thought still has the capacity to grow into something more powerful. At the very least, it may encourage people to investigate a very original and fascinating personality.
Note: If you are interested in learning more about Debord, psychogeography and the Situationists, Ken Knabb's Bureau of Public Secrets website contains translations and discussions of all major texts: http://www.bopsecrets.org
10 comments:
- Squirrel said...
A great stencil, and had I passed by it ( I wish... ) I would have run off to research just who this was. An inspiration to an uprising... I think he can still inspire today, even though it may seem like hero worship, I think sometimes the images and a vague idea of the individual is all it takes... sometimes just the artfully done image.
- 23 April 2009 at 15:28
- ArtSparker said...
He's the map trumps the territory guy ? I think when we stray outside the borders both the marvellous and our own mortality lie waiting, there are benefits to keeping one's nose to the carrot (take that, metaphors).
- 23 April 2009 at 17:41
- Starman said...
Okay, someone needs to explain to me the difference between tags and graffiti. I thought they were one and the same.
- 23 April 2009 at 18:44
- Adam said...
Starman: The way I see it, graffiti is some kind of multi-coloured creation whereas a tag is just a single colour signature. However, there is a 'Tag' exhibition in Paris at the moment full of what I would describe as graffiti!
- 23 April 2009 at 19:47
a "tag" is sort of like a signature, a specific word/image an artist uses, whereas grafitti encompasses both tags and pieces of art created on buildings.
also, I remember reading Society and the Spectacle in film school, but never thought twice about the author. . . very interesting, Adam. - 23 April 2009 at 21:31
- CarolineLD said...
On the subject of Debord puns, there's a graphic novel/game shop in Lamballe, Cotes d'Armor called Sous les paves, la page. (Apologies for missing accents!)
- 23 April 2009 at 22:18
- PeterParis said...
"All that was once directly lived has become mere representation" seems to be a quite true statement, perhaps more and more true! We are all rushing through things, take photos (especialy if we are bloggers) and run to the next event or place! (I include myself.)
I share the distinction between graffiti and tags, but the limits seem of course a bit vague.
I hope you will have a relaxing weekend! - 24 April 2009 at 11:22
- Nathalie H.D. said...
J'adore ta première image - un vrai coup de poing. La personnalité de Guy Debord, que je ne connaissais pas, donne tout son sens à ce graffiti - avec les réserves que tu fais très justement. Bravo.
- 24 April 2009 at 17:10
- Nathalie H.D. said...
Alors, "sous les pavés, la plage", c'est de Guy Debord ?
- 24 April 2009 at 17:12
- Nathalie H.D. said...
And about your comment in Avignon, of course it's worth discussing what beauty is...
I'd say it's in the eye of the beholder, with a lot of acquired tastes. - 24 April 2009 at 17:13


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Re: LAN x86
Hi guys,
I have found out that the new Optiplex760 desktops from Dell are not supported with the current Lan driverpacks. (neither x86 nor x64)
The driver missing is from intel and contains those files:
Those drivers are included in the latest Intel driverpack:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/17252/e … s_13_5.zip
Would you mind integrating those please ?
Maybe the zip contains other drivers not yet in the driverpacks ?
Re: LAN x86
midiboy, thanks as always for your feedback and link to drivers as well. Will add them in next release.
Re: LAN x86
Hi shahed,
no problem. Glad I can help.
One more thing to add to my post above:
Interestingly, the x64 driverfiles needed for the Dell Optiplex 760 are not inside the Intel zip file, the x86 drivers are ?!?
So here is a link to the drivers on the dell site, they are a bit older but contain both the 32 and 64bit versions:
Re: LAN x86
Hi once again,
I have now found two files on the Intel site that contain both driverfiles, x32 and 64 so no need to download the Dell drivers.
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/12200/a … _v13_5.exe
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/12197/a … _v13_5.exe
Sorry for all those posts above. I guess the last two links contain everything you need.
Re: LAN x86
No problem, and thanks again.
Re: LAN x86
Updated to 903
Re: LAN x86
Hi muiz,
thanks for the upload but you linked to the x64 pack :-)
Re: LAN x86
Hi muiz,
thanks for the upload but you linked to the x64 pack :-)
Sorry it was late and i was very tired, fixed now.
Re: LAN x86
Thanks, muiz ! :-)
Re: LAN x86
Updated to 903.1
Re: LAN x86
I'm rather new to this, but why exactly is there a Broadcom 802.11 driver in here? Shouldn't that be in the WAN pack? I was expecting to find Broadcom 57XX lan drivers. Am I missing something?
Re: LAN x86
We are only human, we can make mistakes.
But thx for letting us know.
Re: LAN x86
Hi !
New driver for Marvell Chipset:
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDi … iverId=206 (x86)
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDi … iverId=207 (x64)
It says that its for Windows 7 but the inf is for Vista/W7 together.
Re: LAN x86
Updated to 907
Re: LAN x86
Hi muiz!
Here's Broadcom Ethernet drivers which haven't still been included in pack:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/etherne … rivers.php
There're several series, available for both vista & 7 in zip archives
Plz update
Yours ;-)
Re: LAN x86
Sorry i have no time to update the x86 packs , still waiting for help
Re: LAN x86
Sorry i have no time to update the x86 packs , still waiting for help
I did some work on updating this pack. It will most likely need to be edited for the HWIDs and whatnot.
http://driverpacks.sytes.net/driverpack … _100106.7z
Changes since last release:
5 Jan 2010
- Updated 8/1 nVidia Driver
From: DriverVer=08/01/2008, 67.8.9
To: DriverVer=07/30/2009, 73.1.4
- Added 4/2 Broadcom NetXtreme Desktop Driver
- Added 4/3 Broadcom Driver for BCM5700, BCM5701 and BCM5702 devices
- Updated 7/1 Marvell Yukon Ethernet Controller
From: DriverVer=07/20/2009, 126.96.36.199
To: DriverVer=12/11/2009, 184.108.40.206
- Updated 5/1 Intel 10 GbE
PCIe From: DriverVer= 11/18/2008,22.214.171.124
PCIe To: DriverVer= 08/11/2009,220.127.116.11, DriverVer= 10/14/2009,184.108.40.206
PCI-x: No Change
- Moved 5/1 to 5/1/v
- Added 5/1/7 Intel 10 GbE DriverVer=10/13/2009,188.8.131.52 DriverVer=10/14/2009,188.8.131.52
- Updated 5/2 Intel PRO/1000
From: DriverVer= 12/04/2008,18.104.22.168, DriverVer= 09/23/2008,126.96.36.199, DriverVer= 10/24/2008,10.4.19.0, DriverVer= 12/11/2008,10.3.49.400, DriverVer= 11/21/2008,220.127.116.11
To: DriverVer= 08/28/2009,126.96.36.199, DriverVer= 09/23/2008,18.104.22.168, DriverVer= 12/10/2009,184.108.40.206, DriverVer= 07/13/2009,126.96.36.199, DriverVer= 10/20/2009,10.1.6.0
- Moved 5/2 to 5/2/v
- Added 5/2/7
DriverVer= 09/01/2009,22.214.171.124, DriverVer= 12/10/2009,188.8.131.52, DriverVer= 07/14/2009,220.127.116.11, DriverVer= 10/20/2009,10.1.6.0
- Moved 5/3 to 5/3/v
- Added 5/3/7
DriverVer= 10/01/2009,126.96.36.199
6 Jan 2010
- Updated 9/1 Realtek RTL8139/810x
From: DriverVer= 10/29/2008,6.110.1029.2008
To: DriverVer= 07/23/2009,6.111.0723.2009
- Updated 9/2 Realtek
From: DriverVer= 03/17/2009,6.218.0317.2009
To: DriverVer= 09/02/2009,6.227.0902.2009
- Updated 11/1 VIA Rhine Family Ethernet
From: DriverVer= 09/21/2007, 22.214.171.1247
To: DriverVer= 06/16/2009, 18.104.22.168
- Added 11/3 Velocity Gigabit Ethernet
DriverVer= 05/14/2009, 18.104.22.168
Re: LAN x86
thx, the "FROM" part is not needed, but atleast some help, thx again
EDIT: Updated to 1001
Re: LAN x86
thx, the "FROM" part is not needed, but atleast some help, thx again
EDIT: Updated to 1001
You're welcome. I'm glad I could help out.
Re: LAN x86
Updated 10.01 again.
29 Jan 2010
- Reorganized folder structure for upcoming DPBase support.
- Added:
Atheros Communications
- 3 Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller
-Vista_32 DriverVer = 12/03/2009,18.104.22.168
-Win7_32 DriverVer = 12/03/2009,18.104.22.168
- 4 Atheros AR81xx Series PCI-E Ethernet Controller
-Vista_32 DriverVer = 12/22/2009,18.104.22.168
-Win7_32 DriverVer = 12/22/2009,22.214.171.124
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Re: LAN x86
DISM is reporting errors from VIA 1 and VIA 3 I think there are missing files.
Edit also found Nvidia 1 is missing a file I have it fixed local and will upload sometime today. If you know where VIA 1 and 3 came from I will fix and test those also. When you rebuild the packs do you do a integration with DISM and look at the log? if not how are we testing the packs before we release them? because I never see them in the testing forum ?
Edit 2
Never mind I found the drivers and am updating and testing now.
Edit 3
Fixed pack uploaded to the testing forum
Last edited by dolivas (2010-02-06 22:49:17)
Re: LAN x86
Updated to 10.03
27 Mar 2010 (10.03)
-Atheros\1 Deleted. Moved to WLAN.
-Broadcom\1 Deleted. Moved to WLAN.
-VIA\2 Deleted. Duplicated by \1\Vista
- Atheros\1 L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter DriverVer = 10/13/2009,126.96.36.199
- Jmicron\1 JMicron PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (Vista) DriverVer = 02/25/2010, 126.96.36.199
- Jmicron\2 JMicron PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (Win7) DriverVer = 02/25/2010, 22.214.171.124
- Realtek\4 Realtek PCIe FE/GBE Family Controller DriverVer = 03/04/2010,7.017.0304.2010 (Win7)
- VIA\3\Win7 VIA Velocity Gigabit Ethernet DriverVer = 09/04/2009, 126.96.36.199
- Atheros\2 from DriverVer = 08/17/2007,2.3.6000.5 to 10/16/2008,18.104.22.168
- Broadcom\2 from DriverVer=08/06/2009,220.127.116.11 to 02/09/2010,188.8.131.52
- Broadcom\3 from DriverVer=07/31/2009,184.108.40.206 to 02/09/2010,18.104.22.168
- Intel\1 from DriverVer = 10/14/2009,184.108.40.206 to 02/01/2010,184.108.40.206 (15.1.1)
- Intel\2 from DriverVer = 09/01/2009,220.127.116.11 (14.7) to 01/07/2010,126.96.36.199 (15.1.1)
- Intel\3 from DriverVer = 07/01/2009,184.108.40.206 (14.5) to 10/01/2009,188.8.131.52 (15.1.1)
- Intel\4 from DriverVer = 05/21/2008,126.96.36.199 to 11/16/2009,126.96.36.199 (15.1.1)
- Intel\5 from DriverVer = 07/22/2009,22.214.171.124 to 12/07/2009,18.104.22.168 (15.1.1)
- Marvell\1 from DriverVer = 12/11/2009, 22.214.171.124 to 02/15/2010, 18.104.22.168
- Realtek\2 from DriverVer = 09/02/2009,6.227.0902.2009 to 03/04/2010,6.235.0304.2010 (Vista)
- SIS\1 from DriverVer = 05/02/2008,2.0.1039.1660 to 09/08/2008,2.0.1039.1670
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear Kevlar!
Re: LAN x86
Hello and thanks for this great resource. I noticed that the NDIS 5.1 Broadcom driver in the Broadcom\3 directory seems to be an XP driver (from the comment header in the inf and also dpinst is refusing to install it on my target Win7 system as it complains it is for the wrong OS), but it is in the 10.03 Vista x86 DriverPack. Thanks!
Re: LAN x86
%BRCM% = Broadcom, NTx86.5.1, NTx86.6.0, NTamd64
NTx86.5.1 (XP/2003)
NTx86.6.0 (Vista)
NTx86.6.1 (Win7) NOT included in above list.
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear Kevlar!


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How many young people make serious suicide attempts or commit suicide?
Each year in the U.S., approximately 2 million U.S. adolescents attempt suicide, and almost 700,000 receive medical attention for their attempt (AACAP, 2001). According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, in 2001, 2.6% of students reported making a suicide attempt that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse. With respect to suicide, it is estimated that each year in the U.S., approximately 2,000 youth aged 10
- 19 complete suicide. In 2000, suicide was the 3rd leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 24 years of age, following unintentional injuries and homicide (CDC Wonder).
- The suicide rate among children aged 10-14 was 1.5/100,000, or 300 deaths among 19,895,072 children in this age group. – The suicide rate among adolescents aged 15-19 was 8.2/100,000, or 1,621 deaths among 19,882,596 adolescents in this age group.
- The suicide rate among young people aged 20-24 was 12.8/100,000, or 2,373 deaths among 18,484,615 people in this age group.
What leads to suicide in children and adolescents?
Suicide is the result of many complex factors. More than 90% of youth suicide victims have at least one major psychiatric disorder, although younger adolescent suicide victims have lower rates of psychopathology (Gould et al., 2003). It is important to note that while the majority of suicide victims have a history of psychiatric disorder, especially mood disorders, very few adolescents with psychiatric disorder will go on to complete suicide. Other important risk factors for suicide and suicidal behavior include:
- Prior suicide attempt
- Co-occurring mental and alcohol or substance abuse disorders
- Family history of suicide
- Parental psychopathology
- Hopelessness
- Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies
- Easy access to lethal methods, especially guns
- Exposure to the suicide of a family member, friend, or other significant person
- History of physical or sexual abuse
- Same-sex sexual orientation (only been shown for suicidal behavior, not suicide)
- Impaired parent-child relationships
- Life stressors, especially interpersonal losses and legal or disciplinary problems
- Lack of involvement in school and/or work ("drifting")
Is there some way that family or other adults can identify a young person at risk?
Yes, people can be educated about the warning signs of suicidal behavior. Some of the key risk factors to look for are listed above. The single biggest risk factor is serious current suicidality, either suicidal ideation with intent to commit suicide, or a recent attempt. Other warning signs include (abstracted from AACAP Teen Suicide Fact Sheet):
- Change in eating and sleeping habits
- Withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
- Violent actions, rebellious behavior, or running away
- Drug and alcohol use – Unusual neglect of personal appearance
- Marked personality change
- Persistent boredom, difficulty concentrating, or a decline in the quality of schoolwork
- Frequent complaints about physical symptoms, often related to emotions, such as stomachaches, headaches, fatigue, etc.
- Loss of interest in pleasurable activities
- Not tolerating praise or rewards
For adolescents who are already receiving psychiatric treatment, family psychoeducation may be an effective approach to help parents and family members to understand better the problems of their adolescent. The goals of such education are to increase compliance with treatment, promote a partnership with the parents so that they can monitor the patient with regard to recurrences, and to help the family learn how to cope with a child with a psychiatric illness.
Is there some way that suicide can be prevented in young people?
Yes, suicide can be prevented. As noted above, most suicides occur with at least some outward warning. One of the most effective suicide prevention strategies is educating people about how to identify and effectively respond to the warning signs of suicidal behavior, thus increasing the referral of at-risk youth. Screening for psychopathology among adolescents may be one way to detect youths at risk for suicide. However, because suicidal tendencies tend to wax and wane, screenings may have to be repeated. Treatment of parental psychopathology may also attenuate risk in psychiatrically ill youths. One of the primary goals of effective suicide prevention strategies among young people is to reduce suicide risk factors.
Psychopathology, particularly mood disorders, conduct/antisocial disorders, and substance abuse, is strongly associated with youth suicide. Importantly, these mental disorders are all treatable. Therefore, it is imperative that psychiatric disorders in young people be accurately recognized and effectively treated. According to one recent case-control study (Brent et al., 1999) the effective targeting of a handful of risk factors, namely past suicide attempt, psychopathology in the adolescent, parental psychopathology, and gun in the home, is likely to result in a substantial reduction in the suicide rate among youth.
If a youngster attempts suicide, what interventions should be sought?
Unfortunately, very little is known about the treatment of suicidal youth. However, in the majority of adolescent suicide attempters have a depressive disorder, and we do know that SSRIs, cognitive therapy, and interpersonal therapy are all efficacious treatments for depressive disorders. However, since seriously suicidal adolescents have been excluded from the clinical trials that these conclusions are based upon, we do not know the efficacy of these treatments in seriously suicidal patients. A number of approaches have been taken to the treatment of suicide attempting adolescents.
It is important to note that none of the treatments have demonstrated documented efficacy in reducing the reattempt rate of treated patients. However, each treatment modality has provided some benefit to youthful attempters relative to treatment as usual. For instance, case management has been shown to improve treatment adherence and reduce emergency room visits (Deykin et al., 1986). Treatment compliance and endpoint measures of suicidal ideation and depression have been shown to be superior in a family intervention plus an educational intervention at intake in the emergency room, relative to the family intervention alone for adolescent Latina suicide attempters (Rotheram-Borus et al., 1996).
A home based 4-session family therapy intervention was not more efficacious than treatment as usual for adolescent suicide attempters, except in the subgroup of attempters were not depressed. Since this subgroup was the least suicidal, this was considered a negative study. (Harrington et al. 1998). In a study of adolescents who made repeat suicide attempts, subjects randomized to a group treatment that involved elements of interpersonal therapy, cognitive therapy, and DBT showed a trend toward decreasing reattempt and a significant decrease in the number of subjects who made more than one attempt upon follow-up (Wood et al., 2001). Studies in adults using dialectic behavior therapy (DBT), CBT, and short-term IPT have all been shown to be more efficacious than treatment as usual in reducing repeat suicidal behavior, but these treatments have not yet been studied in suicidal adolescents (Beck, find ref from TASA; Linehan et al., 1991, 1993; Dutch study).
Currently, no psychopharmacological studies have been undertaken that have specifically targeted suicidal adolescents. However, the British Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) recently ruled that paroxetine, a member of the same class of drug as Prozac, is an ineffective treatment for children or adolescents who are suffering from major depressive disorder and the drug could possibly increase suicidal tendencies. This highlights the importance of carefully evaluating the safety of SSRIs and also of testing their efficacy in suicidal individuals.
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Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible may soon get under your skin, if you're among the 175 people who will be providing the company with their precious bodily fluids.
Google has embarked on a project called Baseline Study to develop a model -- a "biochemical fingerprint" -- of the chemistry of a healthy human body. The goal of the project is to be able to identify deviations from the norm that signal the onset of adverse health conditions and to improve our understanding of human physiology.
The project is being led by molecular biologist Dr. Andrew Conrad under the auspices of Google X, the company's "moonshot" research group.
"It may sound counter-intuitive, but by studying health, we might someday be better able to understand disease," said Conrad in a statement. "This research could give us clues about how the human body stays healthy or becomes sick, which could in turn unlock insights into how diseases could be better detected or treated."
Google's involvement in the project allows researchers to employ the company's vast computational power for data processing and storage. The researchers will also benefit from the plummeting cost of genomic sequencing, which cost $100 million in 2002 and now costs about $1,000.
After the pilot group of 175 provides fluid and tissue samples for analysis, researchers at Duke University and Stanford University plan to expand the project to include thousands of participants.
Google declined to provide specific details about the privacy and data use terms agreed to by its research subjects. The pilot study has been reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is independent from Google. The research data will be under the stewardship of the principal investigator, not Google. A person familiar with the project's data handling requirements insists that the data will be anonymized and will not be accessible to insurance companies in any event.
Despite its euthanization of Google Health on January 1, 2012, Google appears to be unable to resist the health business. In part, that's a consequence of the tech industry's focus on wearable devices, which through bodily contact lend themselves to health monitoring. Google's return to the heath business began earlier this year with the launch of Google Fit, the company's platform for fitness data and devices.
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Botanical Name : Allium textile
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. textile
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asparagales
*Allium angulosum Pursh 1813, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753
*Allium aridum Rydb.
*Allium geyeri var. textile (A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.) B. Boivin
*Allium reticulatum Fraser ex G. Don 1827, illegitimate homonym , not J. Presl & C. Presl 1817
*Allium reticulatum var. playanum M.E. Jones
*Maligia laxa Raf.
Common Name: Prairie onion or Textile onion
Habitat : Allium textile is native to North America – Saskatchewan to South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico and Arizona. It grows on dry prairies, calcareous rocks and open woods.
Allium textile produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 2.5 cm long. There are no rhizomes. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 40 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped or urn-shaped, about 6 mm in diameter; tepals white or pink with reddish-brown midribs; pollen and anthers yellow. It is in flower from May to July.
The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, insects.Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
Prefers a sunny position in a light well-drained soil. Plants require a period of summer rest at which time they should be kept dry or they are likely to rot, they are therefore more easily grown in a bulb frame or cold greenhouse. The bulbs should be planted fairly deeply. Most members of this genus are intolerant of competition from other growing plants. Closely related to A. stellatum. Grows well with most plants, especially roses, carrots, beet and chamomile, but it inhibits the growth of legumes. This plant is a bad companion for alfalfa, each species negatively affecting the other. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Seed – sow spring in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle – if you want to produce clumps more quickly then put three plants in each pot. Grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter and plant them out into their permanent positions in spring once they are growing vigorously and are large enough. Division in spring. The plants divide successfully at any time in the growing season, pot up the divisions in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are growing well and then plant them out into their permanent positions.
Edible Uses:
Edible Parts: Flowers; Leaves; Root.
Bulb – raw or cooked. Fairly large, the bulb is up to 2cm in diameter. It is used as an onion substitute in stews etc. The bulb can be eaten fresh or can be stored for later use. Leaves – raw or cooked. Flowers – raw. Used as a garnish on salads.
Medicinal Uses:
Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis they help reduce blood cholesterol levels, act as a tonic to the digestive system and also tonify the circulatory system.
Other Uses:….Repellent…..The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellent. The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles
Known Hazards:Although no individual reports regarding this species have been seen, there have been cases of poisoning caused by the consumption, in very large quantities and by some mammals, of certain members of this genus. Dogs seem to be particularly susceptible.
Disclaimer: This information is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical advise or help. It is always best to consult with a Physician about serious health concerns. This information is in no way intended to diagnose or prescribe remedies.This is purely for educational purpose.


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For thousands of years mankind has been trying to work out the
shape and structure of the universe we live in. Is the earth flat
or round? Do the planets orbit around the Earth or the Sun? What
shape are their orbits? Where are the stars in relation to the
planets? Mathematics has always been crucial for this endeavour.
It's all very well looking up at the stars, but you need
mathematical theories and systems to make sense of it all. Much of
the history of astronomy concerns the use of the most basic shapes
- circles, spheres etc - and yet people have disagreed enormously
because of our inability actually to see what shape things are.
This is the first in a series of articles exploring how astronomers
over the ages have tried to visualise the cosmos around us.
Pythagoras, like many Ancient Greeks, believed that circles and
spheres were the most perfect shapes and therefore that the earth
and all the heavenly objects must be spherical. So his model was
based on aesthetic reasoning - he believed that the most beautiful
and 'harmonious' shape must be the true shape of the earth. He did
not attempt to prove it, because it just seemed natural that the
world should be geometrically perfect. If you could imagine the
world being any other shape that you think is beautiful, what would
it be? How could you test whether or not it was the right shape
without travelling all the way around the world or looking at it
from space? Have a look at some different earth shapes here
. To find out more about Pythagoras see our previous articles here
and here
Aristotle also believed that the world was spherical, but he used
observations to prove that it was true. He pointed out that when
the earth casts a shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse, the
shadow is always circular. Can you think why this proved that the
earth was a sphere? Try visualising what the shadow would look like
if the earth was a flat disc. What would happen to the shadow if
you tilted or rotated the disc in different directions? You could
even try this with a lamp in a darkened room and some different
shapes to represent the earth.
As you can see then, the only shape that would always cast a
circular shadow is a sphere. Aristotle also noticed that people
could see different stars and constellations depending on how far
north or south they were, so that also suggested that the earth was
If you have seen the film Pirates of the Caribbean: at world's
end , where the ship falls off the edge of the world over a
giant waterfall, then you will know that a lot of people used to
think the earth was flat. Even though astronomers knew that it was
round, it didn't convince a lot of ordinary folk who were
frightened of sailing too far and falling into oblivion. Can you
think of some reasons why the idea of a flat earth seemed so
plausible to so many people?
Today we know that the earth is spherical because we have been
able to measure its curvature very accurately and even see it from
space. However we also know that it isn't a perfect sphere, and
this was predicted by Isaac Newton as a consequence of his theory
of gravitation. In fact the earth bulges out slightly around the
middle, and is slightly flatter at the north and south poles.
The next instalment in this series of articles is
Shaping the Universe II - The Solar System , where we shall be
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Cruising through the blogsosphere the other day I found Paul Kimball's comments about Captain Lorenzo Kent Kimball (no relation and seen on the left) and how some of us, Stan Friedman and me to be specific, have ignored his testimony. Well, we didn't really ignore it, we knew about it, but thought that it added little to our understanding of the Roswell UFO case.
Kimball (the captain and not the blogger) was indeed assigned to the base hospital in Roswell as a Medical Supply Officer. That put him into the base hospital and he should have been aware of any unusual activity there in 1947 because he would have been in the center of it. Or so he would have us believe.
Instead, he wrote, "Most of the medical staff spent their time at the Officer's Club swimming pool every afternoon after duty hours. The biggest excitement was the cut-throat hearts game in the BOQ and an intense bingo, bango bungo golf game at the local nine hole golf course for a nickel a point!! There was absolutely NO unusual activity on the Base..."
He also presents some facts about what Don Schmitt and I wrote about the crash, the alleged autopsy in the base hospital, and Jesse Johnson who was assigned as one of the doctors in 1947. Kimball wrote:
1. There was a physician named Jesse B. Johnson assigned to the Base Hospital. However, he was a 1st Lt., not a Major, and he was a radiologist, not a pathologist. He had no training as a pathologist and would have been the last member of the medical staff to have performed any autopsy on a human much less an alien. He is identified as a 1st Lt. in the 509th Yearbook.
2. After I learned of these assertions, I called Doctor Jack Comstock (seen at the left), who, as a Major, was the Hospital Commander in 1947, and in 1995 was living in retirement in Boulder, Colorado. I asked him if he recalled any such events occurring in July of 1947 and he said absolutely not. When I told him that Jesse B. was supposed to have conducted a preliminary autopsy on alien bodies, he had a hard time stopping laughing - his response was: PREPOSTEROUS!!Kimball also takes us, meaning Schmitt and me, and Stan Friedman and Don Berliner, to task for identifying a two story brick building as the base hospital. Well, according to Glenn Dennis it was, and according to documentation, it was. The problem is that it was not built until after 1947, and that might give us a clue about what Kimball could have seen. In 1947, the base hospital was made up of a number of different, one story buildings clustered together in an nice neat, military formation. In other words, you could work in one building and not know what was happening in the others. That we all got this wrong is true, but it's not as if we invented the information for the sake of the story.
And, here's a bit of a problem for Kimball. In 1947, Jack Comstock was not the hospital commander. He was just one of the doctors. In 1947, the hospital commander was Lieutenant Colonel Harold Warne (seen at the left). A minor point I grant you, but, with Kimball writing the things he has, it would have been nice had he been right about this.
But let's talk about Jesse Johnson. Here, I'm going to run into a little it of a problem and it's going to seem as if I'm trying to shift blame, but I am tired of taking flack for mistakes that others made. I will point out here that Schmitt, because of his claimed background as a medical illustrator (a story I believed until I learned otherwise) did the background check on Johnson because it seemed a natural. He would know where to go and he supplied the information that we originally published about Johnson. Later, after I had found that some of the things Schmitt had reported were less than accurate, I decided to look the stuff up myself.
I learned, during 1947, First Lieutenant Jesse Johnson was assigned to the base hospital at the Roswell Army Air Field. There is no evidence that he played any role in the alleged autopsies of alien beings found near there in July 1947, though his name has been connected to it.
Information published suggested that Johnson, a pathologist in 1947, was called upon to perform, or assist in the performance of preliminary autopsies conducted at the base hospital. That information was based on two flawed tales. One of them was by Glenn Dennis, who claimed that he had known a nurse assigned to the base in 1947 and she told him about the autopsies.
The other assumption was that in 1947, Johnson was a pathologist. Using the source that Schmitt had used, The ABMS Compendium of Medical Specialists, I learned that in 1947, Johnson had just completed his medical training. He had no training as a pathologist in 1947 so there was no reason to suspect that he would have been brought in to assist in the autopsies.
In fact, the information available suggests that Johnson did, eventually train as a pathologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston from 1948 to 1949. In other words, he did not have the training in 1947 but completed it after his military service. That he began the training so soon after his military service suggests an interest in it, but certainly doesn't translate into participation in any alien autopsies.
An interview conducted with his wife in the early 1990s revealed nothing to suggest that Johnson was ever involved in the recovery of alien bodies, or the autopsy of them. She had no knowledge of any connection between her husband and the U.S. government. The fact he had once trained as a pathologist seems to have confused the issue. Dr. Johnson died in 1988.
Finally, Kimball wrote, "I got to know General Blanchard very well as an officer under his command at Roswell AAF and with the 7th Air Division. He was, as his record surely reflects, an outstanding officer, who was highly respected. According to Lt. Haut's testimony about the event, Colonel Blanchard ordered him to issue a press release announcing that a "flying disk" have (sic) been recovered. While I am sure this is how Lt. Haut remembers it, I would argue that this [is] not the action that a responsible commander would have taken given the importance of such a discovery..."
Say what he will, the truth of the matter is that a news release was prepared and issued and in the absence of evidence to the contrary it must be concluded that Blanchard ordered it. There is no indication that Haut was reprimanded for the release, which certainly would have happened had he issued the release on his own. Kimball is speculating here with no foundation.
Kimball raised some good points but his conclusion that nothing happened because he saw nothing and no one he talked to had seen anything is flawed. Kimball's attitude and his arrogance comes through in his writing. His information needs to be balanced against that from so many others who say differently.
And a final point to be made was that Kimball, while assigned to the hospital was not a doctor himself. He was a medical supply officer. His expertise in ordering equipment might be sought by the doctors and nurses, but in the matter of an alien autopsy and highly classified medical matters, he would be out of the loop.


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IGAD will manage funds for the governments to put in place structures, systems and facilities that will enable them respond drought and mitigate.
The STRERP was approved by the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank on 21 July 2017 and falls within the context of the Bank's "Say No To Famine" framework. Under this framework, the Bank plans to invest about US$ 1.1 billion as a coordinated response to its Regional Members Countries that have been severely affected by prolonged drought periods and unstable food production.
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The Grants are geared towards providing emergency food assistance and medical aid to the most vulnerable populations in Somalia and South Sudan. In addition, the project includes activities to put in place the preliminary building blocks to strengthen links between the production, distribution and consumption hubs of the food systems in the affected regions.
This will help facilitate an increased system-wide efficiency and longer-term resilience, which is generally aligned with the Bank's High-5 priorities, and particularly the Feed Africa Strategy. The project is also aligned with the Bank's Strategy for Addressing Fragility and Building Resilience in Africa (2014-2019) through its focus on strengthening relevant government institutions' capacity to effectively plan, coordinate and implement disaster risk management and humanitarian responses.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, IGAD Executive Secretary, His Excellency Amb, Mahboub Maalim said "It is great to see AfDB provide support to deal with this humanitarian emergency currently being experienced in the two countries; Somalia and South Sudan. IGAD is thrilled to be associated with this project and we look forward to its implementation,"
Also in his behalf Mr. Gabriel Negatu, AfDB Director General, Eastern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office said, "We are delighted that through STRERP, we will provide immediate action to increase food security, boost household incomes, promote regional trade in food products and kick start community recovery, ultimately contributing to inclusive growth and resilience in Somalia and South Sudan."
The project will strengthen the capacity of relevant ministries such as the Ministry of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management in Somalia and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in South Sudan.
Maryan Qasim, Somalia's Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, who signed on behalf of the Federal Government of Somalia, said; "In the name of the Federal Government of Somalia, I would like to extend my gratitude to AfDB for their generosity and for the continued support to the drought response through this substantial grant.
The establishment of the Ministry of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management is a milestone for Somalia, particularly now when we are faced with an extreme humanitarian situation. Through this ministry, we are working to address structural issues so that we can prevent being in crisis mode every few years. We are working to ensure that the humanitarian investment goes beyond alleviating short term suffering and concentrate on enabling people living in arid lands to build viable and food secure futures."
Signing on behalf of the Government of South Sudan, the Minister of Finance and Planning, Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik, said, "My government is proud and grateful for this grant which we will implement immediately to help save many lives threatened by the humanitarian crisis. We also look forward to continue to strengthen our partnership with the Bank as this will be very beneficial to our people and the economy at large."
In addition to meeting the daily nutritional needs of vulnerable members of the population, STRERP will facilitate emergency response activities. This will be accomplished through meeting communities' nutritional needs and creating opportunities for affected communities to re-engage in agricultural production. Integral to this will be stimulating the local private sector and reducing drought and hardship-induced cross-border migration in search of scarce food, water and pasture.


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Researchers have discovered the largest virus ever, and they've given it a terrifying name: Pandoravirus.
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The work appears today in the journal Science.
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"If they die, we suspect that there's something in there that killed them," says Chantal Abergel, Claverie's co-author and also his wife.
It worked. The infected amoebas spawned lots of Pandoraviruses. When Abergel and Claverie sequenced the genome of the new virus, they were in for a shock. Its genetic code is roughly twice the size of the record-holding Megavirus. And it seems almost completely unlike anything else on the planet. Only 6 percent of its genes resembled the genes other organisms. Claverie says he thinks the Pandoraviruses may come from a different origin – perhaps radically different.
"We believe that those new Pandoraviruses have emerged from a new ancestral cellular type that no longer exists," he says. That life could have even come from another planet, like Mars. "At this point we cannot actually disprove or disregard this type of extreme scenario," he says.
But how did this odd cellular form turn into a virus? Abergel says it may have evolved as a survival strategy as modern cells took over. "On Earth it was winners and it was losers, and the losers could have escaped death by going through parasitism and then infect the winner," she says.
Eugene Koonin, who wasn't involved in the research, isn't buying this theory. "These viruses, unusual as they might be, are still related to other smaller viruses," he says.
The virus's size is probably part of its survival strategy. Amoebas and other simple creatures could mistake it for bacteria and try to eat it, opening them up to infection. "The internal environment of the amoeba cell provides a very good playground for acquiring various kinds of genes from different sources," Koonin says. He thinks that the Pandoravirus's unusual genome may be a mishmash of random genetic material it's sucked up from its hosts.
Nevertheless, Koonin says, the new virus is fascinating. And he predicts this is only the beginning. "We are going to see many, many more giant viruses discovered around the world, some of which, probably will be bigger than Pandoraviruses."
Meanwhile, Claverie is also looking at what Pandoravirus actually does in the wild. The fact that it can be found on different continents, and in both fresh water and salt, suggests it may be a big player in underwater ecosystems around the globe.
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The string base_dn which is normally used to set the top context for a recursive ldap_search is used slightly differently with this command. It is used to specify the actual object with the full dn. (Hopefully this saves someone else a couple hours trying this command out.)
$ds = ldap.myserver.com // your ldap server
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$justthese = array("ou", "sn", "givenname", "mail"); //the attributes to pull, which is much more efficient than pulling all attributes if you don't do this
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Thecus N2560: Intel's EvanSport NAS Platform Review
by Ganesh T S on November 25, 2013 3:30 PM ESTIntroduction
NAS units targeting home consumers have traditionally been underpowered in terms of hardware as well as firmware features. Low power, reduced cost and media-centric features are primary requirements in this area. Intel has traditionally been loath to participate in this market segment, probably due to the obvious lack of high margins. However, the explosive growth potential in the consumer / SOHO NAS market has made Intel rethink its strategy.
The Atom CE5300 series was initially introduced as the Berryville set-top-box platform in March 2012. Almost a year later, the CE5300 series was re-launched in its EvanSport avatar as a storage solution targeting home consumers (in particular, as a media server platform). Asustor, Thecus and Synology were touted as partners building NAS units based on this platform, but only the Thecus units seem to be available in the market right now.
Thecus has four NAS models based on the Intel EvanSport platform. The following table summarizes the features of the four models. The review unit configuration (N2560) is highlighted.
Thecus EvanSport NAS Models | ||||
Processor | Intel CE5315 (2C @ 1.2 GHz) | Intel CE 5335 (2C @ 1.6 GHz) | Intel CE5315 (2C @ 1.2 GHz) | Intel CE5335 (2C @ 1.6 GHz) |
Drive Bays | 2x 3.5" (Hot-swappable) | 2x 3.5" (Hot-swappable) | 4x 3.5" (Hot-swappable) | 4x 3.5" (Hot-swappable) |
Network Links | 1x 1 GbE (WOL supported) | 1x 1 GbE (WOL supported) | 1x 1 GbE (WOL supported) | 1x 1 GbE (WOL supported) |
USB Slots | 1x USB 3.0 / 2x USB 2.0 | 1x USB 3.0 / 2x USB 2.0 | 1x USB 3.0 / 2x USB 2.0 | 1x USB 3.0 / 2x USB 2.0 |
eSATA Slots | None | None | None | None |
Expansion Slots | None | None | None | None |
VGA / Display Out | HDMI / SPDIF | HDMI / SPDIF | HDMI / SPDIF | HDMI / SPDIF |
Full Specifications Link | Thecus N2520 | Thecus N2560 | Thecus N4520 | Thecus N4560 |
The N2560 is not the first model from Thecus to have been put under the scanner in our labs. The N4800 was also evaluated last year. Performance wise, the N4800 fared very well. However, we never got around to publishing a dedicated review due to severe usability issues with the firmware. Therefore, it was with mixed feelings that we decided to evaluate the N2560. The main attraction, undoubtedly, was the new NAS platform from Intel.
Intel launched the new NAS platform to provide a solution for the NVR, media server and network storage segments. In their message to manufacturers, multiple applications were played up.
In the course of the review, we will see how Thecus has managed to utilize the above platform. We will talk about the specifics of the EvanSport NAS platform before going into the setup and usage impressions. Single client performance is presented followed by our standard multi-client performance benchmark results. Even though it doesn't make full sense to evaluate how the NAS performs when there are 25 concurrent users, it is only natural to expect the unit to be used by three or four users simultaneously as a media server. In the concluding section, we talk about power consumption, the mobile apps and the media-centric features. Prior to proceeding with these aspects, let us take a look at our testbed infrastructure.
Since the Thecus N2560 happense to be a 2-bay NAS, we used two Western Digital WD4000FYYZ RE drives as the test disks. These disks were configured in RAID-1.
AnandTech NAS Testbed Configuration | |
Motherboard | Asus Z9PE-D8 WS Dual LGA2011 SSI-EEB |
CPU | 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2630L |
Coolers | 2 x Dynatron R17 |
Memory | G.Skill RipjawsZ F3-12800CL10Q2-64GBZL (8x8GB) CAS 10-10-10-30 |
OS Drive | OCZ Technology Vertex 4 128GB |
Secondary Drive | OCZ Technology Vertex 4 128GB |
Tertiary Drive | OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid (1TB HDD + 100GB NAND) |
Other Drives | 12 x OCZ Technology Vertex 4 64GB (Offline in the Host OS) |
Network Cards | 6 x Intel ESA I-340 Quad-GbE Port Network Adapter |
Chassis | SilverStoneTek Raven RV03 |
PSU | SilverStoneTek Strider Plus Gold Evoluion 850W |
OS | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Network Switch | Netgear ProSafe GSM7352S-200 |
Thank You!
We thank the following companies for helping us out with our NAS testbed:
- Thanks to Intel for the Xeon E5-2630L CPUs and the ESA I-340 quad port network adapters
- Thanks to Asus for the Z9PE-D8 WS dual LGA 2011 workstation motherboard
- Thanks to Dynatron for the R17 coolers
- Thanks to G.Skill for the RipjawsZ 64GB DDR3 DRAM kit
- Thanks to OCZ Technology for the two 128GB Vertex 4 SSDs, twelve 64GB Vertex 4 SSDs and the RevoDrive Hybrid
- Thanks to SilverStone for the Raven RV03 chassis and the 850W Strider Gold Evolution PSU
- Thanks to Netgear for the ProSafe GSM7352S-200 L3 48-port Gigabit Switch with 10 GbE capabilities.
- Thanks to Western Digital for the eight WD RE hard drives (WD4000FYYZ) to use in the NAS under test.
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SeeManRun - Monday, November 25, 2013 - link
I do not understand why someone would buy a NAS with only 2 bays. They keep making these products, so obviously people are buying them, but if you are technically savvy enough to know you need a NAS, wouldn't you want one with more bays?
I have been toying with building my own, and I could not bother for less than 6 drives in a RAID 5 solution. -
brucek2 - Monday, November 25, 2013 - link
I was wondering this exact thing. Plus, what's the marginal cost for an extra bay or two anyway? I'd expect the hard manufacturing costs for a 2 drive unit would be 80-90% of the 4 drive unit? -
kelstertx - Monday, November 25, 2013 - link
I agree too, but the thing that comes to mind in favor of a 2 bay over 4 bay is if you wanted separate arrays for redundancy. A 2 bay with Raid 0 for size, and a second 2 bay with the same config lets you do backups and upgrade arrays as drive sizes get more affordable -- without having to wipe out your only array of data. Nice NAS boxes should allow addition of more drives and automatic resize for you, but this one can't even rebuild its own array from a failed drive in Raid 1, so it probably can't be trusted to resize either. So if basic storage was reliable, a pair of 2 bay boxes gets around the issue of trusting advanced things like recovery and resizing. Just guessing tho... I'd still get a 4 bay myself. -
Integr8d - Monday, November 25, 2013 - link
Why not get a 4-bay and create two separate volumes for disks 0 and 1 and then 2 and 3? As far as I know, these are all software raid. I own an 8-bay Synology that uses no hardware for the storage math. And it's all resizable. So I'd think that RAID 0 on two volumes within the same box should be no problemo.
The question on my mind is what RAID 0 even buys you in these systems. Unless you're running dual or quad Gig-E or 10Gig, what are you buying, besides a larger volume (and the added possibility of something going wanky)? I think that for the average user, four drives, with two each in RAID 1, makes more sense. -
Morawka - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - link
increased writes and read speeds on RAID 0 even with 2 drives..
I myself would slap 2X 4GB drives in Raid 1. You wont get Double write but you would get double read speeds. -
Minion4Hire - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - link
You don't see read improvements in RAID1. Nothing tangible or useful anyhow. But that's what he's getting at; modern hard drives can saturate gigabit ethernet with sequential reads. There isn't really a need for RAID0. -
Doomtomb - Monday, December 2, 2013 - link
You'd slap 2x 4GB hard drives together? My flash drive has more space than that. -
vol7ron - Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - link
Pretty sure he meant TB, not GB, which is the norm with home-based NAS. -
ace240 - Monday, November 25, 2013 - link
You might expect that, but you'd be wrong. One example:
DS213j (entry level Synology 2-bay NAS): $199
DS413j (entry level Synology 4-bay NAS): $379 -
brucek2 - Monday, November 25, 2013 - link
Those are retail prices to consumers. My question ran to, how much did Synology have to pay to include those two extra bays? My guess is, unless they upgraded the cpu / networking / other chipsets to support more simultaneous clients (which would not be a necessity for me), a unit built on the same platform as the 2 drive unit but just offering space for 2 more drives should not cost much more.


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