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R 2.15 is out
R 2.15 is out,detailed release information is here: http://www.r-bloggers.com/r-2-15-0-is-released/
Lots of small improvements and tweaks across the landscape. Some of the new load balancing functions (clustermaps new argument and parLapplyLB and parSapplyLB) are worth digging into a bit more. As I get into this release I may have more to say.


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Ah, marriage. How sweet it is to discover, among all the recent wedding movies (Muriel's, My Best Friend's, Polish, Monsoon, etc.) that the institution's still inspiring. Trés Greek writer and star Nia Vardalos has crafted here a worldly wise and very funny script, the better to play opposite decidedly non-Greek trophy fiance John Corbett. He's easygoing while she's complicated by her seemingly endless, profoundly nationalistic and rather kooky family. Can they work it out? It's light fantasy, but lovely and astute, full of her frumpy-to-foxy evolution and his superbly subtle comic timing. There's just enough schmaltz for the multiplex, yet everything else rings refreshingly true, especially when the gushing, old-world pride of her parents (Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine) mixes with the brittle niceness of his folks (Fiona Reid, Bruce Gray). Amid loads of culturally specific quirks--Windex as a cure-all; spitting on the bride for good luck--the project engenders a universality that director Joel Zwick, aided by composers Chris Wilson and Alexander Janko, delivers with great verve. Within this rich context, Vardalos lets us in on the dream of being "braver, prettier or just happy." Brava!
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1. Gavin Extence: The Universe Versus Alex Woods
The buzz surrounding this debut novel from erstwhile chess prodigy Gavin Extence is building nicely. Alex Woods is a 17-year-old misfit, struggling to make his way in the world. That's until he meets elderly Mr Peterson, a temperamental widower who urges Alex to embrace the world. What follows is a comic tale of friendship and the nitty gritty of life.
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Unique And Private Oceanfront Home Surrounded By 8 Acres Of Seclusion
New on the vacation rental market! Hale Mau'umae is exactly how you've always imagined the real Hawaii.
You aren't just oceanfront… you're ocean 'surrounded', in this rare, one of a kind property. Out on a point with over 1500 feet of ocean frontage, and you're just steps away from one of the most beautiful white sand beaches in the world… a perfect swimming beach, Mau'umae!
Your front yard is turquoise water, inviting you into a world of dolphins, manta rays, sea turtles and world class snorkeling. Humpback whales will breach and slap their tales right before your eyes from December through April. Step out your front door and throw a fishing line in the water, you're so close you actually feel like you're on a boat.
This historic beach house belonged to the famous Parker Ranch. Built with beautiful, Koa wood planks on the walls and a rare Koa parquet floor. Back then they could have built anywhere on the coast, and this was the perfect spot they chose!
Located just North of Puako, Hapuna Beach and Mauna Kea Beach, next to Mau'umae Beach, and just South of Spencer Park...follow the famous Kings Trail to all of them, you're in beach heaven!
You will have an authentic Hawaiian experience here. It's the perfect house for a family vacation or a wonderful romantic getaway. This home is well appointed with everything you need to enjoy your unique vacation and it is designed for a beach lifestyle. This rare vacation home is in the most exclusive location on the Big Island, private, but near all the resort amenities that you can imagine.
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The Hale Mau'umae Estate has it's own private gated entry and includes over 8 acres. The entrance to our vacation home is through the security gate of the fabulous Mauna Kea Resort. Golf is just minutes away at the famous Mauna Kea and Hapuna courses. Fine dining, shopping, tennis and spa facilities are a stone's throw away. You have the best of both worlds.... resort amenities and privacy with a white sand beach.
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Access is through the Mauna Kea Resort and it is conveniently located for touring all parts of the island. Driving time to the Kona airport is approx. 30 minutes, Kailua Kona 45 minutes, Waimea 20 minutes, Hilo 1½ hours, Captain Cook, coffee country, 1¼ hours, Hawi and Polulu Valley 20-30 minutes.
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You're trying to rewrite m in terms of an average density multiplied by a radius, which is OK, but then you need to be careful. If you take your radius to be the schwarzschild radius, the average density is known (in fact, you know the total mass much easier, so this whole procedure is a little silly to begin with). If you try and apply this to an arbitrarily small sphere (say, approaching the singularity), you'll have to say the density goes to infinity, while the radius goes to zero. The product Infinity*0 isn't well defined, so you cannot proceed in such a way.
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Yapari, there is no couple who can win with Domyouji and Tsukushi. They are really match together, in the drama or in reality, to be Matsujun and Mao. I really hope they are real couple and get married :-)
Really difficult. The dorama which has worst actor or actress will be deleted soon in my hardisk and never be my favorite, So, I choose to not have my worst actor and actress.
The brand is Chrome Hearts. Jun was first spotted wearing a purple Chrome Hearts bracelet for his Spur photoshoot in summer 2010:
And just to make sure it wasn't just from the photoshoot's stylist, here he wears it again, around end of 2010:
and 2010 concert:
Later, we find out from Mao's staff blog updates, that she wore a suspiciously similar purple bracelet on three occasions:
It could easily be brushed off as coincidence, seeing as the bracelet is a pretty famous brand and they could have just liked the same colour and design… however, after Mao was seen wearing the purple bracelet, Jun stopped wearing his, instead started wearing a green bracelet from the same design:
Same design, same brand, only different colour. He wore this throughout 2011, never once seen wearing his previous purple bracelet. Why the sudden change? Speculation: he gave the purple bracelet to Mao?
Now… biggest suspicion. From his recent concert in August 2011:
He is suddenly wearing both the purple and green bracelets. Maybe as a tribute…? After all, August is his birthday month.
Btw, this is all speculation and not 100% accurate, so feel free to doubt it. However, they always had a history of 'coincidentally' sharing clothes (or not so coincidental…) since 2008, so chances are high that it all might be intentional.
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It's been nearly a year since Flyin' Miata took two cars to the Targa Newfoundland. As you may recall, I got to tag along and do my best to get the supercharged Grand Touring entry as lost as possible. While we were there, one very dedicated film crew followed us from stage to stage, thereby ...
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Looks like the soundtrack of Frozen ended up in quite a few Easter baskets over the holiday weekend.
The soundtrack to the hit Disney animated film, which came out last year, has just scored its best sales week yet, moving 259,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. As a result, the album spends its 11th non-consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard album chart. That means Frozen has now passed The Lion King as the longest-running #1 soundtrack ever for an animated film.
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Physicians who perform this treatment
Welcome to the Johns Hopkins Ventricular Assist Device Program. Ventricular assist devices are mechanical heart assist pumps that prolong a patient's life while waiting for a heart transplant. This is known as a bridge to heart transplantation.
About us
What is ventricular assist device (VAD)?
Who could benefit from this device?
What is heart failure?
What should I expect?
What types of devices are available?
Are there any studies ongoing?
Who are the VAD team members and what are their roles?
Patient testimonials
How do I learn more?
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program began in 1986 and has resulted in the survival of many patients. These devices are also used as a means of improving quality of life for end stage heart failure patients who do not qualify for a heart transplant. This is referred to as destination therapy.
The program offers a variety of ventricular assist devices. Each one is designed to address specific patient conditions. Our physicians will discuss with each patient the options and select the device that is most suited for that patient.
Our VAD team consists of highly trained and committed clinicians who are dedicated to providing our patients with the best care available. The team includes cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, operating room clinicians, cardiac surgical intensive care unit (CSICU) team, cardiac progressive care unit (CPCU) team, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, social workers, transport personnel, and VAD coordinators.
Our approach to caring for a patient with a VAD implant is different in many areas. We fully believe in developing a relationship with you and your family so that you may have a comfortable and trusting group of care givers around you at all times. We remain active in your care throughout the pre-operative evaluation phase, during the surgery, while recovering from surgery in the hospital, and after discharge while adjusting to a new life at home with the VAD.
What is a Ventricular Assist Device?
A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a pump that assists the heart by pumping blood to the body. It aids the failing ventricle by taking some of the work load from the heart.
The surgeon connects the pump to the heart by using a tube that is made for this specific use. The blood travels from the heart, down the inflow tube, and into the VAD. The VAD then pumps the blood into the outflow tube and delivers the blood to a major blood vessel. The pump is usually placed in the upper abdomen and cannot be seen.
The computer for the pump is outside the body and can be worn with a fanny pack or a belt clip. The pump and the computer are connected by a small cord that exits the body via a small opening on the side of the abdomen. The system can be powered by using batteries or by using an AC power adapter. The batteries enable the patient to resume most daily living activities.
Who could benefit from this device?
Patients who have end stage heart failure who are no longer responding to medical management could benefit from a ventricular assist device. They may be transplant candidates who would receive a device as a bridge to transplantation, or if they are not candidates for heart transplantation, they may receive a device as a bridge to destination. The goal in both cases is to improve the quality of life as well as to prolong it. If you think you or someone you know might be a candidate for a VAD, contact the VAD Program at Johns Hopkins.
What is heart failure?
To learn more what heart failure is, click here.
What should I expect?
The first stage of the process is to schedule an evaluation with our team. You will meet with a cardiologist who will discuss your current condition and will discuss all possible options to improve your health. If your cardiologist recommends a VAD, you will meet with a cardiac surgeon who will discuss the various assist devices available and discuss the surgical aspects of the procedure. A VAD coordinator will meet with you and your family to go over in detail the ventricular assist devices and all related patient care issues. After this meeting, you and your family may decide if this treatment therapy is right for you.
Once the decision is made to embark on this journey, a series of medical tests are necessary to determine what must be addressed prior to implanting the VAD. These tests include cardiac catherizations, blood tests, and additional family meetings. The tests may be performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital or may be performed at your local hospital.
However, some tests do require being performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Every effort will be made to ease this process for you. After all test results are completed, your VAD implant surgery date may be scheduled. The night before surgery, an anesthesiologist will meet with you, discuss the plan for the next day, and answer any questions. The morning of surgery a team will escort you from your room to a cardiac surgery operating suite, where the VAD will be implanted.
What to expect for surgery
Once in the operating room, a nurse will greet you and be available to address any of your concerns during the procedure. A nurse will provide you with a warm blanket and will also update your progress to your family during the surgery. A second nurse in the room will be preparing the sterile area for the surgery, the heart lung specialists (perfusionists) will be preparing the heart lung machine and VAD, and the anesthesia technologists will be assisting the anesthesiologist. A VAD coordinator will also be checking on your progress and will be available for your family throughout the day. During your surgery, a representative from the OR will keep your family updated on your progress. The average VAD implant surgery takes 5 to 6 hours.
Immediately after surgery, you will be taken to the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU). Your family may visit approximately one hour after your arrival. The CSICU team is a group of highly skilled professionals comprising physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and VAD coordinators who will care for you.
You will be attached to a breathing machine (ventilator) until you are fully awake and able to breathe on your own. At that point the physician will remove the tube and he will have you put on a small green plastic mask to give you additional oxygen if needed. You will also have wires attached to you that will monitor heart rate, blood pressure, intravenous medication lines, and other monitoring equipment.
Visitors after surgery
Even though family visiting is limited on the day of your surgery, the CSICU team tries to make accommodations as much as possible. The length of stay in the CSICU after your surgery is variable. When you are considered stable enough you will be transferred to the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) for more extensive rehabilitation. You and your family will be encouraged to participate in care and learn about the ventricular assist device. This process usually begins in the CSICU and increases as you are cared for in CPCU.
While you are in the CPCU, you will continue to be monitored and will require less monitoring as you become stronger. This will allow you the ability to move around more. The important aspects of care on this unit are related to improving your state of health and increasing your level of activity. One of these aspects is respiratory care. You will be using an insentive spirometer and flutter valve to help keep your lungs clear.
Also while in the CPCU, you will be getting out of bed and walking. Your nurse and physical therapist will help you with this activity. You will start with sitting in a chair and progress to taking short walks. As you get stronger, you will walk longer distances, ride a bike and begin balance exercises. The main goal of physical therapy is to make you as independent as possible to allow you to return to work, your hobbies and an active lifestyle. Some patients will achieve these goals while in the hospital and go home walking without any assistance. Others will need to attend outpatient physical therapy to achieve these goals. It will be a lot of work but the rewards will make it worth while.
You will stay in the CPCU until discharge. Family and close friends may visit at any time. One adult family member may stay in the room with you. Each room is equipped with a chair that changes into a bed. You will also be given important information about your care and the services that are available to you while on the CPCU.
While you are in the CPCU, the VAD team will provide you and your primary care givers training about your new device. Primary caregivers may be family members or friends. These individuals agree to come to the hospital to learn about the device, how to handle emergencies, and will be available to assist with your VAD care once discharged.
All patients and caregivers must pass a written test and demonstrate a strong knowledge base regarding the operation of the VAD prior to discharge. Two trips out of the hospital will be planned to allow you and your care givers an opportunity to gradually navigate in the community before discharge. The first trip is supervised by one of the VAD coordinators and the second trip is unsupervised by a VAD coordinator.
After discharge, you will return to the hospital periodically for clinic visits. During these visits, you will have basic blood work drawn, meet with a VAD coordinator, and visit with your surgeon. The clinic visits usually last one hour. The frequency of clinic visits will depend on your progress and the amount of time since your discharge.
What types of devices are available?
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Ventricular Assist Device Program offers a wide array of devices. The specific device that is best for you will be determined by your cardiologist and surgeon. Here are some of the options that are available to you at Johns Hopkins:
- ABIOMED® AB5000 Ventricle
- HeartMate® XVE
- HeartMate® II
- Heartware
- Impella
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ABIOMED® AB5000 Ventricle
The ABIOMED® AB5000 Ventricle is another short term, external device that is used to support the heart. It can be used as a bridge to a longer term support device, or as a cardiac assist device to allow time for the heart to rest after surgery or other reversible heart dysfunction. The ABIOMED® AB5000 Ventricle is approved by the FDA for use as a bridge to recovery for patients with potentially reversible heart failure. Patients on this device must remain in the hospital during the support phase. This device can provide right, left, or bi-ventricular cardiac support.
Dr. Ashish Shah shows the Impella device.
The HeartMate® II is a new technology that utilizes rotor flow to propel blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. This device is used primarily as a left ventricular assist device and is a bridge to heart transplantation. The pump is approximately the size of a large candy bar and can be placed in smaller patients due to its smaller size. It is an internal pump and is monitored by an external controller that is approximately the size of an adult's hand. The patient carries the controller in a fanny pack. The patient on this device are discharged from the hospital and can go back to work or school, and resume most daily life activities. The device is powered by an AC unit or by batteries.
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Our VAD Coordinators all hold advanced degrees and have a combined clinical experience of over 90 years. Before surgery the coordinators will meet with you to discuss the pump options that the cardiac surgeon and cardiologist have selected for you. They coordinate your in-patient care from hospital admission to hospital discharge and help manage your care after you leave the hospital with your heart pump.
Dr. John V. Conte currently implants VAD's at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. John V. Conte joined the Johns Hopkins Division of Cardiac Surgery in 1998 as an Assistant Professor, in 2000 advanced to Associate Professor and later in 2005 was appointed the Associate Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery. He is the Director of the Ventricular Assist Device Program and performs adult cardiac surgery, including the implantation of ventricular assist devices.
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Alex was an 18-year-old who arrived at Johns Hopkins Hospital after an acute episode of heart failure. The patient was previously healthy but suddenly found himself in a much different situation. His heart was failing and he needed a heart transplant. To help him survive until a donor heart became available, his doctor decided to implant a HeartMate® XVE left ventricular assist device. Alex went home on the device and resumed his daily routine. Alex got his heart transplant approximately 10 months after his LVAD implant. He is now home finishing high school and planning on going to college. Alex says, "I am grateful to the team at Hopkins who really came through when I needed them".
Gabbie is an 18 year old HeartMate® II patient of Dr. John V. Conte. She developed dilated cardiomyopathy following Adriamycin chemotherapy for leukemia. She was flown to Hopkins after she had a sudden episode of decompensating cardiomyopathy at another hospital. She would not have survived to receive a heart transplant without a heart assist device. Dr. Conte implanted the HeartMate® II device in her January of 2005. Gabbie says, "The VAD Team at Johns Hopkins are cool people, who are very helpful, considerate, and compassionate. They know their stuff like the back of their hand!" She is currently home on the device and just successfully completed her GED program.
Mr. Millberry is a 57-year-old male who needed a heart transplant. The patient had end-stage heart disease and had been dependent on many heart drugs to keep his failing ventricle functioning. Dr. Conte implanted a HeartMate® II in him. Mr. Millberry worked very hard to rehabilitate in order to go home with the device. But the night before discharge, a heart became available for him and he was successfully transplanted. He is now home. Mr. Millberry says, "The people at Hopkins become like family and I am tickled that we met."
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Macarons Made Easy: 10 Myths Completely Debunked
Ever tried making macarons at home? Let's commiserate. Adorable and delicious, yes. But when it comes to actually making them, these cookies are finicky, temperamental, and ornery little beasts. Or maybe it's all in our heads.
After making batches of macarons day in and day out for many days on end for her job as a pastry chef, Stella Parks of the blog BraveTart has become convinced that all those myths and paranoias about making macarons are, quite frankly, completely ridiculous.
Is it really necessary to age the egg whites? Nah.
Dry the macarons before baking? Don't bother.
Only make macarons on days when the sun is shining and Mars is in the Seventh House? Please.
Her post on making macarons and debunking the myths behind the process is as entertaining as it is informative.
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Seeing as she's someone who bakes and bakes and bakes, I fully believe that she can't mess them up.
I can't say the same for me.
This is on my list of things to try to do this weekend!
The only thing I would consider a "failure" is if I burn the crap out of them.
I want a NO FEAR! sticker on my fridge.
I've been considering attempting macarons. Timely post.
I've been wanting to make these for some time now, but they seem incredibly daunting. Maybe this will help me overcome my fear and just go for it!
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They're really not that bad. I've made them 4 or 5 times now and each time they just get better. Time consuming yes, but worth it.
I've made macarons maybe half a dozen times, all from Martha Stewart's recipe from the iPad cookie app, and while it's a very detailed process it's not as intimidating as I expected. They get better every time I make them. I've never aged the egg whites past the couple of hours it takes for them to get to room temperature, and I've used hazelnuts and pistachios as well as almonds. I've always dried them for 15 minutes before baking but I'm glad to see that I don't necessarily have to. The part in Martha's recipe where I've messed up a couple of times is that you preheat the oven to a certain temperature (375, I think), and then turn it down to 325 once the cookie sheet goes in...forgetting to turn the temp down does not make for light and fluffy macarons.
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Irina created a special download edition of her blog dedicated to this delicious treat.
I don't know if I can trust her advice if she's never been to France! ;) I've never had a macaron - homemade or storebought - as perfectly textured as the fresh ones at Ladurée.
I made macaroons recently (bon appetit & martha recipe)..they were good, but the macarons were crispy and hollow instead of crispy and cake like. Are there two types of macarons? I was aiming for the cake like innards...
Why the heck are comments with differing opinions and links deleted? I said nothing mean about the post, just offered that leaving egg whites out is unnecessary and posted a relevant tutorial on my cooking blog, and interestingly enough, that comment is deleted. And from how many comments were also deleted that had nothing wrong with them, I'd guess this one will be too. What the heck, kitchn? That's a bunch of garbage.
Uh, actually now that I notice, the entire article is gone and now there's just a link to someone else's blog. What happened here? Plagiarism? I'm pretty confused.
Blah, now I feel like an idiot. There's two posts posted on the same day just hours apart, about the same topic, using the same heading picture. Yikes.
I agree with her about nationality being a ridiculous reason for feeling that macarons don't turn out well. You wouldn't say Rick Bayless is inherently unable to make good Mexican food, would you?
We made these in school... It's super not hard. They're like meringue cookies but with ground almonds in the mix. If you can make a meringue cookie, you can make a macaron.
I'd love to try a decent filling though. The fillings we had were... unpleasant. Had the texture of raw, curdled batter. Not cool.
I'd have to check out her instructions, but when I baked macarons in school without letting them dry, they had cracked tops. I'm a pastry chef, btw, and I bake them pretty frequently, and drying them is essential. That entire crust is elevated when the egg whites expand in the heat of the oven. It lifts that entire top. If they're not dry, then the weak spots will also expand, creating the cracks.
The shells look like they could be hollow, but I don't know for certain. I checked out the blog and they look cute, but especially that last mac on the bottom, the spacing looks like they could be hollow inside (which has happened before to one of my cooks), and not full. To each his/her own.
Thanks AshleyM! I'll have to give it a go soon!
I think if it's your first time, I'd age the eggs and wait for a sunny day. For instance, aging the whites makes them easier to whip and the meringue has a greater volume.
I've been baking macarons every week for more than a year now (I have a macaron business) and I do think they are temperamental.
I agree that once you nail the meringue and other steps you don't need to be that careful. But if it's your first time, the the precautionary steps and you'll be thankful.
my mother and I (two avid cooks and bakers) wanted to try making macarons and I must say we were nervous. We researched and prepped and when it came time to start we had trouble because we were SURE they wouldn't come out well, but the were awesome! the only thing we didn't have down pat was our piping but the taste, look and texture of the cookies was awesome. i think they do take attention to detail and some basic baking skills but they were not as hard as they seemed.
To a certain extent I agree with Stella's comments, macarons are not difficult to make time and time again - if you don't mind settling for something less than perfect.
I have been baking these for some time now and while most of the time I'm happy with the results, they don't always have a perfectly rounded shell with smooth tops, cute puffy feet, no cracks and no hollows... AND don't get me started about the correct texture or making ones that are not too sweet. I have also eaten macarons from a couple of patisseries (including a French one... which ironically they had the worst macarons) and they have all been different. I'm acually yet to try one that has truly impressed me. I think I will have to go to France after all...
Luckily I find it gets easier every time! There is a great base recipe that hasn't failed me since on The Traveler's Lunchbox. The link to it can be found on my blog here: http://sweetfalcon.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/the-elusive-macaron/
And when I'm feeling lazy about making fillings, a good jam or Nutella will do!


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We have so called "high-traffic" websites and are investigating couchbase as backend for our cache. We created a Centos 5.8 server (Rackspace cloud server, 4GB mem, 160GB hdd) in the Rackspace cloud, installed Couchbase server 1.8.0r-55-g80f24f2 and created a Couchbase bucket with 3.19GB of storage.
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Can you provide information on the workload that Couchbase is under? If items are expiring frequently then the items data needs to be deleted from disk and this will result in disk write operations. If you are setting a lot of items to expire at a certain time then there will be a sudden spike in the disk write queue size.
You haven't lived until you've seen that disk write queue hit 50 million as you try and load 150 million keys. lol.
This sounds like what we've been seeing too. We see our (Replication) TAP backfill queue hover at around 250k-300k items through out the day. It barely comes down.
The tap backfill queue is different from what the other posters are talking about. Tap backfill typically happens during rebalance because we have to fetch all values on disk to move to another node. In order to diagnose any of these issues or make any recommendations I would need to know what kind of workload is being run on these clusters that is causing this behavior.
Aha, I see. If I look at our disk write queue, it's hovering around 4M-6M! Also to note, we stopped rebalancing about a day ago when it seems like everything stalled out.
Would you give me some tips on how to frame a response regarding our work loads? We're using couchbase as a memcache replacement in a traditional LAMP stack for a busy entertainment website. It's being used as a standard caching layer between our ptyhon/php applications and a mysql database.
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COVINGTON -- Newton County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for a hit-and-run driver who failed to stop after striking a pedestrian on Ga. Highway 81, South, Wednesday around 8:30 p.m.
A woman who said she'd been hit by a car and needed help called 911 dispatch from her cell phone. NCSO deputies located her on the side of the road at the intersection of Ga. Highway 81, South and Hegwood Drive where she said she fell when struck by the vehicle.
The woman told deputies she was walking towards Baily's BP via Hegwood Drive to buy a soda. She said she had just stepped onto Highway 81, walking southbound on the northbound side of the road, when she was struck by the vehicle. She said the vehicle was heading south on Highway 81 and crossed into the northbound lane and struck her.
She was transported by EMS to Newton Medical Center and complained of leg, neck, back and hip pain, although deputies said she had no visible injuries and her clothing appeared to be in good condition.
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not sure about the spec of the machine you'd need but the software that i use and the kids find quite easy is adobe premier elements.
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I have been asked to look into sorting out a video editing solution for the school. There have been talks of macs but after specing up a half decent mac pro (quad core, 4gb ram, dual screens, 2 TB HDD etc) it came to over £4,000. They nearly died. Iv read through a lot of threads on here on the subject and it does seem the macs are more often than not, very expensive.
Apart from anything else I wouldnt know how to link it in to our vanilla 2k3 network. Getting it talking to the fileserver etc etc.
I would much rather go down the PC route and get the same hardware for half the price. I am just a bit stumped on the software as everyone raves on about macs + video editing = win. From what iv been told you can do almost everything on a PC as you can on a mac these days. It has to be relativly simple so students (and more to the point TEACHERS) can use it. We have movie maker but are looking for something a little more 'pro'.
What are your opinions?
As far as the hardware, will prob get a high spec Dell as we have nearly 600 of them so why stop now? I can also get them for a damn good price.
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not sure about the spec of the machine you'd need but the software that i use and the kids find quite easy is adobe premier elements.
How pro is "pro"? If you want the big daddy have a look at Adobe Premier. If not you can look at the usual suspects; Pinnical, Ulead etc.
At school level there is no reason why a mac is better than a PC. Fair enough at Sky Sports a mac might be better but not for 14 yr old kids to make a daft video.
Dont forget about Linux Video editing you could save a lot of money on licences that can be spent on hardware to a similar spec as a Mac Pro.
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If I were you I would go with one of these options depending on budget
£££ Mac Pro with Final Cut
££ PC with Adobe Premiere (pro or elements)
£ PC with Ubuntu Studio (kino)
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a Mac pro..?
is that not overkill..what about an iMac - mine runs adobe premier cs3 no worries, unless I'm doing proper HD realtime splits - then it chokes.
But my guess is you wouldn't be doing anything like that.
A mac is much better IMHO and I have done a fair bit on both. We find our media students produce much better results using the Macbooks in mac mode than in Windows mode. It just seems to flow much more smoothly.
As Domino said I would look at an iMac which does pretty much what you require I would imagine and is very easy to work with.
Thanks guys,
What about connecting it to the network so the kids can get to their shares etc? I don't want them to have to be running around plugging in a usb key everytime they use it. Also it just seems like I can get a lot more for my money spec wise if buying a PC over a mac.
Don't forget that a 60 second avi clip is 1GB so you need to be careful about what the kids can save.
I only have experience of doing this using afp and ilife apps on the client. Not tried it with final cut express, but number of concurrent streams will be restricted using fcp express...so you'd want teamed NICs and a fast striped RAID disk setup on the file server/NAS head if your plannign on having several stations editing at once...gigabit at the client also helps. Also as lazer points out, you'll need to look at your storage capacity if you plan on storing hours of footage on the servers...it might be better to use the network as the project area where edited footage is 'mastered' back to minDV tape at the end of every lesson. It'll mean you have a lot of tape to manage but the upside is your server/NAS won't be clogged up with footage of some brats goofing around with a video camera [let's face it, that's 90% of the footage captured to camera].
A Mac pro would be a good choice as a mac server, but it's a lot of money to spend on a box to sit in the corner.
The Macpro is ideal for high end HD video work (high end by school standards, prosumer standard otherwise) final cut pro is a fantastic application, i would recommend if your not sure on your level of requirements go with an imac and final cut express.....the only reason why i think anyone would Adobe premiere on the mac when you've got final cut express for less than £200 would be because of the 'stick with what you know' argument. Most people having come from a windows world where more often than not premiere is the choice of app.
On the windows side have a look at sony vegas, i've seen blogs where people are using it to do some neat looking color correction of footage shot on good quality consumer HDV cameras. Steer clear of the AVCHD kit for now, it'll be a sod to edit with. Stick to HDV with it's long GOP mpeg2 compression, which is more amenable for post production.....some of the better hdv cameras still use tape. nothing wrong with tape in a video workflow. Preferable to the proprietary methods of storing footage on HDD cameras like the early JVC consumer HDV cameras imo.
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I used to agree with the final cut over Premier POV, but since using CS3 as a full suite - I'd say premiere has the edge
The integration and feature set of it is astounding - and this is the first version I used that was as stable as FCP
We use Macs with big external HDDs to save work to. I wouldn't want video files being saved across the network as it would slow it down to a crawl. Think about it ........... bell goes and 30 kids click save on files between 1G and 3G!!!
Macs well worth the extra money in this case IMHO.
Macs are just eye candy IMHO as they use the same intel chipsets as a PC I see no reason to spend vast amounts of money on these luxury items as a good spec PC will give the same result, I feel it is the type of software package that you use which determines how good the kit is. What is the criteria that the students have to meet? do they really need an all singing all dancing software package to achieve this?
Adobe is good and so is Pinnacle but then there is this which is free:
t@b ZS4 Video Editing Software - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com
Check it out as i think there could be more of this free video editing software about ok
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is a mac mini powerful enough? I don't really do a lot of HD video editing but I would have though a mac mini would struggle.
@bossman did you read the reviews for t@b ZS4?
What about Cinelerra? Its probably better than most free video editing software?
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