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The people at Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. understand the urgency to get seed in the ground shortly after the planting window opens.
Because many Kinze employees also farm, they know how critical proper planter maintenance is to ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency during this short time.
While it's very important for farmers to make sure their planter is mechanically sound, it's also important to check the electronics and technology on today's planters.
"The electronics on your planter affect productivity and bottom line, just like the nuts and bolts," says Phil Jennings, Kinze Manufacturing service manager.
After farmers check their planter's mechanics, there is a separate checklist of items they should check regarding their monitors and technology. For farmers to ensure their planter monitor is running properly, Jennings recommends three basic areas to check: display operation, display data/software and the planter components.
When checking planter electronics, start in the cab. Plug in the display and turn it on. Farmers should take their time inspecting things like the main power connections and relays, harness routings through doors and windows, and GPS connections. Scroll through the different operation screens to make sure that all of the sensors and modules register on the display as they should.
Next, farmers should check to be certain they are running the latest version of the software in their display. Updates often become available more than once a year. Staying up-to-date gives the operator solutions that may apply to more than just the planting season. What about the information or applied data that is still in the display's memory from last season? Make a copy and purge unnecessary files from the display. Doing the same for old products and out of date field information can help avoid confusion when navigating through the display later. Now is the time to enter new data; farmers can start plugging in the new seed variety numbers, field changes or implement information.
Last, farmers need to inspect the planter components. Carefully follow the wiring harness routing from hitch pin to seed tube. Stay focused on any areas that move when the machine is folded and around the row unit chains and parallel arms. Be sure to add new tie straps or guarding where necessary. The culmination of this process should be a full function system check. Planters equipped with a hydraulic drive should be run in the shop allowing farmers to verify that the row unit clutches and sectional controls are working as they should.
No matter how much technology is added to the planter, it is still the operator's responsibility to verify that seed monitor and control systems are working properly. Jennings always suggests a true field check after farmers make any adjustments to the planter.
"I recommend a full 1/1000th acre field check when any settings or adjustments change," says Jennings. "The extra 15 minutes it takes to dig up those seeds is an inexpensive insurance policy."
If these tasks are performed before planting, it ensures that farmers will be ready to plant when weather permits.
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CLERMONT, Fla.—UMass Boston Softball (1-3) fell just short in their first effort against regional foes, falling 7-1 to #20 Babson College and 3-1 to Western New England University on a rainy, dreary day at the NTC Spring Games Main Complex.
After sticking close with the Beavers (4-2) through the first four innings and eventually falling 7-1, the Beacons traded zeros through much of Tuesday's second contest, before a lengthy rain delay eventually cost the Beacons a chance at a comeback.
With the game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth, the teams dealt with a 39-minute rain delay, before Western New England opened up a 3-1 lead in the top of the fifth. After both teams were retired once more, the Beacons put runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the sixth, before the heavy rain and lightning forced another delay. The two teams came out and started warming up 75 minutes later, but the umpires and grounds-crew ruled the field unplayable, awarding the Golden Bears (3-3) a 3-1 win.
Juniors Kristina Bove (Medford, Mass.) and Lyndsey Capra (Lowell, Mass.) led the Beacons with two hits and an outfield assist apiece on the day. Capra recorded the Beacons' lone run of game one and threw a runner at home plate, while Bove went 2-for-2 in game two, with an RBI and an outfield assist at home plate.
Game One: #20 Babson 7, UMass Boston 1
All-American pitcher Kathleen Conway proved too much for the Beacons in game One, as she struck out 14 and allowed just three hits and one unearned run. The Beavers' offense provided plenty of support for their senior ace with 10 hits and six two-out runs to hand the Beacons' their second-straight defeat.
Capra, Haley Dutton (Milton, Mass.) and Kaitlyn Morse (Arlington, Mass.) combined for the Beacons' three hits, with Capra coming in to score on a defensive miscue by the Beavers.
Sophomore Emily Gray (New Bedford, Mass.) got the start and allowed seven hits and five runs, four earned, over 4.2 innings pitched. Michelle Zullo (Everett, Mass.) came in in relief of Gray and gave up two earned runs on three hits in 1.1 innings.
Emily Morris, Christa Shorette and Meaghan Merullo each recorded two RBI for the Beavers, who appeared in the New England Regional Final last season, before falling to national champion Tufts University.
Babson took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning, before putting the game out of reach with a three-run rally. Maya Lacy led off the inning with a bunt single and moved to third on a Merullo single with one out. Morris knocked Lacy in with an RBI single and both Merullo and Morris scampered home two batters later, when Shorette blooped a single into right field.
Capra broke up Conway's no-hitter in the top of the sixth with a single into shallow center field. She moved over to second base on a sacrifice bunt and the Beacons put runners on the corners after Morse bunted for a single. The Beacons scratched across a run two pitches later: Morse stole second base, but the catcher attempted to pick Capra off third. The catcher's throw flew into left field, allowing Capra to rush home and cut the deficit to 5-1. UMass Boston loaded the bases with back-to-back walks, but Conway registered her 11th strikeout of the day, to stem the rally.
Merullo added a two-run double to right-center field in the top of the sixth to push the lead back to 7-1. UMass Boston mustered just one base-runner in the top of the seventh, as Conway struck out the final three batters she faced.
Game Two: Western New England 3, UMass Boston 1
Game two proved to be much closer, as UMass Boston and Western New England both aimed to get at least one win on the day.
Bove and senior Natalia Bouyea (East Longmeadow, Mass.) each finished with a pair of hits in the contest, with Bouyea scoring the lone UMass Boston run on a Bove RBI single. Capra accounted for UMass Boston's final hit, as the Golden Bears' ace Lauren Zambrano limited the Beacons to five hits, two walks and one unearned run over 5.1 innings.
Zullo struck out three batters and allowed six hits and three unearned runs over six innings in her best outing of the spring thus far.
Western New England got out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, when Maria Francese singled with one out, stole second and raced home on a Beacons' throwing error with two outs in the inning.
The Beacons evened the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the inning. After Morse walked and was caught stealing to lead off the inning, Bouyea singled to right field and advanced to second on a fielding error. Zambrano struck out the next batter, but Bove delivered with a two-out single through the right-side to plate Bouyea.
Neither side would score in the next three innings, thanks to some strong defense. Bove threw out Zambrano at home plate for the third out in the top of the third, but the Golden Bears responded, as Samantha Hemstock (Northford, Conn.) was thrown out at home to close the bottom of the fourth.
Western New England took the lead for good in the top of the fifth on a pair of singles and three UMass Boston errors. The first two batters reached on errors and Samantha Mulhern came in to score on a throwing error to make it 2-1. Two batters later, Hannah Hill came in to score on an Alexis Bukowski one-out single.
UMass Boston started a rally to start the sixth when Bouyea singled to center and Erika Vecchiet (Pequannock, N.J.) worked a walk to put two runners on with one out. The umpires called the game as Bove walked to the plate, but the Beacons held out hope that play would resume. After an 80-minute delay, the NTC Spring Games staff finally called the game, awarding the Golden Bears the victory.
UMass Boston will return to action Tuesday when they host Manchester University (Ind.) at 9:00 a.m. and #1 Tufts University at 11:00 a.m. at the Minneola Complex.

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=> Detect Attacks
=> Analyze IP / TCP Headers
=> Troubleshoot Problems
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How do I turn on Logging TCP Packet Header Options?
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iptables -A INPUT -j LOG --log-tcp-options iptables -A INPUT -j DROP
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HIV/AIDS News
New HIV Vaccine Holds Promise of Global Effectiveness
Clinical tests began today of a novel vaccine directed at the three most globally important HIV subtypes, or clades. Developed by scientists at the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC), part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the vaccine incorporates HIV genetic material from clades A, B and C, which cause about 90 percent of all HIV infections around the world.
"This is the first multigene, multiclade HIV vaccine to enter human trials," notes NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "It marks an important milestone in our search for a single vaccine that targets U.S. subtypes of HIV as well as clades causing the global epidemic," he adds.
"This trial begins a process that we hope will culminate in a globally effective HIV vaccine," says Gary Nabel, M.D., Ph.D., who heads the VRC. "The first step is to develop a multiclade vaccine. If our candidate elicits an effective immune response and proves safe in clinical testing, we will include additional components in subsequent trials in hopes of boosting this response. Ultimately, we aim to build a potent vaccine designed to prevent HIV infection."
The trial vaccine is a DNA vaccine, a kind shown to be very safe in previous clinical trials. It incorporates parts of four HIV genes. Three of these vaccine components are modified versions of HIV genes called gag, pol and nef taken from clade B, the subtype that predominates in Europe and North America. The fourth vaccine component is derived from an HIV gene named env.
The env gene codes for a protein on the outer coat of the virus that allows it to recognize and attach to human cells. VRC scientists are the first to combine modified env from clades A and C, which are the most common in Africa, as well as from clade B. A single vaccine combining multiple env components from different HIV subtypes could, in theory, be effective in many places in the world.
While these gene fragments can stimulate an immune response, they cannot reconstitute themselves into an infectious virus. A person cannot become infected with HIV from this vaccine, Dr. Nabel emphasizes.
Efforts to develop a broadly effective vaccine against HIV are complicated not only by the many clades, but also by the virus' ability to elude immune system defenses through rapid mutation. "Any HIV vaccine must hit a constantly moving target," says Dr. Nabel. "Essentially, we are trying to enlarge that target through a multiclade vaccine." Researchers do not yet know if a multiclade vaccine will be more effective than one based on a single clade. "That is one question we hope our vaccine trials will eventually answer," notes Dr. Nabel.
The public plays a critical role in this ongoing research, says Barney Graham, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the VRC's clinical trials core and lead investigator in the multiclade vaccine trial. "We want the community to understand and support the process of vaccine development so that together we can attain the goal of stopping or slowing the AIDS pandemic," he says. "Although thousands have already volunteered to take part in HIV vaccine trials, many more are needed. The importance of community participation cannot be overemphasized," says Dr. Graham.
The first phase of the trial, which is being conducted at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, is meant to determine the vaccine's safety and will enroll 50 healthy, HIV-negative volunteers. Following an extensive informed consent process, volunteers, who must be between 18 and 40 years old to participate, will be vaccinated with either the test vaccine or an inactive saline solution in a series of increasing doses. Neither the participants nor the researchers will know which group a participant is in. During the yearlong trial, scientists will assess the vaccine's safety and note if it induces any immune response in the vaccinees. Expanded tests conducted through NIAID's HIV Vaccine Trials Network are planned for several domestic sites as well as sites in Haiti and South Africa.
For more information about the trial, including ways to volunteer, interested persons can call toll-free 1-866-833-LIFE (5433) (TTY, toll-free, 1-866-411-1010). Potential volunteers may also email email@example.com or visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov or http://www.niaid.nih.gov/vrc.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.


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Recalling resolution 3 of the Nairobi Final Act,
Also recalling decisions II/15 and II/16 of the second meeting of the
Conference of the Parties,
Further recalling recommendation II/7 of the second meeting of the
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice related to
agricultural biological diversity,
Welcoming the outcome of the fourth International Technical Conference
on the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture, held in June 1996 in Leipzig, and taking note of
the follow-up process agreed in Leipzig and of the periodic updating of the
report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture and the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and
Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as well as
the implementation of the Global Plan of Action,
Considering the importance of biological diversity for agriculture and
taking note of the interrelationship of agriculture with biological diversity
as detailed in the basis for action attached hereto as Annex 1,
Believing that the field of agriculture offers a unique opportunity for
the Convention on Biological Diversity to link concerns regarding biological
diversity conservation and sharing of benefits arising from the use of
genetic resources with the mainstream economy, taking into account the need
for a balanced development of the three objectives of the Convention,
Recognizing the close relationship between agriculture and biological
and cultural diversity and that the Conference of the Parties has a clear
role and mandate to address issues relating to agricultural biological
diversity within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity,
Further recognizing agricultural biological diversity as a focal area
in view of its social and economic relevance and the prospects offered by
sustainable agriculture for reducing the negative impacts on biological
diversity, enhancing the value of biological diversity and linking
conservation efforts with social and economic benefits,
Urging the expeditious provision of funds from appropriate sources
necessary for the implementation of this decision,
Recognizing that traditional farming communities and their agricultural
practices have made a significant contribution to the conservation and
enhancement of biodiversity and that these can make an important contribution
to the development of environmentally sound agricultural production systems,
Recognizing also that the inappropriate use of and excessive dependence
on agrochemicals has produced substantial negative effects on terrestrial
systems, including soil, coastal and aquatic organisms, thus affecting
biological diversity in different ecosystems,
Reaffirming the sovereign rights of States over their own genetic
resources, including their genetic resources for food and agriculture,
Urging Parties to establish or maintain means to regulate, manage or
control the risks associated with the use and release of living modified
organisms resulting from biotechnology which are likely to have adverse
environmental impacts that could affect the conservation and sustainable use
of biological diversity, taking also into account the risks to human health,
Considering that its activities in this field relating to the
implementation of Article 6 (b) of the Convention should focus on the
interface between agricultural sustainability and environmental issues and
should promote the integration of social, economic and environmental
objectives and facilitate the development of solutions to problems relating
to agricultural biological diversity in the context of the Convention's
Further considering that the contributions of conservation and
sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity to sustainable
agriculture should be a key focal area within the context of terrestrial,
freshwater and marine biological diversity, to be pursued in collaboration
with, and with the cooperation and initiative of, relevant international
organizations thus avoiding duplication,
1. Decides to establish a multi-year programme of activities on
agricultural biological diversity aiming, first, to promote the positive
effects and mitigate the negative impacts of agricultural practices on
biological diversity in agro-ecosystems and their interface with other
ecosystems; second, to promote the conservation and sustainable use of
genetic resources of actual or potential value for food and agriculture; and
third, to promote the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of
the utilization of genetic resources; and which, in support of the
implementation of ongoing or the initiation of new policies, programmes and
plans in the field of agrobiodiversity, will have the following components:
2. Requests the Executive Secretary to invite the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in close collaboration with
other relevant United Nations bodies and regional and international
organizations, to identify and assess relevant ongoing activities and
existing instruments at the international level, choosing among the thematic
areas in the indicative list in Annex 2. The results should be reported back
on a phased basis to the Conference of the Parties through the Subsidiary
Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice;
3. Welcomes the offer by the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations to continue serving countries in implementing the
Convention on Biological Diversity in the area of agricultural biological
diversity, and, referring to its earlier decisions, underlines the necessity
of avoiding any duplication of work with respect to the activities being
undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in
this programme of work;
4. Requests Parties, as far as possible and as appropriate, to
identify and assess relevant ongoing activities and existing instruments at
the national level and to report back to the Conference of the Parties;
5. Requests Parties, as far as possible and as appropriate, to
identify issues and priorities that need to be addressed at the national
level and to report back to the Conference of the Parties;
6. Suggests that, in carrying out the initiatives described in
paragraphs 3 and 4 above, Parties consider the thematic areas in the
indicative list in Annex 2, as appropriate;
7. Requests the Executive Secretary, in close collaboration with the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as appropriate, to
report the results, together with advice from the Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, of the above initiatives as a
basis for setting priorities by the Conference of the Parties for further
work within this programme of work using as criteria, inter alia:
8. Requests that the clearing-house mechanism be used to promote and
facilitate the development and transfer of technology relevant to the
conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity by
facilitating contacts among:
9. Encourages the Parties, in accordance with decision I/2 of the
Conference of the Parties, to use and/or study and develop methods and
indicators to monitor the impacts of agricultural development projects,
including the intensification and extensification of production systems, on
biological diversity and to promote their application;
10. Invites countries to share case-study experiences addressing the
conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity, which,
among other ways of sharing information, should be posted through the
clearing-house mechanism of the Convention;
11. Encourages interested Parties and international agencies to
conduct case studies on the two initial issues identified by the Subsidiary
Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice in recommendation
II/7, described in Annex 3;
12. Instructs the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice to coordinate and assess the lessons learned from work
on the topics described in Annex 3 and to report back thereon to the
Conference of the Parties, as appropriate;
13. Recognizes that the successful implementation of policies aiming
at the sustainable use of agrobiodiversity components largely depends on the
degree of public awareness and understanding of its basic importance for
society, and recommends Parties to establish or enhance mechanisms for
information and education, including the use of the clearing-house mechanism,
specific to groups of concern at national, regional and international levels;
14. Endorses the conclusions of the relevant sections of the 1995
Commission on Sustainable Development sectoral review of Agenda 21, which,
inter alia, recognized the need for an integrated and multidisciplinary
approach to the planning, development and management of land resources, and
that the achievement of the multiple objectives related to sustainable
agriculture and rural development requires a whole system approach that
recognizes that it is not possible to focus on agricultural activities alone;
15. Encourages Parties to develop national strategies, programmes and
plans which, inter alia:
16. Encourages Parties to develop national strategies, programmes and
plans, which should focus on, inter alia:
17. Encourages Parties at the appropriate level, with the support of
the relevant international and regional organizations, to promote:
18. Notes that the various options for the legal status of a revised
International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, which include a
voluntary agreement, binding instrument, or protocol to the Convention on
Biological Diversity, have not been decided upon by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, requests the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations to inform the Conference of the Parties of
its deliberations, affirms its willingness to consider a decision by the
Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
that the International Undertaking should take the form of a protocol to this
Convention once revised in harmony with this Convention and further requests
the Executive Secretary to inform the Commission on Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture accordingly;
19. Welcomes the contribution that the Global Plan of Action for the
Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources, as
adopted by the fourth International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic
Resources, provides to the implementation of the Convention on Biological
Diversity in the field of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
and encourages Parties actively to implement the Global Plan of Action, in
accordance with their national capacities, and endorses its priorities and
policy recommendations; recognizes that several issues require further work
in the context of the FAO Global System for the Conservation and Utilization
of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, in particular:
financing; the realization of Farmers' Rights as discussed in the Global Plan
of Action; as well as terms of technology transfer to developing countries
and access and benefit-sharing arrangements, in accordance with relevant
provisions of the Convention. In this regard, calls for effective and speedy
completion of the revision of the International Undertaking and strengthening
of the FAO Global System;
20. Appreciates the importance of the country-based Global Strategy
for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources under the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and strongly supports its
further development;
21. Draws the attention of Parties to Article 20.1 of the Convention,
in the context of providing, in accordance with their capabilities, financial
support and incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity important to agriculture in accordance with national plans,
priorities and programmes;
22. Draws the attention of international funding agencies to the
urgent need to support the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity important to agriculture and invites these agencies to provide
information and feedback in this respect to the Conference of the Parties and
in this context, requests the interim financial mechanism to give priority to
supporting efforts for the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity important to agriculture in accordance with this decision;
23. Encourages the United Nations Environment Programme/Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations process developed by the
Intergovernmental Committee negotiating an international binding instrument
for the application of the prior informed consent procedure on hazardous
chemical substances, including pesticides;
24. Recalls paragraph 39 (g) from the World Food Summit Plan of
Action and encourages the World Trade Organization through its Committee on
Trade and Environment, in collaboration with other relevant organizations, to
consider developing a better appreciation of the relationship between trade
and agricultural biodiversity and, in this consideration, recommends the
collaboration with the Convention on Biological Diversity and requests the
Executive Secretary to convey this request to the World Trade Organization.
1. Biological diversity has enabled farming systems to evolve since
agriculture was first developed some 12,000 years ago, and an understanding
of the dynamic evolutionary and environmental processes which shape and
influence agricultural biodiversity is fundamental to improving the
sustainable management and conservation of agricultural ecosystems today. In
recent years, as the world's population continues to grow and agricultural
production must meet the rising demand for food, agricultural expansion into
forests and marginal lands, combined with overgrazing and urban and
industrial growth, has substantially reduced levels of biological diversity
over significant areas. Current patterns of agricultural land use based on
limited numbers of species and varieties have also diminished the biological
diversity within agricultural ecosystems and are undermining the long-term
sustainability of agricultural production itself.
2. Agricultural intensification has the potential to balance the world's
need for increasing food supplies while reducing pressures to expand
agricultural areas still further, but it is also harmful when accompanied by
excessive dependence on agrochemicals and external energy and water inputs.
Agro-ecological forms of intensification can, however, blend improved
knowledge about agricultural ecosystems, intercropping, uses of diverse
species, integrated pest management and the efficient use of resources.
Beneficial mixes of land use also raise the overall level of biodiversity in
agricultural landscapes. These approaches currently represent a small but
growing portion of intensification efforts. Meeting the imperative of
increasing agricultural production in such sustainable ways while conserving
and prudently using biological diversity is the major challenge which we must
urgently address.
3. The importance of agrobiodiversity is of widespread and complex
significance to society, encompassing socio-cultural, economic and
environmental elements. It is essential to food security and poverty
alleviation and much of the knowledge about agrobiodiversity is maintained by
farmers themselves, many of whom are women. All domesticated crops and
animals result from human management of biological diversity, which is
constantly responding to new challenges to maintain and increase
productivity. Biological diversity itself presents opportunities for
naturally controlling pests and reducing the use of pesticides, while
maintaining high yields, and a large proportion of crops depend on insect
pollinators for good yields. Landraces and wild species of animals and
plants are the essential source of genetic variability for responding to
biotic and abiotic stress through genetic adaptation.
4. The biological diversity of the soil is responsible for nutrient
circulation and fertility within agricultural ecosystems. Diversified
agricultural production provides protection against uncertainties in the
market, especially for less capitalized producers, and increases the
opportunities to add value and exploit new markets. Farmers all over the
world have also managed a variety of wild species and habitats which benefit
the sustainability of both agricultural and natural ecosystems.
5. At the more fundamental level, the living organisms which constitute
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I recently read that Rockford is considering allowing people to raise chickens within the city limits. Before they proceed maybe they should check out the chicken situation in Silvis.
Silvis recently adopted an ordinance allowing people to have three chickens. At the last council meeting, someone suggested that the ordinance be amended to allow people to own as many as 10 chickens. Who knows how high the number will rise? It's bound to rise higher than a chicken can fly since, as we all know, chickens can't fly.
Anyway, if Rockford decides to go the chicken route, in time, that old "Why did the chicken cross the road?" bit might be changed to "Why did the chicken cross the road to Rockford?"
And one answer might be, "So she could hang with herds and hoards and flocks and gaggles of her homies."
Sign me someone who has raised a ruckus from time to time but never raised a single chicken.
— John C. Anderson, Silvis


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we enjoyed our stay, the host was very friendly and made it pleasant for a first timers in a quiet and secure area, with lots of wild life around, it seemed to be in the middle of everything, so it was great to have something central.
Situated in Carrara, this apartment building is within 1 mi (2 km) of Emerald Lakes Golf Club and Metricon Stadium. Carrara Sports Complex and Go Karting Gold Coast are also within 3 miles (5 km).
Situated in Carrara, this golf hotel is within 1 mile (2 km) of Carrara Sports Complex and Metricon Stadium. Emerald Lakes Golf Club and Go Karting Gold Coast are also within 1 mile (2 km). Nerang Train Station is 21 minutes by foot.
Stairs&Bathroom,claiming into Bathtub&2Stories up not ideal when you are elderly
Stairs&Bathroom,claiming into Bathtub&2Stories up not ideal when you are elderly
Stairs&Bathroom,claiming into Bathtub&2Stories up not ideal when you are elderly


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Federal Agency Charged Hair Salon With Rescinding Promotion And Firing Employee After Learning of Pregnancy
NEW YORK – Warren Tricomi, a New York-based hair salon with locations in the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan and in Greenwich, Conn., will pay $30,000 and provide a positive employee reference to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
In its lawsuit, filed on Sept. 29, 2011 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Civil Action No. 11 Civ. 6837), the EEOC charged that Warren Tricomi rescinded an employee's promotion from assistant colorist to colorist and fired her soon after she informed the company that she was pregnant.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which prohibits employers from subjecting employees to discrimination based on pregnancy. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
In addition to monetary relief, the consent decree settling the suit requires that Warren Tricomi issue a positive job reference to the fired employee and provide training on laws prohibiting employment discrimination. The company will also distribute and post an anti-discrimination policy and a notice about the lawsuit and settlement at its salon locations. Warren Tricomi must also make available to the EEOC all employee complaints of sex and/or pregnancy discrimination.
"Employment decisions cannot be made on the basis of pregnancy," said Elizabeth Grossman, regional attorney of the EEOC's New York District Office. "The EEOC will continue to bring cases like these to remind employers that doing so is a violation of the law."
Ana Consuelo Martinez, trial attorney in the New York District Office, added, "Awareness of the PDA is important for both employers and employees, especially in fields with a large percentage of young women who are balancing their careers with their desire to start a family."
The EEOC is the government agency responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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I found this commercial very affirming. Also, the original Star Trek was better than all those derivative new versions.
(via io9.)
I found this commercial very affirming. Also, the original Star Trek was better than all those derivative new versions.
(via io9.)
docsarvis says
John Morales says
bricewgilbert says
Don't start this again PZ. TNG is vastly superior to TOS.
mikeyb says
The newer series, though some episodes, characters and ideas here and there were good, were often too pretentious and taken too seriously. Also a pet peeve – didn't like the idea of Klingons and humans as buddies. Also though the new Klingon makeup looked way too cartoonish and cheesy.
John Morales says
TNG is vastly superior to TOS.
In your opinion — but it at least wasn't a soap opera set in space.
(Also, Wesley Crusher)
Ye Olde Blacksmith - Spocktopus cuddler says
As my pappy always said " old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill"
duce7999 says
Wow, that was great. I really liked the part where Dr. Bell used the force on Sylar. Good find.
John Morales says
duce7999, 'twas Spock's Vulcan neck pinch, not the farse.
(Invented by Nimoy!)
Alethea H. "Crocoduck" Kuiper-Belt says
John Morales, you've missed a meme. Mash up as horribly as you can in as few words as you can (mostly an image.) "Use the force, Harry", said Gandalf as a Dalek chased him onto the Enterprise. Except this was smarter because it used the actors' alternative characters.
niftyatheist, perpetually threadrupt says
Also, the original Star Trek was better than all those derivative new versions.
Ahem, those are fighting words. (tng clearly the best)
But Spock (Nimoy) is hands down the finest Star Trek character of any series/film in the genre!
catballou says
Oh gods, TNG was like a combination trust exercise/consciousness-raising session. At the end of every episode, they stand in a circle, hold hands, and sing "I'd like to buy the world a Coke."
And somebody get Riker a neck brace.
otrame says
Nimby singing Bilbo Baggins was great. Way to take back something that must have been an embarrassment for years. Also, neck pinch FTW.
otrame says
Damn it. Autocorrect so sucks. Obviously I meant Nimoy.
chigau (違う) says
They™ made Riker grow a beard because he looked too much like Potsie.
John Morales says
chigau, and it's become the trope exemplar!
chigau (違う) says
John Morales
From your link, I'd say that it's the Nehru collar …
they don't even mention Potsie
rorschach says
When did Nimoy acquire Gerard Depardieu's nose?
timberwoof says
The Star Trek rewind of '09 was an assault on my ears and had nothing of what made the original series worthwhile. It was all third-season action-adventure schlock and was rather thin in what we need at least as much as we needed in the '60s and '70s: an idea of a better future. I'm not keen on seeing the next movie; I'll await reviews.
Nemo says
I don't understand how anyone can think TNG was better than TOS. Kids these days.
Marcus Hill (dripping with unearned privilege) says
I agree with otrame, the Bilbo Baggins song was the biggest win in that ad.
Ben says
I hope I'm not stepping into too much to suggest that my favorite Star Trek series is Deep Space Nine, with its complex characters and multiple-episode story arcs. Yeah, I know it is far friendlier to religion than the others, but I don't judge art on the degree to which I agree with its philosophy.
My favorite character on any Trek series is Elim Garak, a recurring character on Deep Space Nine portrayed by Andrew Robinson.
unbound says
The best Star Trek was Galaxy Quest.
richardelguru says
Yey the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins!
Pity they didn't find a way to get in a reference to the dancers doing squirrel impressions (or whatever it was they were doing) but I suppose they had to draw the line somewhere:
niftyatheist, perpetually threadrupt says
Oh richardelguru, you just made my day! :D
Trickster Goddess says
@Ben 21
Bashir: "Tell me, Garak, are the stories they tell about you true, or is it all just lies?"
Garak: "They're all true. Especially the lies."
ButchKitties says
DS9 was my favorite, too, but I'm a sucker for a show with loads and loads of characters and fake guest stars.
Matrim says
TOS was awesome, but hardly as perfect as people make it out to be. I personally prefer TNG and DS9 (although DS9 fell apart in the seventh season).
But Babylon 5 is better than all of them.
@14> Frakes grew the beard on his own during the off season. Gene liked it so they kept it.
ChasCPeterson says
TOS was awesome, but hardly as perfect as people make it out to be.
But you miss the point. Its obvious imperfection is part and parcel of its awesomeness!
I personally prefer TNG and DS9
*shakes grey old head slowly*
ChasCPeterson says
btw, did you notice that the actual information content of the ad was that the Audi rich-guy's-car has a bigger trunk and more hydraulic gadgets than the Benz rich-guy's-car? I think that shows admirable restraint.
rorschach says
Surely these people who suggest TNG or DS9 are the best Star Trek series are just here to shore up controversy. Noone could possibly be so deluded.
*goes back to strumming Britney Spears songs*
Trebuchet says
They should have given Nimoy the Audi. Or a better Mercedes.
David Marjanović says
Yeah, I know it is far friendlier to religion than the others
Enterprise has an episode that pretty much punches religion in the face.
TOS was awesome, but hardly as perfect as people make it out to be.
Toward the end they simply ran out of ideas, and it was just "space beauty of the week" anymore.
Bashir: "Tell me, Garak, are the stories they tell about you true, or is it all just lies?"
Garak: "They're all true. Especially the lies."
Ha! I like that! :-)
chigau (違う) says
Doesn't matter.
The Old Guy won.
Alverant says
I'm not sure I buy the "DS9 is friendlier towards religion" idea. Sisco punched a god in the face after all and the gods the Bajorans worshiped were aliens (albeit powerful aliens).
Which series was best is a matter of personal preference. TOS had its faults as well. TNG was better IMHO for several reasons.
1) Data
2) Borg
4) Klingons
5) 7 seasons
6) No Shatner
7) No Kirk shagging alien women in half the episodes
rorschach says
6) No Shatner
7) No Kirk shagging alien women in half the episodes
A venn diagram may be in order. Your 6) kind of implies 7) already.
Btw, I found the Klingon episodes in TNG some of the worst and most tedious.
chigau (違う) says
ChasCPeterson says
1) Data
2) Borg
OK, that was cool.
Please; the stupidest thing ever, a permanent get-out-of-jail-free-deus-ex-machina bullshit all-purpose plot device. Fuck Q and the Continuum he manifested in from or whatever.
4) Klingons
What? Star Trek had Klingons. Nasty, russky-type Klingons who were fucking assholes in every way and that's all you had to know.
5) 7 seasons
That's a good thing?
5.5) tedium
6) No Shatner
you really preferred Baldo? Really?
7) No Kirk shagging alien women in half the episodes
*shrug* It's of its time. And it's lonely at the top.
mabell says
I've got an original poster for Star Trek the Motion Picture. Tag line: The human adventure is just beginning. Haven't seen anything human from the Star Trek franchise in many years.
Andrew Balfour says
I won't say TNG is better than TOS, but I will say that I watch TNG obsessively to this day and can't sit through a single episode of TOS. I think it's a generational thing; TNG started airing when I was 2, and had a direct impact on my personal development, while TOS is just too of-its-time for me I suppose. However…
1) Data is an awesome, nuanced character, and the vastly-superior android on an endless quest for humanity is a concept with a lot of narrative potential.
2) Yes, yes it was. No argument there. Best of Both Worlds is, in my entirely subjective opinion, the best of all Trek.
4) Klingons were portrayed in TOS as mustache-twirling antagonists. They were portrayed in TNG as people. Yes, their warrior culture is still cartoonish in many ways, but at least they had a measure of nuance. And TNG spent a lot of time exploring that culture. In addition, I think it's absolutely in keeping with the ethos of Star Trek that the Federation could forge an alliance with their former arch-nemeses.
5) The best seasons of TNG were seasons 3 through 6. So yes, in these specific circumstances, it's a good thing.
6) Picard was actually a captain. Kirk was a cowboy. I've got love for Kirk, but Picard was a better officer, and more interesting character, by far.
7) I'm assuming you're at least half-joking.
I don't want to argue TNG vs TOS or anything. As far as I'm concerned, the Star Trek I love owes its existence to Kirk and company. All that matters is that Star Trek is awesome.
flevitan says
A. Balfour:
The Star Trek we know and love owes its existence to Gene Roddenberry and his perseverance against all odds. TOS and TNG were his babies, from the the original pilot (The Cage) to Season 5 of TNG. He is the Creator of all Trek!
Andrew Balfour says
Harry Tuttle says
ALL of the Treks were 90% crap and 10% decent sci-fi. DS9 as the best of the lot upped the percentage to, maybe, 15%.
B5 was good, but hasn't aged well. Better than TNG, but still not well.
Farscape though. For alien of the week space opera, Farscape was the frelling mezonks!
But the more important point in regards to this commercial is that it is highly illogical. Infiniti M56x is the obvious choice of any right thinking sentient being who wants a sporty AWD executive saloon. 20 grand cheaper than the Audi or Merc, better looking, all engine and ATTESA E-TS for the win! The fact that you can't fit a full size golf sack in its trunk is a selling point as far as I'm concerned. If I need to store a few dead bodies I'll steal a 7-series BMW 'cause I sure as hell ain't ever golfing.
evilisgood says
This was the highlight of my day. I live a sad, lonely life. All things Trek are gold (except maybe Voyager. That shit was pretty dire).
Spock was my first crush. Those ears! That voice! The logic! *swoon*
evilisgood says
Oh, and Farscape equals love.
ChasCPeterson says
I don't want to argue TNG vs TOS or anything.
You could have fooled me.
kidding. Of course it's all in good fun, and of course it's largely generational, as you say.
Me, I was one week shy of 7 years old when I watched the premiere episode, in primetime, in black-&-white (our TV, not, obviously, the program), and me and Billy Hardy spent the whole next day arguing about how to draw the spaceship right.
ChasCPeterson says
…and my autographed Spock photo ("Logically, Leonard Nimoy") hangs on my office wall to this day.
Full disclosure.
Antiochus Epiphanes says
Star Trek is like beer. TOS is a fucking fantastic beer. TNG is less fantastic, but its still beer. Voyager was STILL BEER. I like beer. I want more beer.
Also, just got done grading for the semester, and tomorrow I begin preparing for a field trip. So guess what happens tonight?
Star Trek.
And Beer.
Dhorvath, OM says
I kinda like that comparison. Like most beers, I find I prefer the smaller view to the larger. There are episodes, or sometimes merely scenes within them, of each series which I enjoy, but to extend that to saying that I like all of a series or prefer it to another is as strange as saying that I like Bocks better than IPAs.
ChasCPeterson says
just got done grading for the semester
ENVY! That's my favorite day of the year: Spring semester grades in.
But I don't even give finals until next week and I even have one next fuckin Friday.
Still, there's beer.
Antiochus Epiphanes says
I had a strangely front loaded semester. Lots of homework, pain in the ass lectures (did the whiteboard type lecture for pop gen–ashamed to say, first time ever), but not a lot of grading in the end. I didn't expect this. Regardless of what you're doing, I named this beer *gestures* "Chazzy" and I'll drink it in your name. For you.
Jadehawk says
I'm not keen on seeing the next movie
well, they're about to ruin the best Star Trek character ever created (Khan), so that's pretty much my opinion as well. And they still haven't managed to remember that TOS had more than one named, recurring female character.
Jadehawk says
I think it's a generational thing
apparently I am twice as old as i thought i was.
a "millenial" who likes TOS more than TNG
ChasCPeterson says
ah. Nurse Chapel.
oo and Yeoman Rand.
sorry, what?
Jadehawk says
Spock was my first crush. Those ears! That voice! The logic! *swoon*
Furr-a-Bruin says
People, please – let's remember who the enemy is: Jar-Jar Abrams. The 2009 film was horrendously bad; the only thing positive I can say for it is that Karl Urban was a fantastic casting choice for McCoy. Other than that – from the obnoxious product placements, the hideous redesign of the Enterprise, through the sheer idiocy of having someone fall out of a transporter beam that had started its cycle (when they were able to beam up people free-falling through the sky) and ending with a third-year problematic cadet being boosted all the way to Captain – not given a commendation or five and given his choice of assignment when he graduated normally as a Lieutenant – it was a revolting, disgusting, offensive cesspool.
I've heard that several people associated with TOS really, really hated Jar-Jar's film but are being circumspect in public about it; as I can't source what I've heard, I won't name who I've heard rumors about, or even drop hints… but even just the rumors make me feel good. ;)
As for myself, I'm a fan of most of the TV versions of Star Trek (just not fond of Enterprise – the Year of Xindi was ridiculous) and Babylon 5. There's good things in all of them. For example – if you liked the social commentary in TOS, there's an example the equal of "A Private Little War" in the DS9 two-parter "Past Tense" from Season 3.
chigau (違う) says
I ♥ed Spock, too.
Amphiox says
Ok, when it comes to trek, I think that there is one thing upon which there is almost universal agreement, and it might just be the only thing.
Voyager was not the best.
Alex the Pretty Good says
Just wondering … did anybody else notice how Zach's car had all these lense-flares and Nimoy's didn't?
TOS is nice and quaint but since the series was 20 years old by then, there was no true airing schedule for the episodes I saw (often mixed with BSG, Buck Rodgers and Blake's 7).
TNG was the first Trek series I saw as they were released. And now for the flame-retardent suit … I actually liked Voyager … especially the concept of the first seasons where the Federation wasn't high and mighty and getting by on your wits was more important. Too bad they didn't go with the original idea of having the ship deteriorate over time. (An idea they succesfully implemented a decade later with the relaunch of another classic Sci Fi series)
Anyway … it's Trek … good fun but no ESB.
ChasCPeterson says
7) No Kirk shagging alien women in half the episodes
*shrug* It's of its time. And it's lonely at the top.
I'm assuming you're at least half-joking.
I was, yes, at least half, but it turns out I was exactly correct!
I was thinking about ST and remembered that at some point I had acquired a pdf scan of the original writer's guide/'bible' (third revision, April 17, 1967), and I just found where I had it squirreled away. I quote directly from the official character sketch of Captain James T. Kirk (p. 10; my emphasis):
Aboard ship, Captain Kirk has only a few opportunities for anything approaching friendship….But on a "shore leave", away from the confines of self-imposed discipline, Jim Kirk is likely to play pretty hard, almost compulsively so. It is not impossible he will let this drag him at one time or another into an unwise romantic liaison which he will have great difficulty disentangling. He is, in short, a strong man forced by the requirements of his ship and career into the often lonely role of command, even lonelier because Starship command is the most difficult and demanding task of his century.
dornierpfeil says
David Marjanović: Enterprise has an episode that pretty much punches religion in the face.
Can you recall a title or even just a season to narrow it down a little?
Erülóra Maikalambe says
I had to physically hold my mouth shut with my hands to keep from filling the office with boisterous laughter when Nimoy started singing.


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Their refusal to contribute to the House GOP's political arm, coming as Republicans are getting thumped by Democrats in the money race, is causing heartburn and frustration among Republican strategists charged with laying the groundwork for next year's races. They say it is reinforcing a perception of the conservative gang that they're out only for themselves and don't much care about advancing the party's larger cause.
( Also on POLITICO: Cruz: I don't work for party bosses)
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Freshman Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), who said Republicans would be seen as "heroes" for waging a battle to defund Obamacare in the budget debate — the strategy that led to the shutdown — also hasn't contributed to the NRCC this year. Nor has Georgia Rep. Tom Graves or Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp.
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- Plugin version: v8.0.4
- Released on: 2018-01-05
- Changelog
For other versions, see the overview list.
To learn more about Logstash, see the Logstash Reference.
For questions about the plugin, open a topic in the Discuss forums. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue in Github. For the list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Elastic Support Matrix.
This input will read events from a Kafka topic.
This plugin uses Kafka Client 1.0.0. For broker compatibility, see the official Kafka compatibility reference.
If you're using a plugin version that was released after v8.0.4, see the latest plugin documentation for updated information about Kafka compatibility.
This input supports connecting to Kafka over:
- SSL (requires plugin version 3.0.0 or later)
- Kerberos SASL (requires plugin version 5.1.0 or later)
By default security is disabled but can be turned on as needed.
The Logstash Kafka consumer handles group management and uses the default offset management strategy using Kafka topics.
Logstash instances by default form a single logical group to subscribe to Kafka topics
Each Logstash Kafka consumer can run multiple threads to increase read throughput. Alternatively,
you could run multiple Logstash instances with the same
group_id to spread the load across
physical machines. Messages in a topic will be distributed to all Logstash instances with
the same
Ideally you should have as many threads as the number of partitions for a perfect balance — more threads than partitions means that some threads will be idle
For more information see http://kafka.apache.org/documentation.html#theconsumer
Kafka consumer configuration: http://kafka.apache.org/documentation.html#consumerconfigs
The following metadata from Kafka broker are added under the
[@metadata] field:
[@metadata][kafka][topic]: Original Kafka topic from where the message was consumed.
[@metadata][kafka][consumer_group]: Consumer group
[@metadata][kafka][partition]: Partition info for this message.
[@metadata][kafka][offset]: Original record offset for this message.
[@metadata][kafka][key]: Record key, if any.
[@metadata][kafka][timestamp]: Timestamp when this message was received by the Kafka broker.
Please note that
@metadata fields are not part of any of your events at output time. If you need these information to be
inserted into your original event, you'll have to use the
mutate filter to manually copy the required fields into your
This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the Common Options described later.
|Input type
a valid filesystem path
a valid filesystem path
string, one of
a valid filesystem path
a valid filesystem path
Also see Common Options for a list of options supported by all input plugins.
- Value type is string
- Default value is
The frequency in milliseconds that the consumer offsets are committed to Kafka.
What to do when there is no initial offset in Kafka or if an offset is out of range:
- earliest: automatically reset the offset to the earliest offset
- latest: automatically reset the offset to the latest offset
- none: throw exception to the consumer if no previous offset is found for the consumer's group
- anything else: throw exception to the consumer.
- Value type is string
- Default value is
A list of URLs of Kafka instances to use for establishing the initial connection to the cluster.
This list should be in the form of
host1:port1,host2:port2 These urls are just used
for the initial connection to discover the full cluster membership (which may change dynamically)
so this list need not contain the full set of servers (you may want more than one, though, in
case a server is down).
Automatically check the CRC32 of the records consumed. This ensures no on-the-wire or on-disk corruption to the messages occurred. This check adds some overhead, so it may be disabled in cases seeking extreme performance.
- Value type is string
- Default value is
The id string to pass to the server when making requests. The purpose of this is to be able to track the source of requests beyond just ip/port by allowing a logical application name to be included.
Close idle connections after the number of milliseconds specified by this config.
- Value type is number
- Default value is
Ideally you should have as many threads as the number of partitions for a perfect balance — more threads than partitions means that some threads will be idle
- Value type is boolean
- Default value is
Option to add Kafka metadata like topic, message size to the event.
This will add a field named
kafka to the logstash event containing the following attributes:
topic: The topic this message is associated with
consumer_group: The consumer group used to read in this event
partition: The partition this message is associated with
offset: The offset from the partition this message is associated with
key: A ByteBuffer containing the message key
- Value type is string
- Default value is
If true, periodically commit to Kafka the offsets of messages already returned by the consumer. This committed offset will be used when the process fails as the position from which the consumption will begin.
Whether records from internal topics (such as offsets) should be exposed to the consumer. If set to true the only way to receive records from an internal topic is subscribing to it.
The maximum amount of data the server should return for a fetch request. This is not an absolute maximum, if the first message in the first non-empty partition of the fetch is larger than this value, the message will still be returned to ensure that the consumer can make progress.
The maximum amount of time the server will block before answering the fetch request if
there isn't sufficient data to immediately satisfy
fetch_min_bytes. This
should be less than or equal to the timeout used in
The minimum amount of data the server should return for a fetch request. If insufficient data is available the request will wait for that much data to accumulate before answering the request.
- Value type is string
- Default value is
The identifier of the group this consumer belongs to. Consumer group is a single logical subscriber
that happens to be made up of multiple processors. Messages in a topic will be distributed to all
Logstash instances with the same
The expected time between heartbeats to the consumer coordinator. Heartbeats are used to ensure
that the consumer's session stays active and to facilitate rebalancing when new
consumers join or leave the group. The value must be set lower than
session.timeout.ms, but typically should be set no higher than 1/3 of that value.
It can be adjusted even lower to control the expected time for normal rebalances.
The Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) API supplies user authentication and authorization services for Kafka. This setting provides the path to the JAAS file. Sample JAAS file for Kafka client:
KafkaClient { com.sun.security.auth.module.Krb5LoginModule required useTicketCache=true renewTicket=true serviceName="kafka"; };
Please note that specifying
jaas_path and
kerberos_config in the config file will add these
to the global JVM system properties. This means if you have multiple Kafka inputs, all of them would be sharing the same
jaas_path and
kerberos_config. If this is not desirable, you would have to run separate instances of Logstash on
different JVM instances.
Optional path to kerberos config file. This is krb5.conf style as detailed in https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.12/doc/admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html
- Value type is string
- Default value is
Java Class used to deserialize the record's key
The maximum amount of data per-partition the server will return. The maximum total memory used for a request will be <code>#partitions * max.partition.fetch.bytes</code>. This size must be at least as large as the maximum message size the server allows or else it is possible for the producer to send messages larger than the consumer can fetch. If that happens, the consumer can get stuck trying to fetch a large message on a certain partition.
The maximum delay between invocations of poll() when using consumer group management. This places
an upper bound on the amount of time that the consumer can be idle before fetching more records.
If poll() is not called before expiration of this timeout, then the consumer is considered failed and
the group will rebalance in order to reassign the partitions to another member.
The value of the configuration
request_timeout_ms must always be larger than max_poll_interval_ms
The maximum number of records returned in a single call to poll().
The period of time in milliseconds after which we force a refresh of metadata even if we haven't seen any partition leadership changes to proactively discover any new brokers or partitions
The class name of the partition assignment strategy that the client will use to distribute partition ownership amongst consumer instances
- Value type is number
- Default value is
Time kafka consumer will wait to receive new messages from topics
The size of the TCP receive buffer (SO_RCVBUF) to use when reading data.
The amount of time to wait before attempting to reconnect to a given host. This avoids repeatedly connecting to a host in a tight loop. This backoff applies to all requests sent by the consumer to the broker.
The configuration controls the maximum amount of time the client will wait for the response of a request. If the response is not received before the timeout elapses the client will resend the request if necessary or fail the request if retries are exhausted.
The amount of time to wait before attempting to retry a failed fetch request to a given topic partition. This avoids repeated fetching-and-failing in a tight loop.
The Kerberos principal name that Kafka broker runs as. This can be defined either in Kafka's JAAS config or in Kafka's config.
- Value type is string
- Default value is
SASL mechanism used for client connections. This may be any mechanism for which a security provider is available. GSSAPI is the default mechanism.
- Value can be any of:
- Default value is
Security protocol to use, which can be either of PLAINTEXT,SSL,SASL_PLAINTEXT,SASL_SSL
The size of the TCP send buffer (SO_SNDBUF) to use when sending data
The timeout after which, if the
poll_timeout_ms is not invoked, the consumer is marked dead
and a rebalance operation is triggered for the group identified by
The password of the private key in the key store file.
If client authentication is required, this setting stores the keystore path.
If client authentication is required, this setting stores the keystore password
The keystore type.
The JKS truststore path to validate the Kafka broker's certificate.
The truststore password
The truststore type.
- Value type is array
- Default value is
A list of topics to subscribe to, defaults to ["logstash"].
A topic regex pattern to subscribe to. The topics configuration will be ignored when using this configuration.
- Value type is string
- Default value is
Java Class used to deserialize the record's value
The following configuration options are supported by all input plugins:
- Value type is hash
- Default value is
Add a field to an event
- Value type is codec
- Default value is
The codec used for input data. Input codecs are a convenient method for decoding your data before it enters the input, without needing a separate filter in your Logstash pipeline.
- Value type is boolean
- Default value is
Disable or enable metric logging for this specific plugin instance by default we record all the metrics we can, but you can disable metrics collection for a specific plugin.
Add a unique
ID to the plugin configuration. If no ID is specified, Logstash will generate one.
It is strongly recommended to set this ID in your configuration. This is particularly useful
when you have two or more plugins of the same type, for example, if you have 2 kafka inputs.
Adding a named ID in this case will help in monitoring Logstash when using the monitoring APIs.
input { kafka { id => "my_plugin_id" } }
- Value type is array
- There is no default value for this setting.
Add any number of arbitrary tags to your event.
This can help with processing later.
Add a
type field to all events handled by this input.
Types are used mainly for filter activation.
The type is stored as part of the event itself, so you can also use the type to search for it in Kibana.
If you try to set a type on an event that already has one (for example when you send an event from a shipper to an indexer) then a new input will not override the existing type. A type set at the shipper stays with that event for its life even when sent to another Logstash server.