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Local residents voiced their opinions Monday at a public hearing, opposing the potential sale of 49 Beecher Street, the former home of the school system's administrative offices.
Nearly a dozen residents stood up to the podium before the Southington Town Council, rejecting the sale of 49 Beecher Street for $220,000 to Beecher Street, LLC.
Under the proposal, members of Beecher Street, LLC, Ralph Monti of Wolcott and William Martin of Watertown, would turn the property into 30 units of affordable housing for senior citizens. Their agent Louis Martocchio, who also serves as a Republican councilor, recused himself from the public hearing.
Monti said the proposed rent of a two-bedroom unit would cost around $800 while a one-bedroom unit would cost around $700, with all utilities included except for phone and cable.
Besides a laundry room, Monti also said he has other plans for the building besides turning it into apartments.
"In the existing structure, we would like to include a community room with a cooking facility," Monti said. "We would also like to have an emergency generator that is gas-fired in the event there is a power outage or if something happens in the community."
According to town records, the appraised value of the property is more than $800,000 while its assessed value is $561,750. Resident Dean Zubko from 68 Beecher Street said his house dates back to 1880, and it is worth more than the proposed bid of the vacant building.
"This property is less than 80,000 sq. feet," Zubko said. "I have a 135-year-old house that is worth more than $220,000, and it's on a 10,000 sq. foot lot."
Zubko presented a petition before the Town Council, which has more than 100 signatures from other residents who oppose the selling of the property. From Matthews Street to Williams Street to Hill Street, at least 95 percent of residents living in or near the Beecher Street neighborhood signed the petition.
Zubko said they will continue to fight until the town looks into other options for the future of the Beecher Street building, which was returned back to the town last year when administrators moved into the new municipal center.
"For Southington to sell that property for $220,000, it seems like they're giving it away," Zubko said. "I think the town should look hard into trying to use this property for themselves, for the town and for the owners of the neighborhood."
Other residents who testified agreed, saying the proposed affordable housing complex "does not fit the neighborhood." Calling the property an "intricate part of the neighborhood for the Board of Education," Joseph Miceli, a Beecher Street resident, said turning the property into an apartment complex will disrupt the "close-knit community."
"Many of us have lived our entire lives here," Miceli said. "It has been an ideal setting for us to raise our family."
Residents also brought up another issue with the proposal: the size of the property. Zubko said they are concerned about the "overdevelopment" of the project, and turning the building into a 30-unit housing complex may cause safety issues.
"I understand we need senior housing," Zubko said. "I just don't think this neighborhood fits 30 units."
The matter was tabled until the council's next meeting, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30.
Democrat Councilor John Barry brought up the idea of using the building for single-family complexes if the town decides not to use it for open space. He said the town should consider choosing a different route that best serves the interests of the community.
"I think it is about the density—the amount of units," Barry said. "We have to re-gather what we want to do with this part of Southington, old Southington, the real roots of our community."
Public against Beecher Street proposal; Council tables decision until next meeting
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Friday night at 6 the Bisons visit Xavier in Cincinnati. Sunday at 10 a.m. they will play Bowling Green State in Bowling Green, Ohio.
"The last three weeks we have played really well," Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow said. "We haven't gotten the results that we wanted, but we have played well.
"We are looking to tie everything together and we are really looking for consistency in all areas. There certainly have been some things we needed to address such as goaltending. Hopefully, this weekend we will find some consistency."
Brent McGee has started in goal the first six games, but Morrow has hinted that freshman Isaac Pile, who has been playing in the midfield, may get the start against Xavier.
Morrow has liked the play of midfielder/forward Nick Bibb, midfielder Joey Chiappetta and defender Kevin Barbar.
"Bibb is fast and quick," Morrow said. "Barbar came from a very competitive club team with the best system in the country right now. Joey probably got overlooked a little bit in the recruiting process based on where he was from and who he was playing for."
Barbar and Chiapetta have been consistent performers.
"Barbar moves well for his size," Morrow said. "A lot of players who are 6-foot-3 or taller don't move really well. He is quick and he has good feet.
"Chiappetta's style is real simple. He is not going to dazzle you with stuff, but he is so steady. He is a good passer and he keeps the ball moving. He doesn't lose the ball a whole lot. He might be the guy who makes the pass before scoring or who makes the pass before the pass that scores the goal."
The Bisons, winners of three of their last four games, have faced several strong opponents in the past few weeks. The National Soccer Coaches Association poll for this week ranks Tulsa in second, Louisville in eighth and SMU in ninth. UAB is 24th in one poll and in the NSCA poll they are 26th.
Xavier, 0-2-2, opens a three-game home stand starting with the Bisons, 3-3-0, at Xavier Soccer Complex.
"I think we are a lot better than our record indicates," Morrow said. "I don't think we feel like a .500 team."
Xavier has allowed only two goals in 400 minutes this season. They are ranked 11th in goals against per game and 19th in shutout percentage.
"Both Xavier and Bowling Green State will be contrasts in style for us," Morrow said. "I think both teams are more direct. It will be a good challenge for us to see if we can stick to our style versus two teams that are going to be disruptive."
The Xavier game will be played on artificial turf, the first time the Bisons have played on that type of field since he has been head coach.
"It is going to be really, really fast," Morrow said. "Most of our players have played on turf with their club teams. We have practiced on Vanderbilt's turf. We are not going to use it as an excuse if we don't play well."
The Bisons are coming off of a 4-0 shutout by UAB in the finals of the Hyatt Place Select/Lipscomb Invitational Sunday afternoon. "We are creating chances," Morrow said. "We are being dangerous. I'm not frustrated with the offensive production.
"UAB felt very fortunate to get a shutout. Their coach admitted to us that we should have scored two goals. He told us it wasn't because our players didn't hit the ball well or that we weren't creating. Their goaltender made amazing saves."
Morrow also likes what he is seeing from his defenders.
"I look at the goals we have given up and it is not because of team defense," Morrow said. "We have a tough stretch ahead of us. We have to have some consistency."
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This example shows the configuration of a 6rd Border Relay (BR) and the configuration of the corresponding 6rd Customer Edge (CE) router. 6rd is specified in RFC5969.
ipv6 general-prefix DELEGATED_PREFIX 6rd Tunnel0 interface Loopback0 ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 ! interface Tunnel0 tunnel source Loopback0 tunnel mode ipv6ip 6rd tunnel 6rd ipv4 prefix-len 8 tunnel 6rd prefix 2001:db80::/28 ipv6 address DELEGATED_PREFIX::/128 anycast ! ipv6 route 2001:db80::/28 Tunnel0 ipv6 route 2001:db80:0:1000::/52 Null0
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DENVER (AP) – In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses – not just the currently exempted religious groups – should be allowed to seek exception from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs.
"They ought to be able – just like a church, just like a charity – to have the right to opt out of a provision that infringes on their religious beliefs," said Kyle Duncan, who will argue before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Green family, the founders of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and a sister company, Christian booksellers Mardel Inc.
The Greens contend that emergency contraception is tantamount to abortion because it can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb. They also object to providing coverage for certain kinds of intrauterine devices.
Lower courts have rejected Hobby Lobby's claim, saying that for-profit businesses aren't covered by an exemption added to the law for religious organizations. That exemption applies to churches themselves, but not to affiliated nonprofit corporations, like hospitals, that do not rely primarily on members of the faith as employees.
In a decision issued late last year, a federal judge concluded simply, "Hobby Lobby and Mardel are not religious organizations."
But U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City also wrote that "the court is not unsympathetic" to Hobby Lobby's dilemma and that the question of compelling employer health coverage for certain procedures "involves largely uncharted waters."
Other businesses in multiple states are challenging the contraception mandate, too. Hobby Lobby is the most prominent company making the claim. Two smaller companies based in Indiana and Illinois made similar argument in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Tuesday.
As in Chicago, the U.S. Justice Department will argue for the government that the contraception mandate should stay.
The 10th Circuit opted to hear the case before eight active judges, not the typical three-judge panel, indicating the case's importance.
In December, the 10th Circuit denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction to prevent it being subject to fines while its argument was on appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court also denied an injunction, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing that it was not "indisputably clear" that Hobby Lobby needed immediate protection.
In response, the company restructured its health insurance, Duncan said. But Hobby Lobby, which is self-insured, will face fines by July 1 if it does not provide the coverage, he said.
Hobby Lobby calls itself a "biblically founded business" and is closed on Sundays. Founded in 1972, the company now operates more than 500 stores in 41 states and employs more than 13,000 full-time employees who are eligible for health insurance.
The Hobby Lobby case has attracted broad interest from health groups and religious groups. A panel including reproductive rights organizations and the American Public Health Association banded together last year to ask the court to reject Hobby Lobby's claim. The groups argued it would be dangerous precedent to allow for-profit private businesses to use religious beliefs to deny coverage.
In a brief to the court filed last year, the health groups argued that allowing businesses not to cover some contraceptives would be like allowing businesses to tell employees they can't use wages to buy morning-after pills or other products that offend the employer's religious belief.
"Of course, no one would argue that (Hobby Lobby owners) could seek, on religious grounds, to preclude their employees from spending their wages on contraception. This same rationale requires rejecting employers' demands to impose their religious views on employees through restrictions on the use of health insurance benefits," the health groups argued.
Susan Polan, associate executive director of the American Public Health Association, said the Hobby Lobby case is an important test of how far businesses can go in seeking to exempt coverage of health procedures they don't like.
"We're talking about women's access to reproductive health. That should be a decision between a patient and her health care provider, not a patient and her employer," Polan said this week.
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Google Fiber Teases 34 More Cities With Actual, Honest-To-Goodness Broadband Competition
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Google's first call for a potential city (before they picked Kansas City) resulted in an unprecedented nationwide media frenzy. Four years later with just two (Kansas City and Provo, barely) markets launched and a third planned (Austin), its pretty clear that Google Fiber won't be coming to most of us anytime soon. Still, Google recently cleverly teased some 34 cities in 9 metro areas with the faint possibility they could be next in line. From a Google blog post:
"We aim to provide updates by the end of the year about which cities will be getting Google Fiber. Between now and then, we'll work closely with each city's leaders on a joint planning process that will not only map out a Google Fiber network in detail, but also assess what unique local challenges we might face....While we do want to bring Fiber to every one of these cities, it might not work out for everyone. But cities who go through this process with us will be more prepared for us or any provider who wants to build a fiber network. In fact, we want to give everyone a boost in their thinking about how to bring fiber to their communities; we plan to share what we learn in these 34 cities..."In short, Google's again creating free media coverage for themselves while drawing attention to the ignored competitive problems in the country's broadband market. Cities that won't get Google Fiber (and I'd bet only one or two of the 34 actually will) will at least benefit from the experiences Google and other cities have learned as they attempt to navigate installation pitfalls and disrupt the status quo.
Google Fiber's selection of these 34 cities also indicates they want to start a broader conversation about the bills ISPs have gotten passed in a number of states that hamstring town and city efforts to wire themselves with broadband -- even if nobody else will. The Carolinas in particular have been a real hotbed of protectionist legislation crafted by the likes of Time Warner Cable, AT&T and CenturyLink, and by focusing on the Raleigh-Durham area and Charlotte, Google pretty clearly wants to bring the focus on these awful bills into the foreground.


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Considering calcium supplements? First figure out how much calcium you need. Then weigh the pros and cons of calcium supplements.
Calcium is important for optimal bone health throughout your life. Although diet is the best way to get calcium, calcium supplements may be an option if your diet falls short.
Before you consider calcium supplements, be sure you understand how much calcium you need, the pros and cons of calcium supplements, and which type of supplement to choose.
Your body needs calcium to build and maintain strong bones. Your heart, muscles and nerves also need calcium to function properly.
Some studies suggest that calcium, along with vitamin D, may have benefits beyond bone health, perhaps protecting against cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure. But evidence about such health benefits is not definitive.
If you don''t get enough calcium, you could face health problems related to weak bones:
Many Americans don''t get enough calcium in their diets. Children and adolescent girls are at particular risk, but so are adults age 50 and older.
How much calcium you need depends on your age and sex. Note that the upper limit in the chart represents the safe boundary — it''s not how much you should aim to get. If you exceed the upper limit, you may increase your risk of health problems related to excessive calcium.
Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium. For this reason, some calcium supplements contain vitamin D. A few foods naturally contain small amounts of vitamin D, such as canned salmon with bones, and egg yolks. You can also get vitamin D from fortified foods and sun exposure. The RDA for vitamin D is 600 international units (15 micrograms) a day for most adults.
Your body doesn''t produce calcium, so you must get it through other sources. Calcium can be found in a variety of foods, including:
Even if you eat a healthy, balanced diet, you may find it difficult to get enough calcium if you:
In these situations, calcium supplements may help you meet your calcium requirements.
Several different kinds of calcium compounds are used in calcium supplements. Each compound contains varying amounts of the mineral calcium — referred to as elemental calcium. Common calcium supplements may be labeled as:
The two main forms of calcium supplements are carbonate and citrate. Calcium carbonate is cheapest and therefore often a good first choice. Other forms of calcium in supplements include gluconate and lactate.
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Elemental calcium is key because it''s the actual amount of calcium in the supplement. It''s what your body absorbs for bone growth and other health benefits. The Supplement Facts label on calcium supplements is helpful in determining how much calcium is in one serving. As an example, calcium carbonate is 40 percent elemental calcium, so 1,250 milligrams (mg) of calcium carbonate contains 500 mg of elemental calcium. Be sure to note the serving size (number of tablets) when determining how much calcium is in one serving.
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Calcium supplements aren''t for everyone. For instance, if you have a health condition that causes excess calcium in your bloodstream (hypercalcemia), you should avoid calcium supplements. If you aren''t sure if calcium supplements are appropriate for your situation, talk to your doctor.
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This recipe makes two (I'm not sure why) but just consider it a delicious bonus. You can easily cut it in half and have it work just as well. Please forgive the picture, I didn't get it taken quickly enough--you know souffles, blink and you miss the show.
4 lbs cut sweet potatoes
½ c butter
1 c sugar
4 eggs
3 T self rising flour
1 c milk
¼ t salt
1 t vanilla
1 t coconut extract
1 t almond extract
½ c chopped walnuts
2 T brown sugar
¼ t cinnamon
Boil potatoes for 30-45 minutes until tender. Drain, peel, and beat until smooth. Beat in butter, sugar, eggs one at a time, flour, milk, salt, extracts and mix until well combined. Divide mixture between 2 1 ½ quart souffle dishes. Combine pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, sprinkle on top of souffles and bake at 350 for 1 hour.Technorati tags: sweet potatoes, baking, souffles, desserts


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Florida is a diverse state with a generally conservative political leadership.
But there were signs this week of a major cultural shift under way as it pertains to same-sex couples.
Florida is a diverse state with a generally conservative political leadership.
But there were signs this week of a major cultural shift under way as it pertains to same-sex couples.
First, the state Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs passed the "Families First" bill (SB 196) — sponsored by Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood — that creates a statewide domestic partnership-registry. It would establish rights for unmarried couples, including hospital visitation, correctional-facility visitation, end-of-life decisions and burial arrangements.
The bill passed on a 5-4 vote, marking the first official action by the state Legislature in endorsing legal protections for same-sex couples. Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, played a pivotal role in its passage. It is highly unlikely the legislation will advance much further in the session — nonetheless it is an important legislative milestone.
Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, a group that advocates on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Floridians, said the bipartisan vote represented a "new day in Florida."
"This is a reflection of the change in public opinion favoring legal equality for all Florida couples," Smith said. "Our political leaders are finally listening to the pain inflicted on couples who are treated as legal strangers. And they are listening to the growing voice of business leaders who are calling for statewide protections that will help them attract and retain a diverse workforce."
Although the Florida constitution bans same-sex marriages — as part of a 2008 amendment endorsed by a large majority of Florida voters — advocates for the domestic partnership legislation said it is a reflection of a growing trend of communities and businesses in the state that are treating same-sex and opposite-sex couples in an equal manner.
Equality Florida says a majority of Floridians now live in communities that have a domestic partnership registry, since most of the state's largest communities — including Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange and Pinellas counties — have local ordinances. Locally, Sarasota and Venice have registries.
The idea behind the statewide registry is that it would eliminate the "patchwork" approach and offering the legal protections statewide.
"More and more localities across the state are creating DPRs at the local level, but a statewide effort like the one the Families First bill creates, would do much more to strengthen Florida's families," said Daniel Tilley, the ACLU of Florida's LGBT policy strategist.
But with opposition from conservative groups who say the measure could undermine traditional marriages, approval of a statewide domestic partnership registry may still be more than a few years away.
Meanwhile, in another sign of the shifting attitudes, newly re-elected U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, announced he was changing his position to support gay marriages.
In a statement to the Tampa Bay Times, Nelson said the American society was founded on the concept of equality for all.
"The civil rights and responsibilities for one must pertain to all. Thus, to discriminate against one class and not another is wrong for me," Nelson said. "Simply put, if the Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate against their civil marriage? I shouldn't and I won't."
Equality Florida's Smith said Nelson "listened to the voices of Floridians and to his own conscience" in changing his long-held position.
"His voice matters a great deal and his evolution on equality is a roadmap for others to understand that it is wrong to inflict financial burdens and to impose the indignity of second-class citizenship on our families," Smith said.
Canadians. Gov. Rick Scott signed the first bill of the 2013 Legislature into law, eliminating a 2012 law that required Canadians and other foreign visitors to obtain an international driving permit before operating a vehicle on state roads.
Arcade owners. The entertainment centers were swept up in a legislative ban against Internet caf�s in the wake of a criminal investigation of illegal gambling, fraud and money laundering. The arcade owners argued unsuccessfully that their gaming devices, which were not involved in the investigation, should not be part of the prohibition of gambling at the Internet caf�s.
"And so the eyeball wars have ended," said Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, as lawmakers reached agreement on a multiyear fight that pitted the ophthalmologists against the optometrists.


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"Breaking Bad": It's seems only fitting that AMC's "Breaking Bad" will help close out the convention as the series will begin taking its final bow when it returns to air on August 11. Creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan is scheduled to appear with the cast of the hit series, including Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, R. J. Mitte, and Bob Odenkirk. Whether any secrets about the fate of Walter White will be revealed is unknown, but those in attendance are sure to talk about what it was like to film those final episodes and the prospect of life after "Bad." (Sunday at 11.15 a.m. in Hall H)
"Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary Panel: BBC America celebrates five decades of the Doctor everybody is always happy to make an appointment with - unless of course you are a Dalek, Cyberman or Krynoid. While fans will be eager to see series stars Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman, along with executive producer Steven Moffat, the festivities will be made all the more significant with the knowledge that this will be Smith's final season playing the beloved time traveler. Whovians should start lining up early for this one. (Sunday at 12.30 p.m. in Hall H)
"Funky Winkerbean's" 40th+ Anniversary: Joim cartoonist Tom Batiuk as he journeys through the Funkyverse that is his syndicated strip "Funky Winkerbean." (10:30 a.m. in Room 8)
Women of Marvel: Women from every discipline in the creative process at Marvel discuss what it's like working as a female in comics today and what the future holds. (11:15 a.m. in Room 5AB)
"Community" Celebrating the Fans: NBC's cult comedy is making its Hall H debut to celebrate those devoted viewers who have made "Community" a must-see event each week. Scheduled to appear are cast members Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Jim Rash, and Ken Jeong, plus executive producers Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna and co-executive producer Andy Bobrow. The panel will be moderated by Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist). (1:50 p.m. in Hall H)
"Sons of Anarchy": FX's highest-rated series ever should have fans lining up in droves to get a peak at cast members Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Ron Perlman, Maggie Siff, Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan, Theo Rossi, Dayton Callie, and Jimmy Smits, and hear show creator Kurt Sutter ("The Shield") dish all the inside scoop. (3:50 p.m. in Hall H)
Harry Potter: Still Magic!: It's been sixteen years since we first visited Hogwarts, and die-hard fans still can't stop sharing their love and respect for J. K. Rowling's stories and everything in the Potterverse. A panel of forever HP fans will be on hand to discuss the minutiae of Hogwarts, Litttle Whinging and eveything in between. (4:15 p.m. in Room 6DE)


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76ers Star Nerlens Noel
Nasty Allegations
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76ers star Nerlens Noel has declared war on the woman who claims she's the mother of his child ... this, after she accused the NBA star of being a deadbeat dad ... TMZ Sports has learned.
It's a nasty fight between Nerlens and a woman named Jamie -- who claims the 20-year-old signed an affidavit in May 2013 (one week after the child was born) admitting he is the father. She claims the two remained close after the pregnancy.
In legal docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Jamie claims Nerlens agreed to pay $10k per month in child support -- and did for 3 months -- but suddenly cut her off and hasn't paid a dime since.
Jamie filed a lawsuit against Nerlens hoping the judge would force him to pay up -- but he fired back with legal docs of his own claiming he's not convinced he's the real father.
In fact, in Noel's legal docs he writes, "[He] does not have sufficient knowledge of information to know whether [Jamie] engaged in sexual relations with other men during the times pertinent to this case."
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Orangutan, Sumatra (USNM 578647)
Orangutans are great apes and one of our closest living relatives. The Smithsonian Institution's Division of Mammals (http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/) houses many orangutans in its scientific collections.
This specimen, USNM 578647 (http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/mammals/?irn=7073868), is a male orangutan (Pongo abelii) from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. This individual was collected in 1991.
This is a CT scan of the cranium of USNM 578647. These three-dimensional scans are made publicly available through the generous support of the Smithsonian 2.0 Fund, provided from the annual gifts of the Smithsonian National Board to the Secretary to use at his discretion (http://smithsonian20.si.edu/fund.html), and the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
The main goal of this joint initiative between the Human Origins Program and the Division of Mammals is to make the NMNH's scientific collections of our closest living relatives, the apes, available in 3D for education and research.


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MESA, Ariz. – Jeff Samardzija led the Cubs in innings pitched his first year as a starter. Matt Garza has been solid when healthy. Edwin Jackson pitched for eight other teams the last 10 seasons.
While none of those top three pitchers in the Cubs rotation can yet be considered an ace, the Cubs should be able to make up for the lack of a true No. 1 with their potential depth.
"One way or another, we're going to have five pretty good starters to start the season," manager Dale Sveum said. "You have three guys that can go out there with no-hitter type stuff."
There are several options to fill in the gaps after that, including three more newcomers like Jackson.
Scott Feldman won 17 games for Texas four years ago, Carlos Villanueva has been a starter and reliever, and Scott Baker has a 63-48 career record, though he will miss the start of the season after elbow surgery that forced him to miss all of 2012 for Minnesota.
"I'm excited to watch those guys throw," Samardzija said. "I think we've got pretty good chemistry here. We're all going to help each out, really bringing them into the mix with us. But if we can stay together as a group, all five, then it's going to work better for everybody."
And don't forget 26-year-old left-hander Travis Wood, who joined the rotation last May and stayed there the rest of the season – though he's got to win a spot this spring. Wood's 156 innings and 26 starts were surpassed only by Samardzija for the Cubs.
"All great pitchers, and whenever we do get our final five, I think it's going to be a tough rotation," Wood said. "I think the potential is as high as it can be."
Garza (15-17, 3.52 ERA in 49 starts for the Cubs the past two years) missed the final two months last season because of a stress reaction in his right elbow. He then sustained a pulled muscle in his left side only a few days into spring training.
While Garza was set Thursday to resume a throwing program, he indicated that he would proceed cautiously. He's not planning to rush things this spring, hoping that will help prevent any more issues into the season.
"If I try to rush and be ready April 1, I might be re-injured in June, and be out," he said. "If I take my time, maybe I'm pitching April 15 through October, maybe November."
After Ryan Dempster and Paul Maholm were traded in late July, Samardzija became the workhorse starter in a rotation suddenly filled mostly with Triple-A hurlers.
The former Notre Dame receiver's season was ended after 1742/3 innings following his Sept. 8 start. That was five more innings than Samardzija pitched combined the previous four seasons as a reliever.
"It's tough to be a competitor and sit and watch," Samardzija said. "It's tough but you understand for the big picture and why they're doing it and the reasons they're doing it. ... It made sense on why they were doing it, and it's paying off now, the way I feel this year and the way I'm going to feel throughout the season."
Samardzija might even get a chance to start the opener for the Cubs. But he hopes Sveum is able to pick the first starter based on what happens on the field rather than in the training room.
After playing with different teams each of the past six seasons, and starting at least 31 games each year, Jackson signed a $52 million, four-year deal with the Cubs.
"I think the moves that were made this offseason just show that the team is trying to win, that the organization is trying to turn around. It's a little bit more than just the rebuilding stage,' Jackson said. "It's a young group of guys, and all it takes is just for everyone to get on the same cylinders at the same time, and start clicking together and special things can happen."
Feldman got a three-year deal from Texas after his 17-win season, but needed microfracture surgery on his right knee in 2010 and was hampered through the next year recovering. During an inconsistent 2012, he lost six decisions in a row, then won six before losing another five – all in an 18-game stretch.
"I couldn't be happier to come here and get a fresh start," Feldman said. "I'm still only 30, hopefully my better years are still ahead of me. I'm healthy and I'm feeling confident that I can get back to that form."
Villanueva appeared in 61 games the last two seasons for Toronto, 29 of those starts.
The 29-year-old right-hander has been told to prepare as a starter, but said it's no big deal to him whether he ends up in the rotation or the bullpen. As long as the Cubs are winning.
"I didn't come here to lose, I came here because I think what we have here is something special, can turn into something special," Villanueva said. "I'm not here to play for a .500 team, and I'm not here to just pass the time. ... I signed here for the opportunity to win."


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The war between Al Gore's Current TV and fired host Keith Olbermann keeps getting nastier. On Thursday, Olbermann filed a $70-million breach-of-contract lawsuit against Current, which hired him as its star last year but dismissed him in late March after months of turmoil. In a court filing Friday, the network attacked the liberal opinion-maker as "arrogant" and "immature" and said that he had failed to show up for nearly half of his recent workdays.
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The planting of flowers, shrubs or trees at the site of a loved one's grave goes far back into history. Plantings were used as a way to mark where the grave was or as a way to honor the deceased with a favorite flower or tree. Cedar trees were planted to keep some color in a graveyard year-round. According to Purdue University Extension Horticultural Education and International Arborist Larry Caplan, "Evergreens are frequently used in cemeteries because they remain green and living all year round. Visitors want to feel the concept of "rebirth" or "eternal life" that evergreens represent."
There was a time when cemeteries allowed the planting of trees, plants and flowers at a gravesite, especially those small, country graveyards and the Rural or Garden cemeteries of the 1800's. Families would plant flowers, shrubs and trees as a permanent memorial to a loved one. They would also take the time to tend the plantings and do the general upkeep of trimming and pruning required. But now, things are different. While some cemeteries still allow planting to be done. More and more are refusing such requests.
So why was the practice of cemetery plantings discontinued? Cemeteries without sufficient grounds crews do not want the added work of tending to plantings around graves. Many plants will spread quickly if not tended regularly. Families usually plant and then forget to do the general up-keep. To make life easier on everyone involved, many cemeteries now offer an option to purchase a bush or tree in a selected area as a remembrance of your loved one or family. The cemetery will have a list of pre-approved plantings or may allow the family to make a different choice, if approved by the cemetery before planting.
There are several plants that lend themselves nicely to cemetery planting. These include some of the traditional favorites that you see in the older cemeteries and graveyards, peonies, lilies, hostas, irises, yucca, roses, tulips and daffodils. Most graveyards and cemeteries include cedar trees, yew trees, and firs, those that represent the 'evergreen' design. Maples, oaks and elms are also favorite cemetery trees due to the longevity, hardiness and their beautiful autumn colors.
There are convenient ways to plant flowers at a grave. Annuals will stand a better chance of surviving lawnmowers and weed eaters if planted directly in front or behind the stone. If perennial bulbs or shrubs are allowed, they usually are placed at the side or sides of the grave marker. There are now stones that allow for plantings as part of the marker with a planting strip left open to the soil below. Maintenance, including weeding and deadheading, is the family's responsibility.
There are cemeteries around the country that are designated arboretums and horticultural hotspots. These maintain a serene and tranquil look and feel of being more than just a cemetery. Many have tree and flower maps so that visitors may tour the grounds, looking for specific trees and plantings. These cemeteries encourage visitors to enjoy the park-like atmosphere by providing walking trails, small ponds with fountains, and well-landscaped grounds and flowerbeds. Here are some of the finest cemetery/arboretums in the U.S.:
Cave Hill Cemetery & Arboretum in Louisville, Kentucky
Ferncliff Cemetery & Arboretum in Springfield, Ohio
Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum in Cincinnati, Ohio
Valley Cemetery &Arboretum, Manchester, New Hampshire
Woodside Cemetery and Arboretum in Middletown, Ohio
The bottom line for cemetery planting is – never plant without first consulting the cemetery office or cemetery trustee. If you are given permission to plant, remember it is your responsibility to keep the plant maintained. Make sure to have your planting choices approved by cemetery management. Some plants can become invasive and are not well suited for this type of area. Plants that have a long life or that are considered evergreen may be more appropriate, or annuals may be best suited for your circumstances.
Or, you may decide that a flower carved into stone is the choice you want - no upkeep, always in bloom.
Or, you may decide that a flower carved into stone is the choice you want - no upkeep, always in bloom.
Regardless, well-planted, maintained and landscaped cemeteries are beautiful to visit, providing a serene experience for family and loved ones, tombstone tourists, and horticultural sightseers to share.
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US service firms grows at fastest pace in a year
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, buoyed by higher sales, more new orders and solid job growth. The gain suggests higher taxes have yet to slow consumer spending on services.
The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday that its index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 56 in February from 55.2 in January. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The report measures growth in industries that cover 90 percent of the work force, including retail, construction, health care and financial services. A solid recovery in the housing market helped drive the index higher.
Service firms also kept adding jobs last month. A measure of service-sector hiring fell only slightly after reaching a nearly seven-year high in January.
"This survey does bode well for both activity and employment in the second quarter," Paul Dales, an economist at Capital Economics, said in a note to clients.
The increase contributed to a record-setting day on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 125.95 points to close at an all-time high of 14,253.77. The previous high was set in October 2007, two months before the Great Recession began. The Dow has now regained all its losses from the recession.
In the ISM survey, 13 of the 18 industries reported expansion, including construction, real estate, finance and insurance, and utilities.
The growth suggests that Americans are spending more despite an increase in Social Security taxes that took effect on Jan. 1. The companies surveyed by the ISM cover many industries that are closely tied to consumer spending, such as retail, hotels and restaurants and arts and entertainment. The higher payroll taxes cost a household earning $50,000 about $1,000 a year; a household with two high-paid workers will have up to $4,500 less.
And those companies expect consumers to keep spending. Order backlogs grew at the fastest pace in 20 months, a sign that many firms can't keep up with rising sales. Stockpiles also rose strongly.
Anthony Nieves, the chair of the ISM's survey committee, said the increases in both categories point to higher future sales.
"Companies are gearing up for more volume, more activity," Nieves said.
The report also points to continued growth in hiring at service companies last month. Labor Department figures show service firms and construction companies have added an average of 195,000 jobs from November through January. The ISM includes construction hiring in its service index; the Labor Department measures those jobs separately from service hiring.
The government will release the February employment report on Friday.
There have been other signs the American consumers is not deterred by higher taxes. Auto sales rose slightly in February after jumping the previous month. And measures of consumer confidence rebounded after plunging at the end of last year.
The ISM reported last week that its separate index for manufacturing rose to its highest level since June 2011, driven higher by increases in new orders and production. That suggests manufacturing could boost growth this year after slumping in 2012.


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By BGEA Staff • September 6, 2013 • Topics: Lifestyle, Relationships
One reason I wanted to reprint your letter is to encourage every reader to do everything they possibly can to avoid situations like this. God is not honored when conflicts like this break out, and unfortunately, resentment and jealousy (and greed) can poison a family for years to come.
Even if we have very little, it's still better to make our wishes known through a legal will than to leave a legacy of conflict and bitterness behind. In Old Testament times, a number of laws dealt with inheritance, partly to avoid controversy. Jesus had nothing in the way of possessions, but before His death He made sure that His mother, Mary, would be taken care of (see John 19:25-27). The Bible says, "A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children" (Proverbs 13:22).
What can you do? First, don't add to the problem by demanding things that others clearly want. Yes, you may lose something that has sentimental value to you, but it's better to do that than to lose a friendship. Perhaps your example will encourage others to do the same.
Then pray for your extended family. Right now, they aren't at their best and they need to realize it and not let things take the place of Christ. Above all, never forget (and urge others in your family never to forget) that when we know Christ, we have "an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade…. kept in heaven for you" (1 Peter 1:4).
Thank you! I love you and always will.
Please don't keep things secret. That happened in my family and it is hurtful. Parent died 2 yrs ago and sibling in charge will not answer phone calls. Parent not buried despite his strong wishes. Already has plot.
Paul wrote about quarreling………that if any have a quarrel against anyone else that he would forgive it in Christ…………..and so should we, lest we be drawn into more quarreling. We believers have an inheritance waiting for us in heaven.
Parents of several children can prevent much of the squabbling over worldly possessions by talking about this and having a clear understanding of how their will is going to be clear and final. Those most helpful should be entitled to a bit more.
This is awfully hard to do if you have a sibling who is greedy. I rely on God to help me cope with her and He has been a great comfort.


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HDR view from the Sky Pod just below the metal antenna of the CN Tower in Toronto at 446.5 metres (1,465 ft). The tower lighting changes colour every few seconds, explaining the colour variations in the panorama.
The Sky Pod is the second-highest public observation deck in the world, surpassed only by the Shanghai World Financial Center. On a clear day, it is possible to see 100 to 120 kilometres (62–75 mi) away, to the city of Rochester across Lake Ontario in the United States, the mist rising from Niagara Falls, or the shores of Lake Simcoe.


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The movie ended with no end ever time, so ridiculous!
Surprisingly good movie - lots of action. Enjoyed it!
I read the three books and I knew how was to end and I still I went to see this movie. I had a good time watching the final chapter.
Good movie. I had fun watching the story.
How can this nonsense be No. 2 by box offices???
The only thing I like about this movie is Kaya, nothing else.
Definitely going to watch this 1000000000000000 more times.
Loved this movie so much :) nonstop action and super great acting!!
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DIGISOL launches L2-Managed Din-Rail Industrial Ethernet Switches
DIGISOL partners enjoy and rejuvenate at Europe
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DIGISOL launches 4-Channel 720P AHD Digital Video Recorder with Analog and AHD Camera Support
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DIGISOL showcases its CCTV and IP Surveillance products at Secutech 2016
DIGISOL launches the new Gigabit Managed Switch with 8 PoE Port specially for Surveillance and SMB wireless infrastructures
DIGISOL launches 1 Mega Pixel CMOS Outdoor Bullet AHD Alarm Camera with Dual LED
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DIGISOL Launches In Wall Wireless Access Point
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DIGISOL launches convenience cum connectivity solution. introduces 3G modem broadband router - DG-HR1020S
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Efficiency and Tolerance of Rituximab (mabthéra) in Bullous Pemphigoid (Rituximab2)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00525616
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 6, 2007
Last Update Posted : September 8, 2014
University Hospital, Rouen
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital, Rouen
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|July 20, 2007
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|September 6, 2007
|Last Update Posted Date
|September 8, 2014
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|December 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Clinical and biological controls of bullous pemphigoid were estimated every seven days during a period of 1 month and every month during a period of 2 years. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00525616 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Adverse reactions will be estimated during all the period of this clinical trial [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Efficiency and Tolerance of Rituximab (mabthéra) in Bullous Pemphigoid
|Official Title ICMJE
|Assessment of Rituximab Efficiency and Tolerance in Treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid.
|Brief Summary
|The aim of the study is to assess that it will be possible to control with a single cycle of rituximab patient with bullous pemphigoid.
|Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and tolerance of a single cycle of rituximab in control of bullous pemphigoid.
the main objects are :
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 3
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Bullous Pemphigoid
|Intervention ICMJE
|Drug: Mabthera
Two IV perfusions of 1000mg at 15 days intervals
|Study Arms
|Experimental: Rituximab
Treatment consists of two slow intravenous infusions of rituximab 1000mg to 15 days apart with local corticosteroid .
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Transcript of Hearing
Opening Statements
Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Hearing on "How to Improve the Efficiency, Safety and Security of Maritime Transportation: Better Use and Integration of Maritime Domain Awareness Data"
July 31, 2013
Opening Statement
(Remarks as Prepared)
The Subcommittee is meeting this morning to review the status of Coast Guard maritime domain awareness programs. The Coast Guard operates a broad array of systems and sensors to gather data to enhance the Service's awareness of activities in the maritime domain. At a time when budgets are being cut and the Coast Guard is being stretched thin, maritime domain awareness (MDA) provides critical information to more efficiently deploy personnel and assets. Although the Service has made progress over the last decade in acquiring new technology to collect, integrate, and disseminate MDA data, implementation has been slow, several gaps still exist, and budget realities mean the Coast Guard will struggle to achieve its goals for the MDA program.
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Panel I
Rear Admiral Mark E. Butt, Assistant Commandant for Capability, United States Coast Guard | Written Testimony
Mr. Stephen Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, United States Government Accountability Office | Written Testimony
Panel II
Mr. Steve Morrow, President & CEO, Insitu; on behalf of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International | Written Testimony
Mr. Bill Vass, President & CEO, Liquid Robotics, Inc. | Written Testimony
Ms. Lisa Hazard, Operations Manager, Coastal Observing Research and Development Center, Scripps Institute of Oceanography | Written Testimony
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This is part three of a blog series illustrating a method to render the file structure of a SQL Server database into a graphic visualization.
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Part 2
Those that have been reading this series might be be thinking, "Is he going to go there?" Well, the answer is "Yes." This is the GUID clustered index post that had to be. It's inevitable with this tool.
If you follow SQL Server at all, you are probably aware of the long-standing debate about whether it is wise, desirable, smart, useful, or what have you, to identify rows using GUIDs. I won't take a position on that, but I will show here, I hope objectively, a few things that the visualizer shows about file layout vs. distributed inserts, distributed inserts being one of the main challenges around using GUIDs as clustering keys. Just to recap the argument very, very briefly:
GUID keys can be generated at the client, which saves a round-trip to the database server to create a collection of related rows.
GUID keys can make certain architectures like sharding, or peer to peer replication, or merging multiple source databases, simpler.
GUID keys are wider, therefore they take more space in memory and on disk. The additional space is multiplied by their presence in both clustered and non-clustered indexes if they are a clustering key.
GUID keys don't only take more space in RAM and on disk because of their width. They also cause distributed inserts into the clustered index – that is, new rows are added to any and all pages in the index. Each time a row has to be added, the target page must be read into memory, and at a checkpoint, the whole changed page (both existing and new rows) must be written to disk. This has two effects:
I am not writing to argue these points, which have I think been established by both sides of the debate, only to see if the visualizer shows these effects clearly. Most of the argument isn't actually about these facts (they are all true, as far as I know) but rather which are more important, and I think that is the main source of debate on the issue.
It's very easy to create an example of this with a small sample database. I created one called "VizDemo2." VizDemo2 has a slightly modified structure to illustrate what's going on here – I need two tables that are stored separately on disk, so that they cannot interfere with one another. The simplest way to do that is with a couple of file groups containing one file each. So here's the structure:
When the database is empty, the visualizer shows only the system pages at the start of each file, as shown here:
To that database I added two sample tables identical in structure but with different clustering keys:
USE VizDemo2
CREATE TABLE dbo.SampleCustomersInt (
id int identity( 1, 1 ) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
buncha char(500) default 'A',
big char(500) default 'B',
vals char(500) default 'C'
CREATE TABLE dbo.SampleCustomersGuid (
id uniqueidentifier NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED DEFAULT NEWID(),
buncha char(500) default 'A',
big char(500) default 'B',
vals char(500) default 'C'
I'll populate the two tables and we can see what the file layout looks like afterward:
INSERT dbo.SampleCustomersInt DEFAULT VALUES;
INSERT dbo.SampleCustomersGuid DEFAULT VALUES;
After inserts, the resulting graphic does show some facts we know to be true:
First, the data in the integer-clustered index takes about eight bands of the diagram, while storing the same data in a GUID clustered index has required about twelve bands of data pages. The database itself supports that impression with space allocation – it reports these figures:
Part of the extra space required is the width of the key, but part of it is the empty space on each page resulting from page splits. If a page that needs a new row is too full, then half the rows from that page are moved to a net-new page, half left in place, and the new row added to one or the other of the resulting pages. Afterward, they are often both partly empty.
Second, the whole graphic in the GUID clustered index area is a dark blue that the visualizer uses to show fragmentation – in fact, the object is almost perfectly fragmented, with practically no contiguous pages at all. The sequence of pages in the leaf level of the index is still a linked list, as always, but it it is physically stored in essentially random order on disk.
The next question is whether we can combat these problems by doing huge amounts of index maintenance – if we rewrite the GUID index, will that make it take less space, or make it more efficient? The answer is, "well, sort of, temporarily."
First, re-indexing will put the table in "GUID" order. Whether that really helps or not is debatable, perhaps. It would enable read-ahead for the index, which is otherwise clobbered by the fragmentation. Having the table in "GUID" order might or might not be of any help to performance. Second, re-indexing will make the pages denser, or less dense, depending on the fill factor applied. For the sake of demonstration, let's re-index with the default fill factor, because I think that happens a lot out in the world, and it may tell us something:
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.SampleCustomersGuid REBUILD;
After re-indexing, this is a view just of the second file group with the GUID clustered table (note that I scrolled down in the display):
The arrow shows where the data was moved from the old data pages into a new region of the file. And, sure enough, it's not fragmented (note the lighter color) and it takes less space in the file.
That might sound good, but if this is a real database, inserts probably will continue. In the int clustered case, as we know, new data will be appended to the end of the page sequence, but in this case, new data will have to be inserted into most of the existing pages on disk. Those are all full now, and will have to be split 50/50 to create new pages for the new data, both the old and new pages will have to be written out, and the new pages by definition can't be in index order with the existing pages.
INSERT dbo.SampleCustomersGuid DEFAULT VALUES;
What we get after more rows are added to the table is what a layperson might call a "hot mess:"
Here everything is fragmented – back to that dark blue – even the pages we just re-indexed a moment ago, because they all split. The table has more than doubled in size, even though we just doubled the number of rows, because the individual pages contain less data.
Would appropriate fill factor be a workaround? In some measure, yes, but it really only combats the issue. The write activity on the table, even with a low fill factor, will still be higher as more existing pages have to be flushed at checkpoints. The pages will still be less dense, and therefore take up more space on disk and in cache. In short – maybe helpful but no silver bullet.
What about Sequential GUIDs? Here I will venture my opinion. Sequential GUIDs have never made sense to me. They solve one part of this problem – the distributed insert part – but at the expense of the very things GUIDs might be good for, namely not demanding a visit to the database to generate an identifier. If you have to come to the database, you already lost this whole argument. Use an integer and solve the rest of the problem at the same time. I can only see it as a sort of band-aid for existing systems that could not be refactored, but, like a bad SUV that combines the worst properties of a car and a truck, it feels like a really poor compromise to me.
I hope this helps to illustrate some of the physical database design challenges that surround the use of GUID cluster keys. In the next installment I'm planning to demonstrate the interleaving of objects, which is one argument for multiple file groups.
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Nice explanation of complex topic
Great tool for academic purposes!! Nothing better than a graphic to explain complex topics.
Hope that you can share this tool with us.
Thanks guys. The public version is in the works.
well, nice post but... sort of accepted truth for an experienced data guy. We use Guids for PK exclusively, but knowing the effect of random clustering, we explicitly specify clustered index and it starts with some natural sequential field like "CreateDateTime". So the immediate response to your concerns is "Guids as PK are OK, just make sure you add sane clustered index". This seems like a complete solution, but... I myself have some concerns - it does not seem to always work well.
Example: two tables: Order, OrderLine; parent/child, both use Guids for PK, and OrderLine references Order thru OrderId (Guid). Good practice is to base clustered index of OrderLine on OrderId - so that all lines for an order will be together, and will improve perf when we query for order with lines. But now we have this Guid as clustered index again - it means that chunks of lines will be allocated on disk with fragmentation as you describe. It will be interesting to find a solution... I'm thinking of even maybe adding artificial 'clustering' auto-inc int column that is base of clustered index and is propagated from parent to child - so child clusters as well. any ideas?
And abandoning Guids is not an option - our app does a lot of sync-ing of databases, and autoinc/identify for PK is not an option.
Another interesting question - what's the impact of Guid randomness on 'index' performance?
oh, sorry, I misunderstood. you're demoing the tool... it's not about guids/pk per se
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