Friday, November 13, 2009
Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Several NATO oil tankers were set on fire in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and four policemen were killed in a gunfight with unknown gunmen yesterday, reports say. The Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news service attributes the attack to the Taleban.
The incidents occurred in the town of Talagang. Aslam Tareen, the regional police chief, said that “around a dozen” tankers were set on fire after being attacked with rocket-propelled grenades. “Later on, they exchanged intensive fire with the police and killed four of our officers while two more were injured,” Tareen said, adding that a petrol station nearby the oil tankers also caught fire.
DPA says the attack was the deadliest on NATO supply convoys in the province. Close to three quarters of all oil, food, and military supplies to landlocked Afghanistan first pass through Pakistan.
By Greg Garner
Medically termed as Myodesopsia, eye floaters are transparent deposits of various shapes and sizes in the vitreous humour. These specs float in front of the eye against a light background and may appear like insects. The problem is quite common and about 70% of people get affected with this syndrome in their lifetime. Surprisingly children as young as 9 years are diagnosed with having floaters.
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Causes of Eye Floaters:Liquefactions in the vitreous jelly is the primary cause of eye floaters. Floaters are a very common problem among those who have crossed 50. As you age the collagen fibres embedded in the vitreous humour thickens causing these fragments to appear. Retinal detachment, presence of red blood cells and inflammation in the jelly caused by white blood cells are also some of the reasons for eye floaters. Posterior vitreous detachment and shrinkage of the vitreous jelly are prime causes for this irritating disorder.Uveitis, chronic yeast infections, hyalois artery regression, toxoplasmosis, sarcoidosis, allergiesinjuries and infection are some common reasons for this disorder.
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Diagnosis of Eye Floaters:Ophthalmologists use slit lamps to diagnose eye floaters. Eye experts also dilate the pupils with eye drops and then scan the eye carefully with an ophthalmoscope. However further tests might be necessary if any other complications are detected.
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Treatment with Medicines: Minor cases of eye floaters can be cured easily with anti-inflammatory medicines, antibiotic drops and herbal extracts. However for severe conditions surgery and laser treatments become necessary.
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Surgical Procedures: Eye floaters can be annihilated by Virectomy. The procedure involves making three channels in the sclera. Through the first channel a saline is resupplied to the eye via a port, while the second channel is used to infuse a fiber optic source and the third channel is used to introduce a virector.
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Laser Treatment: This is very effective treatment meted out to patients. Brief outbursts of laser liquidate the deposits. However some doctors advice against the treatment as damage to the eye is likely if proper procedural guidelines are not adhered to.
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Diet for Floaters : Doctors advice patients to take magnesium-rich food to cure eye floaters. Caffeine intake must be restricted and fruits and vegetables rich in Vitamin C must be taken amply. These are lemon, broccoli and Kiwi. Chinese wolfberry is also an ancient herb which can give great results. Drinking plenty of water and fruit juices can arrest the disorder.
Eye floaters are undoubtedly annoying but most will vanish with time. Interestingly stubborn floaters which refuse to get cured can trigger a gamut of psychological disorders like depression, stress etc. The good news however is that most eye floater are not harmful. If so, then the best treatment according to some doctors is to ignore them completely and learn to live with them. Often also undiagnosed liver conditions to diabetes are responsible for the problem. If such is the case then curing these disorders can relieve you from floaters. For more information, head to other online articles about these issues.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
On Monday, at 10.14 pm UTC, the Wikimedia server cluster experienced a total power failure, taking down Wikipedia, Wikinews, and all other Wikimedia websites.
The servers are housed in a colocation facility (colo) in Tampa, Florida, USA. They occupy two racks, with each rack receiving electricity from two independent supplies. However, both supplies have circuit-breakers in them, and both opened at the same time, leading to a total power failure. All computers immediately went down. It’s normal for fire safety regulations to prohibit uninterruptible power supplies in colos, with the colo providing its own UPS and generator instead. The circuit breakers were on the computer side of this emergency power system, so none of the computers continued to receive power to survive the breaker trip or shut down safely.
The actual reason why the circuit breakers tripped is currently unknown.
When power was restored, it was discovered that most of the MySQL databases that store the data which makes up Wikipedia et al had been corrupted. The main database and the four slaves had all damaged the data on their hard disk drives beyond the ability of the auto-correction to repair. Only one copy survived safely, on a machine that is used for report generation and maintenance tasks, which remained 31 hours backlogged while catching up after an unusually heavy update load during the previous week.
Volunteer Wikimedia engineers worked through the night rebuilding the databases from the sole good copy onto the other servers. The Wikipedia database is over 180Gb in size, making the copying process last 1.5 – 2 hours for every server it was performed upon.
Regular back-ups of the database of Wikipedia projects are maintained – the encyclopedia in its entirety was not at risk. The last database download was made on February 9; all edits since then could only have been laboriously rebuilt from logs and recovered from the damaged database requiring much more time and effort.
Limited read-only service was established late Tuesday afternoon, with editing becoming possible 24 hours after the power failure. Final repairs continue now, as well as upgrades to prevent similar issues in the future. Server-intensive features, such as categories and ‘watchlists’ that display recent changes to selected articles to registered users, remain disabled to ease the load on the recovering systems.
The process which led to the damage originated with the operating system, disk controllers, or hard drives failing to flush the data correctly.
If the power to a database server is cut mid-write, the database may be corrupted and unreadable, however the operating system, hardware, and software are designed to make this very unlikely. In a previous incident in 2004 power was also lost to a server but the database was undamaged.
To avoid such damage, each database server saves a copy of an edit to be applied to the database on a separate storage system before making the actual update to the database itself. This so-called ‘write-ahead logging’ should ensure that in the event of a system crash, the database can be rebuilt from a ‘last-good’ state by replaying the edits saved in the log.
Earlier this year popular blogging site LiveJournal suffered a similar power failure when another customer at their colocation facility pressed an Emergency Power Off button, intended for use only by firefighters. The company suffered database corruption similar to that seen at Wikimedia.
LiveJournal are now fitting UPS to their servers to ensure that they have time to shut down safely in the event of a power failure. Wikimedia was said to be investigating the possibility of fitting similar equipment at the time of this failure.
Several pundits have suggested that the use of another database, such as the proprietary database Oracle or the free PostgreSQL, would have avoided the database corruption seen at the server cluster. A post-mortem of the incident show the failure was in the operating system, or the hardware, or some combination of the two. LiveJournal, which also uses MySQL, reported similar database corruption after their power cut.
The Wikimedia foundation only allows the use of free software on its systems, and future versions of the Mediawiki software will support the PostgreSQL database.
Users are reminded that during times of system failure or excessive demand, they can still search Wikipedia using Google. The articles may be viewed using Google’s cache.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Eddie Griffin died on August 17, 2007, at age 25 due to injuries sustained in a car crash, the Harris County medical examiner’s office confirmed on Tuesday.
The former Minnesota Timberwolves forward, who was waived in March for violating the League’s substance abuse program, ignored a railroad warning, drove his SUV through a barrier, and collided with a moving train at about 1:30 a.m., according to Houston Police. His vehicle caught fire and was soon engulfed in flames.
No identification was found and the body was badly burned. For that reason, dental records were used to identify him. Griffin, who played college Basketball at Seton Hall University, played for the Houston Rockets from 2001–2003, and the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2004–2007. The five-year veteran had been battling alcoholism since leaving Seton Hall. He is survived by his three-year-old daughter Amaree.
byAlma Abell
If a person finds themselves in a financial problem they cannot get out of, their only option may be filing for bankruptcy. If an individual is considering filing for bankruptcy, they should hire a bankruptcy attorney in Hamilton OH. There are several ways that an attorney can help.
Realistic Evaluation of the Situation
In some cases, bankruptcy may be the individual’s best options. In other cases, a credit counselor can help the individual get out of financial trouble without needing to file for bankruptcy. Most people would not be able to look at their situation and know the best course of action to take. A Bankruptcy Attorney in Hamilton OH can look the individual’s financial situation and give them the best advice for their particular situation.
Chapter 7 or Chapter 13?
If bankruptcy is the best option, the individual would need to figure out which type of bankruptcy would best suit their needs. Chapter 7 would remove any unsecured debt that the individual has. Also, it would remain on their credit report longer than Chapter 13 would. Chapter 13 give the individual more time to pay their bills. It takes the knowledge of a bankruptcy attorney to help the individual decide which type would be best for them.
Knowledge of Bankruptcy Laws
There are several bankruptcy laws that most people would not have any knowledge of. The lack of knowledge of these laws can have a serious effect on the bankruptcy case. When an individual hires a bankruptcy attorney, they will have someone on their side to help them understand the laws and processes.
Assistance With the Paperwork
There is a great deal of paperwork involved in a bankruptcy case. If the paperwork is not filed properly or on time, it can cause a delay in the case. In some cases, it can cause the application for bankruptcy to be denied. When the individual hires a bankruptcy lawyer, they will have someone to help them with the necessary paperwork, so there are no delays in the process.
The decision to file for bankruptcy can be a difficult one to make. Also, the process can be very complicated and confusing. If an individual is considering filing for bankruptcy, they should contact Dean Snyder Attorney At Law. With a lawyer in their corner, they can be sure to make the right decisions.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Director of the National Museum of Australia, Andrew Sayers, has resigned his position effective July 1 in a move that came as a surprise to his colleagues. Sayers cited distance issues as his wife is currently working full time in Melbourne.
Sayers is quoted in a statement as saying, “I leave the museum confident that the reputation of the Museum as the home of our national treasures is one of which we can all be proud. […] Professionally, I have enjoyed making a contribution to the Museum, yet, as many couples have discovered a ‘commuter relationship’ is not ideal.”
Sayers was contracted for five years, and was only into his third year in the post. Prior to his position at the National Museum, he spent ten years in the same role at the National Portrait Gallery of Australia. He also spent thirteen years working as as a curator and assistant director at the National Gallery of Australia. He began his museum career at Art Gallery of New South Wales and Newcastle Region Art Gallery. Following his resignation, Sayers will retire to live in Melbourne with his wife.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
There were 5 games played in the National Hockey League on February 15, 2008.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a class-action lawsuit on May 24, asserting that the cut-backs in medical and dental services imposed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld are illegal. The operating budget for the home was reduced from $63 million in 2004 to $58 million for 2005. The residents cite cuts in on-site X-ray, electrocardiogram, physical and dental services, and the closing of the home’s main clinic and an on-site pharmacy.
Chief Financial Officer Steve McManus responded that the changes not only save money but also achieved improved efficiencies. “We’re really trying to improve the benefits to our residents,” he said.
Most of the home’s costs are paid for by a trust fund and monthly fees paid by residents. By law, the Armed Forces Retirement Homes are required to fund, “on-site primary care, medical care and a continuum of long-term care services.”