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Imagine the family tree of the Harmans of Byaduk, with its long branches sweeping far and wide, lush and prosperous. That is except for one. Near the top of the tree sits a small, stunted branch, a mere twig. It is the branch of Alfred Winslow Harman.
To me, Alfred Harman is like a shadowy figure standing at the rear of the imaginary Harman family photo. I know little of him and there are no living descendants.
Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire in 1852, Alfred was a baby when he sailed to Australia with his parents Joseph and Sarah, sister Sarah and brother Walter. He was too young to remember life in England, the arduous journey and the early settlement of the family.
Alfred was seven years younger than Walter Harman, his immediate older sibling, and 22 years younger than his oldest brother James. He probably had more in common with the elder children of his brothers than his brothers themselves. For example, James Harman's son Reuben James Harman, my gg-grandfather was only two years younger than his Uncle Alfred.
In his 20s, Alfred headed north to the Wimmera. It was there that he met Alice Jane Miller, daughter of Scots Joseph Bass Miller and Rose Jane Church of Warracknabeal, formerly of South Australia. Alfred and Alice married in 1878 and their only son was born in 1879 at Murtoa.
Let's stop right there…
If I keep going on like this, the post will be over in another paragraph. All I have to say further is that Alfred went to Western Australia, suffered a loss, returned home and passed away! There must be more to add to this branch to give it some life.
For the purpose of this post, I decided to search for Alfred again at Trove. With newly digitised papers added regularly, it is worth checking back. This time I directed my search to the surname "Harman" and the places I knew Alfred lived. Starting with "Harman Murtoa", as I gathered leads I moved to "Harman Rupanyup" and then "Harman Hopetoun". I searched the decades, the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s.
I then turned my attention to Western Australia, where I knew Alfred had lived. I tried "Harman Gwalia", "Harman Perth", "Harman Malcolm Street", "Harman The Crescent" between the years 1900-1930.
Thanks to a number of other leads on Alfred and his wife Alice, the story of Alfred Winslow Harman is looking better.
Let's pick up the story again in 1878 with Alfred's marriage to Alice.
Alice Jane Miller was born at Pancharpoo, South Australia in 1859. The Millers moved to Warracknabeal after 1868. Alice's father, Joseph Bass Miller, was an upstanding citizen and the local Justice of the Peace. I have found that while Joseph spelt his name as Miller, some of his children spelt it Millar. In case you are wondering further on in the post.
After Alfred and Alice married in 1878, they soon started their family. Herbert Winslow Harman was born at Murtoa in 1879. I am not sure if they were living there or at Rupanyup as newspaper articles found refer to them at both places. There are only 16 kilometres between the two towns.
The first newspaper reference I have for the Harmans is from 1883 in a Horsham Times report of the Rupanyup and Dunmunkle Society Show. Alice won Best Ironed Gent's Shirt and Collar.
Subsequent articles show Alfred had something of a talent for rifle shooting. Alfred entered many competitions and was a member of the Rupanyup Company of Rangers. In 1886, he and four teammates secured the coveted Sargood Shield, so prized a banquet was held in their honour.
The team went on to repeat their success in the following two years, as remembered at a dinner at Horsham in 1913. Samuel Miller, Alice's brother, also a member of the famous Rupanyup team, was present on the night
.In 1890, the team competed at Mount Gambier, the hometown of the Miller boys. It was there they suffered one of their few defeats.
By 1897, Alfred Harman was shooting with the Hopetoun club, over 100 kilometres north of Rupanyup. The Hopetoun Rifle club was more than happy with their new acquisition,
Alfred and his family could not have stayed at Hopetoun long, as I found him on the 1903 Electoral Roll at Gwalia, Western Australia. Gwalia was a gold mining town situated over 800 kilometres east of Perth and north of Kalgoorlie. Gold was first mined there in 1897, so the town was in its beginnings when Alfred was there.
Today, Gwalia is described as a ghost town but has been preserved so the town's history is not lost. The Gwalia & Hoover House Historic Precinct website has some great photos of some of the buildings in the town.
How the Harmans came to be in Western Australia, especially in the middle of nowhere at Gwalia, I can only guess. Two of Alice's brothers, Joseph and Josiah Miller also turned up in Western Australia, so there may have been some motivation there.
In both 1903 and 1906 on the Gwalia Electoral Roll, Alfred listed his occupation as an agent, however in 1906, he is also on the electoral roll for Midland Junction, Perth (commercial traveller) and Francis Street, Perth (traveller). Who knows where he and Alice were actually living at the time? Especially Alice, as she was on the 1903 Electoral Roll at Warracknabeal, the hometown of her parents. Did Alfred go ahead or did Alice just fail to change her details?
When Alfred and Alice went to the West, their son Herbert, the aged around twenty,also went along. After only a few years, Herbert was working as the manager of the Canada Cycle and Motor Company at Kalgoorlie. In November 1904, tragedy struck when Herbert (Bert) was stricken with typhoid fever. He passed away in the Perth Hospital on November 20. Alfred and Alice had lost their only child.
I noted Warracknabeal was given as the home of Alfred and Alice. As mentioned, Alice's address was Warracknabeal in 1903, but did Alfred also live there at some time?.
The death of Bert also hit the Miller side of the family hard.
Joseph Bass Miller Jnr, Alice's brother was a Health Inspector in Perth. The funeral left his home at The Crescent, Midland Junction. This is just one of the addresses Alfred is listed at on the 1906 Electoral Roll.
The funeral of Bert was large, with many members of the Miller family in attendance.
What interested me in this report was the coffin…" a massive polished jarrah casket, mounted with silver-plated handles and plates". Either Alfred's job as a travelling salesman was doing well or the Miller family chipped in. Bert himself had done alright for a 25-year-old, with an estate to the value of £212.00.
In 1905, Alice's mother Rose Church passed away at Warracknabeal and her then 81-year-old father moved to Perth. He passed away in 1908.
If I ever wanted to find out where Alfred was living, Electoral Rolls were not going to help. From 1910 to 1916, Alfred was listed at 71 Malcolm Street, West Perth. That is the only period where Alfred did not have multiple entries. In 1910, Alfred was a collector and in 1916, he was a clerk. In thirteen years, he has been an agent, commercial traveller, traveller, an agent again, collector, and clerk.
After the 1903 Electoral Roll, Alice did not show up again until 1916, living at 71 Malcolm Street, West Perth with Alfred. However, from my search at Trove of "Harman Malcolm Street", I know Alice was at 71 Malcolm Street in 1914. How? Thanks to this interesting snippet from The Western Australian.
It is a little difficult to read, but what is that about Miss E. Stafford Millar, of Chicago visiting her sister Mrs Harman, of Malcolm Street, Perth? I checked back on the Miller family tree and Elinor Stafford Millar was the sister of Alice. But what about Chicago? Any excuse to get sidetracked, I turned to Trove again. A search on Elinor revealed all. Who needs Google?
In fact, I found so many articles on Elinor, I have decided she deserves her own post in the future. She was after all, born at Mount Gambier, almost Western Victoria! I found she was an amazing woman, well-travelled and known in the U.S. as the "Australian Evangelist"
I had seen a photo of Elinor on the family tree of Rachel Boatwright at Ancestry.com.au (one of Rachel's photos of Alice's brother William Miller is on January Passing of the Pioneers). I was taken in by the difference between her photo and those of her siblings. Now I know she led a very different life at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. I found another photo of her in The Advertiser, Adelaide from 1937.
Back to Alfred…his next Electoral Roll appearance was in 1925 at 105 Stirling Street, North Perth. But wait, he is also listed at Dumbleyung in Western Australia's wheat belt, a long way from Perth. At his Perth address, he was a clerk, while at Dumbleyung he was retired. No mention of Alice at either address. That was because, in 1924, she was on the electoral at 593 Burke Road, Camberwell, Victoria!
Further investigation found that this was the address of Alice's brother Alexander. She is also listed at 27 Aroona Road, Elsternwick on the Electoral Roll from the same year. I don't know whose house that was! I sometimes wish the Electoral Rolls were like a census, listed by household and not surname. It would make it so much easier to find out who was living with who.
Alice appears on the Electoral Roll again in 1931, this time at 15 Torrington Street, Canterbury. But where was Alfred? He was listed over at 50 Downshire Road, Elsternwick of course!. Why does that address sound familiar? It just happened to be the address of Alfred's niece, Susan Oakley, daughter of Alfred's sister Sarah Harman. And that is where it all ended for Alfred, at 50 Downshire Road, Elsternwick on March 22, 1933. He was buried at the Box Hill Cemetery.
The link to Susan Oakley explains why Susan and her husband Robert Cruikshank are mentioned in the family notice. There was only 13 years' difference in age between uncle and niece and Susan was living in the Wimmera, including Rupanyup, at the same time as Alfred, which may explain their close relationship. I like to find these links as it gives me some idea of the family dynamic.
So what became of Alice? According to the Electoral Roll of 1936, she had moved to the house next door at 17 Torrington Street, Canterbury. She passed away on May 21, 1940, and was buried with Alfred at the Box Hill Cemetery.
Thanks to Trove and the digitised newspapers, I was able to take the information I had from Electoral Rolls and obituaries to discover so much more about Alfred's life. I also found a lot more about the Millers/Millars and that helped work out who was where and when.
However, questions still stand, such as exactly where did Alfred and Alice live and what was with all the Electoral Roll entries? I also want to know what Alfred was selling, especially during his time in Gwalia. I will keep checking the newspapers.
Alfred's branch is now looking a little healthier. It will never grow but I think I can see some blossom now.


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Call it a point for the people who argue we're moving into a "post-PC world:" new data from analysis firm IDC shows the fourth quarter of 2012 "marked the first time in more than five years that the PC market has seen a year-on-year decline during the holiday season."
IDC reported Thursday that despite the launch of Windows 8, worldwide PC shipments hit nearly 90 million units. That's 6.4 percent lower than what they were at the same time in 2011.
"Although the third quarter was focused on the clearing of Windows 7 inventory, preliminary research indicates the clearance did not significantly boost the uptake of Windows 8 systems in Q4," said Jay Chou, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, in a statement.
"Lost in the shuffle to promote a touch-centric PC, vendors have not forcefully stressed other features that promote a more secure, reliable, and efficient user experience. As Windows 8 matures, and other corresponding variables such as Ultrabook pricing continue to drop, hopefully the PC market can see a reset in both messaging and demand in 2013."
Of the PCs that did sell, HP retained its top spot as the world's number one PC vendor. The company notably hit its first year-over-year growth in Asia/Pacific in four quarters.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carrie Underwood will star in NBC's live broadcast of 'The Sound of Music' late next year.
A news release says the former 'American Idol' champion and Grammy-winning country star will play Maria von Trapp in a live performance based on the musical. It will air around the holidays in 2013.
The role is Underwood's most significant work as an actress yet. She played a small part in the 2011 film 'Soul Surfer' and has served as co-host of the Country Music Association Awards for five years.
As von Trapp, she's tackling a beloved character whose popularity has endured for decades. The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical debuted on Broadway in 1959 and the 1965 film starring Julie Andrews won the best picture Academy Award.
Online: http://carrieunderwoodofficial.com
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Yesterday MSN's Delish.com published it's list of Home-Run Hot Dogs: The Best Dogs from America's Baseball Stadiums, and cracking the top 24 was our own Nationals Park Ben's Chili Bowl Half Smoke, "All the Way," of course.
I've written in praise of the Ben's Chili Bowl Half-Smoke before. It was nice to see it crack the list, but it definitely deserved a spot higher than #22. Writer Kiri Tannenbaum chose to give higher billing to a variety of dogs topped with oddities like blue cheese, bacon, brisket, tortilla strips, and even mayonnaise.
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Bravettes play for sectional title
The Annawan Bravettes shoot for their second straight sectional title Thursday night, and a familiar postseason foe stands in the way.
The Bravettes (27-2) play Hinckley-Big Rock (18-12) for the Class 1A Illinois Valley Sectional championship at 7:30 p.m. Annawan and H-BR met in the opening round of the Class 1A Midland Sectional last season, with the Bravettes eliminating the Lady Royals 53-32.
The Bravettes and Lady Royals have a common opponent on the season — the Newark Lady Norsemen.
Newark defeated H-BR twice during the regular season, both by scores of 51-41 on Dec. 3 and Jan. 3, while Annawan blasted Newark 46-21 in Monday night's sectional semifinal.
Annawan coach Jason Burkiewicz isn't concerned so much with the opposition during his team's postseason march, but rather the mindset of his Bravettes.
"We just want to continue to play our game," said Burkiewicz following Monday's semifinal win over Newark. "We've had our hearts broken plenty in the past when we thought we should've been moving on. I think we've got inside our own heads too much. We are focused and committed to making a team beat us. We want a team to have to come out and beat us and that's all we're thinking about."
Last year's Elite 8 loss to LeRoy serves as a painful reminder of an opportunity that slipped away.
"Last year's super- sectional game we had 28 more attempts at the basket than LeRoy and lost by three points," said Burkiewicz. "We know that was on us and we want to keep that from happening again. We can take a loss, but only when they come out and beat you."
The Bravettes demonstrated that focus Burkiewicz talks about in the semis against the once-beaten Lady Norsemen Monday. After falling behind 8-4 early, Annawan rattled off 21 straight points to bury Newark. Celina VanHyfte led the way again for the Bravettes with 18 points, but Burkiewicz is quick to note his team is much more than its all-state junior center.
"We've had contributions all year. Our second leading scorer usually differs quite a bit," said Burkiewicz. "It's mainly Megan (Foes), but the thing is many of them can knock down the three-ball and that stretches the defense for us. We have four or five kids with a lot of confidence that can knock down the three-ball and that's huge."
After losing three starters from last year's 30-2 team, Burkiewicz wasn't sure what to expect from his youthful 2012-13 squad that starts four juniors and a freshman.
"This year I really didn't know what we were going to get out of this group in the beginning," said Burkiewicz. "They came to practice to work. Sometimes being that young I think really helps us in some situations because they're a little naive to it, they don't think about it too much and don't think about it being their last game."
Tonight's winner advances to the Illinois Wesleyan Super-Sectional Monday night to play the winner of the Fisher Sectional, where LeRoy and Iroquois West meet for the title.
Wins by Annawan and LeRoy tonight would mean a repeat of last season's super-sectional matchup at Illinois Wesleyan.


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The subsections below will give the details about which images you should get for each possible means of installation.
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Wednesday, October 22. General Braxton Bragg's Confederate forces continued withdrawing from Kentucky following the Battle of Perryville. Confederate cavalry under General Joseph Wheeler captured London, Kentucky. Various skirmishes occurred in Arkansas, Missouri, and the Indian Territory.
Thursday, October 23. Bragg's Confederates successfully returned to Tennessee; President Abraham Lincoln was angry with Federal General Don Carlos Buell for allowing Bragg to escape. President Jefferson Davis wrote about his concerns with pro-Union sentiment in eastern Tennessee. In Kentucky, Federals destroyed the Goose Creek Salt Works near Manchester.
Friday, October 24. General Buell was replaced by General William S. Rosecrans, primarily due to Buell's failure to prevent Bragg's escape back to Tennessee. Rosecrans assumed Buell's command as well as the new Department of the Cumberland following his recent successes at Iuka and Corinth in Mississippi. Various skirmishes occurred in Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Louisiana.
Saturday, October 25. President Lincoln wired General George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac. McClellan's forces had been mostly inactive since driving General Robert E. Lee's Confederates out of Maryland. An angry Lincoln wrote, "I have just read your despatch about sore tongued and fatiegued (sic) horses. Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietam that fatigue anything?" McClellan responded that his cavalry was conducting several reconnaissances and raids. General Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of the Thirteenth Army Corps and the Department of the Tennessee.
Sunday, October 26. Over a month after Antietam, George McClellan's Federals began crossing the Potomac River into Virginia to pursue Robert E. Lee. President Lincoln wrote to McClellan that he "rejoiced" over the crossing. Braxton Bragg's Confederates completed their return to Tennessee, reaching Knoxville and Chattanooga. General Samuel Heintzelman replaced Nathaniel Banks as the commander of Federal defenses around Washington. In Texas, Federal gunboats captured Indianola.
Monday, October 27. The Federal blockade along the southern coast continued strengthening as two Confederate commerce raiders were captured.
Tuesday, October 28. George McClellan's Federals continued moving into Virginia, moving east of the Blue Ridge. Robert E. Lee's Confederates began moving southward in the Shenandoah Valley to avoid being outflanked by McClellan. General John C. Breckinridge assumed command of the Confederate Army of Middle Tennessee.
Primary Source: The Civil War Day by Day by E.B. Long and Barbara Long (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1971)


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Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS)
Burning Mouth Syndrome Treatments
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS)
Last reviewed April 2009 by :: EBSCO CAM Review Board
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a poorly understood condition in which a person experiences ongoing moderate to severe pain in the tongue and/or mouth. Although the cause of BMS remains unclear, some patterns have become clear to researchers. The pain is generally worst in the late afternoon and early evening, but disappears at night. Most often, more than one part of the mouth is involved. Common areas of burning pain include the tongue, the hard palate (the front part of the roof of the mouth), and the lower lip. Many people recover spontaneously within six or seven years. Dry mouth and altered taste sensations often, but not always, accompany the pain.
BMS is thought to fall in the general category of "neuropathic pain,†meaning that it probably results from altered nerve function, possibly in the nerves carrying taste sensation. Use of drugs in the ACE inhibitor family has been implicated in some cases of burning mouth syndrome, but the reason for this apparent connection remains unclear.
Conventional treatment for BMS consists of drugs used to treat neuropathic pain in general, including anticonvulsants, sedatives in the benzodiazepine family, and tricyclic antidepressants. There is inadequate research at present to determine the precise efficacy of these treatments.
Principal Proposed Treatments for Burning Mouth Syndrome
The supplement :: lipoic acid has shown promise for the treatment of :: diabetic neuropathy , another form of neuropathic pain. Lipoic acid has also been studied for burning mouth syndrome with mixed results. 5
In a :: double-blind trial , 60 people with burning mouth syndrome received either lipoic acid (200 mg 3 times daily) or placebo for a period of months. 1 Researchers reported that almost all people receiving lipoic acid showed significant improvement, while none of those taking placebo improved, and relative benefits endured at 12-month follow-up. The total lack of benefit seen in the placebo group is difficult to believe, and raises concerns about the study's reliability. Subsequently, two double-blind trials involving 52 and 39 patients respectively failed to find any benefit for lipoic acid and noted quite a large placebo response. 5,6
Other Proposed Treatments for Burning Mouth Syndrome
The yeast Candida albicans can infect the mouth, causing a condition called "thrush.†Thrush may cause symptoms similar to BMS. Some alternative practitioners believe that excessive candida, or hypersensitivity to it (see :: Yeast Hypersensitivity ), is the cause of many illnesses. For this reason, they recommend using anti-yeast treatments to treat BMS. However, there is no direct evidence to support this approach, and it appears that people with BMS are no more likely to have measurable detectible candida in the mouth than people without it. 2
Inconsistent evidence suggests that people with BMS might have deficiencies in various nutrients, such as :: vitamins B 1 , :: B 2 , and :: B 6 , and :: zinc . 3 However, there is no evidence as yet that supplementation with these nutrients will have any effect on BMS symptoms.
A placebo-controlled trial involving 39 patients failed to show any significant benefit for 12 weeks of treatment with Hypericum perforatum extract ( :: St. John's wort ). 4
Herbs and Supplements to Avoid
Numerous herbs and supplements may interact adversely with drugs used to treat burning mouth syndrome. For more information on this potential risk, see the individual drug articles in the :: Drug Interactions section of this database.
1. Femiano F, Scully C. Burning mouth syndrome (BMS): double blind controlled study of alpha-lipoic acid (thioctic acid) therapy. J Oral Pathol Med . 2002;31:267–269.
2. Ship JA, Grushka M, Lipton JA, et al. Burning mouth syndrome: an update. J Am Dent Assoc . 1995;126:842–853.
3. Ship JA, Grushka M, Lipton JA, et al. Burning mouth syndrome: an update. J Am Dent Assoc . 1995;126:842–853.
4. Sardella A, Lodi G, Demarosi F, et al. Hypericum perforatum extract in burning mouth syndrome: a randomized placebo-controlled study. J Oral Pathol Med. 2008 Mar 6.
5. Carbone M, Pentenero M, Carrozzo M, et al. Lack of efficacy of alpha-lipoic acid in burning mouth syndrome: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Eur J Pain. 2008 Jul 31.
6. Lopez-Jornet P, Camacho-Alonso F, Leon-Espinosa S. Efficacy of alpha lipoic acid in burning mouth syndrome: a randomized, placebo-treatment study. J Oral Rehabil. 2008 Oct 18.
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GOG, a digital distributor of computer games, had a makeover recently and one of the features this makeover introduced was a community wishlist where users get to submit suggestions for either games or website features and vote on these suggestions. One such suggestion submitted by a user called JudasIscariot was to add Linux versions of games that GOG already sold for Windows to their catalog i.e. games like Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Neverwinter Nights.
With the very recent furore regarding gaming on Linux thanks to Michael's visit to Valve, much of the attention has been on Steam, but things still seem rather vague, so I thought I would direct attention away from Steam for the time being and towards GOG. It is only a matter of time before our votes reach the folks at GOG and they go through the simple task of adding Linux versions of the games they already sell for Windows, especially with the influx of indie games that support Linux.
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Town gets wet yet again on Rain Day
Staff Writer
WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- It's just a sprinkle, but it counts enough for people in a southwestern Pennsylvania town to celebrate Rain Day.
The Washington Observer-Reporter says the brief precipitation in Waynesburg makes for the 114th time in 141 years rain has fallen in the town on July 29.
The town's street festival includes the crowning of a Miss Rain Day.
The newspaper says the rain was reported by the mayor and a Rain Day committee member, on whose notebook a few drops fell.
Every year a celebrity wagers a hat that it won't rain in Waynesburg on July 29. This year's loser is actress Patricia Heaton.


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JERUSALEM — Israel agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey in a surprising turnaround Friday after apologizing for a botched naval raid that resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists aboard an international flotilla bound for Gaza in 2010.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the breakthrough after a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The 20-minute phone call was brokered by visiting President Barack Obama shortly before he left Israel.
The announcement was an unexpected reversal by Netanyahu, who has repeatedly rejected calls to apologize. But the two countries' joint interests, including fears that the Syrian civil war could spill over their respective borders, made the time ripe to mend relations.
"The two men agreed to restore normalization between Israel and Turkey, including the dispatch of ambassadors and the cancellation of legal steps against Israeli soldiers," a statement from Netanyahu's office said.
Netanyahu "expressed regret over the deterioration in bilateral relations and noted his commitment to working out the disagreements in order to advance peace and regional stability," it said.
The statement stressed that the bloodshed was not intentional. "In light of the Israeli investigation into the incident, which pointed out several operational errors, Prime Minister Netanyahu apologized to the Turkish people for any errors that could have led to loss of life and agreed to complete the agreement on compensation," the statement said.
Israel intercepted a ship named Mavi Marmara while stopping an international flotilla trying to breach an Israeli blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Israel considers Hamas, which has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks on buses and cafes, a terrorist group. Israel says it imposed the blockade to prevent Gaza militants from getting weapons. Gaza militants have fired thousands of rockets and mortar rounds at Israeli border communities and towns during the past decade.
Israel has previously blamed the activists on the bloodshed of the morning of May 31, 2010, saying its naval commandos were attacked when they boarded the ship. Israel released videos showing armed activists brandishing iron rods and clubs attacking the soldiers as they slowly rappelled onto the deck from a helicopter. Soldiers were overpowered as they landed. They were surrounded by men with sticks. One soldier was tossed onto a lower deck.
The military later said the soldiers were not expecting trouble and had paintball guns as their primary weapons while handguns were only for an emergency. Two activists grabbed the handguns away from soldiers and shot two of them, the military said at the time. Both activists were then shot and killed.
The fighting left nine activists dead, most of them Turks, and dozens were wounded. On the Israeli side, a total of seven soldiers were wounded.
Israel insisted that its soldiers acted in self-defense and later showcased knives, slingshots and clubs they said were found onboard the ship. Some activists had military-style gear, including bullet-proof vests and night-vision goggles. Israel said this indicated that the activists had planned for violence.
The activists also said they acted in self-defense and insist they were attacked first.
Israeli officials said Obama helped play a role in the reconciliation, but that efforts had been going on behind the scenes for some time.
Israel and Turkey were once close allies. But in recent years, ties have deteriorated with the rise of Erdogan's Islamist party. Following the flotilla incident, Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and greatly scaled back military and economic ties. But relations were never broken completely.
A statement from Erdogan's office said Netanyahu had apologized on behalf of Israel for all kinds of mistakes that resulted in the loss of life or injuries in light of an investigation led by the Israeli side that pointed at a series of operational mistakes. "Our prime minister accepted the apology in the name of the Turkish people," it said.
The statement from Turkey said an agreement also had been reached on the issue of compensation and that Israel had lifted restrictions on the movement of goods to Gaza as long as "calm" lasts.
During the telephone conversation, Erdogan told Netanyahu that he valued the strong ties of friendship between the Turkish and Jewish people, the statement said.
Erdogan "expressed that it was saddening that relations, which are of vital strategic importance for peace and the stability of the region, have been soured in recent years," the statement said.
The statement said Erdogan "renewed his support for international and regional efforts to find a lasting and comprising solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the two-state vision."
The U.S. welcomed the development as a means to advance regional peace and security.
"I am hopeful that today's exchange between the two leaders will enable them to engage in deeper cooperation on this and a range of other challenges and opportunities," Obama said in a statement.


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- Unit posix
- Constants
- File-control Commands
- Standard I/O file-descriptors
- Open flags
- Permission bits
- Directories
- Pipes
- Fifos
- File descriptors and low-level I/O
- Retrieving file attributes
- Changing file attributes
- Processes
- Hard and symbolic links
- Retrieving user & group information
- Changing user & group information
- Record locking
- Signal handling
- set-alarm!
- set-signal-handler!
- signal-handler
- set-signal-mask!
- signal-mask
- signal-masked?
- signal-mask!
- signal-unmask!
- signal/term
- signal/kill
- signal/int
- signal/hup
- signal/fpe
- signal/ill
- signal/segv
- signal/abrt
- signal/trap
- signal/quit
- signal/alrm
- signal/vtalrm
- signal/prof
- signal/io
- signal/urg
- signal/chld
- signal/cont
- signal/stop
- signal/tstp
- signal/pipe
- signal/xcpu
- signal/xfsz
- signal/usr1
- signal/usr2
- signal/winch
- Environment access
- Memory mapped I/O
- Date and time routines
- Raw exit
- ERRNO values
- Finding files
- Getting the hostname and system information
- Setting the file buffering mode
- Terminal ports
- How Scheme procedures relate to UNIX C functions
- Windows specific notes
- Constants
Unit posix
This unit provides services as used on many UNIX-like systems. Note that the following definitions are not all available on non-UNIX systems like Windows. See below for Windows specific notes.
This unit uses the regex, scheduler, extras and utils units.
All errors related to failing file-operations will signal a condition of kind (exn i/o file).
File-control Commands
Standard I/O file-descriptors
Open flags
Permission bits
change-directory[procedure] (change-directory NAME)
Changes the current working directory to NAME.
current-directory[procedure] (current-directory [DIR])
Returns the name of the current working directory. If the optional argument DIR is given, then (current-directory DIR) is equivalent to (change-directory DIR).
create-directory[procedure] (create-directory NAME #!optional PARENTS?)
Creates a directory with the pathname NAME. If the PARENTS? argument is given and not false, any nonextant parent directories are also created.
delete-directory[procedure] (delete-directory NAME)
Deletes the directory with the pathname NAME. The directory has to be empty.
directory[procedure] (directory [PATHNAME [SHOW-DOTFILES?]])
Returns a list with all files that are contained in the directory with the name PATHNAME (which defaults to the value of (current-directory)). Files beginning with . are included only if SHOW-DOTFILES? is given and not #f.
directory?[procedure] (directory? NAME)
Returns #t if there exists a file with the name NAME and if that file is a directory, or #f otherwise.
glob[procedure] (glob PATTERN1 ...)
Returns a list of the pathnames of all existing files matching PATTERN1 ..., which should be strings containing the usual file-patterns (with * matching zero or more characters and ? matching zero or one character). Bug: wildcard characters are only recognized in the rightmost portion of the pattern.
canonical-path[procedure] (canonical-path NAME)
Returns a canonical path for NAME, which should be a string containing a path-or-filename. The string returned by canonical-path is OS dependent; it may be quoted and used in a shell on the calling machine. (Quoting is suggested as shell special characters, including space, are not escaped.) However, all path separators and prefixes are handled in an OS independent fashion. Any appearance of / below imply \\ is also handled.
The prefix for NAME determines what path to prepend. If NAME begins with a "~/", this prefix is stripped and the user's home directory is added. If beginning with / or a DRIVE-LETTER:\\ combination, no additional path is added. Otherwise, the current directory and separator are added. All relative path elements and duplicate separators are processed and removed. If NAME ends with a / or is empty, the appropriate slash is appended to the tail.
No directories or files are actually tested for existence; this procedure only canonicalises path syntax.
set-root-directory![procedure] (set-root-directory! STRING)
Sets the root directory for the current process to the path given in STRING (using the chroot function). If the current process has no root permissions, the operation will fail.
call-with-output-pipe[procedure] (call-with-input-pipe CMDLINE PROC [MODE])
[procedure] (call-with-output-pipe CMDLINE PROC [MODE])
Call PROC with a single argument: a input- or output port for a pipe connected to the subprocess named in CMDLINE. If PROC returns normally, the pipe is closed and any result values are returned.
close-output-pipe[procedure] (close-input-pipe PORT)
[procedure] (close-output-pipe PORT)
Closes the pipe given in PORT and waits until the connected subprocess finishes. The exit-status code of the invoked process is returned.
create-pipe[procedure] (create-pipe)
The fundamental pipe-creation operator. Calls the C function pipe() and returns 2 values: the file-descriptors of the input- and output-ends of the pipe.
open-input-pipe[procedure] (open-input-pipe CMDLINE [MODE])
Spawns a subprocess with the command-line string CMDLINE and returns a port, from which the output of the process can be read. If MODE is specified, it should be the keyword #:text (the default) or #:binary.
open-output-pipe[procedure] (open-output-pipe CMDLINE [MODE])
Spawns a subprocess with the command-line string CMDLINE and returns a port. Anything written to that port is treated as the input for the process. If MODE is specified, it should be the keyword #:text (the default) or #:binary.
This variable contains the maximal number of bytes that can be written atomically into a pipe or FIFO.
with-output-to-pipe[procedure] (with-input-from-pipe CMDLINE THUNK [MODE])
[procedure] (with-output-to-pipe CMDLINE THUNK [MODE])
Temporarily set the value of current-input-port/current-output-port to a port for a pipe connected to the subprocess named in CMDLINE and call the procedure THUNK with no arguments. After THUNK returns normally the pipe is closed and the standard input-/output port is restored to its previous value and any result values are returned.
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create-fifo[procedure] (create-fifo FILENAME [MODE])
Creates a FIFO with the name FILENAME and the permission bits MODE, which defaults to
(+ perm/irwxu perm/irwxg perm/irwxo)
fifo?[procedure] (fifo? FILENAME)
Returns #t if the file with the name FILENAME names a FIFO.
File descriptors and low-level I/O
duplicate-fileno[procedure] (duplicate-fileno OLD [NEW])
If NEW is given, then the file-descriptor NEW is opened to access the file with the file-descriptor OLD. Otherwise a fresh file-descriptor accessing the same file as OLD is returned.
file-close[procedure] (file-close FILENO)
Closes the input/output file with the file-descriptor FILENO.
file-open[procedure] (file-open FILENAME FLAGS [MODE])
Opens the file specified with the string FILENAME and open-flags FLAGS using the C function open(). On success a file-descriptor for the opened file is returned. FLAGS should be a bitmask containing one or more of the open/... values ored together using bitwise-ior (or simply added together). The optional MODE should be a bitmask composed of one or more permission values like perm/irusr and is only relevant when a new file is created. The default mode is perm/irwxu | perm/irgrp | perm/iroth.
file-mkstemp[procedure] (file-mkstemp TEMPLATE-FILENAME)
Create a file based on the given TEMPLATE-FILENAME, in which the six last characters must be XXXXXX. These will be replaced with a string that makes the filename unique. The file descriptor of the created file and the generated filename is returned. See the mkstemp(3) manual page for details on how this function works. The template string given is not modified.
Example usage:
(let-values (((fd temp-path) (file-mkstemp "/tmp/mytemporary.XXXXXX")))
(let ((temp-port (open-output-file* fd)))
(format temp-port "This file is ~A.~%" temp-path)
(close-output-port temp-port)))
file-read[procedure] (file-read FILENO SIZE [BUFFER])
Reads SIZE bytes from the file with the file-descriptor FILENO. If a string or bytevector is passed in the optional argument BUFFER, then this string will be destructively modified to contain the read data. This procedure returns a list with two values: the buffer containing the data and the number of bytes read.
file-select[procedure] (file-select READFDLIST WRITEFDLIST [TIMEOUT])
Waits until any of the file-descriptors given in the lists READFDLIST and WRITEFDLIST is ready for input or output, respectively. If the optional argument TIMEOUT is given and not false, then it should specify the number of seconds after which the wait is to be aborted (the value may be a floating point number). This procedure returns two values: the lists of file-descriptors ready for input and output, respectively. READFDLIST and WRITEFDLIST may also by file-descriptors instead of lists. In this case the returned values are booleans indicating whether input/output is ready by #t or #f otherwise. You can also pass #f as READFDLIST or WRITEFDLIST argument, which is equivalent to ().
file-write[procedure] (file-write FILENO BUFFER [SIZE])
Writes the contents of the string or bytevector BUFFER into the file with the file-descriptor FILENO. If the optional argument SIZE is given, then only the specified number of bytes are written.
file-control[procedure] (file-control FILENO COMMAND [ARGUMENT])
Performs the fcntl operation COMMAND with the given FILENO and optional ARGUMENT. The return value is meaningful depending on the COMMAND.
open-output-file*[procedure] (open-input-file* FILENO [OPENMODE])
[procedure] (open-output-file* FILENO [OPENMODE])
Opens file for the file-descriptor FILENO for input or output and returns a port. FILENO should be a positive exact integer. OPENMODE specifies an additional mode for opening the file (currently only the keyword #:append is supported, which opens an output-file for appending).
port->fileno[procedure] (port->fileno PORT)
If PORT is a file- or tcp-port, then a file-descriptor is returned for this port. Otherwise an error is signaled.
Retrieving file attributes
file-modification-time[procedure] (file-access-time FILE)
[procedure] (file-change-time FILE)
[procedure] (file-modification-time FILE)
Returns time (in seconds) of the last access, modification or change of FILE. FILE may be a filename or a file-descriptor. If the file does not exist, an error is signaled.
file-stat[procedure] (file-stat FILE [LINK])
Returns a 13-element vector with the following contents: inode-number, mode (as with file-permissions), number of hard links, uid of owner (as with file-owner), gid of owner, size (as with file-size) and access-, change- and modification-time (as with file-access-time, file-change-time and file-modification-time, device id, device type (for special file inode, blocksize and blocks allocated. On Windows systems the last 4 values are undefined. If the optional argument LINK is given and not #f, then the file-statistics vector will be resolved for symbolic links (otherwise symbolic links are not resolved). Note that for very large files, the file-size value may be an inexact integer.
file-position[procedure] (file-position FILE)
Returns the current file position of FILE, which should be a port or a file-descriptor.
file-size[procedure] (file-size FILENAME)
Returns the size of the file designated by FILE. FILE may be a filename or a file-descriptor. If the file does not exist, an error is signaled. Note that for very large files, file-size may return an inexact integer.
regular-file?[procedure] (regular-file? FILENAME)
Returns true, if FILENAME names a regular file (not a directory or symbolic link).
file-owner[procedure] (file-owner FILE)
Returns the user-id of FILE. FILE may be a filename or a file-descriptor.
file-permissions[procedure] (file-permissions FILE)
Returns the permission bits for FILE. You can test this value by performing bitwise operations on the result and the perm/... values. FILE may be a filename or a file-descriptor.
file-execute-access?[procedure] (file-read-access? FILENAME)
[procedure] (file-write-access? FILENAME)
[procedure] (file-execute-access? FILENAME)
These procedures return #t if the current user has read, write or execute permissions on the file named FILENAME.
stat-socket?[procedure] (stat-regular? FILENAME)
[procedure] (stat-directory? FILENAME)
[procedure] (stat-char-device? FILENAME)
[procedure] (stat-block-device? FILENAME)
[procedure] (stat-fifo? FILENAME)
[procedure] (stat-symlink? FILENAME)
[procedure] (stat-socket? FILENAME)
These procedures return #t if the FILENAME given is of the appropriate type.
Changing file attributes
file-truncate[procedure] (file-truncate FILE OFFSET)
Truncates the file FILE to the length OFFSET, which should be an integer. If the file-size is smaller or equal to OFFSET then nothing is done. FILE should be a filename or a file-descriptor.
set-file-position![procedure] (set-file-position! FILE POSITION [WHENCE])
[procedure] (set! (file-position FILE) POSITION)
Sets the current read/write position of FILE to POSITION, which should be an exact integer. FILE should be a port or a file-descriptor. WHENCE specifies how the position is to interpreted and should be one of the values seek/set, seek/cur and seek/end. It defaults to seek/set.
Exceptions: (exn bounds), (exn i/o file)
change-file-mode[procedure] (change-file-mode FILENAME MODE)
Changes the current file mode of the file named FILENAME to MODE using the chmod() system call. The perm/... variables contain the various permission bits and can be combinded with the bitwise-ior procedure.
change-file-owner[procedure] (change-file-owner FILENAME UID GID)
Changes the owner information of the file named FILENAME to the user- and group-ids UID and GID (which should be exact integers) using the chown() system call.
current-process-id[procedure] (current-process-id)
Returns the process ID of the current process.
parent-process-id[procedure] (parent-process-id)
Returns the process ID of the parent of the current process.
process-group-id[procedure] (process-group-id PID)
Returns the process group ID of the process specified by PID.
process-execute[procedure] (process-execute PATHNAME [ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST]])
Creates a new child process and replaces the running process with it using the C library function execvp(3). If the optional argument ARGUMENT-LIST is given, then it should contain a list of strings which are passed as arguments to the subprocess. If the optional argument ENVIRONMENT-LIST is supplied, then the library function execve(2) is used, and the environment passed in ENVIRONMENT-LIST (which should be of the form ("<NAME>=<VALUE>" ...) is given to the invoked process. Note that execvp(3) respects the current setting of the PATH environment variable while execve(3) does not.
process-fork[procedure] (process-fork [THUNK])
Creates a new child process with the UNIX system call fork(). Returns either the PID of the child process or 0. If THUNK is given, then the child process calls it as a procedure with no arguments and terminates.
process-run[procedure] (process-run COMMANDLINE])
[procedure] (process-run COMMAND ARGUMENT-LIST)
Creates a new child process. The PID of the new process is returned.
- The single parameter version passes the COMMANDLINE to the system shell, so usual argument expansion can take place.
- The multiple parameter version directly invokes the COMMAND with the ARGUMENT-LIST.
process-signal[procedure] (process-signal PID [SIGNAL])
Sends SIGNAL to the process with the id PID using the UNIX system call kill(). SIGNAL defaults to the value of the variable signal/term.
process-wait[procedure] (process-wait [PID [NOHANG]])
Suspends the current process until the child process with the id PID has terminated using the UNIX system call waitpid(). If PID is not given, then this procedure waits for any child process. If NOHANG is given and not #f then the current process is not suspended. This procedure returns three values:
- PID or 0, if NOHANG is true and the child process has not terminated yet.
- #t if the process exited normally or #f otherwise.
- either the exit status, if the process terminated normally or the signal number that terminated/stopped the process.
process[procedure] (process COMMANDLINE)
[procedure] (process COMMAND ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST])
Creates a subprocess and returns three values: an input port from which data written by the sub-process can be read, an output port from which any data written to will be received as input in the sub-process and the process-id of the started sub-process. Blocking reads and writes to or from the ports returned by process only block the current thread, not other threads executing concurrently.
- The single parameter version passes the string COMMANDLINE to the host-system's shell that is invoked as a subprocess.
- The multiple parameter version directly invokes the COMMAND as a subprocess. The ARGUMENT-LIST is directly passed, as is ENVIRONMENT-LIST.
Not using the shell may be preferrable for security reasons.
process*[procedure] (process* COMMANDLINE)
[procedure] (process* COMMAND ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST])
Like process but returns 4 values: an input port from which data written by the sub-process can be read, an output port from which any data written to will be received as input in the sub-process, the process-id of the started sub-process, and an input port from which data written by the sub-process to stderr can be read.
sleep[procedure] (sleep SECONDS)
Puts the process to sleep for SECONDS. Returns either 0 if the time has completely elapsed, or the number of remaining seconds, if a signal occurred.
create-session[procedure] (create-session)
Creates a new session if the calling process is not a process group leader and returns the session ID.
Hard and symbolic links
symbolic-link?[procedure] (symbolic-link? FILENAME)
Returns true, if FILENAME names a symbolic link.
create-symbolic-link[procedure] (create-symbolic-link OLDNAME NEWNAME)
Creates a symbolic link with the filename NEWNAME that points to the file named OLDNAME.
read-symbolic-link[procedure] (read-symbolic-link FILENAME)
Returns the filename to which the symbolic link FILENAME points.
file-link[procedure] (file-link OLDNAME NEWNAME)
Creates a hard link from OLDNAME to NEWNAME (both strings).
Retrieving user & group information
current-user-id[procedure] (current-user-id)
[setter] (set! (current-user-id) UID)
Get or set the real user-id of the current process.
current-effective-user-id[procedure] (current-effective-user-id)
[setter] (set! (current-effective-user-id) UID)
Get or set the effective user-id of the current process.
user-information[procedure] (user-information USER [AS-VECTOR])
If USER specifes a valid username (as a string) or user ID, then the user database is consulted and a list of 7 values are returned: the user-name, the encrypted password, the user ID, the group ID, a user-specific string, the home directory and the default shell. When AS-VECTOR is #t a vector of 7 elements is returned instead of a list. If no user with this name or id then #f is returned.
current-group-id[procedure] (current-group-id)
[setter] (set! (current-group-id) GID)
Get or set the real group-id of the current process.
current-effective-group-id[procedure] (current-effective-group-id)
[setter] (set! (current-effective-group-id) GID)
Get or set the effective group-id of the current process. ID can be found, then #f is returned.
group-information[procedure] (group-information GROUP)
If GROUP specifies a valid group-name or group-id, then this procedure returns a list of four values: the group-name, the encrypted group password, the group ID and a list of the names of all group members. If no group with the given name or ID exists, then #f is returned.
get-groups[procedure] (get-groups)
Returns a list with the supplementary group IDs of the current user.
Changing user & group information
set-groups![procedure] (set-groups! GIDLIST)
Sets the supplementrary group IDs of the current user to the IDs given in the list GIDLIST.
Only the superuser may invoke this procedure.
initialize-groups[procedure] (initialize-groups USERNAME BASEGID)
Sets the supplementrary group IDs of the current user to the IDs from the user with name USERNAME (a string), including BASEGID.
Only the superuser may invoke this procedure.
set-process-group-id![procedure] (set-process-group-id! PID PGID)
[setter] (set! (process-group-id PID) PGID)
Sets the process group ID of the process specifed by PID to PGID.
Record locking
file-lock[procedure] (file-lock PORT [START [LEN]])
Locks the file associated with PORT for reading or writing (according to whether PORT is an input- or output-port). START specifies the starting position in the file to be locked and defaults to 0. LEN specifies the length of the portion to be locked and defaults to #t, which means the complete file. file-lock returns a lock-object.
file-lock/blocking[procedure] (file-lock/blocking PORT [START [LEN]])
Similar to file-lock, but if a lock is held on the file, the current process blocks (including all threads) until the lock is released.
file-test-lock[procedure] (file-test-lock PORT [START [LEN]])
Tests whether the file associated with PORT is locked for reading or writing (according to whether PORT is an input- or output-port) and returns either #f or the process-id of the locking process.
file-unlock[procedure] (file-unlock LOCK)
Unlocks the previously locked portion of a file given in LOCK.
Signal handling
set-alarm![procedure] (set-alarm! SECONDS)
Sets an internal timer to raise the signal/alrm after SECONDS are elapsed. You can use the set-signal-handler! procedure to write a handler for this signal.
set-signal-handler![procedure] (set-signal-handler! SIGNUM PROC)
Establishes the procedure of one argument PROC as the handler for the signal with the code SIGNUM. PROC is called with the signal number as its sole argument. If the argument PROC is #f then any signal handler will be removed, and the corresponding signal set to SIG_IGN.
Note that is is unspecified in which thread of execution the signal handler will be invoked.
signal-handler[procedure] (signal-handler SIGNUM)
Returns the signal handler for the code SIGNUM or #f.
set-signal-mask![procedure] (set-signal-mask! SIGLIST)
Sets the signal mask of the current process to block all signals given in the list SIGLIST. Signals masked in that way will not be delivered to the current process.
signal-mask[procedure] (signal-mask)
Returns the signal mask of the current process.
signal-masked?[procedure] (signal-masked? SIGNUM)
Returns whether the signal for the code SIGNUM is currently masked.
signal-mask![procedure] (signal-mask! SIGNUM)
Masks (blocks) the signal for the code SIGNUM.
signal-unmask![procedure] (signal-unmask! SIGNUM)
Unmasks (unblocks) the signal for the code SIGNUM.
These variables contain signal codes for use with process-signal, set-signal-handler!, signal-handler, signal-masked?, signal-mask!, or signal-unmask!.
Environment access
current-environment[procedure] (current-environment)
Returns a association list of the environment variables and their current values.
setenv[procedure] (setenv VARIABLE VALUE)
Sets the environment variable named VARIABLE to VALUE. Both arguments should be strings. If the variable is not defined in the environment, a new definition is created.
unsetenv[procedure] (unsetenv VARIABLE)
Removes the definition of the environment variable VARIABLE from the environment of the current process. If the variable is not defined, nothing happens.
Memory mapped I/O
[pocedure] (memory-mapped-file? X)
Returns #t, if X is an object representing a memory mapped file, or #f otherwise.
map-file-to-memory[procedure] (map-file-to-memory ADDRESS LEN PROTECTION FLAG FILENO [OFFSET])
Maps a section of a file to memory using the C function mmap(). ADDRESS should be a foreign pointer object or #f; LEN specifies the size of the section to be mapped; PROTECTION should be one or more of the flags prot/read, prot/write, prot/exec or prot/none bitwise-iored together; FLAG should be one or more of the flags map/fixed, map/shared, map/private, map/anonymous or map/file; FILENO should be the file-descriptor of the mapped file. The optional argument OFFSET gives the offset of the section of the file to be mapped and defaults to 0. This procedure returns an object representing the mapped file section. The procedure move-memory! can be used to access the mapped memory.
memory-mapped-file-pointer[procedure] (memory-mapped-file-pointer MMAP)
Returns a machine pointer to the start of the memory region to which the file is mapped.
unmap-file-from-memory[procedure] (unmap-file-from-memory MMAP [LEN])
Unmaps the section of a file mapped to memory using the C function munmap(). MMAP should be a mapped file as returned by the procedure map-file-to-memory. The optional argument LEN specifies the length of the section to be unmapped and defaults to the complete length given when the file was mapped.
Date and time routines
seconds->local-time[procedure] (seconds->local-time SECONDS)
Breaks down the time value represented in SECONDS into a 10 element vector of the form #(seconds minutes hours mday month year wday yday dstflag timezone), in the following format:
- seconds (0)
- the number of seconds after the minute (0 - 59)
- minutes (1)
- the number of minutes after the hour (0 - 59)
- hours (2)
- the number of hours past midnight (0 - 23)
- mday (3)
- the day of the month (1 - 31)
- month (4)
- the number of months since january (0 - 11)
- year (5)
- the number of years since 1900
- wday (6)
- the number of days since Sunday (0 - 6)
- yday (7)
- the number of days since January 1 (0 - 365)
- dstflag (8)
- a flag that is true if Daylight Saving Time is in effect at the time described.
- timezone (9)
- the difference between UTC and the latest local standard time, in seconds west of UTC.
local-time->seconds[procedure] (local-time->seconds VECTOR)
Converts the ten-element vector VECTOR representing the time value relative to the current timezone into the number of seconds since the first of January, 1970 UTC.
local-timezone-abbreviation[procedure] (local-timezone-abbreviation)
Returns the abbreviation for the local timezone as a string.
seconds->string[procedure] (seconds->string SECONDS)
Converts the local time represented in SECONDS into a string of the form "Tue May 21 13:46:22 1991".
seconds->utc-time[procedure] (seconds->utc-time SECONDS)
Similar to seconds->local-time, but interpretes SECONDS as UTC time.
utc-time->seconds[procedure] (utc-time->seconds VECTOR)
Converts the ten-element vector VECTOR representing the UTC time value into the number of seconds since the first of January, 1970 UTC.
time->string[procedure] (time->string VECTOR)
Converts the broken down time represented in the 10 element vector VECTOR into a string of the form "Tue May 21 13:46:22 1991".
Raw exit
_exit[procedure] (_exit [CODE])
Exits the current process without flushing any buffered output (using the C function _exit). Note that the exit-handler is not called when this procedure is invoked. The optional return-code CODE defaults to 0.
ERRNO values
These variables contain error codes as returned by errno.
Finding files
find-files[procedure] (find-files DIRECTORY PREDICATE [ACTION [IDENTITY [LIMIT]]])
Recursively traverses the contents of DIRECTORY (which should be a string) and invokes the procedure ACTION for all files in which the procedure PREDICATE is true. PREDICATE may me a procedure of one argument or a regular-expression string. ACTION should be a procedure of two arguments: the currently encountered file and the result of the previous invocation of ACTION, or, if this is the first invocation, the value of IDENTITY. ACTION defaults to cons, IDENTITY defaults to (). LIMIT should be a procedure of one argument that is called for each nested directory and which should return true, if that directory is to be traversed recursively. LIMIT may also be an exact integer that gives the maximum recursion depth. For example, a depth of 0 means that only files in the top-level, specified directory are to be traversed. In this case, all nested directories are ignored. LIMIT may also be #f (the default), which is equivalent to (constantly #t).
Note that ACTION is called with the full pathname of each file, including the directory prefix.
Getting the hostname and system information
get-host-name[procedure] (get-host-name)
Returns the hostname of the machine that this process is running on.
system-information[procedure] (system-information)
Invokes the UNIX system call uname() and returns a list of 5 values: system-name, node-name, OS release, OS version and machine.
Setting the file buffering mode
set-buffering-mode![procedure] (set-buffering-mode! PORT MODE [BUFSIZE])
Sets the buffering-mode for the file associated with PORT to MODE, which should be one of the keywords #:full, #:line or #:none. If BUFSIZE is specified it determines the size of the buffer to be used (if any).
Terminal ports
terminal-name[procedure] (terminal-name PORT)
Returns the name of the terminal that is connected to PORT.
terminal-port?[procedure] (terminal-port? PORT)
Returns #t if PORT is connected to a terminal and #f otherwise.
How Scheme procedures relate to UNIX C functions
- change-directory
- chdir
- change-file-mode
- chmod
- change-file-owner
- chown
- create-directory
- mkdir
- create-fifo
- mkfifo
- create-pipe
- pipe
- create-session
- setsid
- create-symbolic-link
- link
- current-directory
- curdir
- current-effective-groupd-id
- getegid
- current-effective-user-id
- geteuid
- current-group-id
- getgid
- current-parent-id
- getppid
- current-process-id
- getpid
- current-user-id
- getuid
- delete-directory
- rmdir
- duplicate-fileno
- dup/dup2
- _exit
- _exit
- file-close
- close
- file-access-time
- stat
- file-change-time
- stat
- file-modification-time
- stat
- file-execute-access?
- access
- file-open
- open
- file-lock
- fcntl
- file-position
- ftell/lseek
- file-read
- read
- file-read-access?
- access
- file-select
- select
- file-control
- fcntl
- file-stat
- stat
- file-test-lock
- fcntl
- file-truncate
- truncate/ftruncate
- file-unlock
- fcntl
- file-write
- write
- file-write-access?
- access
- get-groups
- getgroups
- get-host-name
- gethostname
- initialize-groups
- initgroups
- local-time->seconds
- mktime
- local-timezone-abbreviation
- localtime
- map-file-to-memory
- mmap
- open-input-file*
- fdopen
- open-output-file*
- fdopen
- open-input-pipe
- popen
- open-output-pipe
- popen
- port->fileno
- fileno
- process-execute
- execvp
- process-fork
- fork
- process-group-id
- getpgid
- process-signal
- kill
- process-wait
- waitpid
- close-input-pipe
- pclose
- close-output-pipe
- pclose
- read-symbolic-link
- readlink
- seconds->local-time
- localtime
- seconds->string
- ctime
- seconds->utc-time
- gmtime
- set-alarm!
- alarm
- set-buffering-mode!
- setvbuf
- set-file-position!
- fseek/seek
- set-groups!
- setgroups
- set-signal-mask!
- sigprocmask
- set-group-id!
- setgid
- set-process-group-id!
- setpgid
- set-user-id!
- setuid
- set-root-directory!
- chroot
- setenv
- setenv/putenv
- sleep
- sleep
- system-information
- uname
- terminal-name
- ttyname
- terminal-port?
- isatty
- time->string
- asctime
- unsetenv
- putenv
- unmap-file-from-memory
- munmap
- user-information
- getpwnam/getpwuid
- utc-time->seconds
- timegm
Windows specific notes
Use of UTF8 encoded strings is for pathnames is not supported. Windows uses a 16-bit UNICODE encoding with special system calls for wide-character support. Only single-byte string encoding can be used.
Procedure Changes
Exceptions to the above procedure definitions.[procedure] (create-pipe [MODE])
The optional parameter MODE, default open/binary | open/noinherit. This can be open/binary or open/text, optionally or'ed with open/noinherit.[procedure] (process-wait [PID [NOHANG]])
process-wait always returns #t for a terminated process and only the exit status is available. (Windows does not provide signals as an interprocess communication method.)[procedure] (process-execute PATHNAME [ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST [EXACT-FLAG]]])
[procedure] (process COMMAND ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST [EXACT-FLAG]])
[procedure] (process* COMMAND ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST [EXACT-FLAG]])
The optional parameter EXACT-FLAG, default #f. When #f any argument string with embedded whitespace will be wrapped in quotes. When #t no such wrapping occurs.
Unsupported Definitions
The following definitions are not supported for native Windows builds (compiled with the Microsoft tools or with MinGW):
open/noctty open/nonblock open/fsync open/sync perm/isvtx perm/isuid perm/isgid file-select file-control signal/... (except signal/term, signal/int, signal/fpe, signal/ill, signal/segv, signal/abrt, signal/break) set-signal-mask! signal-mask signal-masked? signal-mask! signal-unmask! user-information group-information get-groups set-groups! initialize-groups errno/wouldblock change-file-owner current-user-id current-group-id current-effective-user-id current-effective-groupd-id set-user-id! set-group-id! create-session process-group-id set-process-group-id! create-symbolic-link read-symbolic-link file-truncate file-lock file-lock/blocking file-unlock file-test-lock create-fifo fifo? prot/... map/... map-file-to-memory unmap-file-from-memory memory-mapped-file-pointer memory-mapped-file? set-alarm! terminal-port? terminal-name process-fork process-signal parent-process-id set-root-directory! utc-time->seconds
Additional Definitions
Only available for Windows
- open/noinherit
This variable is a mode value for create-pipe. Useful when spawning a child process.
- spawn/overlay
- spawn/wait
- spawn/nowait
- spawn/nowaito
- spawn/detach
These variables contains special flags that specify the exact semantics of process-spawn: spawn/overlay replaces the current process with the new one. spawn/wait suspends execution of the current process until the spawned process returns. spawn/nowait does the opposite (spawn/nowaito is identical, according to the Microsoft documentation) and runs the process asynchronously. spawn/detach runs the new process in the background, without being attached to a console.
process-spawn[procedure] (process-spawn MODE COMMAND [ARGUMENT-LIST [ENVIRONMENT-LIST [EXACT-FLAG]]])
Creates and runs a new process with the given COMMAND filename and the optional ARGUMENT-LIST and ENVIRONMENT-LIST. MODE specifies how exactly the process should be executed and must be one or more of the spawn/... flags defined above.
The EXACT-FLAG, default #f, controls quote-wrapping of argument strings. When #t quote-wrapping is not performed.
- the exit status when synchronous
- the PID when asynchronous
- -1 when failure
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I loved the bangles that I received from iLLASPARKZ. They are so dainty and cute. They are a rainbow of colors and fit perfectly.


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After wandering around Guildless for a few weeks trying to work out what I wanted to do, I joined a Pvp guild, because they promised me rated BG's.
Yes it's bad timing – end of season, but since leaving Proudmoore, and the 'secret pvpers chat channel' where we used to be able to recruit for things like rateds or semi premades I have been lacking for a decent pvp company. It was getting so bad I was even healing anyone who asked through 2's arena for point caps.
It's been bumpy so far. 3 hours of waiting, or waiting on a Cross realm recruiting "Does anyone have a prot warrior?" – Skype and mic issues, people having to use real ID to add the RL for the xrealms – people who leave mid BG when we are down 200 resources. and then we spend 30min recruiting a replacement after a devastating loss in the BG because two people left. When recruiting there have been people who want to be carried or guaranteed a win, people afraid of losing their current rating. Or just no one wanting to do rateds.
We need more people who want to have a decent shot at not only doing rateds, but team building as well so that we get better and know how to work together. We have had several nights of people cycling through, some better then others, and we have even later faced people we have played with in other Rateds. ( and Beat them. Most satisfying. )
I also got OMG a girl comment. " I've never had a girl in my rated bg before" by what turned out to be seasoned rated bg player on a big US pvp server ( which is more surprising surely then a 12 year old on a quite oceanic right?. Where are you girls? – Get into Rated Bg's!.
I know your supposed to use all the tools available to you, especially in a Rated BG- much like a mage uses slow fall off the rock in EOS, or a hunter goes invis so you can't range target them, but I always feel a little sneaky using Mind Vision
I spy on the enemy team before the BG starts -(It puts them off their game 😛 ) – and this is easily done using Battleground Targets the add on, but where ever you are, If I can target you with Battleground Targets, then I can find you.
I can tell my team how many of you are trying to sneak around the back way in WW or coming over the hill to LH
Where the flag carrier is coming out in WSG – and where he tries to hide with the flag, how many healers he has with him ect..
I feel this is a slightly unfair advantage. Mind Vision is not available in arena ( though I would have less use for it in there anyway) In a Rated Bg we won in the Battle for Gilneas by floating, we were able to float between LH and WW and I spent some of my time confirming, or reporting potential attacks.
It's also rather Voyeuristic .
Speaking of Voyeurism
Our Rated RL/GM has been dragging me into arenas – and live streaming them. The most viewers we had apparently were 11. I have mixed feelings about our Skype Conversations/Games being live streamed. I am not really comfortable being part of the entertainment.
I wouldn't want to watch a live streamed Arena, especially at our level ( 3's skirting 1550 at the moment – in early days.. working on it.. working on it… ) So I am not sure why other people would want to watch us. If we get better, can keep a regular 3's team then maybe – but again, it's the end of the season, and we aren't that great.
There was also this odd obligation to feel like I needed to provide some kind of banter to the people who were watching while we were waiting for Pop, or for the Arena to start. It wasn't a radio show, but I couldn't help feel like it was. ( with a very small audience ) I also don't think things like "Dispel me! and me replying something along the lines of – I would if I wasn't running away in a fear right now, or me saying, get this Rogue off me., makes for what I would consider entertainment.
And there is all this extra pressure not to lose and make stupid mistakes. ( we lost viewers when we lost games)
One of the Queue breaks saw someone waving and cheering at us telling us the last game 'was a good win' and me not thinking said, 'Oh he is watching us, that's a little creepy' and of course he heard it on the live stream,
Not the right thing to say to people who are cheering you on, and are of your limited audience. ( I'm sorry.. )


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3-star admiral fired as No. 2 nuclear commander
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deputy commander of U.S. nuclear forces, Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, was notified Wednesday that he has been relieved of duty amid a military investigation of allegations that he used counterfeit chips at an Iowa casino, the Navy said.
The move is exceedingly rare and perhaps unprecedented in the history of U.S. Strategic Command, which is responsible for all American nuclear warfighting forces, including nuclear-armed submarines, bombers and land-based missiles.
The Navy's top spokesman, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Giardina, who had held the job since December 2011, is being reassigned to the Navy staff pending the outcome of the probe by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The gambling matter originated as a local law enforcement investigation in Iowa in June.
As a consequence of being removed from his post at Strategic Command, Giardina falls in rank to two-star admiral. He had been suspended by Gen. Robert Kehler, the top commander at Strategic Command, on Sept. 3, although that move was not disclosed publicly until Sept. 28.
After his suspension Giardina remained at Strategic Command but was not allowed to perform duties that required use of his security clearance.
The decision to take the next step — to relieve him of duty — was made on Oct. 3, one official said. That required approval by President Barack Obama, two defense officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the internal decision-making.
Kehler had recommended to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that Giardina be relieved of duty and returned to the Navy, and Hagel agreed, according to Pentagon spokesman Carl Woog.
Giardina had no comment Wednesday, according to a Strategic Command spokeswoman, Navy Capt. Pamela Kunze.
A former commander of Strategic Command, retired Air Force Gen. Eugene Habiger, said he believes this is the first time in the history of the command that a deputy commander has been relieved of duty. Strategic Command was created in 1992 at the end of the Cold War. The aim was to unify the command of nuclear forces previously run separately by the Air Force and the Navy.
"I know of no other case ever of a deputy commander who was relieved for cause," Habiger said in a telephone interview. He headed the command from 1996-98.
Giardina is a career submarine officer. He commanded Submarine Squadron 17 in Bangor, Wash., which included 10 nuclear-armed Trident submarines from 2001-03. He is a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds an advanced degree in business administration.
Iowa state officials have said Giardina is alleged to have used $1,500 in counterfeit chips at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Strategic Command headquarters near Omaha, Neb. He has not been charged with a crime.
In July the White House nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. James Kowalski to succeed Giardina as deputy commander at Strategic Command, but his nomination has not been confirmed by the Senate.
Kowalski has overseen the Air Force's nuclear bomber and intercontinental ballistic missiles forces since January 2011 as commander of Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
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District Finances:
This display shows this district's Adequacy Target (the sum of all education cost factors as individually calculated based on the investments set in EBF), its level of EBF Final Resources and the resulting Percent of Adequacy (%) and EBF Tier assignment. Learn More
Each year districts are assigned a Percentage of Adequacy that is the result of dividing the district's calculated Resources by the Adequacy Target as defined by 105 ILCS 5/18-8.15.
Resources are defined as the district's Local Capacity Target (LCT) + Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes (CPPRT) + Base Funding Minimum (BFM).
The Adequacy Target is the sum of all Education Cost Factors as calculated for each individual district multiplied by the Regionalization Factor that measures regional variations in salaries.
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WASHINGTON » The FBI's criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.
Holder, testifying to the House Judiciary Committee, was asked what criminal charges could be pursued against IRS employees or officials. Holder announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department was the investigating the IRS after the agency acknowledged that agents had singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status.
"I can assure you and the American people that we will take a dispassionate view of this," Holder said. "This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable."
Holder also says it will take time to determine if there was criminal wrongdoing.
As the investigation widened, House Speaker John Boehner told reporters he had this question: "Who's going to jail over this scandal?"
"There are laws in place to prevent this type of abuse. Someone made a conscious decision to harass and to hold up these requests for tax exempt status," Boehner said. "I think we need to know who they are and whether they violated the law. Clearly someone violated the law."
Today's hearing was the first of several in Congress that will focus on the issue.
The House oversight committee announced today that it will hold a hearing May 22, featuring Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS division that oversees tax exempt organizations, and former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, whose five-year term ended in November.
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing Friday, featuring the acting IRS commissioner, Steven Miller, and the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, J. Russell George.
Three congressional committees are investigating the IRS for singling out tea party and other conservative groups during the 2010 congressional elections and the 2012 presidential election. But Holder's announcement would take the matter to another level if investigators are able to prove that laws were broken.
Ineffective management at the IRS allowed agents to improperly target tea party groups for more than 18 months, said a report released Tuesday by George's office.
The report said that while their applications for tax exempt status languished, tea party groups were asked a host of inappropriate questions, including: Who are your donors? What are the political affiliations of officers? What issues are important to the organization, and what are your positions on those issues? Will any officers in the group run for public office? Where do you work?
The report lays much of the blame on IRS supervisors in Washington who oversaw a group of specialists in Cincinnati who screened applications for tax exempt status.
It does not indicate that Washington initiated the targeting of conservative groups. But it does say a top supervisor in Washington did not adequately supervise agents in the field even after she learned the agents were acting improperly.
"The report's findings are intolerable and inexcusable," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "The federal government must conduct itself in a way that's worthy of the public's trust, and that's especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test."
The agency started targeting groups with "Tea Party," "Patriots" or "9/12 Project" in their applications for tax exempt status in March 2010, the inspector general's report said. By August 2010, it was part of the written criteria used to flag groups for additional scrutiny.
Lerner had been briefed on the matter in June 2011. She ordered the initial tea party criteria to be scrapped, but it later evolved to include groups that promoted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The practice was ended in May 2012, the report said.
IRS agents were trying to determine whether the political activities of such groups disqualified them for tax exempt status. These groups were claiming tax exempt status as organizations promoting social welfare. Unlike other charitable groups, they can engage in political activity. But politics cannot be their primary mission.
It is up to the IRS to make the determination.
But by using improper criteria, the IRS targeted some groups, even though there were no indications that they engaged in significant political activities, the report said. Other non-tea party groups that had significant political activities were not screened, the report said.
"The criteria developed by the Determinations Unit gives the appearance that the IRS is not impartial in conducting its mission," the report said.
"Unfortunately, the report raises more questions than it answers," said House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. "What we do know for sure is that the IRS personnel responsible for granting tax exemptions systematically targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, and that officials in Washington, D.C., were aware of this practice, even while publicly claiming that it never happened."
The IRS on Friday apologized for singling out tea party and other conservative groups.
On Tuesday, the agency said, "After seeing issues with particular cases, inappropriate shortcuts were used to determine which cases may be engaging in political activities. It is important to note that the vast majority of these cases would still have been centralized based on the general criteria used for other cases."
Associated Press reporter Andrew Miga contributed to this report.


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IPS board of ed elects new officers
The Ionia Public Schools Board of Education is starting off 2013 with new members and new officers.
During Monday's meeting, returning board member Karen Balice-Gregory and new members Sandi Townsend and Sheri Scheurer took their oath, pledging to do their best for the district and the students.
Also during the organizational portion of the meeting, the board members elected officers. Balice-Gregory was elected to have the position of board president with four of seven votes, Roger Hull was elected as vice president, Cathy Hoppough was re-elected to be board secretary and Scheurer was elected as board treasurer after board members Walt Downes and Dave O'Mara declined the position.
Balice-Gregory said she wants the board members to "put aside personal issues," re-build relationships within the district and community and become more transparent.
Also, the board members approved items including the procedure for special meetings, depositories for school funds, the designation of signatories, availability for meeting minutes and the designation of signatories for the purchase or sale of property.
In more news, the board approved a motion to allow members of the Ionia High School Jazz Band to participate in the Central Michigan University Jazz Weekend, which will take place Feb. 7 and 8 on the university campus. In a request, IHS band director Scott Beyer said the jazz band has been a participant for eight years and placed first in 2009 and 2011. The members also took first runner-up and second runner-up in years past.
The Ionia Band Boosters is paying for the cost of the hotel stay, and transportation will be provided by parents, who will also chaperone the event.
The board approved with none opposed.
In more news, IPS Finance Director Don Wilcox said the state's new retirement rates will take effect Feb. 1, and the rates are equal what the board has budgeted. He added he is waiting to hear what Gov. Snyder will bring to the public schools when the budget proposal becomes public.
In other business, IPS Superintendent Patricia Batista presented the board members with a certificate of recognition and a Bulldog cookie in honor of School Board Recognition Month.
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Bone Marrow Biopsy
(Biopsy-Bone Marrow, Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy)
Procedure overview
What is a bone marrow biopsy?
In the center of most large bones there is a soft tissue (called bone marrow) that makes most of the body's blood cells. The marrow is a network of tissue that contains immature blood cells in an organized structure.
Red bone marrow is the active portion that produces red blood cells, while yellow bone marrow contains fat cells. In adults the red bone marrow is located in the flat bones, such as the upper hip bones, known as the pelvic girdle, and the sternum. In children, the red bone marrow is in the long bones, such as the femur.
A bone marrow biopsy involves removing tissue from the red bone marrow to be sent to the lab for microscopic examination. The biopsy is done using a small needle inserted into an age appropriate area (long bone for children, flat bone for adults). A local anesthetic agent may be given before starting the procedure.
Reasons for the procedure
A bone marrow biopsy is usually performed if your doctor suspects that you have a problem with blood cell production. A pathologist in the lab examines blood and bone marrow samples. By using a microscope with special lab techniques, the pathologist can evaluate the bone marrow for any of the following:
Unexplained anemia (a decrease in the number of red blood cells)
Abnormal numbers of blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets)
Bleeding or clotting disorders (such as hemophilia)
Iron deficiency
Inherited blood disorders (such as thalassemia or sickle cell disease)
Leukemia (a cancer of the blood-forming tissue)
Cancers that have spread to the bone marrow
Response to chemotherapy
There may be other reasons for your doctor to recommend a bone marrow biopsy.
Risks of the procedure
As with any surgical procedure, complications can occur. Some possible complications may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Bruising and discomfort at the biopsy site
Prolonged bleeding from the biopsy site
Infection near the biopsy site
There may be other risks depending on your specific medical condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your doctor prior to the procedure.
Before the procedure:
Your doctor will explain the procedure to you and offer you the opportunity to ask any questions that you might have about the procedure.
You will be asked to sign a consent form that gives your permission to do the procedure. Read the form carefully and ask questions if something is not clear.
Notify your doctor if you are sensitive to or are allergic to any medications, latex, tape, and anesthetic agents (local and general).
Notify your doctor of all medications (prescribed and over-the-counter) and herbal supplements that you are taking.
Notify your doctor if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you are taking any anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications, aspirin, or other medications that affect blood clotting. It may be necessary for you to stop these medications prior to the procedure.
If you are pregnant or suspect that you are pregnant, you should notify your health care provider.
You may be asked to fast for several hours prior to the procedure.
You may receive a sedative prior to the procedure to help you relax. Because the sedative may make you drowsy, you will need to arrange for someone to drive you home.
Based on your medical condition, your doctor may request other specific preparation.
During the procedure
A bone marrow biopsy may be performed on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your doctor's practices.
A bone marrow biopsy is commonly done using the pelvis (iliac crest), but another bone (such as the breastbone) may be used. In a child, a leg bone or vertebra (bone in the spine) may be used.
Generally, a bone marrow biopsy follows this process:
You will be asked to remove clothing and will be given a gown to wear.
Your position may vary depending on the bone that is used. If the pelvis is used, you may be asked to lie on your side or your stomach.
During the procedure, you will need to lie as still as possible.
The skin over the biopsy site will be cleansed with an antiseptic solution.
As the doctor injects a local anesthetic to numb the area, you will feel a needle stick and a brief stinging sensation.
A small incision may be made over the biopsy site and the biopsy needle will be inserted through the surface of the bone and into the middle of the bone (bone marrow).
A bone marrow aspiration is usually performed first. The doctor will use a syringe to pull a small liquid sample of the bone marrow cells through the needle. It is common to feel pressure as the needle is pressed into the bone, and a pulling sensation when the marrow is removed.
The doctor will remove a small, solid piece of bone marrow, called a core biopsy, using a special hollow needle.
The biopsy needle will be withdrawn and firm pressure will be applied to the biopsy site for a few minutes, until the bleeding has stopped.
A sterile bandage or dressing will be applied.
The bone marrow samples will be sent to the lab for examination.
After the procedure
Once you are home, it is important for you to keep the biopsy area clean and dry. Your doctor will give you specific bathing instructions. Leave the bandage in place for as long as instructed by your doctor (usually until the next day).
The biopsy site may be tender or sore for several days after the bone marrow biopsy. Take a pain reliever for soreness as recommended by your doctor. Aspirin or certain other pain medications may increase the chance of bleeding. Be sure to take only recommended medications.
Notify your doctor to report any of the following:
Redness, swelling, bleeding, or other drainage from the biopsy site
Increased pain around the biopsy site
You may resume your usual diet and activities unless your doctor advises you differently.
Your doctor may give you additional or alternate instructions after the procedure, depending on your particular situation.
Online resources
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This page contains links to other websites with information about this procedure and related health conditions. We hope you find these sites helpful, but please remember that we do not control or endorse the information presented on these websites, nor do these sites endorse the information contained here.
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Back in July, I attended nerd camp, THATCamp CHNM. I learned about the visualization tool Viewshare, created by the Library of Congress. I'm happy to announce the launch of Dr. Stephanie Evans' "SWAG Diplomacy," a project I helped her build in Viewshare.
SWAG Diplomacy, as described by Dr. Evans, "maps locations of 200 African American autobiographers who wrote international travel memoirs." You can click on any country and see all the famous African Americans who wrote about traveling to that place. You can click on a person and discover the places they traveled. You get a sense of the amazing places that Black folks have been and the cross-pollination of cultures throughout the Diaspora. Students can "Start with a guide" and learn more about these prominent historical figures and hopefully be inspired in the process.
Dr. Evans specifically designed a project that would be free and open to the public with the expressed intent of having it used in K-12 classrooms as part of a multi-pronged curriculum. She even made sure that it met the Georgia public school curriculum requirements and consulted other teachers along the way. This is the kind of academic work I want to produce. As we think about how to address the crisis in U.S. public schools, I wonder how projects like this can be a model. How can we create more collaborative spaces across the various levels of educational institutions? I am very proud to have been a part of a project that integrates theory and practice so well.
After completing the project, the fine folks at the Library of Congress were interested in how we created our map. Dr. Evans and I were interviewed about the project and you can read the interview in full at The Signal, The Library of Congress's blog. It's work like this that gets me excited about the possibilities of the academy. I got to collaborate with Dr. Evans, fellow Crunk Feminist and Women's Studies colleague Whitney Peoples, and create a map that has application beyond colleges and universities. This is scholarship!
What projects are you excited about and what's on your radar as a cool innovative tool for the work you are doing in the world?