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One of my computers had an intermittent failure in a RAM chip/line/something somewhere that mostly manifested as SHA/MD5 failures when I was checksumming large files that I'd downloaded. Never showed up in Memtest86, but eventually I eliminated every other possibility. IIRC, I solved it by underclocking the machine and then replacing it when I was able.
You are on the right track. As someone with over a quarter century of background in combined embedded software and hardware design (the most recent decade for life-dependant systems), it always amazes me how quickly pseudo-technical people jump to wild speculation for observations that they cannot explain.
They fail to understand that a hardware system is an imperfect representation of the theory (probably the biggest failure in the schooling of software developers and even some hardware is to get this message into their heads). While they feel comfort in the theory of a binary system, they utterly fail to understand that our real systems, like us, are imperfect and, like us, live in an analog world. Simple things like temperature variations, noise from common (rather than cosmic) sources, marginal design timing, imperfect components, simple intermittents, etc., are 10^24 times more likely the cause.
But they're not as fascinating as wild speculation, are they?
Not only that, but they are also systems we can only approach from a very abstract perspective when it comes to debugging. Our options to debug complex hardware are very abstract, inaccurate, and incomplete.
On the subject of the imperfect nature of machines, I found this post by Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin, a noted electronic music composer) quite interesting. He describes how the physical machinery of analog electronic music machines means it is near impossible to duplicate them in digital programs.
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Author: analord
Date: 02-07-05 03:14
some people bought the analogue equipment when it was unfashionable and very cheap though.
some of us are over 30 you know!
anyone remember when 303`s were £50? and coke was 16p a tin? crisps 5p
also you have overlooked A LOT of other points because its not all about the overall frequency response of the recording system its how the sound gets there in the first place.
here are some things which you can`t get from a plugin,they are often emulated but due to their hugely complex nature are always pretty crass aproximations..
the sound of analogue equpiment including EQ, changes very noticably over even a few hours due to temperature changes within a circuit.
Anyone who has tried to make tracs on a few analogue synths and make them stay in tune can tell you this,you leave a trac running for a few hours come back and think Im sure I didnt fucking write that,I must be going mental!
this affects all the components in a synth/EQ in an almost infinte amount of tiny ways.
and the amount differs from circuit to circuit depending on the design.
the interaction of different channels and their respective signals with an analogue mixer are very complex,EQ,dynamics....
any fx, analogue or digital that are plugged into it all have their own special complex characteristics and all interact with each other differently and change depending on their routing.
Nobody that ive heard of has even begun to start emulating analogue mixer circuitry in software,just the aesthetics,it will come but im sure it will be a crap half hearted effort like most pretend synth plugins are.
they should be called PST synths, P for pretend not virtual.
Every piece of outboard gear has its own sound
real room reverb, this in itself companies have spent decades trying to emulate and not even got close in my opinion, even the best attempts like Quantec and EMT only scratch the surface.
analogue EQ is currently impossible in theory to be emulated digitally,quite intense maths shit involed in this if youre really that interested,you could look it up...good luck.
your soundcard will always make things sound like its come from THAT soundcard..they ALL impose their different sound characteristics onto whatever comes out of them they are far from being totally neutral devices.
all the components of a circuit like resistors and capacitors subtley differ from each other depending on their quality but even the most high quality milatary spec ones are never EXACTLY the same.
no two analogue synths can ever be built exactly the same,there are tiny human/automated errors in building the circuits,tweaking the trimpots for example which is usually done manually in a lot of analogue shit.
just compare the sound of 2 808 drum machines next to each other and you will see what I mean,you always thought an 808 was an 808 right?
same goes for 303`s they all sound subltey different,different voltage scaling of the oscillator is usually quite noticable.
VST plugins are restricted by a finite number of calculations per second these factors are WAY beyond their CURRENT capability.
Then there is the question of the physicallity of the instrument this affects the way a human will emotionally interact with it and therfore affect what they will actually do with it! often overlooked from the maths heads,this is probably the biggest factor I think.
for example the smell of analogue stuff as well as the look of it puts y
Electronics are designed well within tolerances for temperature and EM interference. At least, good ones are. Since my fans are broken, I've been running the GPU in my Thinkpad to 107C every day for a few years when I play games. No problems yet.
As someone with over a quarter century of background in
As someone who hasn't been in school in 30 years, memory loss, sits on the porch with a shotgun hollering at kids, has to call his grandson to install the newfangled Norton Internet Security because you've been
And in fact, since that incident, I've had several other, similar problems. I haven't gotten around to memtesting my machine, but that does suggest I might just have a bad RAM chip on my hands.
Yeah he has a stuck or semi-stuck bit and a hour or two of his life he won't get back.
In such a circumstance I'
There's a Redmond joke in here somewhere. Regardless, I'm going to start blaming all my typos on bitflips caused by cosmic rays.
larger programs to fail too frequently
We showed him right, huh?
I don't know about cosmic rays, but immediately following the Easter day Earthquake in Guadalupe Victoria (about three hundred miles from where I was located) I tried to fire up my laptop and then my desktop, both of which had been suspended to RAM. Neither one would wake up, though the lappie displayed a garbled screen. No errors in the log files (Ubuntu 9.10 on the sys76 lappie, Deb Lenny on desktop).
Forget a RAM error, I have seen a bit on a file on the disk flip.
After years of successful operation a Perl script quite working. On investigation a G was transformed to a W a difference of one bit. The file mod date was years old.
I experienced almost exactly that issue with a RAM error. My system was apparently stable, and then one day I got a syntax error in a system Perl script: one character had changed. The script was owned by root and otherwise untouched. After puzzling over it for quite a while I realized it could be a RAM error and ran memtest86. It reported a single permanently stuck bit in my 512MB of RAM. I found a kernel patch to manually mark problem RAM areas as reserved and kept on running with that RAM for a few years.
Are you sure that perl script issue was caused by a drive error? A RAM error can cause the same apparent problem, if the corruption happens in the kernel's cache. However, it shouldn't be permanent as it will not be written back to disk (the cache won't be dirty) unless someone actually modifies the file.
Would the perl script be loaded at the same address in RAM every time? Wouldn't that likely be a one-time unrepeatable problem?
The perl script will stay cached until something else pushes it out of RAM or until you reboot the system. In general, files are loaded once and stick around for quite a while unless you're low on RAM. In my case, it stayed cached while I investigated it, and I could see the broken character with various viewers. Bad RAM could also cause an intermittent issue if it happened to affect memory used by the Perl interpreter to load the file (that would change each time), but in this case it affected the kernel's
Would the perl script be loaded at the same address in RAM every time? Wouldn't that likely be a one-time unrepeatable problem?
If the stuck bit was in the file cache, then it would be repeatable for as long as the script stayed cached, plus you could load the file up in a text editor and see the changed character, etc. Then it would mysteriously go away.
Disks have a lot, and I mean a LOT of ECC on them. It is not a situation of "I need to write a 1 so I'll place one at this location on the drive." They use a complex encoding scheme so that bit errors on the disk don't yield data errors to the user.
Then there's the fact that bits aren't even stored as bits really. All current drives use (E)PRML which is (Enhanced) Partial Response Maximum Likelihood. What this means is bits aren't encoded as a high-low state or FM wave or any of that. They are written using flux reversals, but the level is not carefully controlled, it can't be. So when you read the data the drive actually looks at an analogue wave. It encodes the partial response it gets, and then finds the maximumly likely pattern that matches.
Sounds like voodoo but works really well. Things are not simple thresholds or the like, it is a complex system and ends up being quite robust and resilient to error.
So it is highly unlikely that you had a bit flipped on a disk. Would require some amazing circumstances to happen. The RAM error is far more likely. Not just the cosmic ray thing but, as the parent noted, bad RAM. Normally when RAM fails, it fails catastrophically and it is immediately apparent. Not always though. It can not only fail on single bit locations, but only during certian ops. That is why memtest does so many different tests. One kind might works fine, another might fail. Rare, but I've seen it on a few systems.
However, single-bit errors are possible with faulty disk hardware. The cache RAM on the disk or its interface can be flaky, and for PATA disks a bad cable can cause single-bit errors. SATA disks usually catch IO errors since they use a more complicated encoding and make use of checksums.
However, single-bit errors are possible with faulty disk hardware.
I'm sure you're right, but in this case there's essentially no way a disk hardware failure is going to cause the same bit to fail the same way, but no other bits fail.
In this case, I'd expect it's a bit flip in the OS disk cache.
The bit fails while it is read from the disk, then persists in the OS cache. The end result is the same (a corrupted OS cache), but the cause is different, as the bit flipped before it ever made it to the cache.
Then there's the fact that bits aren't even stored as bits really. All current drives use (E)PRML which is (Enhanced) Partial Response Maximum Likelihood. What this means is bits aren't encoded as a high-low state or FM wave or any of that. They are written using flux reversals, but the level is not carefully controlled, it can't be. So when you read the data the drive actually looks at an analogue wave. It encodes the partial response it gets, and then finds the maximumly likely pattern that matches.
I doubt this is true. The disk would have to be spinning at 88 mph in order to activate the flux capacitor, and the power brick would need to supply 1.21 gigawatts to the drive, which exceeds the capacity of even the most tricked-out gaming PC. I think you'd better check your science, my friend.
Been common with all kinds of things for some time. CD-ROMs, for example, use EFM, eight-to-fourteen modulation at their most base level. Eight logical bits are actually written as fourteen pits on the disc. Again the reason is error correction. They have more error correction at higher levels, and even more for data CDs. That's why data and audio CDs don't add up. An 80 minute CD holds 700MB of data. But do the math on 44.1kHz, 16-bit, 2-track audio and it takes 800MB of data to hold. Well in data mode the
We use Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell Open Manage software installed. When a single bit error occurs, it will log a warning with regards the module at fault. I've cleared the log and reseated the ECC RAM module only for it to happen again within a few minutes.
So yes, silicon chips (or gates inside) go bad. I can't tell you why or how exactly, just that they do.
I'd second the idea of a filesystem error. I had a mystery error show up similar to what he described. Someone modified one of my files, only changing one character. I was the only one with access to the machine. I fixed it, and voila, problem solved. A few weeks later, filesystem errors started showing up in the system log. It was a failing drive, not just a dirty filesystem. It must have been cosmic radiation damaged the disk.
How did you verify it was actually on the disk, and not read from disk cache in memory?
Disk sectors have CRC checksums on them, so it's just extremely unlikely the bits flipped on the physical medium. It seems even less likely the bit got flipped somehow that caused a write to disk (and your file mod date would suggest this was unlikely as well).
Forget a RAM error, I have seen a bit on a file on the disk flip.
After years of successful operation a Perl script quite working. On investigation a G was transformed to a W a difference of one bit. The file mod date was years old.
Ditto, except it was something like a w to a 7.
/*After years of successful operation a Perl script quite working*/
And a bit flipped to an e?
Quit working? I'm surprised that didn't turn your perl script into pong.
And 10,000 years from now, your Perl script has become the complete works of Shakespeare...
Soft errors in DRAM are far more likely to be the result of alpha particle decay from materials in the die and packaging.
Very old processed lead, such as that used for the roofs of some European cathedrals, has been used to build supercomputers since more of the radioactivity has decayed.
That sounds a bit fishy.
I _think_ I might be willing to believe the radioactivity of lead, presumably from contamination through some other source radioactive mineral in the ore that decays into radioactive lead. What I have a hard time believing though is that supercomputer makers wouldn't just use non-lead solder, which has been around for
Never worked with lead-free solder have you?
It's only very recently that it's become practical for widespread use and it's still not settled how well it will work in applications that require maximum reliability. The problems with higher melting points, reduced wetting, tin whiskers, appropriate fluxes, etc. took a long time to sort out.
I'm sure that when a lot of early supercomputers were being built the components used would have been destroyed by the temperatures required to solder without lead.
Maybe. It just sounds like an urban legend to me. I was also able to find a 25 year old patent claiming that gold-tin solder assured both high reliability in chip making.
http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=MZY1AAAAEBAJ&dq=4512950 [google.com]
I've been working with some large microarray datasets recently, and so had to double my computer's memory to 8GB.
As I've done for years, I went to Fry's to get some Corsair chips... installed F13 64bit to replace my older 32bit distro... and crash-o-matic began. Mostly from Chrome and Mercurial.
I ran memtester86+ and sure enough, verified my first purchase of faulty memory.
So, I went back to Fry's and exchanged for another pair of Corsair 2GB chips. This time, I ran memtester86+ first thing... ANOTHER bad set, so back it sent to Fry's.
*Third* set of memory was Kingston, and a trip through memtester86+ verified no errors. Yay!
Computer has been stable, too.
With more and more RAM in computers, my next box will have ECC.
As RAM gets ever-larger, densities get ever-greater, and the energy requirements for corruption get ever-smaller, the amount of error-correction needed is going to increase. That seems obvious. Well, to an extent. There are space-rated chips that use lead-lined casing to make them radiation-resistant. Having the motherboard run cooler will decrease the thermally-generated random noise in the system. If you're using a full-immersion system, the coolant might easily absorb some of the cosmic rays not otherwis
Did you buy all new RAM, or add to existing? If you added to existing, did you test just the new RAM, or with the existing in there as well?
Lots of RAM has different timings these days, and even when the timing is supposed to be the same, I've seen new RAM cause problems with old RAM to surface (possibly also from temperature changes). I had a system with 2G (2x1G) Corsair RAM, and then I added another 2G (2x1G) of the same model Corsair; the system started crashing. I assumed (as most would) that the pr
Almost always it's a memory timing issue. This is especially true for "performance" type memory where the timing tables stored on the SPD chip are not optimal. If you have an ASUS motherboard or some such, they will generally have a plethora of RAM timing and voltages you can adjust to compensate. Unless your a tuner/gamer I would avoid this genre of RAM.
Not trying to slashvertise here, but purchase your memory from Crucial.com. They provide a nice drill-down menu that will display the *exact* module you ne
Its interesting to me because my first instinct would have been to assume something got corrupted and my first step would have been to reboot. If the problem persisted through a reboot then I might have gone down the rabbit hole in similiar
fashion to try and find and fix the root cause.
There are enough sofware bugs, kernel bugs, driver bugs, hardware hiccups due to marginal equipment, power fluctuation, interference, random noise... and i suppose even cosmic radiation that I would rarely think to spend the time to trace a transient problem unless it was reproducible accross reboots, or at least happened on multiple separate occasions.
Some of the nicer boards will tolerate ECC memory being inserted, but won't actually do any meaningful error correction (like scrubbing) - but a disturbingly large number of consumer boards (BIOS limitation perhaps?) don't actually do ANYTHING with ECC memory, and the really cheap ones won't even boot with it present. I used to have the same mindset of purchasing only ECC RAM for the same reason - but the unfortunate truth is that hardware support for it just isn't there without spending $$$ on a decent boa
This is one area where AMD is light years ahead of Intel. With Intel, you have to buy a Xeon and a server chipset to have ECC support, which basically is going to run you at least a grand or two just for the CPU and motherboard (at least if you want an i7 based Xeon). AMD on the other hand supports ECC across the board, and you just need a motherboard which supports it, which is most of them (total cost: <$500).
Thanks for the gouging Intel!
Wrong. A few Dell PE servers have P4s in them, and -require- ECC memory.
I recall reading that in the early solid state memory days, they had problems with this. I don't remember what the solution was, but I thought it was to make the circuit somewhat resilient to it, as it was impossible to get 100% neutral epoxy,
The worst problem was with ceramic DIP packages -- the really good ones for when you needed reliability (partly because the plastic ones tended to allow moisture to get in, and then condensation on thermal cycling.) The standard ceramic packaging material containe
Back in the early 80's, HP published a paper on random bit errors in RAM. They looked at chips from a variety of vendors and determined that the RAM coming out of Japan was the most reliable. That paper caused a lot of US RAM vendors to shutter their doors as there was a sea change in purchasing habits.
A few years later, I ran into John Scully while we were waiting for a flight. I mentioned the paper to him and asked him how Apple could seriously expect to sell a Macintosh specifically aimed at the Scientific community if it didn't have ECC. He blithely said "it's not a problem..." 20+ years hence and most of us still don't have ECC so it seems he was right.
For a more recent analysis (by folks at Google and U.Toronto) see "DRAM Errors in the Wild: A Large-Scale Field Study" in ACM SIGMETRICS/Performance 09.
They did an extensive analysis of DRAM failures from many vendors and debunk several myths as well as indicating that the soft error rate can be much higher than previously thought.
Well worth a read...
as well as indicating that the soft error rate can be much higher than previously thought.
I'm not sure it really does; true they had enormous average (mean) error rates, but it sounded like this was misleading due to an incredibly skewed distribution. Going by the number of servers with zero errors, one error, and multiple errors over a year, and the failures-vs-age data, I came to the conclusion that there's about a 1/5 chance that you'll see one random single-bit error over a typical lifetime (I think I used 5-6 years), but also a similar chance that part of your ram will go bad after a couple
Except for the Mac Book "Pro", that is
I had a mysql replication server which was reading SQL commands from a binary log on a master server. One day after years of operation I noticed an update failed. I didn't see anything at first by looking at the query, but when I looked closely I noticed the query had a single character changed, and of that character only one bit had changed. It was something like a P becoming a Q and thus giving a syntax error.
True story.
Cosmic ray events tend to affect multiple neighboring transistors. For this reason, they tend to affect multiple bits. However, by laying out memory cells so immediate neighbors are from different locations, the ability of single-bit-correction-double-bit-detection (SECDED) methods to detect most events is usually preserved.
The main concern is for structures with no error correction, such as the gates in the processor pipeline. Several research ideas have been put forward. See here (PDF) [umich.edu] for a good over
The article author has obviously never used windows. SOP would be a reboot, which would have solved the problem.
The whole thing would have taken minutes.
The guy that posted this is a Ksplice developer. In case you didn't knew, KSplice allows you to patch your running kernel without rebooting. Nice.
Anyway, this guys sees a random memory error. He conveniently goes on a debugging rampage, while we all know the most logical first step would be rebooting that damn machine. Random memory errors do happen.
He says he "hasn't gotten around" to memtesting his RAM yet. So, let me get this straight
Then he goes on to explain that you don't even need to reboot your machine due to damn cosmic radiation. Or kernel updates. Because you have Ksplice.
Come on.
A few years ago I came across a thread on a FreeBSD mailing list where a build of some package was failing and the submitter couldn't tell why because he wasn't a developer. The failure was unusual and no one else could reproduce it. Eventually, the problem was traced back to a character in the source differing from the original. The character was a one-bit difference from the correct character, and it was suggested to the submitter that he reboot and memtest his memory. Sure enough, one single bad bit out of around 512MB.
The really impressive thing is that this guy resisted the urge to just reboot his machine. Otherwise, the clues would have vanished and the expr binary would have run again without any issue.
Maybe that's why the first step one takes when something behaves weird on a Windows system is to reboot it...
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-151 [nasa.gov]
Mission managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had been operating the spacecraft in engineering mode since May 6. They took this action as they traced the source of the pattern shift to the flip of a single bit in the flight data system computer that packages data to transmit back to Earth.
I sure am glad my OS and hardware can detect and correct memory errors on the fly and disable the dimms if need be. I know this is a linux-fest, but Solaris fault management is pretty awesome. I've seen it detect a failing cpu, evacuate the memory attached to it and disable the cpu without a hiccup.
I know, cosmic rays sound so much cooler, but it's far more likely he has some crappy memory and/or his memory refresh timings are too high.
DRAM memory cells have to be refreshed pretty often (anywhere from 7.8usec-12usec), otherwise they become unreliable. If his BIOS has the memory timings set to something obscurely long, it may be there are specific rows/cells on his DRAM modules that are too weak to read after bleeding off a bit of charge. Changing the refresh timing would likely improve the situation, causing the memory to refresh it's state more often.
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Businesses are less optimistic about the state's economic climate than they were seven months ago in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, according to a survey of New Jersey Chamber of Commerce members, though the head of the organization said the U.S. House of Representatives' approval of a major infusion of federal disaster aid last night would significantly improve the state's business outlook if those company executives were polled today.
"The first aid package was for homeowners, and this aid package addresses businesses and infrastructure, but nobody knew when we did the survey back in December if we were getting the money," chamber President Thomas A. Bracken said. "Now that we know we'll have money coming in to fix problems in the business community and its infrastructure, that's got to add optimism."
Bracken attributed the sharp increase in the number of executives expecting New Jersey's economy to wane throughout the next 12 months — a jump from 6 percent in May to 24 percent in December among the 108 chamber members who responded to the survey — to uncertainties surrounding the superstorm recovery, unresolved fiscal cliff issues and health care costs, which he said either didn't exist or were in the backs of decision makers' minds in May, yet moved "front and center" in December.
Nevertheless, 40 percent of respondents indicated plans to increase their workforces through December 2013 — more than 10 percentage points higher than the spring results on hiring and a sign that "overall jobs in the state should increase, which is what makes the economy stronger before anything else," Bracken said.
However, businesses are less optimistic about future revenues and profits, as the number of companies expecting those areas to improve fell 5 percentage points and 6 percentage points, respectively, from May's responses.
Still, nearly 70 percent of the executives polled said the state's economic climate has improved since Gov. Chris Christie took office in 2010, and even though 40 percent of respondents believe it will take more than three years for the state to bounce back economically from Sandy, 83 percent gave the governor excellent marks in his management and leadership throughout the superstorm and its recovery efforts.

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by the Rev. Andrew Kuyvenhoven
Monthly Theme:
The Prince of Peace, the Son of David, was announced by Isaiah. The story of his coming was proclaimed by the evangelists, each with a different emphasis. Jesus made God's kingship real in this world. Today, the kingdom is here—and it is coming.
Bible Reading:
Isaiah 65:1–5
Bible Text:
"I was found by those who did not seek.... All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people" (Isa. 65:1–2).
The prophet said a long and moving prayer on behalf of the people of Israel (chapter 64). The next chapter (65) gives part of God's answer.
According to the prayer, Israel was seeking God but could not find him. Now God responds: "You weren't really seeking. Even people who don't belong to me can find me. But to you I said all the time: Here am I, here am I.... You said you were seeking me? All day long I was trying to invite you into my arms. But you were as obstinate as a willful child."
This word of God indicates that salvation in Christ is not, as the people believed, for all who belong to Israel; rather, God's grace is for all who seek the Lord with all their heart. The words of this verse—"I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me"—are quoted by Paul. This prophecy shows, he says, that God knew that the good news, rejected by the Jews, would go to the Gentiles (Rom. 10:20–21).
Today the word has been fulfilled: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Rom. 10: 13). Everyone who bows at the manger, kneels at the cross, and hopes in the resurrection is part of God's chosen people.
And nobody may say, "Since I bear the name of the Lord I have more rights than others." No pride of privilege saves us; only God's grace.
Therefore let everyone seek the Lord while he is calling us.
Andrew Kuyvenhoven's Daylight, a modern devotional classic, was originally published in 1994. This edition is copyright by Faith Alive Christian Resources, from whom may be ordered Daylight, the predecessor of Twilight.
A man of many accomplishments, Andrew Kuyvenhoven is probably best known for his contributions to Today (formerly The Family Altar), a widely-used monthly devotional booklet associated with the Back to God Hour. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations for this edition of Twilight are from the New International Version
Be sure to read the "Preface" and the "Acknowledgments" by the author.


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Gremio and Sao Paulo made it a prosperous day for Brazilian clubs in the Copa Libertadores, with contrasting victories on Wednesday.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo's Gremio team won a penalty shootout 5-4 to dismiss Ecuadorian club LDU Quito, after their two-leg
first-stage tie finished 1-1 on aggregate.
Gremio won the second leg 1-0 at Gremio Arena.
Former Manchester City playmaker Elano struck the only goal in regulation time on 62 minutes, which forced the tie into a shootout.
LDU Quito had the upper hand early in the shootout when Saimon missed Gremio's second penalty, but it was all square at 2-2 when Neicer Reasco fluffed his effort.
And after five consecutive conversions – three to Gremio and two to Quito – the tension was too much for Eduardo Morante, who was unable to find the back of the net to spell the end of LDU Quito's involvement in the competition.
Sao Paulo meanwhile gave up a three-goal lead in their second leg away to Bolivian side Bolivar, eventually losing the game 4-3, but comfortably advancing to the second round 8-4 on aggregate.
The Brazilians won their home leg 5-0, and when they went 3-0 up on 35 minutes at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, their progression was academical.
However, Bolivar salvaged some pride by fighting back to win the second leg, with braces to William Ferreira and Nelson Cabrera earning them four goals in the space of 37 minutes.
Sao Paulo will now enter Group 3, alongside Arsenal (Argentina), Atletico Mineiro (Brazil) and The Strongest (Bolivia), while Gremio are set to join Group 8, where they will take on Caracas (Venezeula), Fluminense (Brazil) and Huachipato (Chile).
The top two clubs from each of the eight groups progress to the final 16 of the continental club competition.
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One man told his story of a splintered spine, broken relationships and a fractured life on Friday to a group of Washington County High School freshmen.
Mike Fenwick, a paint contractor, prison chaplin and associate pastor spoke to the students as part of the first-time program called Truth and Consequences.
It was sponsored by the Washington County Heartland Youth Coalition to help students see the consequences for choices that involve drugs and crime.
According to a press release from Kentucky State Police (KSP), trooper Fred Cornett investigated an injury collision that occurred four miles west of Willisburg on Hardesty Rd. at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday.
Solon Young, age 51 of Louisville, was operating a 2004 Chevy westbound on Hardesty Rd. when he lost control, ran off the roadway and struck a tree.
He was treated and released from Spring View Hospital.
St. Catharine College will hold a "Patriot Preview" open house starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 for those interested in seeing what the school has to offer.
Historic Maple Hill Manor Bed & Breakfast has been selected for inclusion in the BedandBreakfast.com Diamond Collection, a distinction reserved for inns offering extensive amenities and top-rated guest reviews.
Launched in 2009, the Diamond Collection was introduced to help travelers streamline their search for the country's best inns.
1851 Historic Maple Hill Manor Bed & Breakfast is the first and only B&B in Kentucky to receive the BedandBreakfast.com Diamond Collection designation.
What do you call graduating from high school with an associate degree?
Just the beginning for some students at Washington County High School.
The school's Early College program – a partnership with St. Catharine College and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College – is off to a good start in its first year, focusing on students who would be the first in their families to attend college and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
For Sister Claire McGowan, the momentum keeps building.
The founder of New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, McGowan was honored by the Springfield-Washington County Chamber of Commerce as citizen of the year in February.
Just eight months later, her picture and her mission to create a sustainable community appeared in a publication that reaches nearly 500,000 homes.
The Springfield Business and Professional Women's Club (BPW) recently announced the winners of the 2011 Woman of Achievement and the Boss of the Year award.
Jan Fattizzi was awarded the Woman of Achievement award for her tireless efforts for the Central Kentucky Community Theatre and St. Dominic School.
The roof of the newly-acquired Robertson building is 'leaking like a sieve,' according to city administrator Laurie Smith during the regular-scheduled city council meeting on Tuesday of last week.
Smith said the architect that is working with the city, free of charge, advised that a new roof be put on the building, and quick.
A man that was recently indicted on 36 counts of incest will be arraigned on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. in circuit court.
Kenneth W. Thompson, 44, of 202 Commercial Avenue in Springfield, was released from a $75,000 cash bond on Sept. 27.
Paperwork in Thompson's case file indicate that the bond was not paid, and that he is currently outfitted with a GPS monitoring device.
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If you follow the wildlife-related stories on PAWS Blog, in the PAWS magazine or the e-newsletter Wild Again, you are likely aware that two of the most frequent ways our songbird patients are injured is by hitting a window or being attacked by a domestic cat. A few very unlucky birds, however, are injured by both in quick succession. Such was the case with a Varied Thrush that was brought to us on February 10. The woman who rescued the bird in her Everett yard said he had struck a window, and while he was sitting on the ground stunned he was attacked by a cat.
Unfortunately, this scenario is not at all uncommon. Two things that are present in abundance in our cities and towns are windows and free roaming house cats. Despite the seemingly bad luck experienced by this thrush, he was actually very lucky that someone saw his plight and intervened as quickly as possible. When the bird arrived at PAWS he was bright and alert. Other than some nicks and scratches, and most likely a severe headache, he had not been badly injured.
We placed him on antibiotics to ensure that he did not develop any infections from the cat-related wounds, and cared for him for just a short while. He was healthy and recovered enough to be released back into the wild on February 16. A lucky bird, indeed!


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The PGA Tour travels to Dallas this week for the playing of the HP Byron Nelson Championship at the Four Seasons Resort and Club.
In 2011 at this tournament, a star was born, as then-little-known Tour rookie Keegan Bradley defeated Ryan Palmer in a playoff for his first win. Just a few months later, Bradley would win in a playoff at the PGA Championship, becoming just the third player in history to win a major in his first start.
TPC Las Colinas at the Four Seasons Resort & Club is the venue for this week's HP Byron Nelson Championship. Have you played there? If so, click on the course names to write a review of your experience. Also, be sure to check out our PGA.com Course Guide to review all the courses you've played and to find the perfect course for your next round.
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Before the start of the tournament, we caught up with Four Seasons Resort and Club PGA Director of Golf Paul Earnest for a little Q&A.
PGA.com: Thanks for joining us, as always, Paul. Your tournament last year turned out to be the introduction of a star in golf, with then rookie Keegan Bradley winning his first PGA Tour event. A few months later at the PGA Championship, Bradley joined Francis Ouimet and Ben Curtis as just the third player in the game's history to win a major in his first try. What is it about Keegan and his game that's most impressive to you?
Earnest: First, it has to start with his length. It's so impressive to see how far he can drive the ball. We have an event for our private membership after the tournament where we chart out every shot that the Champion hits in the final round, so we all get a first hand look at each tee shot. Wow!
Second, I admire his consistency. It just never looks like he is going to make a bogey, his game is sharp in all phases.
Finally, you have to give him credit to be a closer. As a rookie, for him to be in contention and win here and at the PGA Championship has to be noted as an impressive feat.
PGA.com: Byron Nelson would have turned 100 years old on February 4. From what I understand, the HP Byron Nelson Championship will have some special things going on to celebrate his legacy during tournament week. Can you tell our readers about that?
Earnest: For starters, the Salesmanship Club of Dallas has had a social media campaign for the 100 days leading up to the tournament with 100 facts about Mr. Nelson. With that, there has been a campaign to "Do the Byron" to engage spectators to pose in various locations with the pose of his statue. There is also a special section in the Tournament Program. At the tournament entrance, there's a museum quality special tribute to Mr. Nelson, featuring memorabilia and rare photographs.
In the HP Tech Zone, there's an interactive touchscreen video tribute. On each of the 18 holes signage there is a fact about Byron Nelson and his career. Annually, there are two awards presentations that are given that help perpetuate his legacy: The Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award has four recipients this year and the Byron Nelson Prize will be awarded to Nancy Lopez this year.
Finally, each of the volunteers of the event will be given a special pin paying tribute to Byron's 100th.
PGA.com: For the first time since 2007, Phil Mickelson is in this year's field one week after his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, Mickelson has been known as a modern-day Arnold Palmer with his go-for-broke approach to the game, but most of all his relationship with the fans. How important is Mickelson to the game?
Earnest: Phil is a fantastic ambassador for the PGA Tour and more broadly, the game of golf. His style of play leads him to be a fan favorite but it's the way he handles the day to day that is remarkable. The comparison with Mr. Palmer in how they take time to touch the fans, sign countless autographs for kids, treat the game with respect, is more important than their similar on-course approach to me. I heard that he was so moved by the Hall of Fame ceremonies that he has vowed never to miss another one. Now that is showing a respect for the game at a level that most really appreciate.
We are excited to have Phil come back this year. He's a favorite amongst all of our employees because he and Amy have been so kind over the years.
PGA.com: The winning mark last year -- actually, the mark to get into a playoff -- was 3-under 277. Looking back on the recent history of the tournament, that was quite high. Should we expect something similar this year, or were the conditions the biggest reason for the higher scores in 2011?
Earnest: The greatest defense our course has, or most these days, is wind.
Last year, the wind was fairly extreme, even for this part of the country this time of year. While the players never complained, it was very hard to control the ball and score. The conditions this spring have been much milder and I would expect that for tournament week as well. I look for the winning score to be about 12-under par this year.
PGA.com: What do you enjoy most about heading to work as the PGA Director of Golf at Four Seasons Resort and Club each day?
Earnest: The Four Seasons is a tremendous company to work for. The people at virtually every position that I get to work with make it a pleasure to be here everyday. I really enjoy having a relationship with the private membership while welcoming guests from all over the world. The diversity of that business model presents new challenges almost daily for me.


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Injury News Continued
Goran Dragic PG Rockets – Dragic rolled his right ankle last night, but played through it, finishing with 12 points, six boards, seven assists, two steals and a 3-pointer. He's a must-start player for the next several weeks with Kyle Lowry out with a groin/infection injury.
Luol Deng SF Bulls – Deng practiced on Tuesday and is hoping to return from his sore wrist on Wednesday, likely replacing Kyle Korver in the starting lineup.
Corey Maggette SF Bobcats – Maggette says his tweaked back isn't a big deal and he'll likely be a game-time decision for Wednesday. I cut Maggette for Klay Thompson in one league, and am holding him another (because I'm out of moves for the week). Here's hoping he plays tonight against the Rockets.
Manu Ginobili SG Spurs – Ginobili is dealing with a hip flexor injury and you know Gregg Popovich is going to play it cool with Manu. As I wrote in Tuesday's Dose, the Spurs have an incredibly high number of back-to-back situations coming up, so Manu's going to be a roller coaster ride going forward. Consider him iffy for Wednesday against the Magic.
Michael Beasley F Timberwolves – Beasley's toe injury sounds very painful and he could miss several games. With Ricky Rubio also out, Derrick Williams is now a must-own player.
Ray Allen SG Celtics – Ray Allen's sprained ankle doesn't appear to be a big deal and he should play tonight against the Warriors.
Emeka Okafor C Hornets – Emeka Okafor's knee injury could keep him out for the foreseeable future and he said recently that he'd "rather not get into the specifics of what happened" regarding his knee. Chris Kaman (if not traded) and Gustavo Ayon should continue to see heavy minutes for the Hornets.
Josh Howard G/F Jazz – Howard is dealing with an Achilles injury, but it sounds like he should play on Wednesday. He's another guy I dropped in a few leagues to pick up Klay Thompson, and I think you should do the same.
Marvin Williams SF Hawks – Marvin left Tuesday's game with a hip injury and Kirk Hinrich started again, with Joe Johnson going at small forward. Hinrich could stick as the starting SG the rest of the way and had 22 points, four assists and three 3-pointers on 7-of-8 shooting, and is worth a look in many leagues if you have someone to cut.
Spencer Hawes C Sixers – Hawes is targeting a return on Wednesday from an Achilles injury, but will be on a strict minute-count initially. I'm not racing to pick him up.
Timofey Mozgov C Nuggets – Mozgov returned on Tuesday but had zero points and one board off the bench. Kenneth Faried might just stick in the starting unit the rest of the way and had eight points, nine boards and a block in 25 minutes.
Rudy Fernandez G/F Nuggets – Rudy returned to action from a back injury and had five points in 16 minutes. He has no fantasy value as long as Arron Afflalo and Danilo Gallinari are healthy. Afflalo cooled off last night, but Gallinari went for 19 points and a 3-pointer in 37 minutes, and is very close to returning to form.
Hedo Turkoglu F Magic – Turkoglu returned from a one-game suspension and had seven points, six boards, five dimes and two steals, and is a guy worth hanging onto until we see what trades the Magic make. If Ryan Anderson happens to be dealt, Turk could become a force.
George Hill G Pacers – Hill returned from a shoulder injury and had 11 points and three assists, while Darren Collison struggled mightily. The job is Collison's for the foreseeable future, and I don't see a point in holding Hill unless you're in a very deep league.
Game News and Notes
Joe Johnson and Josh Smith went nuts for the Hawks last night, but Zaza Pachulia badly missed a layup in overtime to cost the Hawks a win. J.J. went off for a season-high 34 points and six 3-pointers, while Smoove dropped a season-high 33 points to go along with 13 rebounds, seven assists, a steal, two blocks and another 3-pointer. Smith is playing at a first-round pick value and is still ticked off at not making the All-Star team. He's also a guy who could be dealt by Thursday, although I'm not sure the Hawks want to go there.
Trevor Booker had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting for the Wizards and could be in line for a big five-game week. Andray Blatche had 11 points, but played just 18 minutes, and remains a serious trade candidate between now and Thursday night. Booker looks like a good bet to hold value the rest of the way, unless they trade Blatche for a stud PF (not likely).
Marreese Speights scored a season-high 25 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block, while Tony Allen caught fire for 18 points in a double-OT loss to the Lakers. Speights is about to take a real hit once Zach Randolph is back from his knee injury, although we don't know when that will be. Allen and O.J. Mayo are going to be hot pickups near the end of the season when the Grizzlies play back-to-back five-game weeks, but aren't worth using before then in most instances.
Alonzo Gee had 16 points, six rebounds and four steals, and continues to be a popular pickup off waiver wires. Ramon Sessions had 16 points, four rebounds, six assists and a steal, and is another serious trade candidate. It all depends on where he lands, but he could be a nice player to own if he ends up as Kobe Bryant's point guard.
Andrea Bargnani had 19 points, eight rebounds, zero 3-pointers and a block for the Raps last night, and it's time to get him back in all lineups.
Jameer Nelson exploded for 25 points, four assists and two steals on 10-of-16 shooting for the Magic, and is finally playing better. Make sure he's not available in your league.
Isaiah Thomas hit 4-of-5 shots and 3-of-3 3-pointers for 15 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal, but still played just 29 minutes for Kings coach Mark Jackson. He's still playing well enough to be owned in most leagues, but is not an automatic starter right now. But for the 60th pick in last year's draft, he's making a name for himself.
Nicolas Batum had just nine points, a steal and 3-pointer on 3-of-11 shooting in 30 minutes for the Blazers on Tuesday, and has scored between nine and 11 points in each of his last four games, collecting only one steal over that stretch. I have no idea what happened, but if he doesn't bounce back soon, he's no longer must-start quality.
Brendan Haywood returned from a sprained ankle and had six points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes. He doesn't have much fantasy value, but is always worth keeping an eye on in two-center leagues. Roddy Beaubois got hot in a romp over the Wizards and had 19 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block on 8-of-14 shooting. Jason Kidd didn't do or play much tonight, so Roddy Buckets got some nice run. It's just too bad he didn't have a game like this last week when he had five games.
Lou Amundson had a career-high 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting for the Pacers, and also added eight rebounds in an easy win over the Blazers. Consider this a fluke, and ignore him for now.
The first big trade of the season went down on Tuesday night, as the Warriors sent G Monta Ellis, F/C Ekpe Udoh and C Kwame Brown to the Bucks in exchange for C Andrew Bogut and G/F Stephen Jackson. Here are some potential impacts from the deal.
For the Warriors, this should clear the way for Klay Thompson to start at shooting guard, who looks like the best fantasy pickup in the trade fallout. He started on Tuesday and had 14 points, four rebounds and five assists on 6-of-19 shooting, but also played 43 minutes. Sure, Jackson could cut into his flow, as could Brandon Rush, who had 17 points and eight rebounds, but my guess is the Warriors, who will probably tank the rest of the season in order to protect their draft pick and develop their youth, will roll with Thompson the rest of the way. With five games next week, Thompson is a "run, don't walk" add off the waiver wire right now. Rush is also a solid addition if games played matter in your league.
Stephen Curry missed yet another game with a bum ankle/foot and is now a real candidate to simply be shut down for the season. I doubt he has played his last game, but the Warriors are going to be very careful with him, and now that Ellis is gone, need him healthy going forward – especially next season. Don't do anything crazy and drop him, but owners should prepare themselves for a possible nightmare with Curry the rest of the way – which is just more of the same, I guess.
With Curry's Doritos ankles, it's possible that Nate Robinson and Charles Jenkins could be in for some big minutes going forward. Robinson had 17 points in a start for Curry last night, while Jenkins hit 7-of-10 shots for 15 points off the bench. With five games next week and Curry's status in limbo, both players at least deserve some fantasy consideration right now.
Andris Biedrins started in place of Udoh last night and had six points, three boards, three steals and two blocks. He's worth a look, but I just don't trust him. David Lee could find himself playing heavy minutes at center going forward, and is an auto-start next week with five games. Bogut is likely done for the season with a broken ankle, meaning Lee and Biedrins are going to have to hold it down in the middle without Udoh.
As for Jackson, he's still dealing with a hamstring injury and has to learn Mark Jackson's system. Dorell Wright had 14 points, 10 rebounds and four 3-pointers last night, and had 20 points, five boards and four 3-pointers on Sunday. Maybe the loss of Monta will get Wright going, and he is an automatic pickup with five games in the coming week. Jackson could eventually steal his job at some point, but I'd rather own a healthy and hot Wright for now. Just keep in mind that Wright isn't happy he wasn't dealt by the Warriors, but at least he is playing better.
For the Bucks, my guess is Drew Gooden and Ersan Ilyasova will keep their starting gigs, meaning Udoh will come off the bench in Milwaukee. Udoh is also iffy for Wednesday, as he still needs to get to Milwaukee and pass a physical. I dropped him for Klay Thompson in a league where I was deep at center, and I suspect his fantasy value is going to take a real hit under Scott Skiles – especially with Gooden and Ersanity running wild for the Bucks.
Ellis will immediately start at shooting guard, which should push Carlos Delfino back to small forward, and Tobias Harris to the bench, with Mike Dunleavy as the sixth man. Ellis, like Udoh, is very iffy for Wednesday night, so watch for more news on their status in the news blurbs.
A backcourt of Brandon Jennings and Monta could be dangerous for the Bucks, but we'll have to see how their on-court chemistry is, as both guys need the ball in their hands and love to shoot.
Other Trade Winds
Dwight Howard seems very likely to be moved to the Nets, although he's also asked the Magic to roll the dice on him and keep him, taking a chance that they can re-sign him over the summer. They'd likely have to make some big deals to make it happen, but Jason Richardson's name is the only one really popping up in rumors. If J-Rich goes, J.J. Redick will likely become a must-own player, if he's not already. He had 17 points and three 3-pointers on Tuesday in another start for J-Rich, who is out with a sprained ankle. If Howard's last game in Orlando was last night, he went out with a bang, hitting the Heat with 24 points, 25 boards, three steals and two blocks.
Rajon Rondo isn't going to be moved by the Celtics unless they simply get an insane offer they can't refuse, which I don't see happening. For more trade rumors, keep an eye on the news blurbs on Wednesday and Thursday.
Injury Report
Derrick Rose PG Bulls – Rose was rear-ended in a car accident on Tuesday but it didn't sound too bad. However, he's dealing with a sore groin and is iffy for Wednesday's game. The Bulls also re-signed Mike James, adding fuel to the fire that Rose might have to miss a game or two. Watch for updates on Wednesday.
Andrew Bynum C Lakers – Bynum powered through a bruised right knee for a season-high 37 points on 15-of-18 shooting, and kicked in 16 rebounds and a block for good measure. It looks like he managed to avoid disaster yet again.
Rudy Gay SF Grizzlies – Gay didn't pass his concussion tests and missed Tuesday's game, leaving him iffy for his final two games this week. Hopefully you listened to us and benched him this week.
Al Jefferson C Jazz – Jefferson is expected to miss Saturday and Sunday's games due to the death of his grandmother, as our worst fears came true. His five-game week is now a three-game week, but that's better than a three-game week turning into a one-gamer, right?
Marcus Camby C Blazers – Camby left Tuesday's game with a bruised right shoulder and didn't return. It's anyone's guess how much time he'll miss, and Kurt Thomas doesn't exactly require a trip to the waiver wire. Consider Camby day-to-day for now.
Jose Calderon PG Raptors – Calderon was out again with a sprained ankle and Jerryd Bayless had 20 points and seven assists. Until you get a report that Calderon will play, Bayless is basically a must-start player. Leandro Barbosa added 17 points for the Raptors, and is also a sneaky play with Calderon out, and there's not a specific timetable on a possible return date for JC.
Kevin Martin SG Rockets – Martin was out again with a strained right shoulder, while Courtney Lee (21 points, three steals, four 3-pointers) started in his place. Chandler Parsons also went off for a career-high 21 points, seven boards, six assists, a steal and three 3-pointers on 9-of-16 shooting. Martin's injury could keep him out a few more, while he's also a serious trade candidate, meaning both Lee and Parsons are worth grabbing in many leagues right now.
Ty Lawson PG Nuggets – Lawson played through a foot injury last night and had 21 points, six boards and seven assists, so keep him in your lineup going forward.


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Rethinking the Energy Balance: Is a Calorie a Calorie?
ACSM Summit presentation helps fitness professionals understand factors that impact weight
LAS VEGAS– Why do people lose weight differently while on the same diet and exercise plan? A session at the American College of Sports Medicine's 17th annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition identifies that numerous biological and behavioral factors impact energy balance and body weight.
"There is much discussion about "good" and "bad" calories and nutrients," said Melinda Manroe, Ph.D., R.D., C.S.S.D., FACSM. "My presentation puts all of this in context of what factors have the biggest impact on weight and body composition." Dr. Manroe, a professor of nutrition and exercise sciences at Oregon State University, will present the session "Rethinking the Energy Balance: If a calorie is a calorie, why don't we lose weight by the books?"
This presentation will help health and fitness professionals who are working with clients who want to change their body weight or body composition understand why they may not be achieving results as expected. Dr. Manroe explains that, while calories count, the old adage of "energy in vs. energy out" oversimplifies the issue -- there are other factors that determine a person's body size and composition. For example, people who exercise are metabolically different than people who do not exercise.
The presentation will sort weight loss fact from fiction. Dr. Manroe will address the difference between static and dynamic energy balance, the factors that contribute to current weight, how to communicate this to clients, and diet and exercise advice that works.
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When I start xfce, the system hangs for ca. 15 secondes during the "Starting nautilus" phase, just before "Performing Autostart". Yet I deleted nautilus a few weeks ago. Any idea of what I could do so xfce doesn't try to start nautilus at every start? Thanks in advance!
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I am a newbie running xfce 4.6.2 on Debian Squeeze 6.0.6, and I wonder what happens when you start xfce and the components are loaded, while the splash screen is shown. (During what I improperly call the 'splash screen phase'...)
In my case, I had the bad idea of installing nautilus (via apt-get). Then I removed it, but since, every time I start xfce, the xfce splash screens holds during the step "Starting nautilus". Nothing happens during ca. 15 seconds and then the splash screens disappears and xfce works correctly.
I imagine that there should be a config file somewhere, where the different components to load with xfce are enumerated, and where I could remove the "nautilus" entry. Could you help me?
Thanks in advance!
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Debian Squeeze 6.0.6
xfce 4.6.2
On the Preference Menu, go to Sessions and Startup and select the Application Autostart tab. Uncheck Nautilus and close the control panel.
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In fact xfce tries to start nautilus before performing the autostart.
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Unfortunately, nautilus doesn't appear in the list. Isn't there another "autostart" config file ? I mean, something that xfce runs before this list?
Also, in the Application Autostart tab, it is written that "Below is the [autostart list], in addition to the applications that were saved when you logged out last time". So I looked for nautilus in htop, but I didn't find it. It seems that nautilus has really been deleted, but somehow it still remains somewhere in some xfce config file...
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Debian Squeeze 6.0.6
xfce 4.6.2
Try to see if there is something about nautilus in ~/.cache/sessions/.
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Well, it is very strange, but I kept deleting ~/.cache/sessions/xfce4-session-hostname* again and again, and eventually, it worked...
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Indeed, I found several occurrences of nautilus in ~/.cache/sessions.
~/.cache/sessions/xfce4-session-hostname:0 (7 first lines):
[Session: Default]
In the meantime, I found a post with a similar problem: http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=5641
But in my case, even though I have already deleted xfce4-session-hostname several times, it keeps coming back with nautilus in. As you can see, four different variables do mention nautilus: Client0_CloneCommand, Client0_DiscardCommand, Client0_Program and Client0_RestartCommand.
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Square Enix hasn't been shy about admitting it mucked up Final Fantasy XIV. Company CEO Yoichi Wada apologized for the game in 2010, and began a restructuring process culminating in the upcoming Realm Reborn update. But all the apologies won't make a difference if Square's designers don't understand the missteps, and the new game director Naoki Yoshida is being very frank about where the first one went wrong.
"When I heard that it was going to go on sale as planned [after the beta], I thought, that will probably be a big mistake," he said.
Square's insistence to push forward with the game despite a poor beta reception was just the first public example of many issues that hit the game hard. Internally, Yoshida says the company focused too much on differentiating the game from Final Fantasy XI, but didn't learn from its competitors in the market.
"I think it would've been good if they tried seeing what happened if they turned World of Warcraft into Final Fantasy," he told Kotaku. "So, because they tried only to make something that was 'different from FFXI,' they ended up with not much of anything. They should have said, 'Hey you, go play WoW for a year [for inspiration].' Unless you are a genius, you cannot make something completely new from nothing."
Yoshida says the stakes are high for his reboot, and insists he won't repeat the same errors. "If we did, it would be like at the level of destroying the company."
The old era of Final Fantasy XIV officially ended on November 11. A date hasn't been set for the relaunch, but Square is inviting former players to be alpha testers for the new version.


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Lauren Berman and her teammates on the Canton High girls' soccer team are on track for a repeat as the Davenport Division champions in the Hockomock League. Their final regular season home game is Tuesday against Foxborough.
Saying goodbye to Memorial Field will be bittersweet for the University of Maryland-bound senior striker and her classmates.
A lot has changed since the days Berman played the game in the basement with her older siblings.
She has netted 122 career goals — 32 this season — despite the fact she is the focus of every opposing team's defense.
In Tuesday's rematch against Oliver Ames, a 1-0 win, Berman was often taking on three, and on occasion four, defenders when she had possession of the ball. She is used to being the target, acknowledging that it is a result of all the hard work she has put into the game during the last decade, whether she is playing for Canton High or suiting up up for her club team, the Scorpions.
This past summer Berman and her U17 Scorpion teammates advanced to the national tournament in Chicago; she also traveled with the U19 squad to the US Youth championships in South Carolina. The Scorpions reached the final before losing in a shootout (2-1) to the Clay County Soccer Club of Florida.
She also enjoys running, which helps build up her speed and keep her in shape during the offseason. Her passion for running inspired her to join the track team the spring of her sophomore year. She went out and captured the Division 3 state title in the mile. However, because of a bout with bursitis in her hip, along with a muscle tear, she was unable to run or play basketball last year. She said she will be excited to get back on the court this winter.
Berman's participation with a number of teams, however, has not distracted her from her personal goals. Scoring 100 career goals became a focus after watching one of her role models, Amy Caldwell , reach the mark as a senior at Braintree High before she went on to star at Boston College. She is the younger sister of Steve Caldwell, Berman's coach with the Scorpions.
"I remember watching Amy play and thinking I'm going to do that," said Berman.
Berman reached her milestone in the first meeting against Oliver Ames, a 7-0 win on Sept. 20, and is currently pacing the Hockomock in scoring with 32 goals and nine assists.
Her Bulldog teammates are supportive of her success, and are fueled buy her accomplishments.
"We all try to play off her," said sophomore starter Hailee Duserick . "We try to strive to be as good as her."
Kim McNally , a junior starter for the Bulldogs, played on the Scorpions U16 team last year and has watched Berman excel year-round.
"She's a role model to all of us and it's been really great to play with her," said McNally. "She gets the team pumped up and she's always willing to help us. She motivates us."
The Bulldogs are driven by last year's 1-0 loss to Auburn in the Division 2 state final, a defeat they did not see coming.
"We want revenge and want to go back and win it over again to prove that that should have been us," said Berman. "We should have won that game."
Entering Friday's match against Sharon, Canton was 11-1-1, despite graduating a number of key players from last year's squad, including Kensey Waterman , who is currently playing for Siena College.
Along with returning to the state tourney, Berman is focusing on preparing for Division 1 college soccer.
"I'm harder on myself about staying in shape and making sure I'm healthy and keeping up with doing the right things," said Berman. "I'm really hard on myself."
Berman's self-discipline is a trait that will only better her performance as she continues to hone her skills.
Canton coach Paul Turner describes her as one of the hardest-working players he has worked with. He said he sees the transition to college soccer a rather easy one for the tenacious 5-foot-3, 120-pound Berman.
"I think she'll do very well," said Turner.
"I think it would be a massive step up [in competition] for her. Physically, she's going to have to deal with a lot of strong, big, athletic players. She has the mentality, the determination, and the talent to go in there and make an impact. I think even as a freshman, she should do well."
Berman's farewell to her teammates and coach will not be easy, but the impact she has left on her team will resonate after the season's end.
"We couldn't be luckier to have someone like Lauren Berman on our team," said senior captain Jessie Brooks .
"She's a great player and great role model. Even when she was younger everyone looked up to her. In my opinion she's the best player in the league. She makes everyone of us a better player."
Quincy boys team dealt more hardship
The Quincy High boys' soccer team dealt with hardship even before the season began, with the accidental drowning of Lamar Thompson last summer. Now, the Presidents, 6-6-3 through their first 15 games, are dealing with the tragic loss of senior midfielder Bai Kanu, who was profiled in this column earlier this season.
On the night of Oct. 2, he was riding his bike home from a friend's house when he was hit by a car and dragged roughly 30 feet.
A native of Sierra Leone, Kanu sustained a traumatic brain injury and has experienced swelling on the right side of his brain. Hospitalized in the ICU at Boston Medical Center, he has begun to move his fingers and toes sporadically.
James Abundis , a junior centerback, is also out for the season after suffering a concussion, which was followed by two seizures. Abundis is attending school and tests are still being done to pinpoint the cause of his recent seizures.
Resende-Verge steps in at Weymouth
The Weymouth High boys' soccer team kicked off the season minus senior Scott Greenwood , a Globe All-Scholastic goalkeeper who is unable to play because of the new directive from US Soccer that any player affiliated with an academy program is unable to also play for his high school team.
In his absence, Lucas Resende-Verge has stepped forward, allowing just seven goals while recording eight shutouts. With 11 seniors, Weymouth is 12-1-3 overall (9-1-3 Bay State Carey), one point behind Needham in the division race.Coryn Doncaster can be reached at email@example.com.


text: I have seen people do the convection/grilling cooking in the Big Green Eggs, or the Bubba Kegs, but me not having the storage space, I had my eye and doing research on the Cobb Cooker. It originally got the name, "Cobb", because it was developed in Africa for back country people or tribes who didn't have modern cooking equipment. What they had for fuel was plenty of corn cobs, and the original cooker was designed to use corn cobs as fuel. Later it evolved into using charcoal. This is the 5th generation of this cooker. Anyway, I thought this would provide the same quality roasting/grilling, yet very portable, easily stored, and really efficient on coal usage. Could also be optimum for the bug out crowd. Company website, and link to Pro Model Cooker...they've marked them down temporarily since the holidays. Don't know how long it will stay this price : Remember, the roasting rack is an added accessory, or find a cheaper one locally. It comes with a nice canvas carry bag too : Cobb Portable Grill Store - The Cobb Premier Deluxe Cobb Portable Grill Store - The Cobb fenced roasting rack OR... You can choose the Ultimate Package, with all of the accessories : Cobb Portable Grill Store - The Cobb Premier Ultimate Kitchen-In-A-Box Cobb Cooker Animation : [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM_h2-5Q16w&feature=related]YouTube - Cobb Grill Animation - how the bbq works - www.cobbq.com[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DiwlNpI7HQ&feature=related]YouTube - Cobb Portable Grill from www.portable-grill-store.com[/ame] I saw this as another convection grilling option, but much more portable and easier to store...what I needed : Finally bought one several days back and tried it for the first time last night. I sent it on its maiden voyage with a 2-lb piece of beef brisket. I injected the brisket and then poured remaining marinade into the Zip-Lok bag with the brisket. Normally, I would have marinaded it overnight, but this one was 6 hours. I injected the Stubs Beef Marinade...the Jim Beam mustard was later added to the remaining that was added to the bag. After it marinaded for 6 hours, I then removed it from the bag and dry rubbed it liberally with Chef Leo's "Game & Meat Rub", which I bought at the gun show. The thing about the Cobb Cooker, is it is very efficient and takes very few brickets to cook...I only had 3 pieces of hardwood charcoal (2 large, 1 smaller) in the fire basket. So, I poured 1-cup of water and 1/2 cup of beef broth into the "moat" that surrounds the fire basket. Once your coals are white, you put the lid on and wait 10 minutes for it to heat up. Then I added some wet hickory chips to the top of the coals for smoking. PLaced the brisket into a foil "bowl", with some chopped onions and bell pepper and about 3/4 cup of water/beef broth mixture. Put that on the grill, covered it, and soon had some hickory smoke venting out. After 1-hour / 10 minutes, I added 1 small coal to the fire...1-hour / 10 minutes later (Two hours / 20 minutes total time), opened her up and here's how the brisket shaped up : I wish you could have smelled and tasted how incredible the gravy was that developed from this brisket. It definitley picked up some of the smokiness flavor from the hickory. I cooked this 2-lb brisket for 2 hours/ 20 minutes, with 3 hardwood coals, later adding 1 coal and the meat thermometer read 168 degrees. I pulled it, wrapped it in foil and let it sit in a warm oven for 10 minutes prior to slicing it. For my first brisket and first time using the Cobb Cooker, I was very pleased. I probably could have gotten by with 3 coals and cooked it closer to 3 hours...might have been a bit more tender, but still was very good...the gravy was awe inspiring. Coupled the brisket with some cornbread dressing, all drizzled with that fantastic brown gravy...I judged it a success for the first outing with the Cobb Cooker ! Next project...cornish hens. Regards, Swampbilly


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Outside Lands 2013: Paul McCartney, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phoenix, Pretty Lights and More
Paul McCartney, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Pretty Lights, Kaskade, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, D'Angelo, The National and more will perform at the sixth annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, which will once again take place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park August 9-11. Tickets to the event will go on sale at the starting price of $235 this Thursday, April at 18 at noon PDT, and a significant portion of the ticket proceeds will go to benefit the city's Recreation and Park Department. Grizzly Bear, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Band of Horses, The Head and the Heart, Yeasayer, Dawes, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Youth Lagoon, Dumpstaphunk and Gary Clark Jr. are among the other acts that will be playing at the festival. The full music lineup can be found below.
Outside Lands, which prides itself on being the the world's only gourmet music festival, will also be expanding its food and drink options. Last year's festival featured over 200 different food items and introduced the new "Beer Lands", with over 30 California craft beers, and Outside Lambs, which focused on the deliciousness of lamb. This year's food and drink lineup will be revealed later this spring.
In addition to tickets, festivalgoers will also be able to purchase three-day parking passes for $195, while shuttle passes will be available for $39.
Our recap of last year's Outside Lands, which featured Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Skrillex and more, can be read here.
Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 2013 lineup
Paul McCartney
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nine Inch Nails
Vampire Weekend
Pretty Lights
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The National
Jurassic 5
Willie Nelson & Family
Grizzly Bear
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Young The Giant
Band of Horses
The Head and The Heart
Matt & Kim
The Tallest Man on Earth
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Youth Lagoon
Gary Clark Jr.
Jessie Ware
Dillon Francis
Kurt Vile and the Violators
Emeli Sandé
The Mother Hips
Surfer Blood
The Growlers
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Camper Van Beethoven
Smith Westerns
Milo Greene
Atlas Genius
Twenty One Pilots
The Heavy
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Wild Belle
King Tuff
The Lone Bellow
Little Green Cars
James McCartney
The Soft White Sixties
Deap Vally
The Men
Midi Matilda
Kopecky Family Band
Foy Vance
Bhi Bhiman
Naia Kete
The Easy Leaves


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Former prime minister and music producer, Edward Seaga, compiled an album to mark Jamaica's 50th anniversary of independence. It's called, Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music. Host Michel Martin speaks to Mr. Seaga about what he sees as the 100 most significant songs to emerge from the country.