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Same as the pirate skin, the picture doesn't show up and leads me to a dead link when I click on it.
me too! I think it might have been deleted or just not uploaded to the right place. Is there any way we're able to contact them?
Sorry guys! They're all fixed now
Thank you, sir! 🙂
LOL it should have a WTF! are you lookin at! thought bubble
This is just like mine! Except mine was made a few months before.
What's the link of yours?
o my godness this is so awesome (i aam a bow master in minecraft so im gonna download this skin after i download minecraft) (i played minecraft on my friends computer but i dont have it and im gonna download it)
Hello everyone this is a bad skin. I don't like mob skins!
not how i thought…
🙁 I Want A Normal Skeli
I just want a regular skeliton skin.
yeah its funny but how do you scare friends?
its easy if your friends are new to minecraft!
cmon give us a normal skeleton skin chap
LoL This Is The Most Funyist Skins Ive Seen Exsept Sydicates skin 😛
ima use the suit for a other skin xP
Like a sir.
the skin is cool
what he below me said ?
boo hiss
that is so cute
wow that that suit looks funny on him
i'd want to have dat skin because I LIKE SHOOTING ARROWS AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! but if it it comes with a fancy suit i'm not wearing it
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Course DescriptionBotany and biology of plant physiology. Plant growth and reaction to nutrients, light, air, water, pests, and diseases. Audit available.
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This class is designed to provide the beginning landscape student with basic knowledge of plant anatomy, physiology and classification. The effects of the environment on plant growth and development are explored. Material is presented by lecture, visual aids and hands-on laboratory experiences.
Intended Outcomes for the course
The intended outcome is the development of a scientific basis for the decisions made in designing, management (care and culture), use, and identification of plants in the landscape.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Evaluation will be based on written assignments from laboratory experiences that deal with scientific observation and data gathering; one project assignment that is either a written report or oral presentation on a specific horticulture topic that relates to botanical principles and practices; two written mid-term exams and a written comprehensive final exam.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
1.0 Introduction to horticulture
1.1.0 Definition and history
1.2.0 Branches of industry and career opportunities
2.0 Plant Anatomy
2.1.0 Plant cells and tissues
2.2.0 Plant parts:
2.3.0 Leaves
2.40 Stems
2.5.0 Roots
2.6.0 Flowers and fruits
3.0 Botanical Classification
3.1.0 Divisions of the Plant Kingdom
3.2.0 Classification techniques
3.3.0 Evolutionary trends
4.0 Plant Environment
4.1.0 Photosynthesis
5.0 Plant Growth and Development
5.1.0 Seeds and germination
5.2.0 Plant Growth Factors
5.3.0 Flowering
5.4.0 Dormancy and Hardening
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Type of Speaker Cables to use in hot attic
Hi all,
I plan on installing 7.1 home theater speaker wires in the attic, using a 7.1 connector box from Home Depot/Lowes at the Receiver end. From there, connect receiver to in-wall box with original factory speaker wires. From the box, use new cable in attic and to outlets at each speaker location. Install a "speaker outlet box" at each speaker location and reconnect to factory speakers with original speaker wires. I am using Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 Speakers to connect to Denon AVR-2312CI. The total run length from the receiver to the surround back would be about 50ft.
Heres the issue. The temperature in the attic is over 110F in summer.
I have read a number of posts about Plenum rated wires, Shielded wires etc., but not sure what to use.
I would probably buy a spool from monoprice and run it for all the speakers.
Here are some of the questions that came to my mind.
I would use conduit in an attic in case of critters get in there and decide to chew on them and would also check with the manufacture of the speakers and they should be able to tell you what gauge wire is required and once you know that you could look for wire and ask the company selling the wire what you can use at that temp.
I just used monoprice regular speaker wire in my attic for my garage...I live in the south so it gets hot up there and i havent had any issues...you should also buy your 7.1 plate from monoprice, you will save a lot
Use the in-wall speaker wire from Monoprice. It meets code (fire-resistant sheathing). I would go with 14 ga. It's potentially overkill given the length of your runs but it's only a few bucks more and if you ever upgrade your components you won't need to run lower gauge wire.
You can bundle the wires together without fear of interference but don't run them with parallel to electrical wires any closer than 12". They can cross electrical wires at roughly perpendicular without any interference.
Conduit would be good also because if you ever want to run new wire in future, such as for IP speakers, it will probably make it a little easier.
Be careful what other accessories you buy from Monoprice. While their wire and cables and basic connectors are great, some of their electronics, like in-wall volume controls, are a bit cheesy.
Just today I ordered a 250 foot spool: Class 2 14/4 $128 from amazon.
Conduit would be GREAT if you can do it. The blue "smurf tube" is good for this type of application. Then pull in your speaker wire plus a spare string for future use.
However, what would you do when you want to split it into Left and Right Back speakers? Strip the outer sheathing and run individual cables back into the wall?
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Then (f'rinstance) you can split it all again and run a set to each bedroom.
Once there...you can run it through an A/B switch and volume control too.
(use the "B" selector for the local source audio)
and wind the other pair around the sheathing.
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Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 06/29/2009
Megan Fox is cool
"If your idea of a role model is somebody who's gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I'm not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah." -Megan Fox told the Times of London — via Perez Hilton
As awesome as it is that she said that, if she had added something about how that is a feminist statement, it would have cemented my undying love for her. Alas…at least we got that, right?
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Lina @ at 8:03 pm, July 14th, 2009
Intelligent? You're kidding right?
Nina @ at 5:23 pm, July 15th, 2009
But isn't the very existence of people like Megan Fox, marginally talented and almost created from scratch on a surgeon's table, the very opposite of feminism? When your whole career is based on pouting lips and showing off your ass, isn't that the worse thing a woman can do to make things worse for all other women in the world? This is why i can't stand her. She makes everything about sex because that is all she has to sell, and that is just lame to me.
Angela @ at 2:26 am, July 16th, 2009
@Linia: Would you have made that same comment if she had said "beautiful" instead of "intelligent?" Megan didn't claim to be brilliant; she merely said that she wanted to be the kind of role model that would inspire girls to be confident in their own intelligence. Why is that any different than inspiring girls to be confident about the way they look?
@Nina: She uses what she has to get what she wants – she knows that she is being objectified, and she controls it, rather than let it control her. I don't see how that "makes things worse for all other women in the world" except perhaps by raising the standards of female beauty.
kiki @ at 1:10 pm, July 27th, 2009
i agree. she stated that she's "always in the mood.. constantly" what woman is ALWAYS in the mood for sex? she knows shes a sex symbol and that 90% of the female population would give anything to look like her.. and saying that shes always into sex & talking sexual will make 100% of the male population want her.. sure she can spew off advice but really? she had to pay HUGE to get her look.. and pretends to be some sexual diviant.. ladies.. sex doesnt make u strong.. neither does looking hot. sluts use those things to be "strong" i think its rediculous. i love her acting and who she WAS.. but now? w/e she says is constantly disrespectful and for the most part hypocritical. sure what she stated here is true.. but it isnt coming from her. fair?
Zeze @ at 10:18 pm, August 3rd, 2009
I agree with kiki and nina..In no way is Megan Fox strong or intelligent…definitely not a good role model.she is not an exceptional actress and neither has she contributed in any way to any significant causes.Opinionated, confident and sexually aware?yes. but that doesnt change the fact that she is simply a sex object….a much more trashy Marilyn Monroe!!and the statement she made is not in any way true or heartfelt,she should stick to looking stoned and saying bland statements instead of reading prepared statements.feminine strength is evident,not forced.hint:Angelina Jolie,i can't stand her but i RESPECT her.
K8 AH @ at 9:21 pm, August 15th, 2009
Calling another girl a slut is about the most anti-feminist thing you can do. Like her or not… Personally I don't care one way or another, I don't really know who she is… But please Kiki, judging another girl and calling her a slut because she has different values than you does not help women in the least.
Issy @ at 3:56 am, August 17th, 2009
I think living your life the way you see fit regardless if it doesn't infringe on the beliefs of another, whether or not it fits into a societal norm, is about as pro-woman as you can get…as much as the pro-lifers and seemingly sex-crazed females of the world (I'm not talking sexual liberation, I'm talking forcing yourself to make out with the girl at the bar in a desperate bid for male attention type sex crazed) tend to make me roll my eyes, whether or not it fits the traditional (and VARIED) definition of what feminism is, we have to recognize that even the ladies who don't subscribe to our belief system have the right to practice what they think is right…feminism is allowing women to take control of their own lives, which means the freedom to make dumb, bad, or harmful choices. I'm not saying it's right or I agree when some woman makes a distinctly anti-feminist statement, but isn't feminism at it's roots about ladies choosing for themselves what to embrace…it would be hypocritical of us to deny the idiots of the world their brainwashed ideology if that's what's making them happy or comfortable as long as they're not demanding others subscribe to their system of beliefs. Megan Fox taking out her hooters doesn't change the way mine look or how awesome they are. The blatant objectification of women in the media is disgusting but the censorship of stupid celebrity antics and philosophies engenders the same atmosphere of morally driven censorship as the crazy right wing assholes who'd like to see all ladies in the kitchen with a pie in their hands and afterbirth around their ankles. The idea isn't to tear them down…it's to build us up! A woman with her tits out and her legs open is just as much a woman as the aforementioned pie holding afterbirth lady. If that's your gig, rock it. Just don't stomp on my dandelion patch.
shells @ at 1:16 am, September 14th, 2009
people are such haters lol
jeni @ at 11:07 am, October 6th, 2009
lol…. I think thats awesome though. Finally a celeb thats not going to be hypocritical// a liar and say "oh noes sex is baddddd, I never do it, so you shouldnt do it"……
Megan fox is the sex and ugly women try to pretend that feminism is about being ugly because they never fit in anywhere else. dont hate on her because she's hot. I'd totally do her.
Angel @ at 5:03 am, October 25th, 2009
I think people put way to much pressure on celebrities. I would get pissed and cuss the world out too if i had people on my as 24/7. So Megan Fox isn't perfect… WOW! shes just human! get over it. If anyone else was doing and saying any of that you people wouldn't care.
seth @ at 5:22 pm, October 27th, 2009
megan fox is the queen of my kingdom!
marco @ at 4:26 pm, January 30th, 2010
Megan is at least a different type of pretty val-girl. Let me ask you something, aren't there already enough of that kinds of chicks? I mean, she is just as shallow, perhaps, i don't know, BUT, she SEEMS to have an attitude, to be in control. That makes her stand out, even a little bit, which will inevitably provoke the criticism of everyone, specially aimed at her, since she at least looks like an outcast.
Best Hair Clippers @ at 9:06 am, March 9th, 2010
She is absolutely exquisite! Wow, what else can you say?
KT May @ at 2:56 am, April 9th, 2010
Megan Fox is beautiful, what did she come out in again? Anyway, everytime I hear her talk she sounds like an idiot. You have money get a speaking coach and at least sound like you have some intelligence. I am not a big fan of Angelina Jolie either, but at least she is well spoken and makes a point and makes sense when she speaks.
Earah @ at 3:30 am, April 11th, 2010
Why do we put her on a pedastool bc she is so hot ? There are other hot girls out there in the world and she may be hot to some ppl but not to others . We will probably all forget her In a few hrs time then there will be the next hot girl who replaces her . She is just a person like the rest of us just bc.she's hot doesn't make anyone any less than her just bc she is in the spot light all of a sudden it's like such a big deal.
alvien @ at 9:50 am, April 12th, 2010
megan fox.is sexiest artis in the world….i love megan fox…..ur is the best
alvien @ at 9:51 am, April 12th, 2010
i'm fans of u…ur the best actris in the world for me….ur so beautiful…
Celebrity News @ at 5:21 pm, June 4th, 2010
Cool website..bookmark! (screamed with a lisp) LOL
The Raisin Girl @ at 9:25 am, August 9th, 2010
I'm so sick of people who say she has no talent, and then dismiss her because she fits a societal norm of beauty. Especially the ones who do it and call it a "feminist perspective." First of all, what has she been in so far that would give her an opportunity to prove she had talent? A Michael Bay movie or two, a horror comedy, and something with Lindsay Lohan? Oh, and that Jonah Hex film that supposedly sucked. Please. Who could possibly prove talent under those circumstances?
And then to the dismissal because she's society's norm of beautiful. How anti-feminist is that? I mean, you're not dismissing her because she's "ugly," but you're still dismissing her simply because of her looks. You turn her into an object in your own mind because she's a celebrity, and with celebrities it's somehow okay to reduce them simply to the comments they make and the work they do. It's okay to objectify them because you assume they've already objectified themselves, which apparently makes them less worthy of human compassion. Megan Fox gets slut shaming comments, bad role model accusations, gets called fake and stupid and untalented. By a bunch of people who have never met her and who have dismissed her already because she's "pretty." And the amount of people doing this who call themselves feminists never ceases to amaze and disgust me.
Let me ask you this: when has a male celebrity ever been criticized for the way his actions influence young boys? No, think really hard. When Zefron spends a few hundred dollars at a strip club, people chuckle and say, "Oh, that Zefron!" and do the whole "boys will be boys" thing. So, is Megan Fox expected to toe the right-wing morality line just because she's a woman? Or do people just think that while teen boys are capable of examining the messages sent to them in the media, teen girls are airheads who will lap anything and everything up as gospel?
I'm so sick of this crap. You don't have to like her or think she's pretty or think she's talented, but stop the slut-shaming, at the very least. Maybe she DOES want sex all the time. She's 24. As a 21-year-old, I can honestly say that I can completely see where she's, er, coming from. Does that make me a big ole hoe? Um, no, that makes me human and young and full of hormones and desires. There's nothing wrong with that, male or female. If men are supposed to want sex all the time (and much to my disappointment, they actually DON'T), what's wrong with a woman wanting it?
Shanell @ at 12:46 pm, April 6th, 2011
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Re: Macs, memory and mma
in a letter by cro at perkin.caltech.edu (John Cromer)
>I'm running Mathematica on a Mac IIsi with 9Mb of RAM, and I'm new to both
>the Mac and Mathematica. And, I'm confused about why it is so easy to
>crash Mma with a ContourPlot. If I try to get smoother plots by increasing
>PlotPoints or if I plot more than 3, Mma exits and I get a message from the
>Mac saying the application exited with an error of type 1. Sometimes it's
>type 3.
What system are you running. Given this is a IIsi I assume
7.0. You will want to make sure that you run system updater version
1.1.1 (This is can be found at anonymous ftp site ftp.apple.com).
We have a IIci and had memory problems. I haven't noticed
any problems (or many complaints from others) since I ran this updater.
We run 7.0 updater version 1.1.1 on the IIci with Mma 2.0.
Hope this helps
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10.2. Installing an Interrupt Handler
If you want to actually "see" interrupts being generated, writing to the hardware device isn't enough; a software handler must be configured in the system. If the Linux kernel hasn't been told to expect your interrupt, it simply acknowledges and ignores it.
Interrupt lines are a precious and often limited resource, particularly when there are only 15 or 16 of them. The kernel keeps a registry of interrupt lines, similar to the registry of I/O ports. A module is expected to request an interrupt channel (or IRQ, for interrupt request) before using it and to release it when finished. In many situations, modules are also expected to be able to share interrupt lines with other drivers, as we will see. The following functions, declared in <linux/interrupt.h>, implement the interrupt registration interface:
int request_irq(unsigned int irq, irqreturn_t (*handler)(int, void *, struct pt_regs *), unsigned long flags, const char *dev_name, void *dev_id); void free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id);
The value returned from request_irq to the requesting function is either 0 to indicate success or a negative error code, as usual. It's not uncommon for the function to return -EBUSY to signal that another driver is already using the requested interrupt line. The arguments to the functions are as follows:
The bits that can be set in flags are as follows:
The interrupt handler can be installed either at driver initialization or when the device is first opened. Although installing the interrupt handler from within the module's initialization function might sound like a good idea, it often isn't, especially if your device does not share interrupts. Because the number of interrupt lines is limited, you don't want to waste them. You can easily end up with more devices in your computer than there are interrupts. If a module requests an IRQ at initialization, it prevents any other driver from using the interrupt, even if the device holding it is never used. Requesting the interrupt at device open, on the other hand, allows some sharing of resources.
It is possible, for example, to run a frame grabber on the same interrupt as a modem, as long as you don't use the two devices at the same time. It is quite common for users to load the module for a special device at system boot, even if the device is rarely used. A data acquisition gadget might use the same interrupt as the second serial port. While it's not too hard to avoid connecting to your Internet service provider (ISP) during data acquisition, being forced to unload a module in order to use the modem is really unpleasant.
The correct place to call request_irq is when the device is first opened, before the hardware is instructed to generate interrupts. The place to call free_irq is the last time the device is closed, after the hardware is told not to interrupt the processor any more. The disadvantage of this technique is that you need to keep a per-device open count so that you know when interrupts can be disabled.
This discussion notwithstanding, short requests its interrupt line at load time. This was done so that you can run the test programs without having to run an extra process to keep the device open. short, therefore, requests the interrupt from within its initialization function (short_init) instead of doing it in short_open, as a real device driver would.
The interrupt requested by the following code is short_irq. The actual assignment of the variable (i.e., determining which IRQ to use) is shown later, since it is not relevant to the current discussion. short_base is the base I/O address of the parallel interface being used; register 2 of the interface is written to enable interrupt reporting.
if (short_irq >= 0) { result = request_irq(short_irq, short_interrupt, SA_INTERRUPT, "short", NULL); if (result) { printk(KERN_INFO "short: can't get assigned irq %i\n", short_irq); short_irq = -1; } else { /* actually enable it -- assume this *is* a parallel port */ outb(0x10,short_base+2); } }
The code shows that the handler being installed is a fast handler (SA_INTERRUPT), doesn't support interrupt sharing (SA_SHIRQ is missing), and doesn't contribute to system entropy (SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM is missing, too). The outb call then enables interrupt reporting for the parallel port.
For what it's worth, the i386 and x86_64 architectures define a function for querying the availability of an interrupt line:
int can_request_irq(unsigned int irq, unsigned long flags);
This function returns a nonzero value if an attempt to allocate the given interrupt succeeds. Note, however, that things can always change between calls to can_request_irq and request_irq.
10.2.1. The /proc Interface
Whenever a hardware interrupt reaches the processor, an internal counter is incremented, providing a way to check whether the device is working as expected. Reported interrupts are shown in /proc/interrupts. The following snapshot was taken on a two-processor Pentium system:
root@montalcino:/bike/corbet/write/ldd3/src/short# m /proc/interrupts CPU0 CPU1 0: 4848108 34 IO-APIC-edge timer 2: 0 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 3 1 IO-APIC-edge rtc 10: 4335 1 IO-APIC-level aic7xxx 11: 8903 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd 12: 49 1 IO-APIC-edge i8042 NMI: 0 0 LOC: 4848187 4848186 ERR: 0 MIS: 0
The first column is the IRQ number. You can see from the IRQs that are missing that the file shows only interrupts corresponding to installed handlers. For example, the first serial port (which uses interrupt number 4) is not shown, indicating that the modem isn't being used. In fact, even if the modem had been used earlier but wasn't in use at the time of the snapshot, it would not show up in the file; the serial ports are well behaved and release their interrupt handlers when the device is closed.
The /proc/interrupts display shows how many interrupts have been delivered to each CPU on the system. As you can see from the output, the Linux kernel generally handles interrupts on the first CPU as a way of maximizing cache locality.[1] The last two columns give information on the programmable interrupt controller that handles the interrupt (and that a driver writer does not need to worry about), and the name(s) of the device(s) that have registered handlers for the interrupt (as specified in the dev_name argument to request_irq).
The /proc tree contains another interrupt-related file, /proc/stat; sometimes you'll find one file more useful and sometimes you'll prefer the other. /proc/stat records several low-level statistics about system activity, including (but not limited to) the number of interrupts received since system boot. Each line of stat begins with a text string that is the key to the line; the intr mark is what we are looking for. The following (truncated) snapshot was taken shortly after the previous one:
intr 5167833 5154006 2 0 2 4907 0 2 68 4 0 4406 9291 50 0 0
The first number is the total of all interrupts, while each of the others represents a single IRQ line, starting with interrupt 0. All of the counts are summed across all processors in the system. This snapshot shows that interrupt number 4 has been used 4907 times, even though no handler is currently installed. If the driver you're testing acquires and releases the interrupt at each open and close cycle, you may find /proc/stat more useful than /proc/interrupts.
Another difference between the two files is that interrupts is not architecture dependent (except, perhaps, for a couple of lines at the end), whereas stat is; the number of fields depends on the hardware underlying the kernel. The number of available interrupts varies from as few as 15 on the SPARC to as many as 256 on the IA-64 and a few other systems. It's interesting to note that the number of interrupts defined on the x86 is currently 224, not 16 as you may expect; this, as explained in include/asm-i386/irq.h, depends on Linux using the architectural limit instead of an implementation-specific limit (such as the 16 interrupt sources of the old-fashioned PC interrupt controller).
The following is a snapshot of /proc/interrupts taken on an IA-64 system. As you can see, besides different hardware routing of common interrupt sources, the output is very similar to that from the 32-bit system shown earlier.
CPU0 CPU1 27: 1705 34141 IO-SAPIC-level qla1280 40: 0 0 SAPIC perfmon 43: 913 6960 IO-SAPIC-level eth0 47: 26722 146 IO-SAPIC-level usb-uhci 64: 3 6 IO-SAPIC-edge ide0 80: 4 2 IO-SAPIC-edge keyboard 89: 0 0 IO-SAPIC-edge PS/2 Mouse 239: 5606341 5606052 SAPIC timer 254: 67575 52815 SAPIC IPI NMI: 0 0 ERR: 0
10.2.2. Autodetecting the IRQ Number
One of the most challenging problems for a driver at initialization time can be how to determine which IRQ line is going to be used by the device. The driver needs the information in order to correctly install the handler. Even though a programmer could require the user to specify the interrupt number at load time, this is a bad practice, because most of the time the user doesn't know the number, either because he didn't configure the jumpers or because the device is jumperless. Most users want their hardware to "just work" and are not interested in issues like interrupt numbers. So autodetection of the interrupt number is a basic requirement for driver usability.
Sometimes autodetection depends on the knowledge that some devices feature a default behavior that rarely, if ever, changes. In this case, the driver might assume that the default values apply. This is exactly how short behaves by default with the parallel port. The implementation is straightforward, as shown by short itself:
if (short_irq < 0) /* not yet specified: force the default on */ switch(short_base) { case 0x378: short_irq = 7; break; case 0x278: short_irq = 2; break; case 0x3bc: short_irq = 5; break; }
The code assigns the interrupt number according to the chosen base I/O address, while allowing the user to override the default at load time with something like:
insmod ./short.ko irq=x
short_base defaults to 0x378, so short_irq defaults to 7.
Some devices are more advanced in design and simply "announce" which interrupt they're going to use. In this case, the driver retrieves the interrupt number by reading a status byte from one of the device's I/O ports or PCI configuration space. When the target device is one that has the ability to tell the driver which interrupt it is going to use, autodetecting the IRQ number just means probing the device, with no additional work required to probe the interrupt. Most modern hardware works this way, fortunately; for example, the PCI standard solves the problem by requiring peripheral devices to declare what interrupt line(s) they are going to use. The PCI standard is discussed in Chapter 12.
Unfortunately, not every device is programmer friendly, and autodetection might require some probing. The technique is quite simple: the driver tells the device to generate interrupts and watches what happens. If everything goes well, only one interrupt line is activated.
Although probing is simple in theory, the actual implementation might be unclear. We look at two ways to perform the task: calling kernel-defined helper functions and implementing our own version.
10.2.2.1 Kernel-assisted probing
The Linux kernel offers a low-level facility for probing the interrupt number. It works for only nonshared interrupts, but most hardware that is capable of working in a shared interrupt mode provides better ways of finding the configured interrupt number anyway. The facility consists of two functions, declared in <linux/interrupt.h> (which also describes the probing machinery):
The programmer should be careful to enable interrupts on the device after the call to probe_irq_on and to disable them before calling probe_irq_off. Additionally, you must remember to service the pending interrupt in your device after probe_irq_off.
The short module demonstrates how to use such probing. If you load the module with probe=1, the following code is executed to detect your interrupt line, provided pins 9 and 10 of the parallel connector are bound together:
int count = 0; do { unsigned long mask; mask = probe_irq_on( ); outb_p(0x10,short_base+2); /* enable reporting */ outb_p(0x00,short_base); /* clear the bit */ outb_p(0xFF,short_base); /* set the bit: interrupt! */ outb_p(0x00,short_base+2); /* disable reporting */ udelay(5); /* give it some time */ short_irq = probe_irq_off(mask); if (short_irq = = 0) { /* none of them? */ printk(KERN_INFO "short: no irq reported by probe\n"); short_irq = -1; } /* * if more than one line has been activated, the result is * negative. We should service the interrupt (no need for lpt port) * and loop over again. Loop at most five times, then give up */ } while (short_irq < 0 && count++ < 5); if (short_irq < 0) printk("short: probe failed %i times, giving up\n", count);
Note the use of udelay before calling probe_irq_off. Depending on the speed of your processor, you may have to wait for a brief period to give the interrupt time to actually be delivered.
Probing might be a lengthy task. While this is not true for short, probing a frame grabber, for example, requires a delay of at least 20 ms (which is ages for the processor), and other devices might take even longer. Therefore, it's best to probe for the interrupt line only once, at module initialization, independently of whether you install the handler at device open (as you should) or within the initialization function (which is not recommended).
It's interesting to note that on some platforms (PowerPC, M68k, most MIPS implementations, and both SPARC versions) probing is unnecessary, and, therefore, the previous functions are just empty placeholders, sometimes called "useless ISA nonsense." On other platforms, probing is implemented only for ISA devices. Anyway, most architectures define the functions (even if they are empty) to ease porting existing device drivers.
10.2.2.2 Do-it-yourself probing
Probing can also be implemented in the driver itself without too much trouble. It is a rare driver that must implement its own probing, but seeing how it works gives some insight into the process. To that end, the short module performs do-it-yourself detection of the IRQ line if it is loaded with probe=2.
The mechanism is the same as the one described earlier: enable all unused interrupts, then wait and see what happens. We can, however, exploit our knowledge of the device. Often a device can be configured to use one IRQ number from a set of three or four; probing just those IRQs enables us to detect the right one, without having to test for all possible IRQs.
The short implementation assumes that 3, 5, 7, and 9 are the only possible IRQ values. These numbers are actually the values that some parallel devices allow you to select.
The following code probes by testing all "possible" interrupts and looking at what happens. The trials array lists the IRQs to try and has 0 as the end marker; the tried array is used to keep track of which handlers have actually been registered by this driver.
int trials[ ] = {3, 5, 7, 9, 0}; int tried[ ] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}; int i, count = 0; /* * install the probing handler for all possible lines. Remember * the result (0 for success, or -EBUSY) in order to only free * what has been acquired */ for (i = 0; trials[i]; i++) tried[i] = request_irq(trials[i], short_probing, SA_INTERRUPT, "short probe", NULL); do { short_irq = 0; /* none got, yet */ outb_p(0x10,short_base+2); /* enable */ outb_p(0x00,short_base); outb_p(0xFF,short_base); /* toggle the bit */ outb_p(0x00,short_base+2); /* disable */ udelay(5); /* give it some time */ /* the value has been set by the handler */ if (short_irq = = 0) { /* none of them? */ printk(KERN_INFO "short: no irq reported by probe\n"); } /* * If more than one line has been activated, the result is * negative. We should service the interrupt (but the lpt port * doesn't need it) and loop over again. Do it at most 5 times */ } while (short_irq <=0 && count++ < 5); /* end of loop, uninstall the handler */ for (i = 0; trials[i]; i++) if (tried[i] = = 0) free_irq(trials[i], NULL); if (short_irq < 0) printk("short: probe failed %i times, giving up\n", count);
You might not know in advance what the "possible" IRQ values are. In that case, you need to probe all the free interrupts, instead of limiting yourself to a few trials[ ]. To probe for all interrupts, you have to probe from IRQ 0 to IRQ NR_IRQS-1, where NR_IRQS is defined in <asm/irq.h> and is platform dependent.
Now we are missing only the probing handler itself. The handler's role is to update short_irq according to which interrupts are actually received. A 0 value in short_irq means "nothing yet," while a negative value means "ambiguous." These values were chosen to be consistent with probe_irq_off and to allow the same code to call either kind of probing within short.c.
irqreturn_t short_probing(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs) { if (short_irq = = 0) short_irq = irq; /* found */ if (short_irq != irq) short_irq = -irq; /* ambiguous */ return IRQ_HANDLED; }
The arguments to the handler are described later. Knowing that irq is the interrupt being handled should be sufficient to understand the function just shown.
10.2.3. Fast and Slow Handlers
Older versions of the Linux kernel took great pains to distinguish between "fast" and "slow" interrupts. Fast interrupts were those that could be handled very quickly, whereas handling slow interrupts took significantly longer. Slow interrupts could be sufficiently demanding of the processor, and it was worthwhile to reenable interrupts while they were being handled. Otherwise, tasks requiring quick attention could be delayed for too long.
In modern kernels, most of the differences between fast and slow interrupts have disappeared. There remains only one: fast interrupts (those that were requested with the SA_INTERRUPT flag) are executed with all other interrupts disabled on the current processor. Note that other processors can still handle interrupts, although you will never see two processors handling the same IRQ at the same time.
So, which type of interrupt should your driver use? On modern systems, SA_INTERRUPT is intended only for use in a few, specific situations such as timer interrupts. Unless you have a strong reason to run your interrupt handler with other interrupts disabled, you should not use SA_INTERRUPT.
This description should satisfy most readers, although someone with a taste for hardware and some experience with her computer might be interested in going deeper. If you don't care about the internal details, you can skip to the next section.
10.2.3.1 The internals of interrupt handling on the x86
This description has been extrapolated from arch/i386/kernel/irq.c, arch/i386/kernel/apic.c, arch/i386/kernel/entry.S, arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c, and include/asm-i386/hw_irq.h as they appear in the 2.6 kernels; although the general concepts remain the same, the hardware details differ on other platforms.
The lowest level of interrupt handling can be found in entry.S, an assembly-language file that handles much of the machine-level work. By way of a bit of assembler trickery and some macros, a bit of code is assigned to every possible interrupt. In each case, the code pushes the interrupt number on the stack and jumps to a common segment, which calls do_IRQ, defined in irq.c.
The first thing do_IRQ does is to acknowledge the interrupt so that the interrupt controller can go on to other things. It then obtains a spinlock for the given IRQ number, thus preventing any other CPU from handling this IRQ. It clears a couple of status bits (including one called IRQ_WAITING that we'll look at shortly) and then looks up the handler(s) for this particular IRQ. If there is no handler, there's nothing to do; the spinlock is released, any pending software interrupts are handled, and do_IRQ returns.
Usually, however, if a device is interrupting, there is at least one handler registered for its IRQ as well. The function handle_IRQ_event is called to actually invoke the handlers. If the handler is of the slow variety (SA_INTERRUPT is not set), interrupts are reenabled in the hardware, and the handler is invoked. Then it's just a matter of cleaning up, running software interrupts, and getting back to regular work. The "regular work" may well have changed as a result of an interrupt (the handler could wake_up a process, for example), so the last thing that happens on return from an interrupt is a possible rescheduling of the processor.
Probing for IRQs is done by setting the IRQ_WAITING status bit for each IRQ that currently lacks a handler. When the interrupt happens, do_IRQ clears that bit and then returns, because no handler is registered. probe_irq_off, when called by a driver, needs to search for only the IRQ that no longer has IRQ_WAITING set.
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Hi all,
Some may be interested in the three successive benchmarks below run on
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{"Machine Name:", "syd-geraghtys-computer"},
{"System:", "Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)"},
{"Date:", "January 8, 2007"},
{"Mathematica Version:", "5.2.2"},
{"Benchmark Result:", "1.76"}
{"Machine Name:", "syd-geraghtys-computer"},
{"System:", "Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)"},
{"Date:", "May 7, 2007"},
{"Mathematica Version:", "6.0.0"},
{"Benchmark Result:", "1.67"}
{"Machine Name:", "syds-macbook-pro"},
{"System:", "Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)"},
{"Date:", "June 19, 2008"},
{"Mathematica Version:", "6.0.3"},
{"Benchmark Result:", "1.94"}
The latest result with just installed Mathematica 6.0.3 is an impressive
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I cannot wait for the new Mac Snow Leopard OS with enhanced support
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A great reason to buy a new 8 processor Mac Pro sometime soon.
I also conjecture that multiple GPUs will be incorporated into the mix
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Any inputs from MathGroup or WRI welcome.
Cheers ... Syd
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Tim Tebow and Payton Manning Get "Gotye-d" in Parody Video
Pretty sure Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" is the most popular song in the world right now. How can you tell? All the parody videos, of course. The latest one, "Some QB that I used to know" is an ode to Payton Manning and Tim Tebow.
"Some QB That I Used to Know" comes on the heels of "Some Kobe that I Used to Know", a parody made by Lakers fans mocking Kobe Bryant.
And then there's my favorite, which stars "Dogtye" and "Catra"–
Which one do you like best? Know any other good Gotye parodies?


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Robert Robertson is president of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute and recently received an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan Executive Education. In this interview, Dr. Robertson shares his thoughts about the experience and how he has applied those lessons in his professional endeavors
Initially, what made you consider the MIT Sloan Executive Certificate?
The reason I chose the MIT Sloan Executive Certificate was because of the reputation of the School and recommendations from previous attendees.
Can you share some lessons learned from your MIT Sloan experience? Were you able to apply them in your workplace?
The scope and speed of change challenges us all to think outside the box, and these programs afforded the means to address that reality. The training was very practical and relevant. The programs provided excellent cases and exercises that engaged everyone, and in addition, there was a very good range of participants, which added value to the work. Also, the ability to link disruptive innovation to my work was very useful.
What were the highlights of your experience with the programs you completed?
The instructors, the environment, the materials, and the planning by all involved were highlights of the programs. In fact, I have retained the materials and still use them. They are excellent! All of the faculty presenters were well prepared, and the sessions were definitely world class. It is difficult for me to single out any one instructor in particular. In my experience, all of the professors reached an exceptionally high standard across the board.
Was there anything that surprised you about the programs?
What surprised me initially was the consistent quality across all of the courses. Also, the diversity of the cohorts and the ease with which you could work with the participants was really a plus. It was an enriching experience to be able to work with people from so many different factions. For example, I had course mates from the U.S. military, the European commission, and a large Japanese company. The differences in terms of experience that the participants brought to the table were applicable immediately to my current situation.
Were you able to connect with your classmates? If so, what were the benefits of doing so?
The networking opportunities were an important aspect of the classes. I have had good connections from the certificate experience and have maintained contacts in Southeast Asia, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh, who have shared emerging issues, trends, and problems—and given me good feedback, which has assisted me in my teaching.
Did the programs meet your expectations? Would you recommend them to colleagues? Overall, the programs exceeded my expectations. They were well organized, and the takeaway materials were excellent. I found the programs to be a very useful and well worth the time and energy to attend. I would highly recommend the experience.


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Ward has a clever way of teaching students that everyone has a different opinion of art. [read more]
A complete set of portfolio assessment lessons from Maryanne Messier. [read more]
(Section: Art Book)
ARTISTS, ART APPRECIATION AND ART HISTORY all ages
Lessons that teach about art of the past and present. [read more]
(Section: Art History)
BE A CURATOR - HAVE AN ART SHOW all ages
An art curator is someone who works in a gallery or museum and is in charge of building art collections, researching art information, writing about art and placing artwork within gallery spaces. [read more]
BULLETIN BOARDS all ages
A growing list of ideas (many of them art themed) for you to use in your classroom. [read more]
(Section: Bulletin Boards)
COLOR THE SNOW all ages
Who needs a rainy day when you have a snowy day! Create you own winter wonderland with colorful buckets of snow. From Amanda Formaro. [read more]
(Section: Painting)
CREATING THE MOOD OF CREATIVITY all ages
Whether you are an art-on-a-cart instructor or a classroom teacher, here are a few simple extras that will allow you to utilize your environment to the creative max! Submitted by: Nifodora Krumrie. [read more]
CREATIVE PRINCIPLES Gr. 6-8
A series of simple design exercises to further understand of the Principles of Design and how each can be developed within a structured composition. From Ruth Hand. [read more]
(Section: Drawing)
THE DIE SAYS THE COLOR, THE PICTURE SAYS WE CAN Gr. K-2
A wonderful cooperative art experience for younger students using a die or set of dice. From Raquel Cuperman. [read more]
EXPRESSION AND JOY Gr. 3-8
Using the technique of cutting paper, participants will be making positive and negative shapes that will be used to create a composition. From Anitra Redlefsen. [read more]
FRUIT COLOR WHEEL PreK-5
Children will create a fruit-themed colour wheel as a decorative reminder of colour-mixing. From Kasia Ciesla. [read more]
(Section: Painting)
Sponsored by Abbeville Press. The twelve-volume How Artists See series is a wonderful introduction for kids to the world of art and to the observation of their world. Each volume presents sixteen diverse works of art devoted to a subject familiar to every child through personal experience. Here you can view exerpts from each of the books written by Colleen Carroll. [read more]
(Section: Art History)
MAKE YOUR OWN SKETCHBOOK Gr. 6-8
Lori Rennekamp shows you how to create and assemble a sketchbook from assorted materials. [read more]
SKETCHBOOKS! MAKE YOUR OWN Gr. 3 and up
A great way to start the new year is to encourage your students to create a place for all of their clever creations. [read more]
(Section: Crafts)
TASTY COLOR MIXING PreK-2
A yummy color mixing lesson that teaches students about the magic of color. [read more]
TEXTURE AND THE WORLD AROUND YOU Gr. 6-8
The object of this art project from Judy Braddy, is for the students to see, touch, and understand how to draw, paint and produce textures on any art project. [read more]
THE PAINTING BALLERINA Gr. K-8
The author of a book shares some inspirational ideas with you and your kinderartists. [read more]
RECOMMENDED BOOKSArt Matters: Strategies, Ideas, and Activities to Strengthen Learning Across the Curriculum


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A Kiwi teen's mission to trend worldwide on Twitter has resulted in him receiving thousands of phone messages, constant FaceTime requests and so many notifications that his phone couldn't handle the load.
Liam Martin, 17, runs a very popular Instagram account (1.5 million followers) devoted to painstakingly recreating the outfits and poses seen in glamourous photos of celebrities.
From heartfelt tributes (a stunningly accurate Ariana Grande) to feats of improvisation (a Taylor Swift with flowing instant noodles for hair), each image attracts thousands of comments and hundreds of thousands of likes.
So when Martin, who interns at Fairfax-owned Stuff.co.nz, decided he wanted to try to trend worldwide on Twitter, he started by leveraging the support of his fanbase.
"I was at work. I just decided, why not try to trend worldwide on Twitter?" Martin said.
"I didn't think I actually would. And then I thought, 'why not make it something crazy like my iMessage?".
So he promised to post his iMessage details – effectively giving his phone number to the world – if the #iMessagemeliam hashtag trended worldwide.
His first tweet, introducing the hashtag to his 50,000 followers, was retweeted more than 400 times. Later that day, his hashtag was among the most popular in the world.
i have never trended anywhere, so retweet
#iMessagemeliam and I will DM you my iMessage, lets try this — Liamthelion☯☮ (@waverider_)
July 27, 2014
"I kept tweeting and it started to get retweeted. It just blew up. Now my phone doesn't work properly," he said.
True to his word, he posted his details. Then the messages started to roll in. That night he tried valiantly to keep up with them, chipping away at the more than 14,000 unread messages.
"I know it was stupid on my part," he said, "but it was worth it."
The actual total number of the messages is unknown, because his phone struggled to load them.
Since his hashtag went viral, articles about Martin and his Instagram have appeared in publications like BuzzFeed, E! News, and the NY Post.
He said he was not overly concerned about people having his details – at the end of the day, his mission had been accomplished.
"It probably wasn't the smartest idea to give out my number… but hey, I trended worldwide."
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Mythbusters, SBS, 7.30pm
There's nothing wrong with the premise of this show, which tests the feasibility of urban myths, but the execution is way off the mark. The two hosts, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, come across as a couple of geeky, overgrown kids and the pun-heavy narration is insulting. Far too much of each episode is spent setting up the experiments, leaving only about 10 minutes of genuinely interesting footage.
Tonight our nerdy friends test whether a dropped match can ignite a toilet full of cleaning fluid, whether it's better to walk or run in the rain and if it's possible to design an ice bullet. The answers are not really, walk and no. Now you have got no reason to watch.
This is rating well for SBS, but it does the network no credit at all. What next? Pria Viswalingam's Funniest Home Videos? John Safran's Extreme Makeover?


text: By now we all know that Jef Holm says he is "not a practicing Mormon." But what about Sean Lowe, the recently eliminated contestant from The Bachelorette? Well, he recently gave an interview with Going Beyond Ministries and spoke openly about his religion after being (surprisingly?) sent home by Emily Maynard. [Read more…]


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So, after falling in love with a CZ 75B rental at the range I went out and purchased a P-01 Tactical a week ago. Took her to the range last weekend and although she feels great and is very accurate I am having a bit of a problem with the trigger.
First up the trigger feels very stiff - and it also seems to travel for quite a while before it releases. When I pull it back I need to pull pretty hard compared with some other guns I've shot (even the 75B) and then when I'm expecting the hammer to release there is that additional two millimeters or so before it actually does. After shooting about 250 rounds my trigger finger was getting very tired and I actually have a little bruise on it - that never happened before with any SA pistol I've shot.
Does that sound normal to you guys for a brand new gun? I actually took her apart and cleaned her inside out and out very thoroughly. Oiled all the contact points and even added a tab around the trigger area. Doesn't seem to make a difference. For my personal taste the trigger is too long and too stiff. What I would like to know is whether or not that is normal or if I should have it adjusted somewhere.


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Slice, Chop, Cut, Grate & Blend
A whole chicken? SAVAGE. Some chopped chicken? Delightful! And the same goes for veggies and fruits and other meats and cheeses. In the raw is for beasts and people on a paleo diet. Well prepared is for the civilized. Chop and slice and grate and all that. Pip pip.
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text: Despite the entire world knowing that Chris Brown and Drake started a nightclub brawl in New York earlier this year that left several people injured and Tony Parker almost blind in one eye, the police say there is not enough evidence to charge the pair with any crimes. That is such crap. If it had been two regular people they would still be in jail and facing all kinds of charges. I am not sure what it takes to actually get charged with a crime if you are a celebrity unless you are Lindsay Lohan. She gets charged all the time, it is just nothing happens to her. Drake & Chris Brown were arguing about who would get to have sex with Rihanna that night. Neither did that night, but Chris had sex with her Thanksgiving night and then probably called his girlfriend to come over.


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If Russell Crowe's character in Gladiator had been a woman, she totally would have rocked this arm cuff. The Aurelie Bidermann Camden XL 18-karat gold-plated studded leather weapon of arm destruction is certainly a statement making piece. Obviously, the statement it makes is, "I wear weapons as accessories. Imagine what I'm packing elsewhere." Or maybe "Try me big guy, I've got a arm full of spikes with your name on it"
But seriously, this is a tough looking piece of jewelry, which I respect. I'm just not sure it is something I would go buckling on for date night, or a night out at a club because I would be afraid it would be considered dangerous and someone would then confiscate my $1495 arm knife. That's right; it's almost fifteen hundred big ones for this stud. But I guess when you consider it is a safety device, a shield and an outfit enhancer all in one; you get some bang for your buck.
Shop this piece that will have you looking pretty in pink with a punch at Net-a-Porter.


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New Tactics on Reading at Middle Schools
Reviving an effort begun years ago to improve low-performing middle schools, New York City is changing tactics and concentrating on improving reading and writing skills.
The new plan is the second phase of a campaign started in 2008 by the City Council and the city's Education Department to bolster student performance at 51 of the lowest-performing middle schools. Three years later, the department and Council have rethought their approach and moved on — to an almost entirely different batch of 18 schools, where they plan to train teachers in literacy instruction for students who read at a third- or fourth-grade level.
"The core problem of literacy in middle school is you're transitioning from learning to read, to reading to learn," said Josh Thomases, deputy chief academic officer for the Education Department.
But middle school teachers are often not trained to guide that evolution. Instead, most teachers are taught to work in elementary or high schools, and only a fraction of them have a specific middle-school certification.
"Because of the way we license middle-school teachers," he said, "none of the teachers colleges actually train secondary teachers in how to teach kids how to read."
Over the remaining two years of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's term, the 18 schools will receive from $157,000 to $219,000 annually based on their size; the money is to be spent on retraining their teachers, hiring reading specialists and buying software and books. Since 2008, when the Council released a report on problems in public middle schools, the Education Department has directed an additional $5 million per year to 51 schools, money that will now go to the new group of schools.
At Emolior Academy, a middle school in the South Bronx that opened in 2008, this problem was on display everywhere. After learning that only 13 percent of his students met the proficiency bar by scoring a 3 or a 4 on the state English exam last spring, the principal, Derick T. Spaulding, papered the hallways with fliers that bellow: "2 Is Not Enough!!!"
Last week, sitting in his office with his long dreadlocks spilling over a tan suit, he looked the picture of calm, but frustration with his students' performance crept into his voice. "Our kids are able to read fluently; they just are not able to comprehend what they're reading," he said.
Many students arrive several grade levels behind, and their literacy gaps have spilled out of English classes into other content areas, he said. A science teacher recently discovered that students who had passed her class were unable to go back and understand passages of the textbook unassisted, he said.
With roughly $157,000 from the city, Mr. Spaulding is working with Australian literacy consultants and is training one of his teachers to become a reading coach. Come March, his school will open a second Saturday tutoring program and, for the first time, Emolior Academy will have sets of books in classrooms, instead of photocopies.
The Education Department chose different schools for the campaign's second phase because officials believed they would have more success with schools whose principals were already in the same support networks and regularly talked to one another, Mr. Thomases said. They were also looking for schools that enrolled many low-income, minority students, but were stable and showing signs of progress.
Of the original 51 schools, only 4 remain in the initiative, and 8 of them have been closed or are being phased out because of poor performance. Although a few appear to be improving, many of the middle schools that participated are still foundering. As a group, they posted higher test scores in the first two years that they received additional money, but budget cuts and changes to the state exams overtook much of that progress.
Of those that remain open, only one, a school on Staten Island, had more than a third of its students meet the state's proficiency standard in English last spring.
According to Mr. Thomases, all of the original schools that are no longer part of the campaign are either receiving additional money through other initiatives, or an annual stipend of $10,000.
The Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, who is most likely to run for mayor in 2013, said she was hopeful the second phase would offer lessons that could be applied to all middle schools.
"Notwithstanding progress we're making in our schools, they are the part of our system that's still the weakest," Ms. Quinn said. "It's the part of the system where parents say, 'I don't know what to do, I'm thinking of moving, I'm thinking of going to parochial school.' "


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How to Manage Pests
Pests in Gardens and Landscapes
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), also known as lion's tooth, puffball, blowball, and monk's head, is a major problem in turf, ornamental plantings, meadows, pastures, and alfalfa. The genus Taraxacum consists of about 40 species worldwide, but only two are found in California. Taraxacum californicum is found in mountain meadows and T. officinale is found as a weed throughout California.
Dandelion was introduced from Europe and has been used as a potherb and medicinal plant since Roman times. It has a high vitamin and mineral content. Mature leaves are often dried and used to make a mild tea. Roots are often used to make stronger tea or dried and used for various medicinal purposes including a mild diuretic. Salads, beer, and wine are also made from the leaves and flowers.
Dandelion is a perennial that grows best in moist areas in full sun; however, it can survive some shade and dry conditions once established. Dandelion grows year-round in California except in the coldest intermountain areas where it is dormant during the winter. It produces a strong taproot that is capable of penetrating the soil to a depth of 10 to 15 feet, but it is most commonly 6 to 18 inches deep. Buds grow from the uppermost area of the root, producing a crown that can regenerate "new" plants even though the plant is cut off at or below the soil surface. Sections of the root as short as 1 inch in length are also capable of producing new plants. There are no true stems; rather the leaves are clustered in a rosette at the base of the plant. Leaves vary in length from 2 to 14 inches and from 1/2 to 3 inches wide. Margins of the leaves are deeply serrated forming the typical "lion's tooth" outline from which the name is derived (dent-de-lion = tooth of the lion).
Flowering stalks are 6 to 24 inches in length and terminate in a compound inflorescence or head that contains 100 to 300 ray flowers and looks like a characteristic puffball. Each ray flower has a strap-shaped yellow petal with five notches at the tip. Dandelion flowers are not normally pollinated but develop asexually. Flowering occurs nearly year round in the temperate climatic regions of California. The seeds are achenes and are about 1/8 inch in length with five to eight ribs. At the apex of the achene there is a slender stalk (about two to four times the length of the achene) that terminates in a parachute-like structure (pappus), allowing the seed to be transported via wind currents for miles.
Seed germination occurs at or very near the soil surface. Light increases germination. The seed germinates when soil is moist and soil temperature is at least 50°F; however, germination is more rapid when the soil temperatures are closer to 77°F. Germination occurs throughout the growing season. The seedling stage can last 8 to 15 weeks, depending on temperature and growing conditions. Seedling growth is slower in cold weather.
Flowering begins soon after the seedling stage and continues throughout the life of the plant. Dandelion plants can survive for many years, developing massive, thickened crowns 6 to 10 inches across. These perennial plants are well adapted to irrigated areas such as in turfgrass, pastures, or alfalfa where frequent mowing or grazing is practiced.
Dandelion can be a major weed problem for turf and ornamental managers. In turf, it forms clumps that cause poor footing for athletic fields and golf courses. Dandelion's texture and color vary from that of normal turfgrass and the yellow flowers reduce the aesthetic quality of the turfgrass.
When dandelion infests turfgrass and ornamental plantings, it forms dense circular mats of leaves (6 to 14 inches in diameter) that crowd out desirable species and reduce the vigor of those plants that survive. Because of the extensive root system of established plants, hand-pulling or hoeing to remove dandelion is usually futile unless done repeatedly over a long period of time. Thus, control by this means is most successful in areas such as home lawns and gardens. Once a few plants become established in turfgrass or ornamental areas, their seed can be spread by wind or equipment.
Dandelion is also found in nontilled orchards where mowing is used for weed control. It can be a problem in spring when trees are in bloom because it is very attractive to bees. The pappus on the seed frequently clogs up tractor radiators, and roots of dandelion are attractive to gophers. As a weed in irrigated pastures and alfalfa, dandelion is usually most serious in the intermountain regions of California where these sites remain in production for long periods of time (more than 5 years). Although it is slow to establish, once established it is difficult to control because of its extensive root system.
Because dandelion seed can be windborne for several miles, prevention of new infestations is difficult. Solitary new dandelion plants along fence rows, roadsides, flower beds, and in turfgrass should be grubbed out (digging out the entire plant, taproot and all) before they produce seed. Monitor the area for several months to make sure that removal was complete. Areas with infestations should be isolated and seed heads removed until control can be accomplished. Turfgrass and ornamental areas should be well maintained to assure maximum vigor. Making these plantings as competitive as possible will slow invasion of the weed. Dense stands of turfgrass and ornamentals shade the soil surface, making the establishment of new dandelion seedlings more difficult.
Home Landscapes
In the home landscape, dandelion plants can easily be grubbed out, especially when they are young. Dandelion knives and similar specialized tools are available for removing individual weeds and their roots while minimizing soil disturbance. Control dandelion plants before they set seed to reduce the potential for further invasion by this weed. Also, landscape fabrics (see "Ornamentals" below) can be used to control this weed.
No single control procedure has been successful in controlling dandelion in turfgrass. Early grubbing of new seedlings has been successful when practiced diligently. These plants must be dug up regularly for several years to be successfully eliminated. Spot spraying isolated plants with glyphosate can be helpful, but the turfgrass is killed, leaving open areas. Overseed the open spots to establish a vigorous turf sod.
The preemergent herbicides commonly used to control crabgrass in turfgrass have not been successful in limiting germination of dandelion. However, a relatively new broadleaf preemergent herbicide, isoxaben, has been effective but, like all preemergent herbicides, must be applied to the soil before the dandelion seed germinates.
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Postemergent herbicides that control broadleaf weeds (2,4-D, triclopyr, MCPA, and mecoprop) can control dandelion seedlings. Control of established plants with a postemergent treatment is much more difficult; 2,4-D works best for established dandelion control while triclopyr, MCPA, and mecoprop reduce dandelion vigor but do not kill it.
There are few options for the control of dandelion in ornamental plantings. Prevention is very important. Hand removal or spot treatment of solitary plants with glyphosate will save time and money in the long run. Pulling or hand-hoeing is helpful if done periodically during the year; however, regrowth from the extensive perennial root system limits the effectiveness of this method.
Mulching with landscape fabrics can be particularly effective for controlling seedlings if the fabric is overlapped and no light is allowed to penetrate to the soil. Use a polypropylene or polyester fabric or black polyethylene (plastic tarp) to block all plant growth. Fabric mulches should be covered with an organic mulch to improve aesthetics and to reduce photodegradation. Organic mulches such as wood chips or bark may also be effective in controlling dandelion seedlings if they are at least 3 inches deep and are managed in such a way as to not provide a growth medium for new dandelion seedlings.
Isoxaben and oxyfluorfen have been useful in limiting dandelion infestations when they are applied to the soil before the seed germinates. These materials can only be applied by a licensed pesticide applicator, and control may be difficult because of dandelion's extended germination period. If isoxaben is used, lightly hoe any dandelion seedlings that escape the treatment; if oxyfluorfen is used, do not disturb the soil after application.
Few postemergent herbicides are registered for use in established ornamental plantings. Spot treatment with glyphosate can control existing dandelion plants, but do not allow the spray or drift to contact desirable plants or injury will result.
Dandelion can be managed in commercial orchards through summer cultivations or by maintaining a competitive cover crop. Glyphosate is often used to spot treat individual plants.
Letchamo, W., and A. Gosselin. 1996. Light, temperature and duration of storage govern the germination and emergence of Taraxacum officinale seed. J. of Hort. Sci. 71(3):373-377.
Mitich, L. W. 1989. Common dandelion—the lion's tooth. Weed Tech. 3:537-539.
Pest Notes: Dandelions
Authors: D. W. Cudney, Botany and Plant Sciences emeritus, UC Riverside; C. L. Elmore, Vegetable Crops and Weed Science emeritus, UC Davis
Produced by IPM Education and Publications, University of California Statewide IPM Program
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Goat Island is an island off the coast of Leigh, not far north of Auckland. It's part of a marine reserve and is a great place to spend a summer day swimming, snorkelling, diving and taking a trip on the glass bottom boat. The island was named Goat Island because sailors/whalers released goats on the island and would return to hunt them to obtain fresh meat after a long sea voyage.
This is a shot of Goat Island from the mainland. The tide is out in this photo, and you can see the rocks where fish dart around and hide.
These are blue mau-mau, and this photo was taken from the rocks. You can wade into the water and huge snapper swim around your legs. It's a bit freaky but cool too. People used to feed them frozen peas, although this isn't allowed these days. The snapper can get quite aggressive and go into a feeding frenzy. People have lost fingers.
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- Tell us a bit about this design and what is the message or meaning you're trying to convey.
- I wanted to make a design for my favourite FBI Agent in TV history, especially now that the show will return. It had to have style, look kinda ageless & do the show's weirdness justice. Much like that animated show w/ the super-annoying Secret Agent.
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- *clack* Diane, you know me: I'm an illustrator, a coffee enthusiast, a pie-chomping Bookhouse Boy and I go by the name kgullholmen. But ... are we sure about that? *clack*
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- Dear David & Mark: thank you, I'm looking forward to going back to that place 25 years later. And thank you, TeeFury, for having me back as well!


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UPDATE, 2:40 p.m: The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for northern Maryland (Frederick,Carroll and Baltimore counties) and extreme northwest Virginia (map), for 2-4 inches of snow between 10 p.m. tonight and 10 a.m. Saturday.
From 12:27 p.m.: A wound-up upper level disturbance will zip by to the south late tonight and early Saturday, in good position to produce another period of snow for the region.
However, especially for locations inside the Beltway and to the south and east, temperatures may be a little mild for accumulation and snow could mix with or change to rain at times.
Key points:
- Snow or mixed rain and snow starts between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. tonight (perhaps somewhat later east of town) and most likely tapers off early afternoon Saturday.
- For the immediate metro region and south and east, generally less than 1″ is expected due to temperatures near or slightly above freezing, and the chance of rain mixing in; overall a nuisance snow, low impact
- D.C.'s north and west suburbs may receive 1-2″, and far north and west suburbs 2-5″ (highest amounts in hills/mountains); overall a low to moderate impact
- With these kinds of systems, a narrow band of heavier snow can develop (see Wes Junker's technical discussion below), leading to boom potential; on the other hand, areas outside the narrow zone of steady precipitation may see only very light precipitation, leading to equal chances of a bust.
- As the storm moves off the Mid-Atlantic coast and races northeast, it may rapidly intensify, and produce blizzard conditions in eastern New England. Very cold and windy conditions will follow this storm. Winds may gust to 30 mph Saturday afternoon with temperatures Saturday night dipping into the teens to near 20.
Accumulation maps from other sources
NAM model high resolution
Canadian model
GFS model
National Weather Service
Hey DC! Saturday snowfall map: @9NewsDirector @wusa9 @Toppersweather @ericagrow @RussPtacek @capitalweather @WNEW pic.twitter.com/jYzTx4LMgY
— Howard Bernstein (@hbwx) February 14, 2014
Technical discussion, from Wes Junker
The models dive an energetic upper level system to our south on a track favorable to give us snow as its surface low passes across North Carolina.
Clippers are tricky little systems since they usually start off moisture starved. They generally produce a stripe of light snow across the area usually on the order of a dusting to 3 inches. However, occasionally they can get amped enough to give us stripe of moderate snow 3-5 inches but the track has to be perfect. The heaviest precipitation with clippers is usually found in a relatively narrow stripe making forecasting snowfall amounts with them complicated.
For this event, marginal temperatures for snow are an added worry with various models and model runs at odds whether surface temperatures will be below freezing during the event.
This morning's Short Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) system simulations illustrate how much slight changes in the strength and track of the clipper can have on precipitation. Below, each line represents one model run with either slightly different physics or slight differences in their initial conditions. The scale on the left indicates the amounts of precipitation that member is predicting during its run.
Three of the 21 members predicted the rare boom scenario. The 06Z NAM was in that heavy precipitation grouping but this morning's dropped the precipitation to the below the thick black line (the mean of all the model runs).
We've already had two higher order (more intense) clipper systems this season. The SREF guidance suggests there is some potential for such an event but the more likely result is for the clipper to produce between .07 to .25" inches of liquid equivalent. That would translate to a dusting to 2 or 3 inches if the surface temperatures stay below freezing. These marginal events often produce more snow outside the beltway then within as the slightly warmer urban temperatures keep down snowfall amounts. That could again be the story with this storm even if we end up in that narrow band of heavier precipitation.


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Designer Ines Di Santo found inspiration for her Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Couture Bridal Collection from the city of Florence — both past and present. Baroque beading evokes the cities grand architecture while mermaid silhouettes with dramatic bows were inspired by 21st century Florence.
The 24 gowns in the collection are a mix of voluminous ball gowns to sexy form-fitting silhouettes. Take a look at these five breathtaking gowns:
1 – This fit-to-flare taffeta gown has an Alencon lace overlay and from the front you can see a pink sash, which from behind features a large Obi bow.