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In 1972 the Veterans Administration formally designated West Haven as an Epilepsy Center along with the Durham VA associated with Duke University under the leadership of Dr. Antonio Delguado-Escueta. Other centers were later initiated throughout the country at Dallas, UCLA, Madison (Wisconsin), Minneapolis and Seattle. With this official recognition came funding for more extensive video and polygraphic monitoring equipment as well as wiring and camera placement in four private rooms. In addition to the monitoring equipment, the funding provided for a dedicated nursing staff with no other responsibilities and a clinical nurse specialist, Jean Shope, R.N. A neuropsychologist, Dr. David Glass, was also recruited reflecting the common cognitive, affective and behavioral problems encountered by our patient population having resistant complex partial epilepsy as well as frequent non-epileptic problems.
In 1974 the Yale/VA Epilepsy Center hosted the first of a number of epilepsy workshops and representatives from worldwide attended. Many issues were presented including early review of videotaped seizures from several centers. These examples were later part of the data used by the ILAE to establish a classification of seizures. At this meeting it was also agreed the VA Epilepsy Centers should collaborate in clinical research to address unanswered questions. Dr. Mattson agreed to lead a study on comparison of antiepileptic drugs and Dr. Antonio Delgado-Escueta proposed a study of treatment of status epilepticus (later led by Dr. David Treiman, an Associate of Dr. Escueta).
Dr. Mattson collaborating with colleagues from VA Medical Centers throughout the U.S. began comparative studies with the executive direction of Joyce Cramer that evaluated all the standard antiepileptic drugs over a period of 15 years. These were the largest controlled trials ever conducted in the field of epilepsy.
About the same time a small research pharmacology lab was also set up in a nearby room to conduct levels of alcohol and folate being studied in clinical trials. Antiepileptic drug level determination initiated by Dr. Brian Gallagher on the Yale campus in the late 1960's were also conducted in this lab with the arrival of Joyce Cramer in the mid 70's. She conducted some of the original studies of protein binding and interactions of valproate with phenytoin and developed a quick simple method of ultrafiltration later utilized in commercial preparations.
Soon it became clear that the epilepsy unit capabilities far exceeded the local VA need and other VA hospitals did not send sufficient referrals to fully utilize the capacity of the center. At the same time the Yale Epilepsy Clinic staffed by Drs. Richard Mattson, Brian Gallagher and Dennis Smith had large numbers of patients who were appropriate candidates for admission to such a facility but were not veterans. A unique "sharing agreement" was set up with Yale-New Haven Hospital allowing Yale patients to be admitted to the unit. YNHH billed the patient and paid the largest portion to the VA to underwrite the costs of operation. Very soon the epilepsy unit was admitting a majority of the patients under this agreement including women and children. Because no other large facility existed south of Montreal or north of Duke (Durham, NC), many admissions were from the eastern U.S. via Yale.
The initial focus in the Yale/VA Center in the late 1960's and early 1970's was monitoring of events to establish the diagnosis of epilepsy and specific seizure type or non-epileptic events. Polysomnograms were also conducted for suspected sleep disorders. The unit was also used for clinical research studies of the effect alcohol, sleep deprivation and hormones on seizures. The facility and staff also provided the site for clinical pharmacokinetic studies of antiepileptic drugs. In collaboration with Dr. Brian Gallagher, many early studies of antiepileptic drug level testing and correlation with clinical effects were carried out.
In the early 1970's Dr. Peter Williamson returned to the Yale neurology department after military service, joined the epilepsy team and focused on evaluation of intractable epilepsy for epilepsy surgery. Working with the Yale Electronics Engineering Lab, he developed intracranial depth electrodes using a modification of the "Ray" probe initially developed at the Mayo Clinic. Working with Dr. John Van Gilder, a neurosurgeon, the surgery program was born.
In the mid 1970's Dr. Van Gilder's student Dr. Dennis Spencer completed neurosurgery residency at Yale and continued on the faculty with special interest in epilepsy surgery, replacing Dr. Van Gilder who had taken another position. Soon thereafter Dr. Susan Soloway (later Spencer) after completing neurology residency at Yale joined the team with a special interest in epilepsy surgery. She assembled the cases that had been studied and treated by Drs. Peter Williamson, Dennis Spencer and Richard Mattson, and reported one of the earliest outcomes of this diagnostic and therapeutic approach using intracranial recording. The Yale Epilepsy Center quickly became one of the largest and most important epilepsy surgery centers worldwide.


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In its centenary year, Aston Martin has stepped up with a new concept car called the CC100 Speedster Concept.
It's a bold new design that takes the brand in an interesting new direction, while simultaneously looking back at the DBR1 - a car that gave Aston Martin its greatest sporting triumph on the track.
Powered by the AM11 6.0-liter V12 engine and mated to a six-speed hydraulically actuated automated sequential manual transmission, the concept made its world debut ay the famous Nordschleife, making a lap of the 14-mile circuit before the ADAC Zurich 24 Hours race.
Designed and constructed in less than six months at Aston's HQ in Gaydon, England, the idea was to create an iconic speedster concept that nods to the Le Mans- and Nürburgring-winning cars of 1959.
Measuring almost 15ft nose-to-tail, and more than 6ft wide (including mirrors), the Speedster body and interior were crafted from carbon fiber for both its weight and strength advantages, as well as to speed up to process over a traditional aluminum body construction.


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Remodista is a new US company in need of a brand identity and a strong logo that can convey—simply—what the company does and how it differs from its competitors.
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Remodista is a new, female-owned company that provides educational events and gatherings, for the digital education that mobility, mobile, retail, commerce, and cross channel selling professionals need to inform their strategy and business.
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The U.S. has a fiscal crisis, but not the one that everyone is talking about. Standard and Poor's proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the U.S. still has the world's preeminent reserve currency. When shocks hit -- and investors have no idea who or what might be next in line for a downgrade -- they buy U.S. government securities.
Downgrades don't usually have this effect. For example, if S&P or other rating companies downgraded France, that would set off a crisis within the euro region -- pushing up interest rates on French government debt, undermining euro-area banks, and perhaps putting pressure on the fabric of the European Union itself. With a one-notch downgrade of the U.S. government, on the other hand, S&P inadvertently managed to lower the U.S.'s borrowing costs, both at the federal level and for homeowners who refinanced their mortgages.
The U.S.'s fiscal problem is not that the market questions the country's ability to pay its debts. The willingness to pay was clearly proved by the outcome of the debt-ceiling debate, when even a majority of Tea Party adherents in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift the ceiling (though it would have passed without their votes). We most definitely do not have the kind of solvency crisis experienced by some emerging markets and now, for the first time, parts of Western Europe.
Growth Crisis
Instead, our crisis has two dimensions. First, we have a growth crisis. My MIT colleague, Daron Acemoglu, in a blog post on the Harvard Business Review website, makes the point vividly. In his view, one percentage point extra growth per year for the next 20 years would fix the U.S.'s budget problems. If we could manage to increase our growth rate from 2 percent a year to, say, 3 percent over the long haul, that would greatly boost average incomes, as well as tax revenue.
Acemoglu also argues that the U.S. economy can grow through innovation, but only if U.S. policies foster more basic scientific research and more effective commercialization of technology. The U.S. also needs to improve its patent system and allow more skilled foreign workers into the country, Acemoglu says.
The general policy mood may be shifting in this direction. Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, and Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, made similar points in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week. Bush's rhetoric was suitably vague for someone who is likely to run for president in 2016. Bush and Warsh felt the need to repeat the mantra of the day, "Cutting spending is essential," and then quickly made the right point: "But we will never cut our way to prosperity."
Income Distribution
Restoring growth is not easy because of a second, more debilitating element -- a paralyzing fight over the distribution of income, in which powerful people can block the government from doing anything sensible if that is against their narrow interest.
This dynamic can be seen in the debate over who will foot the bill for the 2008 financial crisis, which caused a deep recession that pushed up the federal government's medium-term debt -- what we should expect by 2018 for example -- by about 50 percent of gross domestic product. (You can check the Congressional Budget Office numbers yourself; start with points 9 and 10 in my testimony to a July 13 joint hearing of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees. The testimony was not refuted.)
Someone Pays
To control future debt levels, someone has to pay for that fiasco. But people in high-income brackets, working with various allies, have dug a brilliant defense against tax increases in the form of the Tea Party. Backed by 30 percent of the population, this group exploits the broad design of the U.S. Constitution, which gives well-organized minorities an effective veto power over major policy changes. The result is that, instead of letting President George W. Bush's tax cuts for the rich expire, we are headed for deep spending cuts that disproportionately affect the less-well-off.
More generally, powerful lobbies have amassed great privilege in the political system, and they can't be easily moved from their positions. For example, Jeb Bush and Warsh say, quite reasonably, "If banks are 'too big to fail,' they are too big. They must be allowed to succeed or fail on their own merit, without any hint of government support." But there is precisely no chance that Congress, the Federal Reserve or the executive branch will end the subsidies that undergird big banks, and that keep them in business through essentially free insurance against downside risk. Watch Bank of America in the weeks ahead for the next demonstration of what it means to be too big to fail.
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A Democratic split on the minimum wage showed Wednesday as the state Senate backed a bill that calls for a smaller proposed increase and without some side benefits contained in the House-approved version.
A Democratic split on the minimum wage showed Wednesday as the state Senate backed a bill that calls for a smaller proposed increase and without some side benefits contained in the House-approved version.
Negotiators from the two chambers have less than two weeks to find a sweet spot between the phased-in $7.75 per hour rate in the Senate plan and the eventual $9.50 hourly minimum in the House bill. That House proposal also calls for annual increases in years to come that are tied to inflation, an escalator that isn't in the Senate's bill.
Ahead of the 39-28 party-line vote, sponsoring Sen. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, acknowledged she would have trouble winning approval for a rate much above the one in her bill.
Minnesota's minimum wage last rose in 2005, when it went to $6.15. Since then, the federal standard has catapult past Minnesota's rate and currently sits at $7.25 per hour. Many but not all minimum-wage workers in the state qualify for the federal minimum.
More than 93,000 people are considered minimum wage workers, but more would be affected because they earn less than the eventual wage floor.
Democrats insisted that the state's wage is so low that it comes with hidden cost. Some are on public assistance programs and most make so little they don't pay income taxes.
"Minnesotans believe someone who is working 40 hours a week ought to be making enough to take care of their basic needs," said Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville. "They ought not be living in poverty."
Republicans were adamant that any increase will cost jobs as businesses look to contain their payrolls.
"It's another bill with false hope and false promises," charged Sen. Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes. "This is a poverty bill. People aren't going anywhere with this."
The Senate's bill includes three jumps, bringing the wage to $7.25 this year, $7.50 next year and $7.75 in 2015. The House version, approved on a largely party-line vote, has three larger steps until reaching $9.50 in 2015.
Put another way, a minimum wage worker with a 40-hour week could expect to earn $16,120 before taxes if the Senate position prevailed; it would be $19,760 a year by 2015 in the House plan.
Rep. Ryan Winkler, the sponsor of the House bill, said settling for a minimum wage below $8 would only take the pressure off to do more in future years.
"If it's less than $8 an hour, I wouldn't do it. If it's between 8 and 9, that depends. And if it's above 9, it's a clear yes," said Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley.
Of the 45 states with their own minimum wage, Minnesota now ranks in the bottom four. The House version would put Minnesota at or toward the top.
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said he prefers raising the rate above $9, but declined to say he would veto something less.
"Something is better than nothing but I would be very disappointed," Dayton told reporters ahead of the Senate action, adding, "I want work to pay — pay off for the family and pay for our society. That means someone working full-time needs to make enough money to bring them up to the poverty level."
The House bill also would permit people to take 12 weeks in unpaid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child — double the six-week limit now in place. That language isn't part of the Senate proposal.


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Hellibores and skunk cabbage are usually harbingers of spring. An unusually cold winter delayed spring bloom in Oregon. While the hellibores display was disappointing, skunk cabbage is putting on a real, if late, show. They are beautiful, but one whiff of a plant whose leaves have been bruised will tell you how it got its name. The Canadians, who have a lovely and direct way with words, call this beauty chou puant (stinking cabbage). Botanically, it's a lily and a member of the arum family. We are hikers who enjoy the backroads and byways of our beautiful state. Fortunately, the gorgeous skunk cabbage loves the bogs and meadows we traipse and copious amounts of fresh air overcome its scent.
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The nation's teacher-preparation programs have plenty of room for improvement, according to a new report.
A study released today by the National Council on Teacher Quality argues that teaching colleges are too lenient in their admissions criteria and have failed to prepare their students to teach subjects like reading, math and science.
The study is the group's second in two years. It found that just 17 percent of ed school programs prepare students to teach reading using all five fundamental components of reading instruction. Nearly half of the 907 elementary programs surveyed fail to ensure that candidates are capable STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – instructors.
The NCTQ argues that not only are these programs failing to train effective teachers, they're also making things harder for themselves by admitting inferior applicants. Three out of four U.S. schools that train teachers don't require applicants to be in the top half of the college-going population.
The study is a dismal read, given that the U.S. spends more than $6 billion each year to prepare teachers for the classroom.
We asked Kate Walsh, the NCTQ's president, for her take on why — if teacher-prep programs are so bad — school superintendents and administrators aren't sounding the alarm.
"There's a great hesitancy of public school educators to stand up to higher ed," Walsh explains. "They've almost been bullied by them, and one of the things (NCTQ) is trying to work on with districts is to get them to be more assertive about their needs and to say 'I'm not going to hire from you until you teach effective ways of reading instruction.' "
And the top-performing programs, according to the study? They're not the names you might expect.
The top-ranked elementary programs are Dallas Baptist University, Texas A&M University and The Ohio State University. While the top-ranked secondary programs are at Western Governors University (Utah), Lipscomb University (Tennessee) and Fort Hays State University (Kansas).
Few of the country's most prestigious programs make the cut. The report points out that sixty-eight of the top-ranked programs are at public schools that give students more opportunities to learn the tools of the trade without forcing them to take on thousands of dollars of debt.
When NCTQ released a version of this report last year, it was met with some skepticism among educators and those responsible for preparing teachers. Critics said the advocacy group should have visited individual teacher-prep programs and talked to graduates and students, rather than relying on syllabi.
Here's what's different from last year's take: instead of giving schools ratings, this year NCTQ ranked them both locally and nationally, arguing that doing so makes it easier for users to compare various teacher-prep programs.
This year's study is also bigger, including 836 institutions with ranked programs. That compares to 608 institutions last year.
NCTQ isn't the only group putting pressure on schools of education. Earlier this spring, the Obama administration said it is working on a plan to push states to evaluate teacher-prep programs, then to move more financial aid to high-scoring programs.
As Education Secretary Arne Duncan noted, there are more than 1,400 schools of education in the U.S. plus hundreds of alternative certification paths, and "nobody in this country can tell anybody which one is more effective than the other."
Groups like the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have also called for improving teacher prep. The open question now is, How?
Colleges and universities spend more than $6 billion a year training teachers. But according to a new study, most of these newly minted teachers aren't ready for the job. The National Council on Teacher Quality concluded that the vast majority of the nation's teaching colleges offer little or no practical classroom training. NPR's Claudio Sanchez explains.
CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, BYLINE: The last time NCTQ put out a report on the nation's schools of education, it accused them of malpractice. This year, most of the 836 programs it looked at were mediocre, at best.
KATE WALSH: It's almost as if the teachers haven't had any training, and that's what the data show.
SANCHEZ: NCTQ president Kate Walsh says, three out of four programs do not train the teachers in crucial areas, such as reading instruction and classroom management. Nearly half of the programs responsible for producing elementary school teachers don't prepare candidates to teach basic subjects, like math, science or history. This approach, says Walsh...
WALSH: Has nothing to do with training. Has nothing to do with giving teachers the skills they need to walk into a classroom on day one.
SANCHEZ: Education school deans have roundly criticized NCTQ for ranking institutions based on what they call flimsy criteria. Tom Stritikus, dean of the College of Education at University of Washington Seattle says, NCTQ has clearly hit a nerve.
TOM STRITIKUS: I think we've been slow to respond to the needs of school districts. So to some extent, we've opened the door up for groups like an NCTQ to tell us what we're not doing well, so we deserve scrutiny. But it's hard to draw strong inferences about particular programs or single programs given the kind of data that NCTQ uses.
SANCHEZ: For example, it relies heavily on simple course descriptions, rather than actually talking to students or observing faculty. So it's like judging a restaurant by simply looking at its menu.
WALSH: The menu analogy is kind of right.
SANCHEZ: Again, Kate Walsh.
WALSH: You know whether you are going to go into a restaurant and have hamburgers and French fries or lobster with a nice, crisp bottle of Chardonnay. You do learn a lot from what's on that menu.
SANCHEZ: But this is not just about evaluating course offerings, says Welsh. Admission standards for teacher candidates at three out of four institutions are so low, the weakest students on campus end up in their schools of education. And that, says Walsh, has to change, too.
WALSH: Thirty-three states have passed laws and regs in the past couple of years to raise admission standards. Put in more rigorous tests that teachers have to pass before they're allowed to leave a program.
SANCHEZ: Walsh says, even the Obama administration is preparing tougher measures to gauge the quality of teachers colleges and eventually fund only the best programs. NCTQ has briefed the U.S. Education Department on what those measures might be. The University of Washington's Tom Stritikus says, he has no problem with that.
STRITIKUS: But you need multiple measures to truly assess program quality.
SANCHEZ: And that is NCTQ's weakness, says Stritikus, it's a superficial evaluation, at best, even though his school looks pretty good in the new study. It's training of special ed. teachers was ranked second best in the nation, and it's school of education ranked in the top 15 percent overall. Stritikus worries, though, that the debate over reforming schools of education is already polarized, so shaming institutions by ranking them is not the most constructive way to help them improve. Kate Walsh admits NCTQ has burned a lot of bridges by shaming some colleges of education.
WALSH: But if school districts are buying into what NCTQ is doing, if states are buying into, it it doesn't much matter. They're going to have to be responsive.
SANCHEZ: Especially now, with the arrival of the Common Core state standards and tougher tests aligned with those standards. Mike Grego is superintendent of Pinellas County schools in Florida.
MIKE GREGO: If the quality of the teacher and the effectiveness and the content knowledge of that teacher's high, that school will perform well.
SANCHEZ: Grego says, unfortunately, most of the rookie teachers who applied for a job in his district this summer lack the knowledge and skills to teach math, science and history.
GREGO: We're spending a lot of money on professional development. Last summer, we spent close to a million dollars on mathematics and science and reading and writing training.
SANCHEZ: Grego says, he supports NCTQ's work, but he's not about to use its findings to beat up on the colleges that supply most of his teachers. Claudio Sanchez, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the only microbiologist in Congress, introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, or PAMTA, yesterday for the fourth time since 2007. The bill would ban non-therapeutic uses of medically important antibiotics in food animal production.
Food Safety News reports that the announcement comes just two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a dire warning about antibiotic resistance infections, and points out that while animal agriculture uses the majority of antibiotics sold in the United States, exactly what role the sector plays in the development of increasingly prevalent superbugs is still up for debate.
See related story: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Food Nearing a Public Health Catastrophe.
According to a news release from Slaughter, the latest version of the bill has two updates. The legislation now covers cephalosporins, bringing the total to eight classes of medically important antibiotics that would be banned from so called non-therapeutic uses. The measure also clarifies what is considered non-therapeutic "to ensure that any use of medically important antibiotics outside of treatment of a sick animal is not permitted," according to Slaughter's office.
Slaughter says she added cephalosporins in response to the most recent NARMS Retail Meat Survey data, which showed that over the past decade there has been a significant increase in cephalosporin resistance, especially on chicken and turkey products.
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Food Safety News says Rep. Slaughter has been loud and clear with her criticism of FDA's new approach to reducing non-therapeutic, or non-judicious antibiotic use in food animal production. The agency announced last year it will publish a rule asking drug makers to voluntarily remove their growth promotion uses from their labels and to bring the drugs under veterinary supervision. If the approach doesn't yield results, the agency may consider other regulatory options in a few years.
"We're going to pass this bill," Slaughter told Food Safety News. "We have to do it and we're trying our best to get the FDA to wake up. They need to end their listening sessions – they've been listening for long enough. We know for a fact that the industry won't voluntarily give these up – we know from years of trying that that's not going to work."
See related story: Antibiotic Use Statistics Prove Misleading.
PAMTA is endorsed by nearly 450 organizations, according to Slaughter. It remains unclear how much support Slaughter will be able to obtain in order to move the legislation forward. Food Safety News reports that Slaughter's office has just begun the process of re-enlisting old cosponsors and asking for new support for the bill. In 2011, the bill had 92 cosponsors in the House and a companion bill had seven cosponsors in the Senate. The legislation faces fierce opposition from livestock groups, the veterinary drug industry and agricultural interests in many states and congressional districts.
Read the entire article in Food Safety News here. Visit Slaughter's Web site for additional details.
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Learn the secret of dealing with the relationship control freak
Control freaks can make relationships very difficult indeed. Especially if the control freak in your life happens to be your life partner. Over-possessiveness is stifling and suffocating. Does your relationship sometimes feel more like a dictatorship!?
Possessive control freaks do anything to get their own way, including manipulation and even outright bullying.
They feel they have to dictate every aspect of a project and if you are their 'project' then you can have a real sense that they are stealing your autonomy and independence. Their possessiveness can drive you crazy!
Control freaks are uncomfortable even acknowledging that other people have a point of view!
Your partner may be attractive and know how to be charming when it suits but if they are over-controlling then something needs to be done for your sake. Control freaks will often:
- Try to control every aspect of your life
- Dictate what you and your friends should do
- Hate you going out or doing anything without them
- Seem threatened by any opinions that don't full in line with what they think
- Feel threatened by areas of your life that don't directly concern them and may criticize things they don't even know about
- Always assume they know what's best for you regardless of your point of view and give advice whether you asked for it or not
- Resent other people in your life who seem to exert influence over you in some way such as your boss, or good friends or even family members. They may constantly criticize or even try to keep you away from such people.
- Check up on you to see what you are up to. They may even go through your phone numbers or interrogate friends, colleagues as to your whereabouts
We all have a basic need of for a sense of control but the control freak has a need that is out of control! They may tell you their controlling possessive ways are signs of 'true love' but that's part of the control.
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FHA: Unsung Hero of the Recovery
Congress is looking at what to do about FHA in light of the pressure on its reserves and it's clear from a hearing that senators held yesterday the agency presents them with a conundrum. Lawmakers acknowledge the indispensable role FHA played in the aftermath of the mortgage crisis and continues to play today, yet it's equally clear the agency is in a tough spot, although given the pressure it's been under it's been managing its reserves remarkably well.
Testimony by market experts that appeared before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday indicated that the housing market, and the broader economy by extension, would have been in much worse shape had FHA not stepped in with affordable mortgage credit when it did. By some estimates, it prevented home values from dropping an additional 25 percent in the darkest days after the downturn.
Testimony also made clear that the cause of FHA's challenge to its reserves is the very opposite of what caused the mortgage meltdown. The mortgage meltdown was caused by lax underwriting and confusion about the strength of the mortgages that collateralized the private-label mortgage-backed securities that were so popular among investors during the housing boom. FHA's challenge is very different. It never relaxed it's underwriting standards and it maintained the safety and soundness of its mutual mortgage insurance fund throughout the boom.
After the crisis, the federal government and private sector looked to it to help shore up the market, and it did, but as a side-effect of that, it took on a lot more borrowers at a time when the broader economy was struggling. As a result of many factors outside its control, including widespread job losses and declining home prices, a portion of the borrowers it took on struggled. The result is a shortage in one of its reserve funds. But even here, the problem is not as acute as it sometimes sounds in the media, because FHA maintains reserves for 30 years, a requirement that far exceeds the private sector.
Against this backdrop, NAR President Gary Thomas made a strong case for careful action by Congress as it decides what, if anything, it should do. He shared with lawmakers the compelling story of how FHA stepped in at a critical juncture and through little fault of its own, took a hit to its reserves. In a sense it saved the economy from a much bigger blow but it did so at the expense of its own reserve fund.
Snippets of Thomas' remarks to the Senate Banking Committee are in the 3-minute video above.
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Think a big mistakes not to keep FHA. First
Time buyers usually go this way.would hurt
Market worse. The government has wasted
More money that has nothing to do with FHA


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BlueCosmo needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 67 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
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As a novice of Java in general, I basically understand its security model,
particularily the inability to access the local file system from a browser.
However, one Java textbook I have seems to indicate that you can change 'permissions'
of sort, from the browser to possibly allow Java applets to write a file
to the local drive. I tried this in Internet Explorer, and there appears
to be a series of configs in IE's 'options' that would allow applets more
control in reading/writing files locally. However, after making the settings
in IE, my applet still doesn't appear to be able to write a file to the hard
drive. Does anyone know if this can work ( also it is for use on an inside
Intranet, where security is less of a concern ).
Many thanks..


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This is what the Electric Vehicle Company's "hansom" taxis looked like in 1898.
Photo Credit: The Electrical World
This is a look into the charging station at 1684 Broadway, a converted ice skating ink.
Photo Credit: The Horseless Age
This is what the process of swapping batteries looked like, with the battery getting pulled from the vehicle and a new one put in its place.
Photo Credit: The Horseless Age
The very first electric cabs from the company, seen here in 1897.
Photo Credit: New York Public Library
This is Herald Square in Midtown Manhattan in 1908. The Electric Vehicle company was bankrupt by this time, but there were still some electric hansom taxis plying the streets, as you can see in the middle of the red circle.
The term "horseless carriage" makes a lot of sense of these cabs, designed just like their horse-powered counterparts.
Photo Credit: Shorpy.com
Here you can see a line of electric cabs waiting at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street in 1899.
Photo Credit: New York Public Library
This is another view of the Electric Vehicle Company's early cab, the Morris & Salom "electrobat."
Photo Credit: Bruce Duffy
An Electric Vehicle Company taxi in 1899.
Photo Credit: The Horseless Age
Here is a diagram of the cab's layout, featured in 1898 in the then-prominent magazine The Electrical World.
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This week I've volunteered to transcribe for FreeBMD. FreeBMD is an ongoing project aiming to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records.
I've found FreeBMD very useful in the past - especially for finding other halves of marriages and for births where the maiden name of the mother is part of the index.
I've downloaded all the relevant software and just uploaded my first page. Already I'm starting to get quicker while remaining accurate - hopefully!!
So far so good - I'll update on any interesting names that I find along the way.


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Campus Construction Update for Week of Oct. 21-27
These are among the construction activities scheduled Oct. 21-27 at the University of Wyoming.
Parking Lot Closure -- The parking lot east of 10th and Lewis streets will be closed beginning Monday, Oct. 22. Workers will clear the area to prepare for the start of the construction of the Michael B. Enzi STEM Facility.
New Home -- The Honors Program has moved into the new Honors Center at 10th and Ivinson streets. The classroom is open for classes, and landscaping is complete.
The UW Facilities Planning Office reports the following activities for the week:
Ivinson Parking Lot -- The Ivinson monument masonry work is complete. A concrete ramp and monument pad will be poured this week. Commemoration plaques will be installed the first part of November. All four metered spaces and motorcycle parking are blocked off for contractor staging. Work may require the Ivinson sidewalk to be closed at times, so pedestrians will need to go around the area. All of the Ivinson parking lot is now open, adding 67 new parking spaces including ADA (Americans with Disability Act) spaces and four metered spaces. Access is from both 10th and 11th streets. Landscaping is complete.
UW Office Annex (21st Street and Garfield, scheduled completion Nov. 15) -- The project involves partial renovation of the lower level of the west wing for improvements to offices and other adjacent multi-use spaces. Mechanical and electrical installations are complete. Ongoing work includes building systems controls, sheetrock, texturing and painting. The main corridors in the lower level will have limited access, due to construction activity, starting Oct. 2. All exiting doors will remain operable.
ESCo Project (Energy Services Company) -- Long Energy Services Co. employees will be working in Engineering, AG, Centennial Complex and Education sites this week. This will have minimal impact on building occupants. Workers will wear identification badges.
University of Wyoming/Casper College Student Union (UW/CC Student Union, scheduled completion November 2013) -- Exterior structural framework is completed and roof membrane is installed. The building will be closed in for remainder of the interior construction activities. Framing of interior partitions in UW third- and fourth-floor spaces has begun.
White Hall Renovations -- Demolition will be complete on all floors this week. New installations continue on the ninth through 12th floors. Excavation for a new transformer vault on the east side of White Hall is scheduled to begin this week. Fencing is placed around the area. The west parking lot will be closed until summer 2013.
Energy Innovation Center (formerly ERC, at 1020 Lewis St., scheduled completion October 2012) -- Access to main campus will be between or through Earth Sciences and the Berry Center. Lewis Street will remain closed during construction. Parking will be limited in areas around construction, including the drive along the west side of Engineering. The access from main campus, along the west side of Engineering to Lewis Street, will be closed during this phase of construction. The west end of the ramp, behind the Engineering Building, will be closed. Handicapped parking has been relocated to the northwest corner of Lewis and 10th streets, with access through the Berry Center or Earth Sciences Building to main campus.
Interior finishes continue throughout the building. Door and hardware installation is under way. Installation of lab equipment and casework is nearing completion on the first and second floors, with floor finish to be completed. Work continues on the south retaining walls to prepare for landscaping. Landscape work is finishing on the north side. Interior painting is nearing completion, with floor finishes progressing throughout the corridors.
Honors Center (10th and Ivinson streets) -- This project is complete. The classroom is open for classes, and the Honors Program has moved into the remainder of the house. Landscaping is complete.
Museum Closed -- The UW Geological Museum is closed for renovation and is scheduled to reopen later this semester.
Counselor Education Training Clinic (Education Building, scheduled completion Nov. 19) -- Renovation construction work continues in the northeast portion of the Education Building basement. Limited access for students, faculty and staff via the northeast building entry has reopened. Construction activities and staging will continue, requiring appropriate caution in the area. Construction staging will continue to occupy a portion of the pedestrian walkway and accessible parking area northeast of the Education Building. Temporary substitute accessible parking has been designated with temporary signage.
The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities for the week. Please direct questions to the service desk, 766-6225.
Knight Hall -- Repairs have begun on the ceilings where lighting upgrades were recently installed. Crews have started patching and painting on the third floor and will continue to work throughout the building. Please use caution near equipment and materials.
Earth Science Building and Coe Library -- Cell site upgrades began Oct. 11. Work areas will be isolated to the roof and mechanical penthouses. The contractor anticipates drilling and coring activities during off hours or early morning.
Engineering Building -- Water from fire pump testing will be diverted to Lewis Street. Please use caution in areas of running or pooled water.
Jacoby Golf Course -- Construction continues on the east campus drainage project at Jacoby Golf Course. The inlet construction should start by the end of October and will affect the play of hole #7 once construction is started. Re-seeding has been completed. Signs are posted at the affected holes and in the clubhouse. Affected holes will be off-limits during construction hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m.) for the remainder of the construction period. Please use caution in the work areas.
Education Building -- Final system work continues in the Education auditorium to integrate new projector equipment with the existing system.
Campus -- Crews are blowing out irrigation systems for the season using compressed air. Work is scheduled to continue throughout October. Overspray on sidewalks and driveways may create slippery spots. Please use caution.
Beta House -- Renovations to the first and second floors are under way. Completion of the project has been extended to late November due to mechanical and plumbing issues.
Rochelle Athletic Center -- Construction is ongoing on the hydrotherapy pool room renovation in the training room. The staging area is at the southeast corner of the building. Access to the area will be limited to authorized personnel.
Hansen Arena -- Repair of the water main and site cleanup is complete.


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Sherry Good Show
Xerez CD 0-0 Nàstic (17:09:11)
The mandatory beaming smile broke across my face as I glanced down at the agenda for the day on the short train journey from Seville to Jerez: "Fiestas de la Vendimia" - A three week extravaganza of sherry, horse-riding and flamenco, and a Segunda División match between the local darlings, Xerez CD and their visitors from Catalonia, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Six hours of sampling sherry before a football match - what could possibly go wrong? Bring it on...
I think Xerez is my favourite name of any football team, ever. Heh-reth or, in the Andalusian accent, simply Heh-reh. Saying it out loud - which I hope you're all doing now - admittedly, transforms your face into hamster-like-features but, that aside, it's tremendously good fun to pronounce. Especially, and here's a good tip, after six hours of drinking sherry.
Considering it was fiesta time, things seemed a little quite as we made our way across town to the first port of call, Bar Juanito. Not to worry too much as this stage though, because this place had picked up an award for the best tapas dish in Spain: a plate of artichokes. They were alright. A little on the bland side, in truth. I'm putting myself forward to judge of the best tapas in Spain for 2012 - so what this space on that score.
Bar Juanito: lovely beer and surroundings trump the 'award winning' artichokes.
En route to the centrepiece of Old Jerez, the impressive 11th- and 12th-century Islamic fortress of Alcazar, we got sidetracked by a sherry tasting festival that was kicking off next door. Lowering a few glasses in the cultural capital of wine - or "sherry" as is generically called around here - wouldn't go a miss on a scorching hot day would it? All the local bodegas (wineries) were represented and for €1 a pop you could have a drop of their finest offerings served up by beautiful women kitted out in traditional costumes. And don't worry about trying to slide the glass in your bag afterwards whilst nobody is looking - that comes free.
A bit arty after a few glasses of sherry, Last?
Six sherries later and we were on our merry way. But again we didn't get too far. Around the very next corner was the "Feria Gastonomica de la Vendimia" - which roughly translates as every bar in Jerez with a stall knocking out their food speciality with a ready supply of booze. If this was a cartoon, my eyes would have popped out on springs. The most popular person in the street was a chap scooping out free sherry to passers by from a huge barrel. We stopped to pose for a photo. It took my wife three goes to get the perfect snap, which meant three glasses of free sherry. Always thinking, my wife. Bless her.
Fiesta time in Jerez. Now where's that chap scooping free sherry from a large barrel...
...here is is ... next to the grinning, and rather merry, Editor of EFW. Cheers old chap.
As kick-off drew closer I asked which bus was best to get to the stadium? Everybody laughed. The bus drivers were on strike. Good timing. There they all were across the street in a little hut getting tucked in like everyone else. Good for them. Just follow the blue shirts, I was advised.
Following those blue shirts took me across a bit of wasteland near to the ground and into a street full of "characters". This was strictly the domain of the Xerez CD ultras, Kolectivo Sur. Luckily, Brighton & Hove Albion and Xerez CD have a fast-growing mutual friendship, so I was welcomed with open arms and had several bottles of beer thrust into my palms. Xerez had around 8000 abondos (season ticket holders) last season as well as 60 different peñas (supporter groups). And their view on last season? 'Vamos a echarle huevos' (we want to see a bit more effort).
HQ of the Kolectivo Sur
Mis nuevos amigos
Always present. Always passionate. The Kolectivo Sur.
I was told the game to see would be a Xerez v Cadiz derby. All police leave is cancelled for that one; barking dogs outside Jerez's beautiful old tile-walled de la Frontera train station the lot. Things were a little more sedate as Nàstic rolled into town though with a following of zero travelling supporters.
I was under strict instructions to buy a Xerez CD mug for the Guardian's Spanish football correspondent, Sid Lowe. I did try Sid, but I couldn't find any club shop despite lapping the ground beforehand. If only you'd have asked for a bag of pipas. These sunflower seeds are the favourite snack of Spanish football fans, but there is a fine art to actually eating them without swallowing half the shell. You can buy pipas everywhere. Mugs no, pipas yes.
Things that you notice in the 22,000 capacity, Estadio Municipal de Chapin then. First and foremost, there is a palm tree in the ground. It's tucked away in the corner next to a hotel which has a balcony overlooking the ground. Note to self: book room in AC Hotels, Jerez next time I'm in town. It's also got the dreaded running track as well, and if you've paid €10 to sit behind either goal - it's a fair old distance from the actual pitch. And then there's the mascot. I'm not sure if he's there for every game, but have you ever seen a man dressed, head to toe, as a newspaper? At first I thought it was that cartoon of milk used in Blur's 'Coffee & TV' video. That or a mattress.
Hotel with a balcony overlooking the ground, tick. Palm tree in ground, tick.
And just for good measure: the best football in Europe?
I think it's best we gloss over the actual game. It finished 0-0 and I don't recall there being a single shot on target. The club had given me a press pass and a doff of my sombrero to them for that. Next time though I'll join my friends in the South Stand. The trains in this region are brilliant, and so by the third peep of the full time whistle, I was back on the train to Seville in very good time for their match with Real Sociedad later on that night. *the photo at the top of this article was taken from a picture in the ultras bar.
Estadio Municipal de Chapin
Previous postcards from this trip: Real Betis v Mallorca and Cordoba v Numancia.
Tomorrow on EFW - Crossing Enemy Lines: Sevilla v Real Sociedad
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City of Portland's Role in District Energy
Connecting multiple properties into shared utility systems can significantly reduce costs while improving environmental performance. Communities throughout the world are developing district energy systems in response to rising energy costs and growing concerns about climate change.
What is the City's role?
District energy is a key strategy in Portland's Climate Action Plan 2009. Deep reductions in carbon emissions are reachable by improving energy efficiency and enabling multiple buildings to utilize more renewable fuel sources and technological advancements. By 2012, the City plans to establish at least one new district energy system. To support this effort, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability funded a business-case feasibility study for the North Pearl District.
In 2011, the City worked with the Portland Sustainability Institute to create a series of background and research documents for key opportunity sites in Portland:
- District Energy Frequently Asked Questions
- North Pearl District Energy Analysis Summary
- Rose Quarter District Energy Analysis Summary
- South Waterfront District Energy Analysis Summary
- Streamlining Portland's District Energy Regulations
- Development, Ownership & Governance Models
Additional neighborhood-scale research is available in the Portland Sustainability Institute's 2010 Background and Screening Report, Neighborhood Infrastructure: Doing More with Less.


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Once an oddity with a $50,000-plus price tag, automated steering is fast becoming mainstream, spurred in part by sharply dropping prices.
Agricultural power equipment and after-market automated steering manufacturers say that interest in automated steering systems is growing dramatically as growers recognize the potential of these systems to improve productivity of both their labor force and their crops.
Falling prices have undoubtedly contributed to the heightened interest. Today, a basic after-market steering system can be added for $5,000 to $7,000 — the price of a lightbar guidance system just a few years ago. Prices for higher-accuracy real-time kinematic (RTK) steering systems have fallen below the $20,000 barrier.
Automated steering manufacturers say that the market for automated steering products is at the "early adopter" phase but is beginning a transition to wider acceptance as more growers recognize the technology's benefits.
"The marketplace is moving rapidly," says Sid Siefken, sales channel manager for Trimble Navigation. "A couple of years ago, if you bought an AutoPilot [Trimble's RTK automated steering product], the people down at the coffee shop thought you were crazy. Now they are marveling at the straight rows and being able to cultivate at night. Automated steering is not about being lazy; it's about being more efficient."
"This is no longer science fiction, high-tech stuff," adds Richard Gould of TeeJet Technologies. "Automated steering has become mainstream — a known commodity."
Steering trends
Some competitors credit Trimble with shaking up the market when it introduced its EZ Steer steering-wheel-drive assisted steering system in late 2004. "That's when the gloves came off," says one competitor.
Currently priced at about $5,500 for a complete system that provides 6- to 8-in. pass-to-pass accuracy, it set a new low-price mark for this entry-level segment.
Since then, numerous after-market steering system providers, including AutoFarm, Hemisphere GPS, Raven and TeeJet, have joined the ranks of manufacturers offering one or more steering systems for less than $10,000.
Hemisphere GPS and AutoFarm have drawn a line in the sand for low-cost RTK systems, which offer repeatability not found on basic systems. (See "Automated steering basics," page 13.)
Although these systems don't provide the same sub-inch accuracy of higher-end RTK systems, they offer the repeatability necessary to use automated steering for multiple field operations throughout the season, says Jeff Farrar of Hemisphere GPS. "The direction we have taken is the mainstream consumer," he says. "The $15,000 system serves the majority of growers who need repeatability without the additional cost of subscription fees."
"RTK systems have been perceived as extremely expensive," adds Deane Malott of AutoFarm. "Now they aren't."
High-end RTK systems from the likes of John Deere, AGCO, Case IH, New Holland, AutoFarm and Trimble aren't far behind from a pricing standpoint for buyers served by the growing number of RTK networks. A fully featured stand-alone system with a base station can cost $30,000 or more. But the net price drops to the $18,000 to $23,000 range for some high-end RTK steering systems when the cost of a stand-alone RTK base station is eliminated.
By some estimates, RTK networks now cover about 120 million acres of U.S. farmland. (See "Accurate to the inch," January 2007, page 23.) These networks typically require an annual subscription in the $1,500 to $2,000 range, or a one-time configuration fee.
Power equipment manufacturers continue to be key players in the automated steering trend. Virtually all manufacturers sell their own brands of automated steering equipment, and several offer brands from after-market makers as well. Most key manufacturers offer major tractor and combine models with guidance-ready wiring as standard equipment, and virtually all larger power equipment can be ordered with this feature.
New for 2007
AutoFarm, TeeJet and Raven are offering new automated steering models for 2007. A new player, Topcon Positioning Systems, also has entered the marketplace.
AutoFarm RighTrac offers 3-in. pass-to-pass repeatable accuracy in a system that uses its OnTrac wheel steering unit and an RTK base station for $16,500. For an additional $1,000, you can replace the OnTrac unit with a hydraulic steering package. Although the system offers less than the sub-inch accuracy of higher-end RTK systems, it will be attractive to many row-crop farmers, Malott says.
The new FieldPilot 220 from TeeJet Technologies is a hydraulic steering system that offers 8- to 12-in. pass-to-pass accuracy for $5,500. The system uses the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) GPS receiver in TeeJet's Centerline 220 lightbar (included in the price) to provide directional input to the steerer. A system with this accuracy is ideal for tillage and preplant and solid-seeded crop spraying, says Gould of TeeJet.
Raven Industries' new QuickTrax system uses AutoFarm's mechanical steering-wheel device, but pairs it with a Raven controller, lightbar and GPS receiver. Depending on the components, it provides 6- to 8-in. or 4- to 6-in. pass-to-pass accuracy for $7,400 or $15,780.
Topcon focuses on the ag market in 2006 with the purchase of KEE Technologies. It outfitted the X20 precision farming system with new Topcon GPS+ software, providing a multi-constellation satellite guidance system. The additional satellites provide higher accuracy and more up-time, says Rhett Schildroth of Topcon.
Implement steering ahead
Trimble, Case IH, New Holland and John Deere are adding implement steering options to their product lineups for 2007. They join AutoFarm, which introduced its implement steering system in 2006.
The Trimble TrueTracker Implement Steering system marries a high-end AgGPS 252 receiver, navigation controller and Orthman steering coulters in a system that integrates with (and requires) its AgGPS AutoPilot tractor steering system. It promises 1-in. repeatable accuracy for the implement following the tractor on slopes or variable soils that cause significant equipment side-draft. It sells for $16,995 for a two-coulter system, and $18,995 for a four-coulter system.
The John Deere iGuide system, which will be available in limited release in 2007, automatically shifts the steering pattern of the tractor to compensate for implement drift. It is compatible with John Deere AutoTrac integrated vehicles with GreenStar 2 systems (except 9000 series track and wheel tractors).
John Deere also has announced a completely automated system, the iTEC Pro that not only guides the tractor, but automates implement controls, ground speed and end turns at headland and interior boundaries. It will be available for limited release in 2007. Details about the Case IH and New Holland implement steering systems had not been released at press time.


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Posted: Thu 30 Nov 2006, 00:08
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212,213b USB flash names not retained in Pmount, Univ Inst
I have been having some problems with USB flash devices. I tried an experiment.
I have an old Thinkpad with a single USB1.1 port. A hub is plugged into that, and in the hub is a SanDisk Flash. I also have a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card with two ports (only one of which seems to work by the way, don't know why). I have a PQI Istick flash in that.
When I booted up, the SanDisk was designated sda, the PQI as sdb. MUT, Pmount and Universal Installer agreed.
Then, I pulled the SanDisk out.
MUT showed it (sda) gone, no problem. sdb remained.
Pmount for some reason thought
flash drives were gone.
I then plugged the SanDisk into the same port I pulled it from.
MUT, ever reliable, reported it back again, as sda.
Pmount now showed the SanDisk as sdb, the PQI as sda! Universal Installer did likewise.
Other times moving flash drives around, it seems the system just can't keep up with it. But the above test was a very simple, slow test. It should have managed with that!
Oh, and one other nit to pick with Pmount: if you move the window somewhere, then press the refresh button, it goes back to where it was first!
BTW probedisk also thinks the disk names got swapped around:
sh-3.00# probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|I-Stick2 IntelligentStick
/dev/sdb|Direct-Access|SanDisk Cruzer Micro
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Posted: Thu 30 Nov 2006, 00:59
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I repeated the experiment. First I got rid of the hub. Then I replaced the PQI with a Firefly.
The below window shows first "probedisk" right after boot, then again after I pulled out the SanDisk, then again after I plugged it in again. It switched names after pulling it out.
sh-3.00# probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|SanDisk Cruzer Micro
/dev/sdb|Direct-Access|LEXAR JD FIREFLY
sh-3.00# probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|LEXAR JD FIREFLY
sh-3.00# probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|LEXAR JD FIREFLY
/dev/sdb|Direct-Access|SanDisk Cruzer Micro
I tried the same experiment in Puppy 211 by booting to ram, and outside of the fact that Pmount was completely out of the running (as chronicled in my other thread), the results were identical. So, no 212 change caused this problem. It's been with us a while.
Moral of the story seems to be, leave those flash drives plugged in while Puppy is running!
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Posted: Thu 30 Nov 2006, 02:14
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Or - use what has existed since Devfs - then later > Udev rules allow:
That topic was touched upon just previously !
(Mounting & remounting Esp. w/multiple devices
"claiming resources"
On > " first found - claims" basis.
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Posted: Thu 30 Nov 2006, 11:27
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Looks like we don't have udev <sigh>. Or at least, it's not being used. Sure would be nice to have automatically generated, but then persistent names for our devices.
On that issue of removing devices that haven't been umounted, it is worst case for flash drives because the writes for them are cached for 30 seconds IIRC to cut down on the write cycles (limited by the memory type of the device).
I think this is why I had an earlier problem with Universal Installer. I must have moved my flash at some point before invoking it.
Fortunately Puppy's fast boot makes it relatively painless to get everything ordered and settled down again, but we don't want Puppy to get a Windows-like reputation of needing frequent reboots.
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Posted: Fri 01 Dec 2006, 02:15
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Udev is now the method of "devices" interface !
Devfs was unmaintained, and oft -
bit of a "cludge" to implement -
But even then - persistent naming was a
user option
Background RE Scsi:
Devices could be 'daisy chained" > changing mount points, "names" & resources !
Block vs character File systems and all virtual file systems.
Takes a bit of in-depth delving to get head around how kernel must access any file system structure:
Udev is used in all 2.6_xx kernel series -
HOW that standard is applied may vary to distributions goals-
Very unlikely ANY supplied kernel would not include all (common) support !
(When the kernel makefile is included -
check applicable options.)
Hardware - OEM's
specific standards: Flash, pen drives, etc.
All peripherals.... scanners, cameras =new are added daily.
to support OSS/Linux !
If a better understanding is goal -- a good start would be to follow supplied URLs .
O/System offering I.E "wizardy to probes, installs etal;-
Falls short of needs - manual configuration is indicated - or wait for developer to pre-supply Req'd capability !
Beit binary Apps - development tools - documentation.
In Windows - few choices - Linux has
for any user
of taking back control > within time, personal interest - practicalities.
(Phew - did
just say all that - musta bin the
Sum,,, people, if hardware just_"works"...... just_use & enjoy -
Nothing wrong w/THAT !
If it were -
might not exist ?
Best of regards
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Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2006, 11:39
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I believe you are suggesting udev is already in Puppy, although I'm not sure I catch your drift.
I find no evidence of it. The data structures are not there, etc. I don't think it's just a matter of a user taking control. Perhaps it is in the kernel, and a very knowlegable user could rework Puppy and set up the data structures and get it running, but I'm not up to it, without a huge effort anyway. And I don't want to get too far from a standard Puppy either.
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Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2006, 21:54
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Udev is part of all 2.6_xx kernels
Devfs is also included
Following supplied URL's - persistent naming rules may be user set
Using Scsi probe utilities - anything may be located/enabled
If Puppy supplied a (.config) kernel makefile - the support options chosen by developer would be known:
less /usr/src/linux/.config|grep USB|less
# Miscellaneous USB options
# CONFIG_USB_BANDWIDTH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND is not set
# CONFIG_USB_OTG is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_FREECOM is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ISD200 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DPCM is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_USBAT is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR09 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR55 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_JUMPSHOT is not set
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ALAUDA is not set
# CONFIG_USB_LIBUSUAL is not set
# USB Input Devices
# CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT_POWERBOOK is not set
# CONFIG_HID_FF is not set
# CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV is not set
# CONFIG_USB_AIPTEK is not set
# CONFIG_USB_WACOM is not set
# CONFIG_USB_ACECAD is not set
# CONFIG_USB_KBTAB is not set
# CONFIG_USB_POWERMATE is not set
# CONFIG_USB_MTOUCH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_ITMTOUCH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_EGALAX is not set
# CONFIG_USB_YEALINK is not set
# CONFIG_USB_XPAD is not set
# CONFIG_USB_ATI_REMOTE is not set
# CONFIG_USB_ATI_REMOTE2 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_KEYSPAN_REMOTE is not set
# CONFIG_USB_APPLETOUCH is not set
# USB Imaging devices
# CONFIG_USB_MDC800 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_MICROTEK is not set
# USB Multimedia devices
# CONFIG_USB_DABUSB is not set
# Video4Linux support is needed for USB Multimedia device support
# USB Network Adapters
# CONFIG_USB_CATC is not set
# CONFIG_USB_KAWETH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_PEGASUS is not set
# CONFIG_USB_RTL8150 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_USBNET is not set
# CONFIG_USB_MON is not set
# USB port drivers
Partial listing only > as can be seen, USB/ Scsi interface/cold<>hotplugging, virtual file systems are all intertwined:
Above is only a sampling - NA to others > I have customized all to own hardware, CPU /Gcc flags & App "use' options enabled by Gentoo
Puppy probes the detected file systems and/or run Level "S"intiates !
If defaults do not enable anything - user has two options - take control or wait for the distribution to change.
Instead of probing Device bus & DMA reports (OEM capabilities)
rework Puppy and set up the data structures
It sounds more intricate than is:
Puppy has own variations & odd scripted probe commands to use
own wizards.
Relaince on Ppy Docs /form are needed if anything does not work.
That is no different than using "official" Linux Docs. and full Bash CLI to configure anything
Once that is tackled (backup all first) confidence to expand further is now yours.
The user then has minimized dependency of distribution developer
All is merely "generic" Linux > why add addtional levels of learning for tools not used by other Linux distribution offerings ?
Linux is the kernel - all else are add-ons
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Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2006, 22:22
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Well, Gn2, you seem to be saying I (and each of us) can fix this problem in our own copy of Puppy.
While theoretically true, it is less helpful than it seems.
Let's take an example. Say I researched everything, made sure never-before used parts of Puppy's kernel did in fact function (cross my fingers!), and made up a set of rules that turned all my /dev/sdx on the USB into permanently-named /dev/usbx.
Great, what do I have? Some names of devices that not one Puppy script uses! OK, I go though all the scripts and make the changes. A week later a new Puppy revision comes out. Now where am I?
Of course, if it is to be implemented,
has to do it, and then submit the code to Barry. But it might make sense to ask him first, if he is going to modify all those scripts (or get their owners to modify them) so the new naming scheme can be used. He might not care to expend the effort.
If I am misreading you, please let me know. But it looks like this is more than an individual effort (unless that individual is Barry Kauler
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Posted: Mon 04 Dec 2006, 22:48
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Correct - any such naming convention would be based on each individuals' OWN devices & work habits !
Defaults as supplied work for supported hardware & most used tasks -
In same manner as when anyone had an odd wireless device or firewire peripheral - manual config is then needed -or wait & hope !
Puppy has an additional unique requirement - it was intended to be user hands_free and run in RAM mode -
All support pre-configured in initrd & squash file system.
Nobody should ever expect any O/System will
fulfill all variables possible !
Barry cannot test all > nobody can .
(Better probe techniques may however be in future)
> Ya pays your money & takes how the coin lands.
Or "spend" own time/efforts to take control.
Nothing is free.
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Posted: Thu 07 Dec 2006, 23:08
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Gn2, do you know if existing device names such as sda1, now assigned by the system willy-nilly, can themselves be made permanent with udev? In other words, that the "sd" names could be made permanently available?
If so, I can see a script that does the following:
1) Maintains a database (a simple flat file) of 10 or 15 sd names that correspond to particular USB flash devices - when one of these is detected it is assigned its fixed sd name.
2) If a new device is encountered, it is automatically assigned an unused name by the system and a new entry is put in the database for it.
3) If more devices than that that upper limit of 10 or 15 are encountered, they revert to the current temporary device naming scheme.
4) If a permanently-named device is no longer used, it can be removed from the database by editing, thus freeing up a slot for a new device.
This will get rid of this problem while remaining invisible to users.
I understand your bias toward "taking control", but most of our users are Windows refugees, and they need this stuff to be taken care of for them. Those who really do want to take control can simply look at the script to see what it is doing (as with all scripts in Puppy) and modify or discard as they like.
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Posted: Fri 08 Dec 2006, 01:01
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Sadly there is a vast difference to enabling own needs vs trying to
supply any wizardy for others that always "
just works
" ?
Hence the present varied distribution approaches towards easing our pains.
Yes sir - you do have the ability to use present Linux tools - (some are add-ins) to develop own solutions.
I am lazy - tend to "side-step" any glitch (unless cannot live w/ any subsequent system
) ;
As a direct result of anything I
be able to alter to suit own needs.
So yes, seems to me - we can take control, but often the end results just do not justify all the added hassles ?
As you found..... a "work-around" ease of merely leaving devices plugged in during a session !
Since the whole topic of
handle is readily apparent
Yet no distribution has come up with a widely_acceptable solution -
Despite the fact.... a great many very talented coders are focused on working on the problems -
Hard enough to cope with "
hard install esoterics - let alone Puppy's unique requirements ?
Personally speaking - I can barely cope w/my own errmm..... uniquely "creative" ways of:
(DUHH) NOW what did I do - =
supozed ta_happen ?
Sorry, I have no more to offer - this particular Linux glitch - is
too personal to user's own unique requirements - for me to hastily suggest any pre-supplied solutions .
Besides- as well suited as Puppy is for most - it is NOT well taylored for mine
The innovations however, will be folded in to good advantage
- only time will tell > I
sure won't )
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Posted: Tue 12 Dec 2006, 03:19
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Udev - rules/ordered loading
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Posted: Tue 26 Dec 2006, 02:48
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I have tried the experiment in 213beta with the same result.
However, I have discovered that while what I reported was correct, my interpretation of it was wrong.
It turns out pmount and MUT do NOT lose track of the sda, sdb, etc names in conducting this experiment. Instead, pmount loses track of which device has which
vendor description
That is, if I mount sda either in MUT or in pmount (leaving sdb unmounted), I find the same files on that drive - even though MUT thought sda was the SanDisk while pmount thought it was the PQI.
So it appears, this is entirely a pmount problem.
Pmount also still has the very annoying habit of moving its window around when you hit the refresh button.
I just realized, from looking at the pmount code, that pmount depends on probedisk. Since probedisk also loses track of the description, so does pmount. I have sent an email to Antonio Gallo who wrote probedisk, to see if he has a later version that does not have this problem. There appears to be no way to get version info off the current probedisk.
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Try these. I just compiled from the 0.74 source package of libhardware found at:
I have no idea if it'll fix the problem just thought I'd see if I could find the most recent version.
845 Time(s)
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Nope, still broken:
sh-3.00# #flash drives as booted
sh-3.00# /root/probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|I-Stick2 IntelligentStick
/dev/sdb|Direct-Access|LEXAR JD FIREFLY
sh-3.00# /root/probepart
/dev/hdc|iso9660|0|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/hda1|vfat|36968337|Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2|swap|2086560|Linux Swap
/dev/sda1|msdos|1991997|DOS 16-bit FAT >=32M
/dev/sdb1|msdos|2030560|DOS 16-bit FAT <32M
sh-3.00# mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
sh-3.00# ls /mnt/sda1/this*
sh-3.00# umount /mnt/sda1
sh-3.00# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdb1
sh-3.00# ls /mnt/sdb1/this*
sh-3.00# umount /mnt/sdb1
sh-3.00# #pulling out intelligentstick now
sh-3.00# /root/probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|LEXAR JD FIREFLY
sh-3.00# /root/probepart
libcfdisk: unable to open /dev/sda
/dev/hdc|iso9660|0|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/hda1|vfat|36968337|Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2|swap|2086560|Linux Swap
sh-3.00# mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
mount: Mounting /dev/sda1 on /mnt/sda1 failed: No such device or address
sh-3.00# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdb1
sh-3.00# ls /mnt/sdb1/this*
sh-3.00# umount /mnt/sdb1
sh-3.00# /root/probedisk
/dev/hdc|cdrom|MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175
/dev/sda|Direct-Access|LEXAR JD FIREFLY
Notice, I had put a blank file "this_is_intelligentstick" on the IntelligentStick, and similarly on the Firefly, just to identify them properly.
Hmmm, looks like the error is different from what I reported last (of course I didn't plug in again to see what would happen further, as it seemed pointless). It's that probedisk gets the manufacturer info right, and the system knows what drive is really still there, but probisk reports the actual drive letter wrong.
If you have two flash drives, you can check this yourself. I don't think it is anything peculiar to my hardware.
BTW, I checked this on 2.11, hope that does not matter (212/213b broke my wireless, one of the ndiswrapper cases).
Isn't there an ordinary shell command, or set of commands, that will yield the same information that probedisk does - only correctly?
If so, we should just chuck probedisk and replace it with these commands in the scripts where probedisk is used.
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This past weekend I just wanted to have a good time. Nothing to rush off to, no chores, no errands. Fabulous Friday.
I was going to run with Eric and Matt and then we were all going to hang out, but it was storming so we couldn't run. So obviously, instead of staying inside from the storm, we went to Publix in order to pick up some baking supplies! =]
We made Bakerella's Brownie Candy Cups. I know you're wondering why I made these with two people named Eric and Matt... Well, all my girlfriends are at college so I'll take what I can get! They love me just enough to bake with me, but I don't think they love me enough to help me hide the bodies. But we won't talk about that anyway...
OK! So onto the baking. It was really easy to do:
I found them to be delicious. And I think everyone else did too. We made these at Eric's house and his family had finished off the rest by the next morning!
So bottom line -- if you're looking for a quick and easy treat, these match the criteria.
And in other news, I'm closing on my house on Monday!! *AIEEEEE!!!!*


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Monday, March 19, 2012
88 Great Daddy Daughter Dates: Review and Giveaway!
And just a tip-- don't let dad have all the fun! I found some ideas in this book I think I might have to do with the kids myself. For those of you who have spring break coming up, you might have occasion to put these ideas to work very soon!
With today's busy schedules, it can be difficult for fathers to create meaningful memories with their girls. 88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates provides dads with a wide variety of fun ideas for spending quality time with their daughters. Each date tells dads what to grab (any needed supplies), where to go, and how to grow together while having a blast and making great memories. Included for each date are Scriptures and questions to get the conversation flowing. From bird-watching and making paper airplanes to bowling and photo scavenger hunts, there's something for every dad and every little girl ages 6-12.
The perfect gift for Father's Day or any time, 88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates is sure to help Dad connect with his daughter in new and fun ways.
Good news! I have 2 COPIES of this book to give away! Leave a comment here for your chance to win. I will draw the winners one week from today!
16 comments:
II'm entering to win! What a great book idea - and I'm sure Noah and I could use it for some mother son dates too. :)
- March 19, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- Anna-Lisa said...
What an awesome idea for a book! My husband and I were just talking about him taking our daughter on dates so she knows how a man is supposed to treat her. Thank you for this awesome book.
- March 19, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Lilly said...
I would love to enter to win. My daughter who is 6 is definitely daddy's little girl. They do things over the weekend, but what a great idea for a book with new and fun ideas. Thanks for the opportunity to win a great book.
- March 19, 2012 at 8:26 PM
- chanamiata said...
What a great book! This would be great for my husband to use with both of our girls- especially since the oldest is really his oldest granddaughter, whom he's been raising since she was two (before we were married 7 years ago). She's a young teen now (14) and just really starting to wonder about dating and what it means and how she should expect to be treated, and my husband wants to establish a comfortable relationship with her in that area, but isn't sure how. This book sounds like it would really help him to have some starting points. Thanks for the opportunity to win such a great resource!
- March 19, 2012 at 9:26 PM
This is soooo neat... my husband would love to use this book.. thank you! email@example.com
- March 19, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- wendi Hauser said...
I LOVE this idea! As my daughter gets older, my husband is having a difficult time trying to figure out how to relate. He NEEDS instructions! This could also be insightful for me to use for both my kids to learn to talk to them and relate. Thanks for sharing this!
- March 19, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- CBishop said...
Would love to win a copy for my son, Brandon. He's learning how to be a godly single Daddy to Hailey who is 4, & Hunter who is 2 years old.
- March 19, 2012 at 10:53 PM
- Joyce said...
Great idea for a book! Would love to win a copy for my husband to use for our daughter and me to use with our son. Trying to teach both of them what to look for in a mate and how they should treat someone and act on a date. They both love to go on daddy/daughter and mom/son dates! And we enjoy them too!
- March 20, 2012 at 12:14 AM
I would love to have this to give my husband more ideas about what to do with our daughter!
- March 20, 2012 at 1:14 AM
My son has 4 girls ranging in age from 2 to 11 years. Not only would this book give him ideas but it would be helpful to some of his friends. This would help him make more memories with his girls. Fannie in Kansas
- March 20, 2012 at 3:46 AM
- A Nest in the Rocks said...
I would LOVE to give this book to my husband! He takes each of our kids out on special 'dates,' and our daughter especially eats it up. He's often at a loss for things to do, though, so this sounds perfect. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
- March 20, 2012 at 8:17 AM
I would love to get this for my son who has an eight month old daughter. They already have that daddy/daughter relationship that melts our hearts. We also have 2 daughters (who have only boys) but they always remember especially their date with dad when they were Brownies.
- March 20, 2012 at 10:01 AM
How fun this would be to win!! Thank you for the opportunity!
- March 20, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Debi said...
I don't know who would enjoy this more: my husband or my daughter! :-)
I'd love to win a copy for them!
- March 20, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- Wendy Bello said...
What a great book!! And I know both my husband and my daughter will love it!
- March 20, 2012 at 10:16 PM
I would love to enter. My daughter just turned 1, and it would be great to give my husband ideas of things to do with her as she grows through the years.
- March 22, 2012 at 5:42 PM


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