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since upgrade to testing, X works very fast. The problem:
Open the screen freezes. But then i can still move my mouse.
So when I switch to another tty and then come back to X it continues to work, till next freeze.
Maybe one freeze per minute.
errorlog in the dmesg:
Xorg:6013 freeing invalid memtype d0000000-e0000000
Xorg:6006 conflicting memory types d0000000-e0000000 write-combining<->uncached-minus
reserve_memtype failed 0xd0000000-0xe0000000, track write-combining, req write-combining
Xorg:6014 freeing invalid memtype d0000000-e0000000
[drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0
I dont have any xorg.conf I use evdev. Maybe I should recompile the 2.6.29 kernel specificated? Or recompile DRM specificated? Or some one knows what or why this error happens.
Last edited by saf (2009-03-30 12:24:24)
I had similar problem. In my case it wasn't possible to force xorg to work again. I had also very similar dmesg output.
I've solved the problem by adding nopat booting option to the kernel.
i added this boot option. Everything seems slower but still the same problem. :-(
I think you can fix the write combining issues by booting the latest 2.6.29 kernel from testing using the "enable_mttr_cleanup" boot flag. This should get rid of MTRR errors and should enable the i915 driver to do its job correctly.
It is a very nice clue! However it should be "enable_mtrr_cleanup" not "enable_mttr_cleanup" - double "r".
I've combined nopat and enable_mtrr_cleanup and now everything seems to be working properly (I have also testing kernel).
how did u add the enable_mtrr_cleanup argument?
by recompiling the kernel, in grub or init?
thanks for more details
Add it to your kernel line in GRUB. That's what a boot flag is
thats from my menu.lst:
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda4 enable_mtrr_cleanup nopat vga=0x31B ro
initrd /kernel26.img
but still totally same error with the freeze and switching.
now the dmesg error is smaller only one line per freeze:
[drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0
some one knows what this means?
Last edited by saf (2009-03-30 15:24:06)
OK, I've checked my system very carefully and it didn't work properly: GDM login screen and some of flash animations were messed up and suspend didn't work at all.
dmesg output shows [drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] error. So, I decided to downgrade xf86-video-intel-22.214.171.1242-2 to xf86-video-intel-18.104.22.1682-1 and now everything seems to be OK (and I hope it is OK indeed).
I've added nopat and enable_mtrr_cleanup booting flags
I've downgraded xf86-video-intel-18.104.22.1682-2 to xf86-video-intel-22.214.171.1242-1
Try to add these booting flags (you can try to omit nopat option) and check what version of xf86-video-intel do you have installed on your system.
hm not working to me
i tried both
22.214.171.1242-1 from testing and 184.108.40.2062-2 from AUR with nopat on and off.
Always same error.
What about with other warning/error messages, i.e.
Xorg:6013 freeing invalid memtype d0000000-e0000000
Xorg:6006 conflicting memory types d0000000-e0000000 write-combining<->uncached-minus
reserve_memtype failed 0xd0000000-0xe0000000, track write-combining, req write-combining
Xorg:6014 freeing invalid memtype d0000000-e0000000
Is the vblank error appears once or several times in dmesg out?
no since i have the nopat and enable_mtrr_cleanup bootflag, only
[drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0
error comes in the dmesg, one time per freeze.
I'm getting the same vblank error, and my login screen (GDM) is messed up, as well as my screen when I gksudo after upgrading from testing. Tried to get a screenshot but that just shows the whole screen messsed up. funny thing--looking at the screenshot with gthumb messes up my screen also--just a band across the middle of it. Flash does this also. tried downgrading to xf86-video-intel-2.4.3-1 (in extras), but that completely borked my xserver.
Doesn't freeze up though.
is there a bug filed for this somewhere?
I'll try rolling back to xf86-video-intel-184.108.40.2062-1. Have to find it though, not on my system.
Well downgrading took care of my problem.
only nopat and no enable_mtrr_cleanup everything is ok.
but add enable_mtrr_cleanup then xorg has this error.
saf, please remove enable_mtrr_cleanup and only add nopat to kernel parameters, then recheck this error, if no error, tell me.
Last edited by hubertstar (2009-04-05 18:24:41)
Disabling DRI also solves the problem. (Option "DRI" "False" in xorg.conf)
I'd like to add something strange here :
Everything works fine on my 945GME with or without DRI.
However, when using DRI and resuming from suspend to ram, I start to get these "vblank" erros in dmesg, once every minute or so, and the screen is no more updated but everything works (you can still "blindly" click on items or so)
Switching to vt/1 and back resumes the screen refreshing until next "vblank" error.
I will try your kernel options, but that should be filed as a bug, doesn't it ? (I may do it later today)
last night i got the same issue (exactly the same one) so i remembered i had my xorg.conf active to load dri2 i guess, so i removed it (to let xorg handle evrything) and evrything went fine after that, i needed no extra kernel parameters and this update seems at least doubling the speed of glxgears from ~600fps to ~1100fps on a gma950
I am encountering the exact same error on my laptop. It happens any time I try to watch a video, though mainly with VLC. It loads, I can see the video and then instantly X crashes back to GDM. It happens with mplayer as well, but only if I move the window so far it seems.
I have tried nopat, enable_mtrr_cleanup to the kernel line in GRUB, still the same problem
Where would I put "Option "DRI" "False"" in xorg.conf? Which section? I have searched the xorg.conf manual but it only tells to look for readme.dri, which wasn't a help either. I tried just putting that line in xorg.conf but of course not in correct section X wouldn't start. Thanks for any help!!
I'd guess the Device section.
Commenting out modules didn't help?
Last edited by karol (2009-05-27 19:10:11)
I actually have no xorg.conf as pretty much all has been OK w/autodetection. Could someone with the Intel chip/laptop paste theirs? Much appreciated.
Hmm not for me.. error I get is the "[drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0"..
How about this one https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/350306
^^ I tried all suggestions in the comments, still the same thing. VLC barely launches before crashing and mplayer plays videos fine, but if I move the window anywhere it instantly crashes X back to GDM.
Hmm not for me.. error I get is the "[drm:i915_get_vblank_counter] *ERROR* trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0"..
check this bug report: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
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Need a powerful, simple, glowing logo and seal for online entrepreneur Tania Gabrielle - Celebrity Numerologist. Specialize in coaching both high-end business clients, celebrities and families. Teach the ancient science of numerology to my students across the globe.
Tania Gabrielle, Celebrity Numerologist
Logo that is simple, powerful and glows - fit for a world-renowned Celebrity Numerologist.
Two examples of a simple yet powerful logo I like:
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The design is meant to leave an instant impression - be uplifting, strong and happy. I love the all rose, red colors, purple/violet, gold and aqua, though the design need not use all of these.
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- Item 1... Too many colors
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Making weekly visits to your local library is an important habit to establish with children. Your local library is a treasure house filled with books that will provide kids with endless opportunities to grow, expand, learn and have fun.
Making weekly visits to your local library is an important habit to establish with children. Your local library is a treasure house filled with books that will provide kids with endless opportunities to grow, expand, learn and have fun.
And don't forget to tap into the wonderful resource that is your local librarian. These people are real pros and can quickly help you find what you're looking for and also direct you to the gems you didn't even know existed.
One of the most important jobs we have as adults is to help children connect with reading and learning in a positive way. Make that person you.
"Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 139 pages. Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 9-10 and older.
Sometime things come together in strange ways with no apparent connection. But, like pieces in a puzzle, one begins to see how they fit. So it was for 10-year-old Winnie Foster, the Tuck family, and the strange man in the yellow suit.
Winnie Foster is an only child and doted upon by her mother and grandmother. What Winnie really wants is to be by herself for a change, do something interesting. Fed-up with being over-protected, Winnie decides to run away, just for a little while, into the woods. It is there that she meets Jesse Tuck.
The Tuck family had stumbled upon eternal life after they drank from a magic spring 87 years ago. From that time on they never aged and couldn't die. They were stuck, exactly the age they were when they drank that water.
When Winnie discovers the Tuck's secret, Jesse and his family are frantic. No one must find out about the magic spring, and the Tucks must make Winnie understand why — that living forever is not the blessing one might think. But a strange man in a yellow suit has followed Winnie and Jesse and, having a different opinion of eternal life, tries to cash in on the Tuck's long-kept secret. It's up to Winnie to save the Tucks and ultimately do what she's longed for — to make a difference in the world.
Magnificently written, it is little wonder that this classic story continues to be enthusiastically embraced since it was first published more than two decades ago.
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Choices this week: "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman; "Olivia and the Missing Toy" by Ian Falconer; "Diary of a Worm" by Doreen Cronin
"Bananas in My Ears: A Collection of Nonsense Stories, Poems, Riddles & Rhymes" by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Candlewick, 2012, 84 pages, $15.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 6 and older. Read yourself: age 7-8 and older.
This collection of 26 nonsense stories, poems, riddles and rhymes written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Quentin Blake is packed with fun. Covering such concepts as breakfast, bedtime, going to the seaside and the doctor, this hilarious romp through typical (and not-so-typical) moments in life will elicit smiles and laughter and is guaranteed to charge the imagination in every good way.
"King Arthur's Very Great Grandson" written and illustrated by Kenneth Kraegel, Candlewick, 2012, 36 pages, $15.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 4 and older. Read yourself: age 7-8.
Henry is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of one of the bravest knights to ever live — King Arthur. Knowing full well that waging battle runs in his blood, on the morning of Henry's sixth birthday he puts on his armor, takes his sword, sets off on this donkey in search of adventure.
Eager to engage in combat, Henry first seeks out a Dragon, then a Cyclops, a Griffin, and at last the dreaded Leviathan. Much to Henry's astonishment, no one will fight him. But his adventure is hardly a letdown, for Henry discovers something far greater than he imagined.
A delightful story in every way, this selection is bound to please readers, both young and old.


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you think you are starting a station, or a zone, but you are not ~ you are starting a program ~ one start time is all that is needed to have every station in the program to run in sequence
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Only 1 Program and ONLY 1 start time.
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Program A> Start time 1 > Zone run time - If all zones have minutes inputed into Program A then start time 1 will run through all the zones. So if each zone is set for 10 minutes. Start time 1 will start up zone 1- run for 10 min, then zone 2- run for 10 min, zone 3 - run for 10 min and zone 4. Then the system will stop.
If you use start time 2 , 3 and 4 and will do the exact same thing. As well as the controller has stackable start times. So if you have 4 start times all at 4 am. with all zones running 10 minute. Start time 1 will finish with a total run time of 40 minutes. Then it reverts back to Start time 2- with another 40 minutes of run time and so on
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There should be no pressure on Opening Day, but that's not the case with Jerry Manuel, who was thrust under the microscope the day after the 2009 season ended when COO Jeff Wilpon said he expected better things this season from his manager and GM Omar Minaya. And, with 16 of their first 22 games at home, there an even greater sense of urgency to get off to a fast start.
And, that fast start start has to come without Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes, and with a suspect rotation.
"We need to get off to a good start but what we need more is consistency and so to merely focus on a good start is not enough," said Manuel, who knows a slow start could doom him before the All-Star break.
Ordinarily, this wouldn't be the case, but the Mets were 70-92 last season following two late-season collapses.
The season is underway, so let's talk about it. I plan to blog the games with you as I have the last three seasons, and hope this time we're talking late into October.
Here's today's line-up vs. Josh Johnson of the Marlins:
Alex Cora, SS
Luis Castillo, 2B,
David Wright, 3B
Mike Jacobs, 1B
Jason Bay, LF
Gary Matthews, CF
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Rod Barajas, C
Johan Santana, LP
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Larry and I took our sweet time to step back from racing, and re-think why we do it, and where do we want to go next with it. With both of us deciding to stop doing 100M races (at least for the moment, for quite some time, with only possible break from it if I get into Hardrock 100 and he - into Western States 100, but the chances are slim to none), we took a hard look what racing on trails means to us, and what would it mean for the future.
With that said, and without going into details, things slowly and totally by themselves were forming into thoughts and ideas.
With nothing to prove and most of well-known "must do" races done, with no desire to have any kind of pressure, and with a wish to see new places in states we wouldn't have visited otherwise, we are looking into some mid-country outings for 50M jaunts on the trails (so we can actually see around in a daylight), and as summer brings back intense heat, an escape from it is planned with some week-long fast-packing trips. There are still options we consider from one to another, and we'll pick and choose them as we go, but at least the "list of where to pick from looks absolutely exciting!
We'll be local for the reminder of the fall, may be joining a new marathon, then organizing a picnic and a run for HCTR, volunteering (owning one and only AS) at CactusRose50/100M, and there is still a chance I'll register and give my best shot to San Antonio marathon in November - I am truly training for it, but saving on that decision only if I feel I have in me to do better than that off-the-couch Austin marathon past February. And AFTER that is when the real fun will begin...
Thanksgiving will see us running big loops in Big Bend National Park. Mid-December we both make a trip to see a state of Tennessee for a Lookout Mtn. 50. After visiting family in Oklahoma for Christmas, we'll, once again, spend 24 hrs manning an AS at Bandera 100k. Next for me something I eyed this year - a kind of newish as a race (if not a totally new place) Ray Miller 50M - I've read good things about the course, and Keira is an awesome RD.
I've never been to Kentucky, so thought this 50 might do well as an invitation, although at the same time Arkansas sounds great too, and Syllamo 3days offers a perfect mix for a spring break with kids: I run 50M, Larry runs 50k, we switch watching and entertaining the kids, and have fun as a family.
Another possible Arkansas outing - and on its best trails - would be in April for Ouachita 50. Might be good spacing out for the pinnacle of the "racing" season, one I just learned about - Bryce canyon 100k! I had told Larry long since we've met that out of Utah Canyon National Parks Bryce is my most favorite, and there is a spot there that brought tears to my eyes. We planned to go fastpacking there next year anyway, so when I heard of this new race - it was a "ding-ding-ding!" and an easy decision.
(There are a couple new races in my former home-state of New York that look totally awesome, but I will have to take Larry there in 2014, otherwise it's getting already crazy! And yes, things WILL BE cut off this insane schedule, in case you're wondering).
Next comes summer, a time when we long for escape from heat and humidity of Austin. Depending how things play out with lotteries of WS100 and HR100, which we can't predict and plan on not counting on (see above), there are couple of options. Basically, the idea is to run a 50M race easy and tackle a long trail backpacking experience to it as a vacation. There is a split: Siskiyououtback 50M in Ashland, OR (I did 50k option in 2005, the trails are to die for!) and then visit to another former home of Portland - and on to a week on Wonderland trail(!!!), or a combination of Elkhorn 50M and a week in Glacier National Park (with a visit to Danni) - I've ran in Montana once back in Bridger Ridge 20M (ouchie awesome!) and would love to go back.
What else? We want to be back in Flagstaff for a new 50 miler, see more of Grand Tetons - TOGETHER! and see Lisa S-B and her clan, do Zion traverse, circumnavigate 165M of Tahoe Rim trail, backpack on John Muir trail in CA and visit Banff National Park in Canada along with crazy Leslie. There is still lots to see in Wasatch region via Salt Lake city and Mindy and Jared Campbell, Wisconsin is calling my name just because, Great lakes are there for "taking" on adventure, and I still want to eat craw fish in Louisiana.
Life is so full of things to do (please don't let me start on places outside US). Happy anniversary, sweetheart! We've got years to dream together!


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Ultimate Adventure 2012: Day Four Elbe Hills Trail SystemPosted in Ultimate Adventure: 2012 on July 3, 2012
Photographers: Alan Huber
After a soggy first night camping in the rain we awoke to what would appear to be clear skies but in the hills of Washington State the weather can change quickly, and change it did. As the group aired down at the Elbe Hills Trail System trail head the rain returned, and stayed with us for the entire day. The rain added a new degree of both difficulty and fun to the day's trails. After a full day of slogging through the mud and twisting through trees our worn out group returned to camp to fix what broke, get food in our bellies, and a good night's sleep before departing in the morning.
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Here's a catchy compilation of theme tunes from the late 70s and early 80s, featuring Shaft-esque guitars and stomping drum-beats. It's amazing how every science fiction TV show from a particular era features a similar-sounding opening theme tune. And the trends in theme music say something about the shows of the eras they belong to. Click through for a complete history of TV openings.
The Theremin Era (1950s-1960s). The emphasis is on weird noises and screechy howls. Sometimes, it's an actual electronic scream, as in the Doctor Who theme, or to some extent the Outer Limits theme. Sometimes, it's an actual human trying to sound like a theremin, like the Star Trek theme's crazy opera singer. Either way, the message is clear: This is some freaky shit right here.
The Disco Era (late 1970s-early 1980s). You can totally boogie down to the theme tunes of Amazing Spider-Man, Bionic Woman or Logan's Run the series. Some themes, like Buck Rogers, try to sound sort of "adventure-y" and bring up associations with John Williams' heroic theme tunes for Star Wars and Superman: The Movie. But mostly the message is: groovy times ahead!!! Put on some tight pants and boogie!
The Orchestra Era (1990s). The themes from the two Star Trek TNG spin-offs, Babylon 5, Andromeda, Seaquest and even Time Trax all feature heroic-sounding strings and soaring horns. There's a strong melodic hook, but it's not as toe-tapping as the themes from the 70s and early 80s. Message: Epic saga (with heartstring-yanking) ahead.
The Alt-Country Era (early 2000s). Okay, so this was just two shows: Firefly and Enterprise. But it still felt like a mini-trend, especially since these were half the SF shows on TV at the time. You had the twangy voice, the deep soul-searching lyrics and the guitar anti-heroing. "Take my love, take my land, but you can't take my faith of the heart." Message: It's tough out here on the frontier.
The Weird Wailing Era (mid-2000s). All of a sudden, shows like the new Battlestar Galactica and Heroes featured a Middle Eastern-sounding person in distress, or just voices going "oooh" in the background. The new Doctor Who had a boppier version of the original theme, but whenever the Doctor acted mysterious, you'd hear a distinct "ooooh" sound in the background. In many ways, it's like a throwback to the theremin era. The message it sends: This is some freaky shit right here.


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A large crowd attended the Bethesda home-coming and Toney family reunion held last Sunday at the Ed Staley farm near Bethesda churach on the Wayne-East Lynn road. Lee Toney of Startrip, Washington, was the guest of honor of the day. Mr. Toney has been visiting relatives in this county for the past few weeks. This is his first visit back home for more than twenty years. He is leaving this week for the state of Washington. A delightful day at Bethesda was reported by everyone. . .
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Marcum, 74 years old, widow of the late Judge W. W. Marcum, prominent Wayne county lawyer and politician, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. G. Bryner, 2239 Adams Avenue in Huntington Friday, August 14. Although Mrs. Marcum had been ailing the greater part of this summer, her condition did not become grave until last Friday.
Mrs. Marcum was the sister-in-law of Colonel John S. Marcum and Lace Marcum, two of Huntington's well-known attorneys, and was one of Wayne county's leading women citizens for a number of years. Her husband, Judge W. W. Marcum, who died in 1912, was judge of the Wayne county criminal court and was of this county's leading attorneys during his active practice before the bar.
Coming from Ceredo, where she and her husband lived and reared their family, Mrs. Marcum went to Huntington to live following the death of her husband. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Burgess and was a native of Lawrence County, Kentucky. She was a member of one of eastern Kentucky's pioneer families.
The late Judge Marcum and Mrs. Marcum were married on December 12, 1886, at Louisa, Ky., when Mr. Marcum was Commonwealth's attorney of that county. A few years after their marriage, they came to this state and settled in Wayne county, where Mr. Marcum rose to prominence in the county's public life.
Mrs. Marcum had been a member of the Southern Methodist Episcopal church the greater part of her life.
Her husband was a representative of Wayne county in the state legislature at the time of his death in 1912.
Mrs. Marcum is survivied by one daughter, Mrs. Bryner, who was before her marriage Miss Herma Marcum; two sons, C. W. Marcum of Huntington and Homer B. Marcum of Chicago, Ill; one brother, Ed Burgess of George's Creek, Lawrence county; and two sisters, Mrs. John Swetman of Elliotsburg, Ky., and Mrs. Julia Neil of Kansas.
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This Saturday, Mike and I went scuba diving near our home in Fort Lauderdale. We got certified in early 2005 so we could take advantage of the diver's paradise right here in our own backyard. Once you get comfortable with the mechanics of diving, all that's left is relaxing on the boat, looking at tropical fish and enjoying the view. It is a very nice way to spend a Saturday morning. This weekend the water was calmer than we have ever seen it, but even under the best conditions, diving is a physically demanding activity. This might have to do with the fact that we had to get up at 6:30am on a Saturday, but that is beside the point. When you get home after a morning of diving, all you want to do is wash the salt water out of your hair, pop open a cold beer and have a delicious, fortifying lunch.
That is where the frittata comes in. Unlike an omelet, it can serve several people and can even be considered a one-pot meal. I have made frittatas with thinly sliced potatoes (as in a Spanish tortilla) or cooked spaghetti when I wanted something a little more substantial. For a simple and healthy version, all you need to add to the eggs are a variety of vegetables and a generous sprinkling of cheese. You could also add a protein like proscuitto, smoked salmon or thinly sliced chicken sausage. You sauté the vegetables in a nonstick skillet and pour the eggs right over them. Let the eggs set part of the way in the skillet, then put the skillet 10 inches under a preheated broiler to finish cooking and brown on top.
Below, I've illustrated how to make a frittata with red peppers, green onions, yellow corn and feta. Mike likes to call this one the "Lucky Charms Frittata." At the bottom of the post, I included a few more ideas for variations to get your creativity flowing. You will need:
6 eggs, beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper
olive oil and/or cooking spray
salt and pepper to taste
1 red bell pepper--thinly slice, then cut the slices in half crosswise
1 bunch of green onions, thinly sliced
fresh corn from two cobs
3 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
Saute the red onion in a little oil until very soft. Add the green onions and the fresh corn. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour the beaten eggs over the vegetables. Use your spoon to push the egg away from the sides to let the liquid flow to the bottom. Constantly keep things moving.
After you have worked most of the liquid to the bottom of the pan and the sides have started to set, sprinkle the cheese on top and put your skillet under the broiler. The center of the frittata will still be mostly liquid at this point.
It will take about 5 to 10 minutes to finish the frittata under the broiler, but watch it carefully! A minute too long under the scorching heat and the eggs will lose their tender texture. Mine is done when the cheese starts to brown.
Here are some tips for making a successful frittata:
1) Choose two to three vegetables with varying flavors and textures, some sweet, like sautéed bell peppers or red onions; some crisp, like fresh corn or green onions.
2) Use flavorful, full-fat cheeses and add them after you pour the eggs evenly over the vegetables. Good choices are feta, goat cheese, or fontina. Once, I used ricotta, placing small spoonfuls of the soft cheese all over the egg; it browned beautifully.
3) As the egg sets, constantly use your spatula or wooden spoon to push the eggs away from the sides of the skillet as you tilt the pan so that the liquid resting on top can flow to the bottom of the pan. This prevents the bottom from browning too quickly and ensures even cooking.
4) If you are using potatoes, slice them very thinly and blanch them. Then lightly brown them in the skillet. Finally, arrange them in an even layer on the bottom of the skillet and add any additional vegetables, followed by the eggs.
More Frittata Ideas:
1) spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, carmelized red onions, feta
2) sliced potatoes, sauteed onions and red peppers, grated manchego
3) mushrooms, green onions, fresh thyme, grated fontina
4) smoked salmon and dill
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Cometstyles, Freakatone, and Me Potter Fan have all not edited in a few months. While they may return one day (I certainly hope they do!), in the mean time, I think we need some more admins to hold down the fort. There's currently only four active admins (Cavalier One, DarkJedi613, John Reaves, and Matoro183), and that's probably not enough to cover the Wiki at all times, given today's vandal attack. When there's no admin logged on, the wiki is vulnerable to organized attacks, and all that logged-on non-admins can do is keeping reverting until an admin comes. I think we need a larger pool of active admins to ensure there's a greater chance someone will be logged on when stuff like this happens. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 19:09, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
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LONDON — February 23, 2010 —Alfresco Software, the leader in open source enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, has been named to KMWorld Magazine's 2010 list of 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management (KM). Selected by a panel of experts including editors, analysts, system integrators and end-users, Alfresco was selected for its contributions to the knowledge management space through the company's cost-effective and highly scalable open source ECM platform.
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- Certified Records management functionality: With its Records Management (RM) solution, Alfresco became the first open source software to obtain U.S. Department of Defense 5015.02 records management certification.
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- Increased partner momentum: The company has recently entered into key partnerships with IBM, bringing an Alfresco-Lotus integration to IBM Lotus users, and RightScale, providing a platform to manage cloud-based enterprise deployments of Alfresco, in recent months.
- CMIS leadership: Alfresco has remained an active leader in the development of the Content Management Interoperability Specification (CMIS) standard, which entered Oasis Public Review in October of 2009.
- Customer and community growth: Alfresco has more than 800 enterprise customers, over 270 SI and OEM partners, and has surpassed the 2.0 million downloads mark for Community edition.
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Improved health is a major goal of genomic research. The path from gene discovery to clinical application, however, is long and challenging. Development of clinically validated genetic tests requires translation from basic science discoveries, assessment of possible benefits as compared to currently available clinical resources and determination if incorporation of any new test is justified by comparison of its benefits to its risks. Additionally, test availability, potential for reimbursement, and cost-effectiveness must be considered. Also, for presymptomatic tests, benefits of enhanced prediction including the availability of effective interventions must be weighed against the potential burdens of this knowledge. Finally, clinicians and patients must educated in the use and meaning of any new genetic tests.
We are confident that new, clinically validated genetic information will enable better targeting (that is, in whom to intervene) and tailoring (how best to intervene) of preventive efforts. The potential advantages of population-wide vs. individual, high-risk preventive strategies depends on disease prevalence and the role of other major risk factors. Despite claims of efficacy from direct-to-consumer testing services and others, valid comparisons of these strategies will require rigorous clinical investigation that may take years to complete especially in the case of diseases of late onset or long duration.. Similarly, a role for pharmacogenetics in informing drug selection will require clinical studies to provide evidence for its benefits before wide acceptance can be expected. Strategies for addressing these and other challenges, including approaches for speeding the development and validation of this information and ensuring that its benefits are available to all members of our society are essential to optimize the potential benefits of genomic research for human health.
Applying genomic discoveries to clinical problems thus raises several key questions:
Medical decision-making and patient acceptance of genetic information is strongly influenced by perception of risk. Common genetic variants affecting fitness often confer only low or modest risk. How do we evaluate these risks and when do we decide the risk is too low to be clinically efficacious? What variables should be considered in making these decisions? How can we improve our understanding of how the perception of risk influences the way clinicians and patients think and act and how can we make sure that these perceptions are based on sound epidemiological, genetic and biological principles? Under what circumstances might less common variants be more valuable for identifying high-risk persons? How might other characteristics aside from frequency of the associated variant, such as magnitude of the odds ratio, penetrance, or genetic model, influence the importance of a variant for identifying persons at risk? What biological mechanisms influence the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of genetic test results?
Must effective interventions to modify risk be available in order for a variant to be of medical value? How, if at all, might knowledge of immutable disease risk be useful to patients or clinicians? When is it necessary to perform randomized trials to determine whether genetically-based strategies improve patient outcomes or public health?
Current thinking tends to focus on a single risk variant when in reality each individual has a constellation of many variants, some that increase disease risk and some that reduce it. How do we integrate the sum of these variants so that we can use them to think about environmental variables, communicate them clearly and usefully, and advise patients accordingly?
How should approaches to testing for single-gene Mendelian disorders differ from those for complex disorders? What aspects are similar between the two, and which differ?
How should the value of new genetic information be assessed in the context of standard clinical information such as age, sex, and family history? Should the availability or ease of obtaining standard clinical vs genetic information be a factor in deciding when to use genetic information? How can we make genetic information more available and in a timely fashion? Might genetic risk information be more valuable in conditions where few other risk factors have been identified? If so, should such conditions be targeted for identification of genetic risk factors? How can we define the contexts in which genetic testing is most important, useful, and cost-effective? What is most likely to be useful in the next few years vs a much longer time horizon?
Should the bar for judging the value of additional information be higher for genetic variants than for non-genetic tests? Do patients and clinicians (rightly or wrongly) perceive genetic information to be more determinative and potentially stigmatizing, and if so, should that affect where this bar might be placed? Should current limitations on access to such testing affect this judgment?
What additional quality assurance standards may be needed for clinical genetic testing and how can they best be implemented and monitored?
What special considerations might be needed for genomic-related information aside from germline DNA sequence variation, such as tissue-specific genotyping or sequencing, gene expression, epigenetics, or microbiomic data, especially those that might be affected by pharmaceutical or other treatment? Given that such information is often more dynamic than the static DNA sequence, how can decisions best be made as to how often to obtain this information and use it to understand disease course in a given patient? What additional considerations might be needed for variants whose effects are modified by environmental factors or are different at different stages of development?
What types of evidence are most likely to influence payers? How different might these decisions be for genetic vs other clinical testing and for preventive vs diagnostic testing and therapeutic interventions?
How useful might evidence be that genetic testing leads to reduced healthcare costs? How influential might information on the potential cost of an unrecognized, untreated condition, including malpractice claims, be in motivating support for genetic testing and documentation of genetic counseling? Is it realistic to argue that an increasingly preventative form of medicine based on up front genetic testing and risk assessment will actually reduce health care costs? How can such an evaluation be made in a reliable and timely way?
Must proven interventions be available to justify testing? How useful might other types of data be, such as demonstrating reduced morbidity and mortality following use of genetic testing?
How can costs of testing, including associated costs of interpretation and education, be kept low? How can cost-effective arrangements be made for obtaining proprietary tests that are currently too expensive for most consumers and payers?
How might access to testing and reimbursement differ between federally- funded health pans (Medicare, Veterans Administration, etc) and private payers? How can appropriate access to new genetically-based tests be ensured for all patients regardless of type of health care coverage?
What strategies are needed to ensure that future genetic discoveries lead to affordable tests? How can the intellectual contributions to their discovery be appropriately recognized and developmental costs reimbursed while keeping costs within reach? What central laboratory resources and strategies are needed for research to identify the functional biological mechanisms conferring susceptibility to disease and the clinical applications of this research?
What factors might make patients more likely to make rational choices when faced with claims of benefit of individualized testing? What impact do factors like a strong family history of disease, perceived ability to modify risk, or type and severity of the condition have on patients' desire to identify and reduce their risk? Do these factors and their impact differ according to patient characteristics such as age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or physical or social environment? What is the influence of genetic test results in effecting patient behavior change compared to information from family history, other laboratory measures, epidemiologic data and other current medical tools? How can the potential for stigmatization and anxiety among patients and/or family members be reduced?
What types of evidence are most likely to be meaningful to clinicians? How will they consider costs of testing or recommendations from colleagues in their decision-making? Given that clinicians and patients may insist on tests that are available, affordable, and interpretable, what characteristics of clinicians or the patient populations they care for might influence the extent to which they adopt genetic testing?
What types of educational models will work for the very different audiences of patients and clinicians? What types of educational models will work for school children and young adults to enable them to make reasonably informed decisions for their own health? How can educational tools be tailored so they are culturally appropriate for ethnically-diverse patient populations, including non-English speaking patients? What educational tools have already been developed that could serve as models? How can materials be prepared that are straightforward and time-efficient to use? To what extent should web-based resources be developed? Who should take responsibility for their accuracy and objectivity, ensuring that they neither over-represent the benefits nor minimize (nor exaggerate) potential risks?
What approaches can be developed to help clinicians presented with genome-wide genotype results obtained independently by their patients to evaluate and incorporate this information in the delivery of clear and effective health advice? How can clinicians capitalize on the "teachable moment" such patient-acquired testing may provide for emphasizing proven but underutilized preventive strategies?
How can information on genetic-testing strategies be made most useful to clinicians facing nearly overwhelming patient-care responsibilities and information overload? What will be the impact of ordering and interpreting genetic tests and discussing results with patients on clinicians' workflow? What information might be needed for implementing "pay for performance" strategies for genetic testing and what would be the advantages and disadvantages of doing so?
What are the best strategies for providing genetic testing information to clinicians with little formal training in genetics? Can the model of "GeneTests"-like 90-second summaries of benefits and risks be extended from Mendelian disorders to common, complex diseases? How useful is the GeneTests model in Mendelian disorders and how might it be improved? Would an approach that depends on existing resources such "UpToDate" be utilized? How can specific information on obtaining testing in a given clinical location or system be provided to clinicians? How will clinicians know when to refer patients to a genetic specialist?
What are the best approaches for developing guidelines for clinical use of genetic testing and what is the appropriate role of the major stakeholders (patients, clinicians, payers, etc) in developing guidelines? How should models of evaluative, evidence-based medicine such as ACCE and EGAPP be incorporated in guideline development and clinician decision-making?
What are the best strategies for providing genetic testing information to patients? What methods of information delivery are likely to be most useful or effective? How might these differ by age or other demographics? How can clinicians best explain probability or statistical data to patients, and how can such explanations be improved and/or tailored to patient characteristics such as socioeconomic or educational status?
What are the best strategies for providing genetic testing information to family members and facilitating their getting tested if they choose to do so? What information can or should be given to a family member who does not have the familial genotype that has been associated with the familial disease?
How might databases of mutations causing single gene disorders aid clinicians in applying genetically-based testing strategies and aiding patients in interpreting the results?
What are the benefits and risks of linking genetic testing information to electronic medical records, such as targeted prompting to identify appropriate patients to test? What on-line information and tools for might enhance their use? What are the implications for clinical informatics needs (storage, presentation, linking, prompting) for these massive amounts of data and how can these be met most efficiently? In addition to the patient and their physician, who should have access to this information and what are the implications of that access?
What impact might past misuses of genetic information and frank misinformation to stigmatize minority groups have on adoption of testing? How can potential skepticism among minority patients and clinicians about conclusions drawn from such data be addressed?
How do different ancestral backgrounds or environmental exposures affect the impact of disease-associated variants, and how should these differences be taken into account in clinical genetic testing?
What role should or will patient race/ethnicity play in clinicians' decisions to conduct genetic tests? Will specific genetic tests be targeted at patients of particular ethnicities, and if so, how will clinicians determine patient ethnicity? Is there a risk of inappropriate racial/ethnic profiling in the application of new genetic tests in clinical settings? If so, how can this risk be mitigated?
What impact might potential use of genetic information by law enforcement and similar agencies to target minorities have on patient acceptance of testing, and how can this best be addressed in future clinical testing?
Could the possibility that "genetic explanations" for individual variation in sensitivity to toxin-mediated diseases minimize or eliminate potential benefits to persons with high-risk occupational or residential exposures present an obstacle to testing? How might compensation and other damage-related claims be effectively separated from efforts to screen and treat exposed individuals with genetic predispositions to harmful exposures?
What is the risk that genetic strategies might be perceived as being applied to special populations in preference to more effective testing and preventive strategies to which they have had limited or no access in the past? How can improved access to genetic strategies and interventions required in follow-up be assured for population subgroups with limited past access?
What special considerations might be needed in special populations, such as tailoring interventions to be culturally appropriate or adding protections for confidentiality?
What special considerations might be needed for genetic testing of children, pregnant women, or persons of reproductive age and for implementation of interventions in these groups? How can valid research in genomics, epigenomics, and pharmacogenomics among these groups be appropriately promoted?
What special challenges might be presented by sequence information? How can patients and clinicians best be counseled on the implications of newly-discovered variants?
How will patient "populations" be defined for determination of prevalence, risk, etc.? What are the potential benefits and risks of using race/ethnicity to define patient "populations," and how might these differ for highly-penetrant diseases with Mendelian inheritance versus chronic diseases with multifactorial causes?
How can the potential effects of very rare variants on health and well-being be assessed given that large numbers of persons with the variant will not be available for study? What priorities should be placed on the search for such phenotypic effects in an individual patient, and how can such priorities take into account conditions that are important to that patient or his/her family? Given that many variants of unknown significance will be identified, how can that information be most usefully presented to patients and clinicians?
How should factors such as modifiability of any adverse effects or abnormalities found or cost and potential stigma involved in identifying them affect these priorities? How can information on patient preferences and "resilient genomes" (persons identified as genetically susceptible who do not develop disease) be captured for research purposes and optimally used for developing additional genetic testing strategies?
How can the non-directive ideal of genetic counseling be integrated with the more directive world of clinical medicine? How do patients and clinicians view the non-directive approach and are there special situations in which it is or is not appropriate?
Should future genetic testing strategies be entirely clinician-dependent or is there a role for direct access by patients and the public? How can clinicians be better prepared to respond to individual patients who obtain sequence information (or extensive genotyping information) independently and present it to their doctors with concerns about the health impact of newly-identified variants? How can resources for addressing such concerns be best developed? What role, if any, should facilities providing the sequencing (or genotyping) services play in developing this information? What mechanisms or oversight might be needed to ensure that information provided is valid and consistent across multiple facilities?
To what degree should funding agencies and/or those holding patents on genetic tests support reduced costs or cost-free testing for "rare" diseases, coordination of guidelines on genetic testing, and educational programs for patients and clinicians? How can costs of testing and appropriate interventions be supported for all those likely to be in need?
Why do "early adopters" of DTC genomic testing seek such testing? What is the decision-making process for them and their families? What sources of information do they use for selecting and interpreting the tests? How, if at all, do their health and well-being change after the testing? What actions do they take in response to their genetic information and what is the outcome of these actions? Do changing views on privacy influence the acquisition and utilization of such information?
What opportunities for research might be presented by the actions of these early adopters? How can they become engaged in research? What biases might be involved in such a group and how can they be addressed?
How should the public be informed of the available evidence (or lack thereof) to support the validity of direct to consumer DNA testing?
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As far as I can tell.... IceShare is better than Peercast for a number of reasons.
Firstly, IceShare doesn't depend on a central server. Peercast depends on yp.peercast.org in order to function properly. Yes this is true, and recently peercast has become organised this way. Which i dislike.
Secondly, Peercast requires that you run the peercast client on each machine. If IceShare will be a library then lots of media players will be able to simply "play" a stream. People will just need a player that can do icet://
Thirdly, IceShare is based on ogg. If you look at yp.peercast.org you will find lots of formats. Most of the streams are not using open codecs. For example the video streams, there is just ONE theora stream, while the rest are WMV/NSV.


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Samsung takes the top spot for 2012 cell phone shipments, Nokia 2nd, Apple 3rd
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1. androidisbaws (banned) (Posts: 74; Member since: 17 Dec 2012)
Always knew Samsung was the best. Kind of weird the other two are up there considering they don't have any android phones.
8. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2731; Member since: 26 May 2011)
It's the difference between the cell phone shipments numbers and smartphones. Nokia still ships a lot of feature phones, which gets it higher on the overall numbers.
12. androidisbaws (banned) (Posts: 74; Member since: 17 Dec 2012)
Forgot feature phones existed haha, so used to smartphones. Their asha line is probably very popular in other countries, I'm thinking in an American mindset, need to change that :)
15. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2731; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Hey, it's my job to write about mobile tech, and I forget about feature phones all the time.
23. ncv144 (Posts: 126; Member since: 04 May 2012)
Asha is crazy wild in my country, still not as crazy as blackberry and lumia 610 (iPhone and S3 also)
35. jameshoe (unregistered)
Asha family, the world's most affordable cellphones
Lumia family, the best Windows Phone products
Nokia 808 PureView, the world's best camera smartphone
Nokia 3310, the best-selling cellphone in 2001
Nokia Lumia 920, the best touchscreen smartphone
18. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
and you're a idiot. this is bout shipments not sales
21. nwright94 (unregistered)
Samsung wins both of those
26. androidisbaws (banned) (Posts: 74; Member since: 17 Dec 2012)
I never called anyone any words, sounds like your a little flustered that Samsung is on top.
30. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4764; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Did you? From year ONE of the 14 years Samsung has been in the competition, you have always known Samsung to be the best??? From the Pre-Bada and Pre-Android era Samsung, you knew??
Boy, you must be old by now!
Nothing will ever be the best when something better hits the shelves every month.
Apple will never get the number 1 spot unless they decide to start producing phones in each segment (entry, mid and the high end, which they only have). I don't think that's likely...
But here's the thing, it won't be difficult for Nokia to take that top spot again and it will be easy to knock Nokia off the spot AGAIN. Improvements, achievements, advancements in technology has taken competition to a certain level of unpredictablity.
You're statement that you've always known Samsung to be the best is invalid.
2. omar98 (Posts: 71; Member since: 28 Aug 2011)
I think Next year Nokia will rise again in the smartphone battle as the top windows phone manufacturer which it is now
11. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
Yeah, Nokia will rise again.
I'm talking based on facts that Nokia has made entry to huge Chinese market, signs are looking good. And the country which helped it reach the top spot always, India is yet to see the taste of WP8 lumias. I guess 620 will become pretty famous here.
22. erdpov (Posts: 67; Member since: 07 Dec 2012)
it's going to fail because of Windows platform. The ms tiles are so boring. Nokia had a chance with its own platform, but now Nokia is Muppet of MS. If ms fails, Nokia will sink too.
25. omar98 (Posts: 71; Member since: 28 Aug 2011)
Wp8 is not a sign of failure its a beatiful OS which I really wanna get my hands on sadly there is no lumias in Egypt yet Till then Ill stick to the S2
36. jameshoe (unregistered)
you have no idea how live tiles looks easier and better than Android classic theme, with all-new design and features, Android has no way could over than WP but only its Play store
32. Dunknown (Posts: 84; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
Nokia is the top right now. Nokia has 82% of the global windows phone that is before the Lumia 920 and 820. Now i think it will be 90%. Go Nokia. I hope Nokia will review its glases next year like it was shown in the you tube
37. RobotMan (Posts: 145; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Not with WP.
3. amiaq (Posts: 509; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
oo ooo oooo the ifans will say one phone vs many. I say shut up!!
4. kaliil10 (Posts: 145; Member since: 16 May 2012)
The king of Mobile is back. Nokia
9. freebee269 (Posts: 541; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
the demise of Nokia has been greatly exaggerated. their stock is now over $4 up from $1.63 in july 2011.
5. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Samsung and Apple is talked about so often that I thought Nokia claimed 2nd place on top of Apple. I guess that's something else... smartphone wise, Nokia is dropping like a brick...
6. zaryab_hussain77 (Posts: 104; Member since: 30 Jun 2011)
SAMSUNG the true innovator !!
13. bbblader (Posts: 590; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
Nokia is a true innovator too I mean c'mon the camera,city lens,Free navigation and one of the best screens :)
16. loyals (Posts: 129; Member since: 10 Nov 2012)
i completely agree but they had problem with os before . it seems to be fine now with windows though. htc deserves better place, they make wounderful phones. build quality is way better than samsung.
31. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
the only wrong thing that nokia did with its OS, symbian, is support!!! they dont support and follow the symbian foundation!!!
SF offers a new symbian,UIQ, for modernization..but nokia decline the offering and go to the old s60! and that is a huge mistake!
RIP symbian!! i will always love you!
7. TheLibertine (Posts: 484; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
Smartphone sales only would be quite interesting.
10. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2731; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I'd definitely like to see stats on sales rather than shipments.
14. Sailingmaster (Posts: 24; Member since: 26 Feb 2012)
I thought that for the manufacturers, shipments _were_ sales.
20. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2731; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Nope, shipments are just devices sent to stores, and counts the devices that stay on the store shelves, unsold.
38. Sailingmaster (Posts: 24; Member since: 26 Feb 2012)
But for Samsung, those are sales. They don't ship those devices to retailers and carriers on consignment. If it were a consignment based system, say like bookstores, VZW wouldn't have to discount poor sellers down to almost nothing to get them to move. They'd ship them back for refund. Anyone remember the deals that came with the purchase of a Palm Pre Plus or Pixi Plus?
When Samsung says they've shipped 5 million Galaxy Note IIs, that means they've fulfilled orders for 5 million Galaxy Note IIs and shipped them to retailers and carriers.
What I think we would all love to see, are aggregate sales numbers from the major retailers and carriers. That would give us numbers sold to end users. We won't get those.


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A 17-year-old boy was shot to death Saturday in the 2400 block of West Cermak Road on the Lower West Side, police said. One day earlier, an 18-year-old woman was fatally shot in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road in Humboldt Park, according to officials.
Fifteen homicide victims this year were between the ages of 13 and 19, representing about 29 percent of the 52 killings, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data through Wednesday afternoon.
In 2012, about 20 percent of the 515 homicide victims were between the ages of 13 and 19, RedEye determined.
Also in the last week, a 24-year-old man was shot to death Monday in the 9000 block of South Ada Street in Washington Heights, police said.
Citywide, nine homicides have been logged so far this month. Twenty-nine homicides were recorded in February 2012, according to RedEye data.


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2. Over 1,000 patrons visit the library each day.
3. The library checks out an average of 33.5 items per year for every man, woman and child who lives in Lake Oswego. (The national average is 7; the state average is 15).
4. Over 500 volunteers contribute their time and talents to support the library. That's the equivalent of 6 ½ full time employees.
5. The library circulates 1.4 million items per year which Library Director, Bill Baars says is unheard of for a community our size.
6. The library holds 250,000 items in its collection. Baars claims it's a selection that borders on research facility caliber thanks to our educated community looking for intellectual stimulation.
7. With the advent of the Internet, research librarians actually spend more time helping patrons find information than before. With so many options, their guidance is crucial in narrowing a person's search and directing him or her to legitimate sources.
8. Technology is not replacing the library. According to Baars, there are more library card holders in the country than ever before.
9. Oliver Twist is one of the volumes that has been in the library since it opened in 1930. Now, however, you can find it in a variety of versions: large print, DVD, downloadable video, audiobook, eBook, hardback, paperback.
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Welcome 2018 graduates, family, faculty, and friends!
EE Commencement Ceremony was Sunday, June 17, 2018.
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- 12:00 - 1:00pm: Light lunch (vegetarian options are available), Medical School Dean's Lawn.
The Dean's Lawn is located at the corner of Campus Drive West and Roth Way, next to the James H. Clark Center.
- 1:00pm: Students and faculty line-up behind Fairchild Center
- 1:30pm: Ceremony, Medical School Dean's Lawn Photos will be taken as students receive their diploma folder on stage. Please do not block the photographer's line of sight.
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The reception immediately follows the ceremony. Please join us for brownies, cookies and lemonade.
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There is limited parking available close to the ceremony site. Please plan to arrive early and drop off any guests with limited mobility before parking. Parking will be available in the parking structure in front of the Dean's Lawn (Roth Way Garage, at the corner of Campus Drive West and Roth Way). There will also be parking at the Via Ortega Garage, at the corner of Via Ortega and Panama Street.
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- Champions League
Fergie: Ronaldo struggled to play against us
Sir Alex Ferguson said he thought playing against Manchester United proved difficult for Cristiano Ronaldo despite the Real Madrid striker scoring an important equaliser in their Champions League last-16 tie, which finished 1-1.
United took an early lead through Danny Welbeck when he nodded Wayne Rooney's corner past Diego Lopez but Ronaldo replied against his former club, heading home an equaliser.
Robin van Persie hit the bar for United in the second half and had a mishit shot cleared off the line by Xabi Alonso while David De Gea saved well from Fabio Coentrao and Angel Di Maria.
Ferguson was pleased with the result but said his former charge found it tricky coming up against his old club.
He told Sky Sports: "I think it was difficult for [Ronaldo] playing against us. What a header, unbelievable. You cant stop that, he springs and holds himself in the air.
"He was still a big threat for them. When he gets the ball you're praying more than anything. We've got a big task but its within our grasp."
Ferguson said the game had panned out as he had expected. "There were a lot of incidents, chances at both ends," he added. "De Gea made three or four good saves. We've missed some great chances ourselves, their keeper has made two great saves.
"The disappointing part was in the first half we sat off them too much, they got some play on the edge of our box and that's not healthy. We changed it round at half-time and that made a difference in terms of the ebb of the game.
"All in all we created a lot of chances in the match and played some good attacking football at times. I've got to be pleased, they've dug in to take us back to Old Trafford with a chance. We've got a big task but its within our grasp."
Van Persie had a quiet evening but still had three clear cut chances, the biggest of which came when a Michael Carrick header found him completely unmarked and onside 12 yards out, but he scuffed his volley and watched as Alonso raced back to clear.
He said: "It could have gone either way. We had a couple of good chances but if you said 1-1 before the game most of us would take it. It is a good result. A great game to watch.
"I had three chances in the second half, especially one just after I hit the bar - I should put that in. I didn't hit it properly, with a bit of luck it could have gone in.
"We have a slight advantage. At this level I dont think these kind of teams care if they play home or away. It is half time now and we will be ready for the second leg."


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Grooming February 4, 2014
Greetings NTN Members; February 4, 2014
Today's grooming report is brought to you by Jim and Betty Steward.
As you can see from the photo, the Stewards sponsor the 18k mark . The NTN receives no government support and rely on contributions. Without the support skiers such as the Stewards we would not have the excellent skiing we enjoy. So, if you see Jim or Betty, say thank you.
Forestville Grooming: Last night we groomed the Noque/Animoosh to Pine Plantation at 17k.
Snow Bike Route, South Trails: Grooming will take place as time permits. See the facebook page to read comments or place comments. Go to http://www.noquetrails.org/winter and follow the Snowbike link. Also, look at the website for maps.
Saux Head: was rolled Friday but no tracks set.
Valley Spur; See web site for details www.valleyspur.org and on FB at Valley Spur Trails – National Forest Service
Al Quaal: Detailed report and news follow this link. http://ishpemingcity.org/departments/parks-and-recreation/al-quaal-recreation-area/
Fit Strip: Groomed and track set Wednesday afternoon. . The Fit Strip can be found on West Ridge street and is in the woods next to the Park Cemetery. The 2.5k series of loops are lit from 5 P.M. to 11 P.M. We groom weekly or more often as conditions warrant.
Big Bay Pathway: Will be groomed when time permits.
Trail head staffing and after hours rental
The Forestville Trailhead has a wide selection of rental equipment for the winter enthusiast. Rentals hours are from 10 am to 4 pm, with 24 hour and multi-day rentals available with a valid credit card. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Trailhead is staffed from 10-4 by our Hospitality Coordinator Peter Johnson. During the week the NTN relies on volunteers to provide rental equipment. Currently, the Trailhead is staffed Monday and Tuesday from 10 until 4, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10-1. If you need rental equipment during the times when there is no staffing, or there is no trail host when you arrive at the facility, please call Peter Johnson at 715-892-5811 or the NTN office at 906-235-6861. Downwind Sports in Marquette also provides rental equipment.
Trail host volunteers needed. This is a great way to get involved, help out and stay warm. You can sign up for an hour or two before or after skiing. You can get to know lots of skiers and help the NTN remain financially viable. Groomers also are always needed. If interested, please call or email Nikki at 906 235 6861 or email us at email@example.com
Grooming Equipment Decoder Ring:
As a skier, I always want to know how a given trail was groomed. All our equipment has good and bad features. We need them all to produce good skiing. The following comments will help the reader's enjoyment of the Grooming Report. I hope this helps. Let me know.
Bombardier: Also known as, the Bombi for short. We have two Bombis in the fleet. Both are 12' wide and pull a power tiller and track setter. One is a model 160 and the other is a model 180. You will see large groomers like the Bombi at ski resorts. The Bombi grooming is typically the best. There are other companies that make similar equipment. One such groomer is called the Piston Bully. If money were not an object we would groom very often with the Bombi. Sadly, money is an object (in that we don't have nearly enough of it). The Bombi is very expensive to operate. So, we tend to use the Bombi's for major snow events and Marathon race preparation. The power tiller will compact this major snow event and leave us with a wide flat hard surface. When ever the Bombi goes out there will be excellent classic tracks. The Bombi needs a base depth of at least 6" just to operate. Now that we have such as base we are in mid season skiing.
Snowmobile: We have three snow mobiles. All three are 4 stroke long track Skidoo machines. There are two "800s" and one "600". Each of the three snow mobiles can pull a roller packer and one of the small Ginzu (see roller and Ginzu below).
Gator: We have a "side-by-side" 4-wheeler called a Gator by the maker, John Deer. We have the wheels removed and in place are tracks. It is very powerful and can pull the larger 8' Ginzu. This larger Ginzu will tend to leave a better surface than the 6 foot Ginzu if the snow is old. If there is too much new snow the Gator tends to be less than ideal because the wide tractor tracks don't pack down the middle as well as a snowmobile.
Ginzu: Ginzu is a model of the Yellowstone ski track setter brand. We have two Ginzus that are about 6' wide and one that is about 8' wide. All of the Ginzu have "teeth" that can be adjusted as snow conditions vary. These teeth break up the old snow and blend it such that the combs can leave corduroy for our skiing enjoyment. Following Bombi grooming, the Ginzu can go out the next day and touch up the surface and skiing is as good as Bombi grooming. The Ginzus have a track setter and, given the correct snow quality, set a track as good as the Bombi. However, with no power tiller, if the snow is old or icy, the Ginzu will not be able to make a very good track for classic skiing. As such, if there are well formed tracks from the Bombi or earlier Ginzu grooming we will tend to leave them alone if, in the groomer's opinion, fresh tracks would be no better than what is already there.
Rollers: We have two rollers to pack fresh snow. They are 6' wide and ban be pulled by any of the snowmobiles. Early in the season we must roll to start the base. In addition, following a large snow event, if the Bombi does not go out we need to pack before the Ginzu.
All of the above pieces of equipment pale in comparison to the indispensable "Volunteer". These poor souls have some sort of flaw that makes them go out at all hours and drive the above in an attempt to produce corduroy for our enjoyment. An experienced groomer will know which piece of equipment is best for the job. In addition, they will know the little tricks such as, how deep to set the teeth on the Ginzu or how fast to go if setting classic tracks or if packing is needed before grooming. Grooming the trails from Forestville to Co Rd 510 including all the loops will take a volunteer about 8 hours. Volunteers are always welcome.
Decoder Ring for trail names:
With over 50 km of groomed trails one needs a decoder ring to keep them straight. So, following you will find such a decoder device. I recommend reading this section with the map page open (please follow the link on the "Trails" page.
Noque': This one is easy. The Noquemanon Ski Marathon's last 24k run from Co Rd 550 to the Superior Dome. Our Forestville trail head is at the 10k mark. From the trail head to 18k the trail is mostly gently rolling terrain. There is a gentle climb to the power lines at 11k and then a hill by pass via Animoosh to avoid a nice set of hills between 11k and 12k. From 19k to 24k at Co Rd 510 you will find a nice series of long hills. We typically can't groom beyond the bridges at 16k before several significant snow events due to rough terrain in the swamp past the bridge.
Animoosh: Animoosh runs roughly parallel to the Noque' and is the route where skiers may run their dogs. It is similar terrain to the Noque'. We have extended Animoosh this year so dogs can be kept separate all the way to Great Plains Junction at 13k. Animoosh then continues as the South fork at the Pine Plantation re-joining the Noque' at 18k. Also part of Animoosh is the Mead Hills Bypass. At the 19k mark the trail splits again similar to the pine plantation split. You can parallel the Noque on another trail all the way to the 24k mark at Co Rd 510. This section is also "dog friendly" and is therefore called part of Animoosh.
The "Wajis": The advanced and expert skiing are on Bagwaji and Chiwaji to the North East of the Noque'. To ski the "Wajis" one typically leaves the trail head on the Noque and takes the first right on Papasay less than 1k from the stadium. Take the first left on Gookookoo and cross the power lines to Hemlock Junction. Following a gradual climb keep right where Migizi joins. The Wajis are one way (counter clock wise) due to the steep and winding trails. There are two cut offs before reaching the Noque at the 14k mark. The Waji skier returns from 14k on Chiwagi. (after skiing on Chiwagi for .5k, Mukwa is a .5k connector that splits to the right and brings skiers back to the 13k mark near the end of Animoosh). Follow Chiwaji 3k going up and down a series of hills, the best one being a high banked turn given the moniker "Talladega after the stock car track with the same feature (hill by passes available) to Waban. Waaban is a short flat loop off the Noque'. Follow Waaban to the Noque' at Grand Central and then Migizi back to Gookookoo and home.
Inner Loops: There are a number of loops close to the trail head. Collectively I tend to call them the "Inner Loops". Papasay, Zhing and Boozhoo provide skiers with trails within sight of the trail head. There is a FIS quality "sprint" loop for sprint events.
Grooming Priority: Given unlimited money and man power we would groom all trails every night. Given limited resources we typically need to make grooming decisions. We will always plan on keeping the Noque to 17k and Animoosh groomed every day. Then, time permitting we will work on the Wajis. Following the Waji loop we will run to Co Rd 510. Grooming all of the above listed trails takes close to 8 hours. So, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities if you would like to join the exciting world of trail grooming.


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Preliminary data collected by the National Safety Counci lindicates deaths from motor vehicle crashes during the first three months of this year are up 12% compared to the same three months last year – and that's creating a lot of consternation in various corners of the transportation community.
In raw numbers, an estimated 8,170 traffic deaths occurred from January through March this year compared to 7,270 during the same three-month period 2011.
While the NSC said definitive answers for this significant increase remain elusive to date, the group believes an increased amount of driving due to a relatively warm and uneventful weather as well as a slightly better economic situation might be but two of the reasons. [Speeding might be another.]
"Total miles driven across the nation have been on the rise since December of 2011, which may be a contributor to the increase in fatalities," noted Janet Froetscher, NSC's president and CEO.
"We will be keeping a close eye on our monthly traffic fatality estimates to discern if this increase is just a temporary blip due to this year's mild winter, or if other factors such as the improving economy are contributing to the increased fatalities on our nation's roads," she added.
This sudden spike in highway fatalities is surprising for more than a few reasons. One is that fuel prices increased significantly during the very period all this extra driving occurred – a factoid that left me, for one, scratching my head. I mean, aren't higher fuel prices supposed to help REDUCE the amount of miles being driven in this country? That's what happened during the last run-up back in 2008.
Another curiosity is that more people are dying in vehicle crashes even as more and more attention is being focused on the issue of "distracted driving."
Indeed the NSC itself estimates that at least 24% of crashes in 2010 involved drivers using cell phones, including 1.1 million crashes where drivers were talking on cell phones and a minimum of 160,000 crashes where drivers were texting.
Lest we forget, though, while the human loss and suffering due to motor vehicle crashes is horrendous in and of itself, such crashes also present a significant national cost in lost wages and productivity, medical expenses, administrative expenses, employer costs and property damage.
The NSC for one estimated that motor vehicle deaths, injuries and property damage cost the U.S. $255 billion alone in 2011. That's pretty hefty tab if you ask me.
In the end, staring such numbers in the face means we've again to focus on getting drivers to change their ways – meaning the culture of driving itself needs to change as well.
Professional truck drivers know this better than anyone, dealing as they must with all sorts of craziness being committed out on our roadways today. Such change won't occur overnight – indeed, it might take a generation to achieve a significant shift – but it needs to be done to forestall spikes in highway fatalities and injury rates if the number of miles being driven increases.