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HP tempts EVA customers with low-end 3PAR array honeypot
EVA replacement gives them a 50% boost
HP is building a low-end 3PAR array with data migration software to convert the EVA customer base to a 3PAR customer base. We hear HP will use SAS disk drives instead of the more expensive 3.5-inch Fibre Channel drives.
This will make it easier to substitute 3PAR's V-, T- and F-Class arrays s for the ageing EVA mid-range, dual-controller arrays in HP's storage product arsenal.
It will be priced at or below current EVA pricing levels and ship in November.
HP added a new high-end, the P10000 or V-Class, to its 3PAR line in August last year. Another year, another array sounds right. We understand that the new array was going to be called the P7000, to complement the EVA or P6000, the P9000/9500 (Hitachi VSP), P10000 and so forth.
However it begins to look as if HP is moving away from its Pxxxx classification naming scheme to product names instead such as StoreOnce, 3PAR, LeftHand, etc. On that basis the new 3PAR array will be called the "something"-Class where "something" is a letter in the alphabet before F.
At the same time as the P10000 launch, HP announced Peer Motion, a way of federating different storage arrays and having them function as a single linked entity with distributed volume management. At launch it included 3PAR and the LeftHand or P4000 iSCSI arrays, with the capability of moving data between arrays.
Our information is that a developed Peer Motion will incorporate EVA arrays and there will be single-click, snap-copy, data transfer from an EVA array to the new 3PAR array. The EVA arrays are long-lived and reliable but limited in functionality and getting outclassed by newer technology arrays such as EMC's VNX and Dell's Compellent line. EVA revenues are declining and HP needs to provide a migration path for its EVA customers or watch them walk away.
Customers get a 50 per cent increase in disk capacity utilisation by moving from their EVA array to a 3PAR one; a pretty compelling increase. For EVA customers, the EVA arrays have been out in the cold and Peer Motion federation brings them back into the HP corral with somewhere to go. It will be a relief. The new Peer Motion will also ship in November.
We also hear rumblings of a 3PAR MiniMe product, but little else than the name. It may be – although this is pure speculation – 3PAR array controller software implemented as a virtual SAN appliance, like a LeftHand VSA, but that means no performance-boosting 3PAR ASIC. MiniMe also sounds small and personal.
When asked about these matters, an HP spokesperson said: "We do not comment product futures, including whether or not details are potentially in our roadmap."
Over in Oracle-land, a new Pillar Axiom array may be coming, together with a ZFS announcement. An Oracle spokesperson couldn't comment about either of these notions. ®


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As the presidential candidates debate their various best versions of how Medicare and Medicaid, good enduring insurance programs from the mid-'60s, should be rolled out after the dust settles post-2012 election, we are also looking to the Affordable Care Act to dissect and figure out what is in store for us in that massive undertaking of a law, just recently upheld in June.
Working mothers nationwide will be interested in the support they receive going back to work after their relatively short maternity leaves. In terms of baby feeding, the American Academy of Pediatricians recommends to parents, six months of exclusive breastfeeding, then gradually adding solid foods, and continuing breastfeeding until one year and beyond. Pediatricians are a lifeline to parents who aim to follow their instructions. So many new mothers are breastfeeding and going back to work, how do they make it all work?
Since 2003, Rhode Island has had a law on the books saying that employers should allow reasonable break time, provide a room and make an effort to let moms pump their milk or feed their baby at work. The 2010 newly upheld Affordable Care Act advises that businesses with 50 employees give mothers reasonable break times to pump their milk. The pumping should take place in a private room that is not a bathroom, and women should be allowed to pump through the first year. These stipulations are directed at hourly wage earners, making longer duration of breastfeeding more democratically accessible, if employers comply.
The lactation rooms can already be found all over our state in hospitals, universities and businesses. Many of these rooms were set up thanks to a program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women's Health called "The Business Case for Breastfeeding," which outlined the benefits to businesses and employers. The benefits include the relatively low cost of setting up such a room, that employees are more likely to return to work after giving birth and the diminished absenteeism of both parents because babies being breastfed and receiving breast milk are less likely to get sick or as sick.
Health plans associated with the businesses save money because of fewer illnesses and the resulting lower medical costs. These are the accommodations that have been made in the USA rather than the longer maternity leaves seen in other countries. Maybe in the future, there will be a combination of both the lactation rooms and longer maternity leave for women who desire it, and many do. Also, under Women's Preventive Health Services in the bill, there is health coverage for clinical lactation support and counseling and necessary rental equipment. These additions are a significant perk to both women and providers and the fine points will need sorting.
The above laws and health coverage are very important to parents, who know that breastfeeding is the start to lifelong health. But they are also concerned that their babies, children and grandchildren should thrive in a clean and "green" environment. To that end, the International Lactation Consultant Association has advanced the following facts: About 10,000 square meters of land is needed for every cow used in the production of milk that becomes infant formula. Every year in the United States, 550 million cans of infant formula are sold. If these cans were stacked end to end, they would circle the planet one and one half times. Those cans leave 86,000 tons of metal and 1,230 tons of paper labels. Plastic bottles, nipples and pacifiers take 200-450 years to decompose.
The Rhode Island law from 2003, in retrospect, was innovative and cutting edge. That law and the original Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the upheld version of 2012 all protect a working woman's right to provide her baby with breast milk. That right extends also to help to protect the environment in which our children grow up. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children (Native American Proverb).
Michael W. Fink is the pre-natal education coordinator at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, a lactation consultant with the state WIC program and a member of the R.I. Breastfeeding Coalition and the Maternity Practices Collaborative.


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Across the 18-state Corn Belt, 48 percent of the corn crop was rated either poor or very poor while only 24 percent is rated good to excellent in the Aug. 1 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report.
Conditions are a bit better in Texas, where 50 percent of the crop is rated good to excellent and only 15 percent is considered poor or very poor. In Northeast Texas, as harvest closed in on the halfway mark, growers were typically cutting 100 bushels per acre and better on dryland acreage last week.
In Oklahoma, only 35 percent of the 2012 crop was considered good to excellent, and 35 percent was rated poor or very poor.
And the oppressive heat continued across the Southwest and much of the Midwest, further stressing prospects for corn and other crops. Particularly vulnerable are the still immature crops in the middle of the country where weekly temperatures generally averaged 5 to10 degrees above normal in a broad area stretching from thecentral and southern Plains into the Midwest. Multipletriple-digit days were noted in parts of Indiana,Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and on the Great Plains from South Dakota to Texas. In contrast, enough rain fellacross the northern Corn Belt to help stabilize or even improve crop conditions in somefields, according to NASS reports.
Corn conditions across the 18 main corn producing states for the week ending July 28 were: very poor 23 percent; poor 25 percent; fair 28 percent; good 21 percent; and excellent only 3 percent.
In Texas, precipitation was spotty as most areas of the state received only traces of rainfall. Portions of Central and West Texas recorded 1.5 to 3 inches of rain, according to NASS.
Corn in the Northern High Plains suffered heat stress as irrigation could not meet moisture demand in some areas. In the Northern Low Plains and Coastal Bend, reports of acres being disastered out by insurance companies increased.
Texas corn was rated: 12 percent excellent; 38 percent good; 35 percent fair; 10 percent poor and 5 percent very poor.
David Gibson, executive director of the Texas Corn Producers Board in Lubbock, says even with drought conditions across much of the state, "conditions are way better than last year in Texas. Of course we could still have a disaster and be better than last year."
Gibson says much of the Texas corn crop benefitted from late May and early June rainfall. "Corn is better than expected in some areas." The Northern Blacklands crop, he said, is probably the best in the state, compared to normal, and growers may make a bit more than usual. The Upper Coast region is next best followed by the Texas Panhandle.
"The Panhandle was in pretty good shape, maybe a little better than average, but 100-degree temperatures the past two weeks took the top off yield prospects," Gibson said.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley has a decent crop, about average, he said, as does the Brazos Valley.
He said the Lower Coastal Bend, from Corpus Christi south and west, is one of the worst areas for corn in the state. "They just never got started. Drought hit the corn crop hard."
The percentage of Texas corn rated excellent is likely to drop with the next update, he said. But he expects little change in the very poor category since much of the crop is either harvested, made or nearing maturity.
Texas producers planted 1.9 million acres of corn this year, down from 2.3 million in 2011. Gibson expects harvested acreage—either for grain or for silage—to be 85 percent of planted acres.
The state remains dry. Annual rainfall so far this year shows a range of 5.67 inches in the Upper Coast to a low of 0.95 in the Trans Pecos. Northeast Texas rainfall accumulation totaled 4.73 inches from January 1 through July 29. Typical annual rainfall average, based on measurements from 1971-2000, shows an average of more than 58 inches for the Upper Coast and more than 48 inches for Northeast Texas.
The Texas High Plains typically receives 19.64 inches of rainfall per year; this year's total is 1.21. The Low Rolling Plains annual average is 24.51 inches. This year the area has received only 1.78. In South Central Texas, where farmers typically count on 24.08 inches of rainfall, they are getting by on 1.80 so far this year. The Lower Rio Grande Valley typically receives 25.43 inches of rainfall but had accumulated only 1.58 by July 29.
Temperatures continued to soar across Oklahoma last week. The average temperature for each of the nine climate districts ranged from 85 to 90 degrees, with average highs from 99 to 104 degrees, according to NASS. Inola recorded 110 degrees on Sunday, which was the warmest day of the year statewide, according to Mesonet data.
Substantial rains fell in northwest and southeast Oklahoma. The Idabel Mesonet site measured 4.17 inches of rain. However, nearly half of the Mesonet stations received no rainfall this week and three Oklahoma stations received no measurable rainfall for the month of July. The U.S. Drought Monitor for July 24th showed half of the state in an extreme to exceptional drought.
Oklahoma corn conditions are rated: very poor, 14 percent; poor 21 percent; fair 30 percent; good 34 percent; and excellent, 1 percent.


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Capture frame-worthy family memories you'll treasure forever. Birthday parties, sporting events, graduations and more - they all look crisper and clearer thanks to the 16.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor and high-quality Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens. Improved image clarity, high resolution and excellent low-light performance means you'll come away from every special occasion with gorgeous pictures and crystal-clear Full HD videos1. Powerful 8x optical zoom allows you to get close to the action for highly-detailed close-ups. Plus, with built-in Wi-Fi, you can quickly upload photos and videos to social media sites using your smartphone or tablet, back up content to your PC or view it all on a large screen TV.2
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This camera features a 16.2 megapixel Exmor R CMOS image sensor that brings out the full resolving power of the camera's Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens to deliver extremely fast speed, high resolution, and stunning low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced grain. In addition, the combined Exmor R CMOS sensor and BIONZ image processor delivers extremely fast up to 10fps, Anti Motion Blur, Hand-held Twilight and 1080i movie modes.
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Record crystal clear movies at the highest resolution available with capabilities for 60i in 1080 AVCHD video.1 This provides stunning, fast motion video with less distortion for playback on your HD TV.2 With dual record of stills and movies, you can shoot both at the same time.
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Part 4 – Remove Scgeneric1.xgq From Browser
Part 5 – Remove Scgeneric1.xgq From Registry Editor
Optional : Reset Your Browser Settings
Part 1 – Start Your Computer in Safe Mode With Networking
- Click on "Start" menu and select "Restart" button.
- Keep pressing "F8 button" when your PC start booting.
- You may see "Advance boot menu" on your computer screen.
- Chose "Safe Mode With Networking" Option and press Enter button.
- Click on "Start" menu, press "Shift key" and click on "Restart" button.
- Select "Troubleshoot" option from the screen.
- Now click on the "Advanced" Options.
- Choose the "Startup Settings" option.
- Select "Enable Safe Mode option" and click Restart button.
- Press "F5 button" to Enable "Safe Mode With Networking" option.
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- Press "ALT+Ctrl+Del" buttons simultaneously on your keyboard.
- Choose Windows Task manager option from screen.
- Select the malicious process and click on End Task button.
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- Go the Start menu on your computer and select Control Panel.
- Click on Add or Remove programs option.
- Find and remove unwanted program from your PC.
- Click the "Windows key" on your keyboard.
- Select Control Panel Option from start menu.
- Select Uninstall a programs option from the Programs menu.
- Finally select and remove unwanted program from your system.
- Press Win+R button to open Run Box on your computer.
- Type "control panel" in Run window and hit Enter button to open Control Panel
- Click Uninstall a program
- Right-click Scgeneric1.xgq and other unwanted programs and click Uninstall option to remove it completely.
- Press the start button and select Settings option.
- Choose system option there.
- Click on Apps and Features option.
- Find and remove unwanted program from your PC.
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From Google Chrome
- First of all launch up Google Chrome browser in your PC.
- Click on great icon from top right corner of your browser to open Chrome menu.
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- Go to Extension and select all unwanted extension including Scgeneric1.xgq.
- Finally click on trash bin icon to remove Scgeneric1.xgq from Google Chrome.
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- Open Internet Explorer browser in your PC.
- Press Alt+T buttons, or Click on Gear Icon from the right-top corner to open Tools.
- Now click on Manage Add-ons option.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions tab.
- Find Scgeneric1.xgq related add-ons and Click Disable.
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From Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox browser in your PC.
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- Select Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab may open.
- In the Add-ons Manager tab, choose the Extensions or Appearance panel.
- Select Scgeneric1.xgq add-on that you want to remove.
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Well, Microsoft Edge does not have extensions hence you may need to reset your browser homepage in order to remove Scgeneric1.xgq virus from your Edge browser.
- First of all open Microsoft Edge browser in your PC.
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- Open Run window by pressing Win + R keys together.
- Type "regedit" and click OK
- Find and delete all related registry files of Scgeneric1.xgq.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain "Default_Page_URL"
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[adware name]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".exe"
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "CertificateRevocation" = '0
Optional : Reset Your Browser Settings
Reset Google Chrome
- Open "Google Chrome", click on Chrome menu.
- Click on "Settings" option from drop down list.
- Go to search box and type RESET.
- Finally click the "Reset" button to complete the process.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Open "Mozilla Firefox", click on Firefox menu and on press Help option.
- Select "Troubleshooting Information" option.
- Click on "Refresh Firefox" button from top of page.
- Hit "Refresh Firefox" button when dialog box appear on your computer screen.
Reset Microsoft Edge
- Open your MS Edge browser, click on More (…) icon, and select Settings option.
- Now click on view advanced settings option.
- Press <Add new> option from "Search in the address bar with" option.
- Enter your favorite search engine url and press Add as default.
Reset Internet Explorer
- Open your Internet Explorer browser, click on "Tools" menu and select "Internet Option".
- Click on "Advance tab" and then hit the "Reset" button.
- Find "Delete Personal Settings" option and press "Reset" Button.
- Finally click on "Close" Button and restart your browser.
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With one community in receivership already and several other Rhode Island municipalities struggling to avert near-term bankruptcy, pension obligations at the municipal level represent the next crisis facing our state. Many of our 39 cities and towns face massive pension obligations in the years ahead, obligations that will drain treasuries and are simply not sustainable. How best to tackle this crisis is the big question right now, as two plans have emerged which make for different approaches, much like those taken by the tortoise and the hare in the Aesop fable.
Governor Chafee and General Treasurer Raimondo have set forth quite different pathways for struggling cities and towns to use to get their financial houses in order. Raimondo's plan, a direct result of last fall's special session pension legislation, is the slow and steady approach, best suited for those municipalities that are in better financial shape and can proceed through the due diligence mandated under the law. The governor's plan, on the other hand, is a fast-action rescue package.
The pension overhaul legislation sets out an ordered process for cities and towns to go through in evaluating their shortfalls and to plan a recovery strategy. This part of the legislation was not the main event, as the Raimondo task force focused primarily on mechanisms for state relief from pension obligations – COLA elimination, retirement age increases, and switching current state employees and teachers into a hybrid pension-401k model. The General Assembly, at Raimondo's urging, did not include immediate remedies for cities and towns, as both the governor and a number of mayors wanted, but rather a directed pathway for eventually getting aboveboard on pension obligations. Cities and towns were required to study and project long-term pension costs, and to submit a current report on the relative health of their individual plans. Those studies are still in process, with some municipalities already reporting and others still working the numbers.
The governor, calling 2012 his "Year of Cities and Towns," has pledged a more aggressive approach, one designed to allow sinking municipalities to pull the plug on their obligations in real time. This approach, which requires General Assembly action, is a welcome life preserver for places like Providence and Woonsocket, which are up against real deadlines. Chafee is asking the legislature to approve his relief package allowing immediate COLA suspensions, lifting of certain state mandates, reducing disability pensions for police and firefighters, and suspending teacher step increases, if they are classified as "distressed communities." He's been meeting with local officials of late talking up his plan and touting it as the best way to avert bankruptcy and avoid ruinous property tax increases.
But local officials have also been hearing from Gina Raimondo, who has been holding pension workshops, as she said she would, outlining her slower and safer approach. She is urging local officials not to seek a quick legislative solution, as the governor is, except as an absolute last resort, because it carries the real risk of a court-ordered reversal. That's due to the different situations that the state faced and the ones that municipalities face, and the sticking point comes down to the difference between statute and collective bargaining.
At the state employee level, pension benefits are a matter of law set forth by the legislature, but at the local level these benefits were negotiated between municipal leaders and unions. Everyone seems to agree, and legal rulings across the country to date support the same, that it is much more difficult to break a contract. In a court of law, the bar is set higher in justifying abrogating a settled contractual matter in place over a period of time – a "compelling public purpose" must be argued successfully. Some judicial decisions have recognized that purpose (as was the case concerning East Providence versus its teachers union a few years ago, although the issue of a lapsed contract was also involved there). Other judges have upheld labor's arguments and faulted municipalities for not trying to find another solution before they cancelled a contractual obligation.
Even the state pension overhaul is being legally challenged and it is possible that Rhode Island officials one day might receive a rude awakening for overhauling the state pension system in the manner that they did. At this point they remain confident that their case will prevail. Any city and town that cancels contracts with its unionized employees is sure to end up in court, with the state alongside if the governor and the General Assembly provide them the means to do so.
The clock is ticking, however, and the money needed to make local pension plans whole again is not going to materialize from anywhere, so the question remains: what is the best approach in the end, that of the trudging tortoise or the hasty hare? The fable, for its part, provides an answer.


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BAKER � New pastor Jim Vail plans to strengthen First Baptist Church of Baker's congregation in their faith and reach out to area residents in spiritual need.
BAKER � New pastor Jim Vail plans to strengthen First Baptist Church of Baker's congregation in their faith and reach out to area residents in spiritual need.
"My goal right now is to build (church members) up spiritually ... to where they are (spiritually) strong and they can disciple to new believers," he said.
That's crucial, given the country's state of faith, Vail said.
"Our nation is in trouble," he said. "You can't talk about Jesus Christ in public without offending someone. When times get really bad, I want our people to remain faithful in Jesus Christ."
Vail, who became the church's full-time pastor in August, said community outreach is key.
"We will go to different homes in the community and introduce ourselves to people and ask them if they have any prayer requests...," he said.
Vail and long-time church member Sam Brunson, who recently became a deacon, said the church is not looking to "steal" members from nearby churches.
Rather, "We want to encourage others to be faithful to their church," Vail said.
"We want to reach people who don't know the lord and lead them to Christ."
WHAT: First Baptist Church of Baker schedule
WHEN: Sunday school services at 9:15 a.m. Sunday worship services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Discipleship training at 5 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1347 14th St., Baker
New pastor hopes community outreach can help 'nation in trouble'
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Matthew Brown at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbMatthew.


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Electronic readers, or e-books, use special screens that provide a paper-like reading experience. In 2006, Sony leveraged the high contrast and crisp readability of such a screen as it unveiled the Sony Reader.
It was joined the following year by the Amazon Kindle, which added a wireless way to buy books from nearly anywhere. But even in light of Amazon's recent price cut of its Kindle to $299, e-readers are still pricey, and their screens aren't well-suited to displaying photos or video.
The looming question, then, is whether people care enough about reading to invest in a separate e-book device as a panoply of converged devices vie against the ever-capable smartphone.
Bookselling giant Barnes & Noble recently announced its intention to enter the market, but at least one digital bookseller, Shortcovers (a division of Canadian retailer Indigo) is instead targeting the broadly available Web and smartphones as its primary platforms.
The Real Opportunity in E-Reading? Textbooks
According to The NPD Group's E-reader Snapshot Report, the idea of a dedicated reader has significant appeal, with 37 percent of respondents expressing that they were at least somewhat interested in an e-reader.
That number grows significantly among those who regularly read newspapers or magazines. There is even a major contingent interest in reading classic literature available for free at Web sites such as Project Gutenberg.
Prices for e-readers will come down as their screen technology gets less expensive and they become more popular, but the real opportunity to increase production by orders of magnitude lies in textbooks.
Amazon is already courting colleges with its large-format Kindle DX, and if those trials are successful, it could lead to large orders and more negotiating power with other textbook publishers.
One challenge, however, is that colleges would likely prefer a more open platform than the Kindle, which is tied to Amazon as its sole bookseller.
In addition, other screen technologies will continue to improve and may rival electronic ink for readability. Just one example is OLED, which is already used in a Sony television.
People Like the Feel of a Real Book
OLED displays are prohibitively expensive for an e-reader today (the Sony TV's starting price was $2,500 for an 11" screen), but could be used in a more general tablet device that included electronic books among a host of media applications, including movie watching and Web browsing.
Books, though, do not appear to be in any imminent danger of heading the way of cassettes or videotapes.
When asked why they were not interested in an e-reader, 69 percent of consumers surveyed by NPD said that they preferred the feel of a real book; this was the most popular response by far.
Respondents may simply be sentimental or underestimating the advantages that digital books bring, but even the best electronic ink displays today do not match the readability of inexpensive paper. Unlike the dramatic transitions we've seen in television and music, the digitization of books is a story that will take a long time to reach its final chapter.
Tech on Deck columnist Ross Rubin is director of industry analysis at The NPD Group. He blogs at The NPD Group Blog and his own blog, Out of the Box. Follow Ross and The NPD Group on Twitter.


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Posted: Tue 08 Jul 2008, 14:24
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can test this easily by having you use the BootManager to add "mwave" to the list of modules to load at bootup. That should trigger the rest of the setup that supports the "modem". (I assume you now have a pup_save file in your frugal installation, needed for BootManager to work.)
Let's see where that takes us.
see for yourself:
loading modules for core usb...
loading modules for pci interfaces...
loading module yenta_socket
loading module yenta_socket
loading module intel-agp
loading module snd-cs46xx
loading module ltserial
Module ltserial not loaded - no appropriate device found
loading module i2c-piix4
Running PCMCIA cardmgr program...
cardmgr[1708]: watching 2 sockets
Fetching x dri modules (but not loading)...
Setting hostname: puppypc
loading extra usb modules...
FATAL: Error inserting battery (/lib/modules/188.8.131.52/kernel/drivers/acpi/battery.ko): No such device
Loading module mwave
FATAL: Error inserting mwave (/lib/modules/18.104.22.168/kernel/drivers/char/mwave/mwave.ko): I/O error
Loading /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.map
The following interfaces have been found:
Trying to connect
Starting sound driver: snd-cs46xx done
/usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1329: No soundcards found...
amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device
amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device
cups: started scheduler.
Starting Mwave modem:
Loading kernel module:failed
Granny is losing whatever little sanity she has left,its not needing the modem to go online,I can do without the internet its more like a challenge than getting it to work to use it....Now its personal you tp3780i dsp thingy.
I tried EZ4arabs way and enabled quick boot and the same except ofcourse the sound would work,even used Gparted and created a partition and did full install.
take a look at the following image for windows system informations->I/O conflict list .as you can see all ok with shared IO ,hope you can find something that can help.
I tried another command line found searching for a fix:
insmod mwave tp3780i_dsp_irq=10 tp3780i_dsp_io=0x0130 tp3780i_uart_irq=4 tp3780i_uart_io=0x2f8
all what I got is the same error somethings that goes like error inserting mwave I/o error.
one way or another I will get that modem to work,I know nothing about Linux but that wouldn't stop me.
I'll be back
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Posted: Tue 08 Jul 2008, 14:27
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Where are you EZ4arabs?!
How the heck did you get it work??????
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Posted: Wed 09 Jul 2008, 03:57
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granny wrote:
Where are you EZ4arabs?!
How the heck did you get it work??????
Hello granny
So sorry I didn't reply earlier.I have to confess I cheated a little to get Mwave modem to work in PuppyLinux2.16.
I don't have that TP770x anymore but still have few links and documents that helped me.
I found this link back when trying to get the modem working:
Back then I had W2K and I thought I would try applying what was on that link (it says its for win NT but IBM has that tool for later system so they might have one for win98se ). and run puppy linux it was just a matter of installing Mwave package and editing the files mentioned in the how to docs that you will find in /root/my-applications .
I see you have in windows using IRQ 5 that means you use quick boot and that what the cs4236 sound card uses for IRQ ,for more details that might shed some light open a terminal window and type [ dmesg ] see what is causing it .
Good Luck.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jul 2008, 11:29
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Thanks for showing up EZ4arabs
unfortunately win98SE tp configuration tools doesn't have these options,just enable/disable a device.
as for IRQ/IO I tried every posssible combo both using quick boot or not and in every case that error about inserting the mwave mod which means (Ithink) that the device is not there ??!!
Hey Kids sorry for asking what might be an a obvious question.
I found this page:
does the mwave pup has that tool of detecting mwave modem? if not would it be too much to ask to compile it for puppy linux.
also found this page:-
For old ThinkPad models with which tp_smapi does not work one could consider using tpctl and the thinkpad modules, but these have not been updated to work with the latest versions of Linux
Can you please see what you can do to make it up to date to work on puppy linux.
Thank you so much for helping granny.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jul 2008, 18:39
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I examined the links provided above, as well as some googling, and conclude that this may not be worth pursuing -- and may not be possible in puppy.
I see that the mwave/ACP modem is an ISA device and suspect that Puppy may not fully (or at all) support ISA devices. I could never get an ISA sound card to work; and puppy doesn't detect my built-in Lucent ISA modem in my TP i1720, without some trickery I introduced in 4.00. But at least the LT driver recognized it. If you cannot get the mwave driver to recognize the hardware, there doesn't seem to be much more we can do.
You have apparently tried everything I can think of, other than going back to 2.16 and replicating what EZ4arabs did -- or maybe you tried that, too. I have to give up on this. Thanks for working with all of us.
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Posted: Mon 14 Jul 2008, 20:42
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Thank you so much Richard for your time , Good thing I have lots of free time...LOL
Time for Granny to do the victory dance
Go granny,go granny,go granny...LOL
and the fix was a line read in the boot thingy where it says try pci=routeirq .....I knew it had to be a resource conflict.
Keep up the good work guys.
Richard one more thing please...
is there a way I can get mwave to start at boot instead of :
modprobe mwave
cd /root-my-applications/bin
./mwaved start
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Posted: Mon 14 Jul 2008, 22:52
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Congratulations on finding the solution! I was clueless about that angle.
But I should be able to help with your question for me. Puppy should start mwave automatically. It probably needs a little help. It has mwave built in, so shouldn't need the copy in my-applications. Unless, that is, you know Puppy's doesn't work.
I think puppy does not find ISA devices on its own, or doesn't know about yours. But I think it just doesn't look for ISAs. The solution is probaly to use BootManager to add mwave to the "add a new module" list. It causes the mwaved executable in /usr/bin to run. If you are using your own version of mwaved, copy it to usr/bin so puppy can find it.
I would like to be sure of all you did to make this work. Is it as simple as using the "pci=routeirq" or did you do more? Thanks for continuing the quest.
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Posted: Tue 15 Jul 2008, 19:15
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my bad oops ,I forgot to thank Ez4arabs.
Thank you soooooooooo much.
I would like to be sure of all you did to make this work. Is it as simple as using the "pci=routeirq" or did you do more? Thanks for continuing the quest.
It must be beginners's luck because I was shooting in the dark and I have no idea what am doing so I can't tell you what is it exactly that I did that got it working because I used V2.16 but when I tried to do the same with V4 It didn't work so I must of done something else that I forgot to mention before.
btw EZ4arabs I didn't have to choose between sound or modem.Both works when I disabled quick boot and added pci=routeirq.
Thanks guys for your help .Now comes the good part.........using puppy
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Posted: Wed 15 Oct 2008, 21:52
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Wait, help!
What do you mean by:
the fix was a line read in the boot thingy where it says try pci=routeirq
what boot thingy, what line?
Please, someone, explicit step by step instructions on how to solve this problem for a TP600E running 3.01.
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Posted: Thu 16 Oct 2008, 20:26
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No answer so far..
I'm guessing it's an undocumented "cheatcode" for entering at start-up.
Tried it and no improvement.
Please note that Granny above was successful ONLY for a TP 770, while this thread was opened to solve the problem in a TP 600E. The focus was shifted, and folks seem to have assumed the problem was resolved. It wasn't.
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Posted: Fri 23 Jan 2009, 14:31
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Sorry, we seem to have left you hanging. The "pci=routeirq" is a boot parameter that can be used in two different places. When running from CD, Puppy pauses for 5 seconds to allow you to type in a boot command instead of taking the default, which is simply "puppy". To add it at that point, just type "puppy pci=routeirq" as the boot command.
If booting with grub on a hard drive, add the parameter to the "kernel" line in menu.lst that boots your puppy. I hope by now you figured that out on your own. But I felt the thread needed some closure on your question.
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Posted: Fri 23 Jan 2009, 19:04
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Hi Rerwin,
Thanks very much for trying to help here -- oh, this is an old thread and I've long since moved past this stage.
I did eventually get the modem working -- I think there's another thread where I talked about it. I'll try to find that and post the url here in case anyone else needs to solve the same problem.
I'm now using Puppy 4.1.2 and don't know if the modem problem was cleared up in this version. I don't use the modem anymore, as DSL arrived in my area at a price that was less than my former ISP was using dialup.
I'll be back with the url of the modem workaround.
Here it is:
Thanks again for trying to help however!
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Posted: Sat 24 Jan 2009, 12:23
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Thanks for the update. I just didn't want to leave the appearance of neglect of your basic question.
Even though you have moved beyond dialup, it would be very helpful to other mwave-modem users if you could verify whether it works with my recent uploaded dotpet that restores support for it to 4.12 (and 4.1/4.1.1). It and a few other modems got dropped due to the change in the mechanism for detecting modems and loading their drivers. Here is my posting to the 4.1.2 Bug-fixes thread:
If the original problem is not fixed, I need to alert Barry to it and get a fix. I wonder which deleted part from the stripped version of mwavem causes the problem. Maybe Barry might have an idea.
It would probably be best if we continue this dialog in the "solved" thread you reference, since it deals directly with the mwave implementation. Thanks.
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Posted: Mon 26 Jan 2009, 00:43
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If you haven't changed mwavem from the version in Puppy 3.01, I can guarantee it won't work on Thinkpad 600E's.
The auto start scripts had nothing to do with the problem, It was the stripped version of mwavem that didn't work. Check the properties on the mwavem file. If it's 499088 bytes long, it's the bad version.
It was quite simple to test by substituting one mwavem version for the other. In one case it worked and autostarted, in the other it didn't.
Barry's mwaved script wasn't touched. Case closed.
I suggest just putting the working mwavem (from
) back in place and forget the later stripped version. It only saved about 70k out of 570k anyway. Doesn't seem worth bothering trying to find out what part of the stripping process caused the problem. A 70k savings?
I'll see what I can do about testing if you really need it -- it's not easy at this point, as the TP 600e laptop I have available for testing isn't the original one I set up for dialup. That one is now a file and backup server and I don't want to use it as a test machine for obvious reasons.
I hope the second one doesn't require a lot of irq fiddling, as I've forgotten all I had to do to get that part working. It's not simple on a Thinkpad.
Anyway, yes, we can continue in that other thread.
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(rerwin and I had a discussion of a new dotpet to address problems with mwavem in another thread. That discussion has been moved here. I'm adding to this post everything that was in several posts in the other thread to catch up)
I've just booted into 412 retro via pfix=ram on a TP600E to make sure everything is "fresh" for the test.
1.) booted pfix=ram
2.) ran PupDial Modem ialup
3.) Did Probe (tried auto, tts0 and tts1)
4.) Got "Warning, no Modem Detected"
5.) Installed the new .pet from this post.
Tried again steps 1 through 4 with same result as in 5.
However, a few things should be checked before jumping to any conclusions:
a.) I didn't reboot because I was in pfix-ram. Maybe that would be needed
b.) This laptop just had its BIOS upgraded to the latest version this week and so it may not have its interrupts properly assigned to the internal modem and serial ports. That's half the battle on a Thinkpad,, as I remember it. Everything was reset to default in the BIOS refresh..
So let me work on this a little more, and we'll see if I can give you a more positive result.
Did a personal file save and rebooted.
Still No Go.
Checking interrupts next......
Dual booted into win98 to run the IBM Thinkpad Utility, and it shows the modem enabled and using interrupts 3 and 10.
I checked the IR port (disabled), the sound, and the serial ports, and there were no conflicts. These are the usual offenders.
However this isn't conclusive or necessarily reliable. I found in the past that the REAL arbiter and mapper is the DOS utility PS2.EXE, which works directly with the BIOS.
Problem is, I have to find that (it's on a boot floppy) and I have to also find the plug in floppy drive. It's around here somewhere...........
Suddenly occurred to me that maybe I had to modprobe it, so I did a
modprobe mwave
But still no-go.
Still looking for PS2.EXE disk.....
# cat /proc/interrupts
0: 217243 XT-PIC-XT timer
1: 157 XT-PIC-XT i8042
2: 0 XT-PIC-XT cascade
6: 3 XT-PIC-XT floppy
7: 4 XT-PIC-XT parport0
8: 1 XT-PIC-XT rtc
10: 4 XT-PIC-XT mwave_3780i
11: 45503 XT-PIC-XT yenta, yenta, uhci_hcd:usb1, wifi0
12: 12246 XT-PIC-XT i8042
14: 14852 XT-PIC-XT ide0
15: 622 XT-PIC-XT ide1
Looks like modem int 3 is missing.
This seems familiar..........
Found the PS2.EXE utility floppy and drive. Booted up and everything looks proper and correct. Internal modem is using interrupts 10 and 3, nothing is conflicting there, and the internal modem is enabled.
I'm still not absolutely sure that the new .pet is failing. I want to try to retrace my steps when I had the modem working on Puppy 3.01 -- although this time on 412 retro. Hope to have an answer for you tonight.
Well I can't follow the old instructions because I can't find
in the filesystem.
The old way was:
## load the Mwave kernel driver modules
modprobe mwave mwave_uart_irq=3 mwave_uart_io=0x2f8 mwave_3780i_irq=10 mwave_3780i_io=0x130 mwave_debug=0x00
## now start the mwave manager daemon
## now configure the serial port
setserial /dev/ttyS1 auto_irq autoconfig
## run mwaved
I don't see
running either in the Pprocess Manager. So why isn't it running, and how do you start it and where is it? Is it supposed to autostart?
Did the below with the following results:
# setserial /dev/ttyS1 irq 3
# setserial /dev/ttyS1
/dev/ttyS1, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x02f8, IRQ: 3
# modem-stats -c "ATI3" /dev/ttyS1
(just waits forever)
and again no int 3 shown when I do:
# cat /proc/interrupts
0: 431613 XT-PIC-XT timer
1: 1160 XT-PIC-XT i8042
2: 0 XT-PIC-XT cascade
6: 3 XT-PIC-XT floppy
7: 4 XT-PIC-XT parport0
8: 1 XT-PIC-XT rtc
10: 4 XT-PIC-XT mwave_3780i
11: 83899 XT-PIC-XT yenta, yenta, uhci_hcd:usb1, wifi0
12: 95166 XT-PIC-XT i8042
14: 38602 XT-PIC-XT ide0
15: 1155 XT-PIC-XT ide1
Don't know where to go after this -- any suggestions?
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Two of its three trips to the College World Series under Van Horn �2012 and 2009 � came because of road success in the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks traveled to win regionals and super regionals both seasons.
So Van Horn is confident going on the road won�t be detrimental to his veteran team, but said hosting remains Arkansas� goal. The final six regular season games � along with the 2013 SEC Tournament � will determine if it becomes a reality.
�Obviously we would like to host a regional,� Van Horn said. �We want to host a regional. I don't know if we are going to host a regional.
�All we want to do is beat Tennessee on Friday and just go from there.�


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This is a lesson about the magnetic field of a bar magnet. The lesson begins with an introductory discussion with learners about magnetism to draw out any misconceptions that may be in their minds. Then, learners freely experiment with bar magnets... (View More) and various materials, such as paper clips, rulers, copper or aluminum wire, and pencils, to discover that magnets attract metals containing iron, nickel, and/or cobalt but not most other materials. Next, learners experiment with using a magnetic compass to discover how it is affected by the magnet and then draw the magnetic field lines of the magnet by putting dots at the location of the compass arrow. This is the first lesson in the first session of the Exploring Magnetism teacher guide. (View Less)
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Taking Stock of UConn's Transfers: Who Ended Up Where?Posted by Chris Johnson on August 27th, 2012
Christopher Johnson is an RTC columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn.
Between its poor chemistry, inconsistent performance in conference play and seemingly complacent disposition on the court, the 2011-12 UConn Huskies could never regain the competitive drive that propelled its National Championship effort one year earlier. Despite a wealth of returning talent – including small forward Jeremy Lamb, shooting guard Shabazz Napier and big men Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith, not to mention a highly-touted freshmen class featuring center Andre Drummond and point guard Ryan Boatwright – Jim Calhoun's squad never developed the leadership dynamic it needed and failed to discover an effective way to mesh together the holdovers from the previous season's title-winning team. The powerhouse program experienced an unexpected down season, but that was the least of its concerns. As penalty for failing to meet the NCAA's minimum four-year and two-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) standards, UConn was ruled ineligible for the 2013 postseason. Despite an appeal for alternate penalties and a waiver request – filed under the claim that recently instituted reforms had led to improved academic performance over the past two years – the NCAA held firm on its verdict. The program that just one year earlier was riding an all-time high after winning its third national championship had bottomed out, but the lost hope of a 2013 postseason appearance wasn't nearly as concerning as the resulting personnel departures it prompted.
Following UConn's first-round NCAA Tournament loss to eight-seed Iowa State, the quasi-exodus began in earnest. First Oriakhi announced his intention to transfer, a move that – according to an NCAA rule enabling Oriakhi to bypass the customary one-year wait period because of UConn's ineligibility for postseason play – enabled him to find a school with a legitimate chance of participating in the 2013 postseason. Big man Michael Bradley followed suit soon thereafter. Smith was the third to leave the program, marking a severe depletion of frontcourt talent and depth. And that's without mentioning Lamb and Drummond, who – whether motivated by the postseason ban or otherwise – declared for the NBA Draft. The NCAA on Friday issued a ruling on Smith's eligibility for the upcoming season. The result was hardly surprising, but it nonetheless compelled me to delve into the whereabouts of the three UConn transfers and investigate their prospects for the upcoming season. Below you'll find a brief summary of each player's state of affairs as they prepare for life at their respective new programs.


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Miu Miu described the images as "mise-en-scènes and still lifes, in a mysterious domestic setting," according to WWD.
The Spring 2013 shoot was photographed by famed fashion photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
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Mark Miyashita is in his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Sacred Heart men's lacrosse program.
Miyashita previously was the head coach at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, Colo., where he founded the lacrosse program when the school first opened in 2006. He was twice named Douglas County Lacrosse League Coach of the Year as his team won the league in 2012. In 2009, he started working with Tierney Lacrosse as a coach for the Denver Elite Lacrosse Club. Miyashita played his collegiate lacrosse at Canisius from 2000-2003, earning three All-MAAC selections including two First-Team honors. He led the nation in ground balls his freshman year, eventually becoming the Golden Griffins' career leader in ground balls. After college, Miyashita played three seasons in the Western Lacrosse Association and five seasons in the National Lacrosse League.
"Mark is someone who was highly recommended by people that I greatly respect in our game. He has coached for 10 years in Colorado as a high school head coach which gives him a unique perspective on what we are trying to build," said head coach Jon Basti. "His experiences in the box and field games, both as a player and a coach, will be very important for our player development. His leadership qualities will add a great deal to our staff and to our culture at SHU."


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Posted the photo yesterday that Marjorie Colas sent us. She's an artist that makes paper and linen butterflies in Paris. I opened the package she sent with the photo today and inside were these exquisite pieces of art.
A parcel from Paris
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We'll hang these around Hugga HQ and hope to meet Marjorie and her husband again in Paris next month. Marjorie's work certainly captured our imagination.


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The calls came in after the Marly Building Supply lumber company, located at 858 Meeker Ave., went up in flames, causing a five-alarm response from nearby firehouses at around 12:20 a.m. Firefighters fought the blaze for nearly eight hours while also fighting the frigid cold.
According to reports, difficulties with operating the frozen hydrants caused some delays, ultimately allowing the blaze to spread and worsen.
Brooklyn Battalion 32 Chief Tom Schmitt was on site the following morning while firefighters doused the remaining pockets of fire in the building.
"We just have to rotate guys because of the cold," he said as he patrolled the perimeter of the building. "We're just putting out pockets of fire because of inaccessibility due to the nature of the lumber yard."
The blaze was originally declared "under control" around 5:30 a.m., according to Schmitt.
Nearly 20 engine companies and 12 ladder companies were called to assist in dousing out the inferno, he estimated.
"We're trying to coordinate with the utilities to make sure the place is safe," Schmitt noted.
Even the following morning, firefighters still worked in limited shifts as the cold weather, according to Schmitt, can be "debilitating" to work in.
"We try to maintain how long we can do that because of their ability to stay warm," he said. "There's exhaustion that factors in so we have to make sure that we keep rotating people in and out."
While they continued to douse the building in water throughout the afternoon on Saturday, those who saw reports on the morning news gathered to take pictures while contractors were met with surprise as they came to pick up their orders.
Mazmul Mohammed lives in Williamsburg and works for a contractor in the neighborhood. Like many on Saturday morning, he was surprised to see what happened to his supplier.
"I come down here down here when I need something," Mohammed said. "I come here to get the sand or sometimes cement."
Standing across the street with others gazing in disbelief, Mohammad asked, "Now there is nobody over there? Are they closed today?"
Distraught from seeing the charred building, he continued, "I guess I will have to go somewhere else now."


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me: well, i kinda got hit by a car on tuesday.so maybe the car was backing out of a driveway...
them: oh no, are you okay? what happened?
me: well, actually, i kind of hit the car.
them: oh... [with the dumbass look on them]
or maybe the car was turning into a driveway...
or maybe the car was just sitting half in the driveway and the shoulder for quite awhile, and i neglected to notice the BIG RED TRUCK right in front of my face...
either way, i did not notice it and t-boned that baby.
so, yeah, the dumbass looks are totally justified in my opinion.
this experience taught me a couple of do nots, both as a motorist and biker.
DO NOT- for motorist:
-look at the dent in your car that bike made, when girl is crying hysterically on sidewalk.
-continue to tell the girl she is "okay" when she is crying hysterically and cannot talk.
DO NOT- for biker:
-change a flat tire and then break your CO2 cartridge, and then get the bright idea to still bike 5 more miles to work on a wobbly wheel, tire with 10psi, all whilst being uber-safe because you are still crying hysterically biking in four plus lanes of busy traffic.
-neglect to eat A LOT of food before going to the emergency room, because they will inevitably keep you there for 7 plus hours and not let you eat or drink, and then lot let you eat upon discharge because they might want you back the next day.
but you know what i did learn from the whole experience:
DO go to the ER with your single female roommate (not with a male), as i think it results not only in better care, but also i've determined the kaiser oakland ER is definitely the hotspot to pick up cute, sensitive medical professionals: dr boddle, dr davis, cute curly haired resident, dr amin, dr macy, sam the cute radiologist technician, that other cute radiologist technican, that other cute guy who took a little too much blood and had trouble finding my vein. jesus christ. maybe it was because i was feeling helpless or hit my head or something...but why aren't there more craigslist missed connections from the ER!?!?
[note to those concerned: no worries, i am okay. nothing wrong with me at all! ride on, baby.]


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I'm in no rush to learn everything ASAP
ERDK wrote:As it has been posted numerous times before me, "where tha hell do I start?"
- What languages do I NEED to learn to get started? (HTML, JAVA, etc)
- Am I better off sticking with windows, since I've used it forever. Or should I dive into LINUX? Or even a MAC
ERDK wrote:This is more going to be a hobby of mine, so I'm in no rush to learn everything ASAP. Although I'd love to quickly become a ninja with computers. And if I actually become proficient with this stuff I'd like to work in a field of work that is compatible with this knowledge… one step at a time.
ERDK wrote:I'm also not shy of dishing out some money for this new hobby of mine, so I'm asking what kind of computer would be sufficient for this kinda thing (I don't want to be replacing it anytime soon) My price limit is 2000$ and I'm partial to a laptop. Should I be looking into Linux for a new system?
ERDK wrote:And I like privacy, I downloaded TOR and its pretty cool. "Google Deutschland" makes me chuckle every time. So any other programs like that are pretty interesting to me.
ERDK wrote:Money is not an issue, I'm just looking for something i can dedicate to this. It helps me keep focus (I'm borderline ADHD) so having a rig solely for working on would be alot easier.
And for a specific branch or category... I honestly don't know.
edit* Money is not an issue, but i dont want to spend a fortune on a computer either
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A study into the use of theming and design as a marketing medium to enhance the visitor experience at theme parks. RJ Cumberworth BA (Hons) Leisure Management Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies
March 2001
Preface & Acknowledgement
The topic of theming and design at theme parks has been chosen due to a very strong interest in the global theme park industry, with possible career implications in the marketing department of a major theme park. The topic, which is very expansive, combines three core aspects of the theme park industry – the need to visit for leisure stimulation, the marketing practices and operational service characteristics and the acts of theming and design themselves.
Working at the National SeaLife Center has allowed great repose to personally relate theories of operation and marketing to the working environment, especially while simultaneously studying a leisure degree.
Academia aside, I would personally like to thank Barry Emery for his continued support throughout this study and for having faith in me when this unusual and potentially disastrous topic was proposed! Also, particular thanks to Nate Naversen, founder of the Themedattraction.com (USA) and one of the few people in this world with direct experience in the industry, who has given me a lot of ideas to work with in an area, which is very limited in theory.
In relation to the objectives of this study, listed in the methodology section, it is possible to summarize the findings briefly. The concept of theming and design has been related to leisure stimulation, play theories and service marketing and the practice analyzed thoroughly, using relevant and up to date examples.
Therefore, in summary it is possible to state that the themed entertainment industry, and the theme park industry in general terms is developing through organic growth. Much of this is down to technological innovation and advancements and indeed the talent to put such ideas into practice. Ideas are also developing in accordance to marketing practice, with new ways of ensuring customer satisfaction and enhancing the core service product that a theme park offers.
Technology and innovation is allowing the ability to construct higher, faster, longer rides and attractions but when coincided with theming, complete new environments can be produced and with the use of virtual reality, complete false environments are being created. There is a coming move away from the traditional iron ride, although they are by no means in decline, technology and VR is being further developed to create more ambitious 'dark rides' where story telling combined with special effects creates visitor immersion, which is also apparent in restaurants, shops and other service orientated aspects.
Thus, in reflection, the future of the industry remains to be seen; yet serious adaptations need to be considered as visitors demand meaningful and often educational entertainment, with particular consideration to the increasing gray market.
Aim & Objectives
To study the use of theming and design as a marketing medium to enhance the visitor experience at theme parks.
Ø To thoroughly analyze the theming and design concept at theme parks in order to develop an understanding of the practice.
Ø To relate the concept of theming and design to marketing theories.
Ø To analyze theme park attractions in accordance to common leisure theories.
Ø To assess the importance of theming and design at theme parks with respect to consumer behavior.
Ø To conclude with justified forecast of the future of the industry. Methodology
Project Overview
This project examines the growing need to improve the leisure 'product' at theme parks, both in the UK and overseas. As competition becomes much more extreme, the need to produce bigger, better and more spectacular attractions is becoming much more important. New technology is helping to create the framework for these new physical experiences; however, the business marketers and project designers have the important challenge of creating more than just an iron fairground ride.
Secondary Research
"Secondary research is material that has been gathered by other people before you. It is available through a wide variety of sources such as books, academic and trade journals, company sources, newspapers and magazines." (Research Methods, semester 1, 2000)
Secondary research is the main source of research used for this project due to the number of industry examples illustrated to define a topic, somewhat limited in business theory. A number of texts have been used, some common such as Kotler (1999) and Dibb (1994) for marketing theory, and some specialist publications such as Swarbrooke (1995) "The Development & Management of Visitor Attractions," and Torkildsen (1992) "Leisure & Recreation Management" for business and leisure theories, respectively. Other specialist publications include souvenir texts from theme parks such as Port Aventura and Walt Disney World and respective design texts.
Secondary research is of great importance to this project as it enables the ability to set the scene through relevant examples. A number of the texts may however, now be limited through age and may give irrelevant examples, which are not up to date. The use of the Internet, leisure journals and magazines has helped to balance these issues, as they do offer the most up to date industry examples available. Apart from the general possibility of information being out of date, there is always the question of validity and reliability with secondary research, and indeed how this information was found initially. Thorough analysis is thus important to this piece so as to be unbiased in discussion (Research Methods, semester 1, 2000).
"Sometimes researchers seek to understand, rather than to explain or predict behavior. This is the case particularly when an area of enquiry is in its infancy." (Marshall, 1997, p.46)
The topic of theming and design is very much described in the statement by Marshall (1997), above. Indeed, research for this project has enabled explanation and a degree of prediction; however the majority of the research has given scope to understand the link between leisure and marketing theories at theme parks and of course theming and design – a growing business area which is arguably still in its infancy. It is fair to say that secondary research and the data triangulation of different visual and published literature, has worked to a great advantage both in theory and industry practice: "The use of multiple methods, or triangulation, reflects an attempt to secure an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon in question."
(Denzin & Lincoln, 1998)
Primary Research
"Research undertaken in the field using one or several methods to collect data. Some generic sources of collecting primary data are interviews, questionnaires, surveys, focus groups, observation and experiments." Research Methods, semester 1, 2000)
Primary research has been of great importance to this project because of the limited information available and the general wide spread basis of information, thus making it difficult to specify in which direction to approach for first-hand experience. Questionnaires and surveys seemed unnecessary for the theming and design topic, which can be confused in many ways and indeed, is a generally unknown field of information for the general theme park visitor.
The main basis for primary research therefore was to be an interview with an industry expert. The industry however is limited and those with a good deal of experience are few and far between. As the project explains, the UK is limited in development of its theme parks at present, so America was targeted for an expert, who was found via email over the Internet.
The Themedattraction.com, an interactive website for theme park designers and enthusiasts was the means to find Mr. Nate Naversen.
An unstructured email questionnaire/interview was arranged and the outcome has proven to be extremely beneficial for this dissertation through identification of further researching opportunities and validation to theories. The unstructured approach was chosen in order to allow the interviewee to talk freely about the subject thus giving further scope for discussion. Also the interview utilized broad open-ended questions: "An open-ended question is one which does not limit the answer to a 'yes' or a 'no' or a range of set alternatives. Participants can answer questions any way they like. An advantage of this kind of question is that it does not threaten to bias the findings by imposing a frame of reference; effectively limiting the way the participant may answer. The main disadvantage is that the completed forms will be difficult to analyze." (Marshall, 1997, p.39)
This interview however was easy to analyze, as there was only one solitary set of answers due to the lack of scope for further participants. Further email correspondence with Nate, also had benefits through the snowballing effect, as new opportunities were opened as new contacts were supplied: "Snowballing is a sample compiled by starting with a small group and asking the members for referrals to others who may also be prepared to participate."(Marshall, 1997, p.108)
A full record of the 'interview' can be found in the appendices of this piece, however the main outcome to this correspondence was that theming all boils down to entertainment and escapism. Primary research has allowed the most up to date and first hand knowledge to be researched, as in addition to the interview, first hand observation through industry knowledge and personal visits has also been of benefit through many of the discussed examples. Marshall (1997) states that observational methods are: "Better quality data than retrospective interview accounts, are adaptable to many research problems and can tap data which may not be available by survey methods where the participants are relatively inarticulate and not very introspective."
(Marshall, 1997, p.49)
However, Marshall (1997) also talks of observational findings having low reliability and validity. In reflection, observations where clearly justified with business theory.
Constraints & Limitations
The main constraints and limitations to this dissertation would be the general lack of business theory in relation to the speedily developing industry of theming. The topic, which comprises of three core directives -leisure stimulation, service marketing and theming and design issues, made it very difficult to integrate the three in an academic manner. Clearly, the three directives are integrated however it was important to focus this in writing and create a justified conclusion to the research. The other main limitation was the general unhelpfulness of many venues regarding the project and the inability to find first hand help initially.
The mentioned British parks offered little or no information regarding the topic, whereas there were language constraints imposing on correspondence with other European parks. These constraints did not disrupt the flow of progress, and contacts were discovered and sufficient information was researched by various means in order to coincide with the aim and objectives of the project satisfactorily.
"The themed entertainment industry is growing as corporations all over the World seek their skills out.
.Our industry specializes in story telling."
(Brian Edwards, President of the Themed Entertainment Association, May 2000)


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It was a pleasure attending last week's grand opening of the Buckwalter Place Traditional Farmers Market. Along with the good folks offering fresh local produce for purchase, Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka, Clemson Extension agent York Glover and market manager Larry Hughes were also on hand to welcome patrons.
Besides strawberries, the sweetest and plumpest I've sampled this season, tomatoes, onions, sweet peppers and zucchini were also just too beautiful to pass up, so home they went with me.
The vegetables were roasted for turning into a pastry-lined terrine and the strawberries earmarked for strawberry-basil pie. (Look for the pie recipe next week.) For optimal health benefits and superior taste and flavor, it makes good sense to buy local no matter where you live in the country.
People in the Bluffton area can shop the Buckwalter Place Traditional Farmers Market every Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. through October, while others can check for a farmers market at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website at wwww.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/FARMERSMARKETS
When shopping farmers markets you'll want to bring a basket, your own reusable grocery bags and cash. Rest assured, it's money well spent and, without doubt, most excellently earned.
Sue Ade, a Lowcountry resident since 1985, is a gourmet baker and collector of vintage cooking utensils and cookbooks. She can be reached at email@example.com or 683-0375.
Roasted Vegetable, Basil and Cheese Terrine
2 medium unpeeled zucchini, cut into ¼-inch slices
1 small eggplant, unpeeled, cut into ¼-inch slices
2 medium red bell peppers, cored, seeded and sliced into ¼-inch strips
2 medium green bell peppers, cored, seeded and sliced into ¼-inch strips
4 plum tomatoes, cut into ¼-inch slices
1 large sweet onion, sliced into thirds horizontally
10 to 12 large fresh basil leaves
Olive oil
Sea salt
Fresh ground pepper
6 slices(1-ounce each) cheese, such as fontina, provolone or mozzarella
2 (9-inch) pie crusts, recipe follows
1 beaten egg, for brushing on top of dough
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place vegetables in a single layer on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. (You will need three large baking pans to roast all the vegetables.) Brush vegetables with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Place in oven, rotating pans halfway through baking time. Also, swap pans from one shelf to the other. Roast vegetables for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until vegetables are brown. (The onions should begin to caramelize and the tomatoes will begin to look almost dry). Some of the vegetables may be finished roasting before the others — just remove those that look done and return the others to the oven to finish cooking. Remove vegetables and set aside to cool slightly. After vegetables are cool enough to handle, separate onions into rings.
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ cup Crisco shortening, chilled
5 tablespoons ice water
In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt. With a pastry blender or fork, cut shortening into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles baby peas. Sprinkle the water over the mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending with a fork. Repeat until the dough is moist enough to come together. Gather the dough into a ball, knead 5 seconds, then divide into two pieces. Flatten each piece slightly and shape into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Remove one of the disks from the refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about ⅛-inch and large enough to fit into the bread pan. Carefully fold dough in half, then fit into the bread pan.
Layer the vegetables on top of the pastry in the order given: eggplant, red pepper, basil leaves, tomatoes, zucchini, green pepper, onion and cheese. Repeat layers one more time, ending with cheese.
Remove remaining dough from refrigerator and again roll to a thickness of 1/8-inch. Lay dough over vegetables, then trim the overhang to 1 inch beyond the edge of the pan. Roll the top crust over bottom crust and crimp and pinch edges to seal. Make several slits on the top of the crust for steam to escape during baking. If desired, roll out leftover dough and cut with a miniature cookie cutter to make a decorative top.
Brush top of dough with beaten egg. Bake at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. (Place a piece of foil under pan to catch running juices. If top crust is browning too quickly during baking, tent with a piece of aluminum foil.) Remove pan to a wire rack to cool for at least 20 minutes. If desired, gently ease loaf from pan, taking care not to collapse loaf. Alternatively, you may also serve terrine directly from pan. Makes 8 servings.


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The final stable version of Chrome OS could be out this November. TechCrunch has reported that developers are already testing the Chrome OS Release Candidate (RC), which means Google may finally announce the finished product no later than next month.
As some of you may remember, Chrome OS was introduced with a bang almost a year ago. But after it, Google has been silent and didn't give us enough update regarding the development of this much-awaited cloud-centric operating system.
Several posts from a Google employee have been spotted at Chrome OS Code site that indicates a November 11 release date. In response to a question about a specific feature, the employee wrote, "we will push this after November 11". The date was mentioned again on his or her other post.
There are several hints that Google Chrome OS is on the horizon. One is the Chrome Web Store that will be launched this October. There is also the rumored Google tablet computer that may also be released in November. Lastly, developers are now busy working on the screensavers, login screens, highlight colors, and other user interface elements, which is a telltale sign that most of the important under-the-hood features are pretty much done.
TechCrunch has contacted Google for comments and here is their response:
"We are very happy with the progress of Google Chrome OS and expect devices will be available later this year. We'll have more details to share at launch."
This is pretty exciting news because I think Chrome OS is one of the keys to Linux world domination. I can't wait to get my hands on Chrome OS and probably the Google tablet computer.
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