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*Mentor an Eclipse Technology project aimed at creating an M2M-oriented IDE,
*Mentor an Eclipse Technology project aimed at creating an M2M-oriented IDE,
*Create a new Eclipse Technology project to provide an implementation of an M2M-oriented communication protocol.
*Create a new Eclipse Technology project to provide an implementation of an M2M-oriented communication protocol.
Revision as of 08:54, 29 March 2011
- 1 Introduction M2M
- 2 Concerns
- 3 Purpose & scope of the Working Group
- 4 Connections with other Eclipse Working Groups
- 5 Connections with other standards & industry groups
- 6 Work areas
- 7 Membership
- 8 Tentative roadmap
Introduction M2M
[Wikipedia]: Machine-to-Machine (M2M) refers to technologies that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same ability.
Smart metering, fleet management, healthcare, or security, are typical domains that can benefit from M2M technologies. An M2M solution is generally constituted by:
- communication modules, with wireless connectivity (GPRS, 3G, WiFi, Wimax, etc.)
- physical assets (sensors, actuators, LCD display, etc.)
- a server infrastructure, with which modules and assets in the field communicate.
Usually, the M2M server infrastructure has to be interfaced with other information systems: telecom operators (e.g. SIM cards subscription management), billing engines, etc. An M2M server also needs to expose APIs to allow third-party applications to access collected data, and to perform operations on modules/assets in the field. The figure below shows an overview of what nowadays M2M architecture usually looks like:
At the time this proposal is written, the following statements apply to the M2M ecosystem:
- Fragmented market: lots of different use cases, …
- No M2M development « blueprint »
- No rich-enough M2M communication standard
- No Open Source development solution (development environment, development boards, …)
- Monolithic applications / lack of reusable software components (e.g. drivers, communication protocols, …)
- High barrier to entry for developers: hardware cost, no relevant engineering environment, complex programming model, …
- No M2M oriented Open Source OS/middleware
Purpose & scope of the Working Group
The Eclipse Foundation is a place where people collaborate to deliver frameworks and exemplary, extensible tools. The Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Industry Working Group aims at defining an open development environment for M2M solutions. The M2M Industry Working Group will address the following topics:
- development tools, including simulators/emulators,
- reference architecture and programming model,
- communication protocols,
- APIs (embedded & server).
Considering that M2M developers miss an Integrated Development Environment, the M2M Industry Working Group will initially focus on the definition of such an environment.
Connections with other Eclipse Working Groups
The M2M Industry Working Group may have interactions with the Pulsar initiative in order to extend the Mobile Application Development Kit (MADK) with M2M features.
Connections with other standards & industry groups
The M2M Industry Working Group will also work in collaboration with other M2M Industry Groups in order to avoid fragmentation and duplication of effort. The Technical Committee M2M at ETSI is, for example, already working on the definition of an end-to-end overall high level architecture for M2M applications.
Work areas
The M2M Industry Working Group will work on the following topics:
M2M tooling
The M2M Industry Working Group will work on the specification of the engineering tools needed to develop M2M solutions. The Koneki Eclipse Technology incubator Project will host the implementation of the tools specified by the Working Group.
M2M software components
The M2M Industry Working Group will contribute to identify and specify low-level software components needed to efficiently develop M2M solutions (communication services, industrial protocols implementations, …).
M2M use cases
The M2M working group will work on the identification and definition of common use cases in M2M environment. The goal is to highlight the capabilities and requirements that need to be standardized to ensure interoperability, portability, reusability, ease of integration, …
Reference architecture
The M2M Industry Working Group will work on the definition of a set of architectural guidelines ("M2M Blueprints") for M2M solutions, derived from the identified use cases.
Open communication protocol
The M2M Industry Working Group will maintain an open specification of a lightweight communication protocol for device-server two-way communication. The Working Group will be responsible for the creation and the maintenance of the standard, Linux-based, implementation of this protocol; and will also create and maintain a Compatibility Test Suite to enable validation of other implementations.
The M2M Industry Working Group will work on the definition of Application Programming Interfaces both on the embedded and on the server-side (Web Services) in order to help increase both the modularity and the extensibility of M2M solutions.
M2M software components repository
The M2M Industry Working Group will define the technical requirements for the creation of a market place enabling the sharing of embedded software components (industrial protocol drivers, embedded devices models, …).
M2M "hacker place"
Since M2M development requires actual hardware, and likely prepaid airtime, in order to perform end-to-end experiments, the M2M Working Group may work on the definition of a so-called 'hacker place', which will take the form of a website easing the ordering of M2M developer kits (development boards, wireless sensors, 3G modems, …). The M2M Working Group will work together with the Eclipse Foundation and hardware providers to propose discounts on developer kits, airtime, etc.
Steering committee members
Steering committee member are required to:
- Be a Strategic, Enterprise or Solutions member of the Eclipse Foundation.
- Appoint at least 2 developers/technical resources to contribute to the creation of M2M WG technologies, roadmaps and/or technical documents.
- Regularly participate in all M2M working group meetings and provide timely feedback on the M2M working group documents.
- Provide announcement support for the official releases of the working group (specifications, tools, …) and ongoing promotion to M2M actors (solution providers, telcos, …).
Member participants
Member participants are required to:
- Be an Eclipse Foundation member.
- Regularly participate in the Working Group meetings.
Tentative roadmap
Mar-11: Publish M2MIWG charter
- Gather bigger community and recruit at least three M2M industry players (call for participation in March, at EclipseCon, CA).
May-11: Kick-off
End Q2-11: Define technical roadmap
- Use cases and workflows outlining the M2M developer user experience,
- Identify high-level requirements for an M2M embedded execution environment.
Q2-11: Communicate
- Establish communication channels with other M2M related initiatives (ETSI TC M2M, 3GPP, Wavefront AC…),
- Mentor an Eclipse Technology project aimed at creating an M2M-oriented IDE,
- Create a new Eclipse Technology project to provide an implementation of an M2M-oriented communication protocol.


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The middle school was in fifth place as of Friday afternoon. The top 20-voted schools will each win $25,000. This money will be used to increase technology opportunities for middle school students.
If you haven't voted, you can still do so through Nov. 25.
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Gary Flakes, a man convicted in the murders of two teenagers, formally announced Wednesday that he's running for Colorado Springs City Council.
In 1997, Flakes was convicted of accessory to murder and negligent homicide in the killings of 13-year-old Andy Westbay and 15-year-old Scott Hawrysiak. The boys were gunned down as they were walking in the Cheyenne Meadows area on Valentine's Day.
Flakes and his friend Jeron Grant accused each other of pulling the trigger of the shotgun, and neither was convicted of murder, sparking outrage. After spending 12 years in prison, Flakes was released in 2011.
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Hawrysiak said Flakes has never attempted to apologize to her family and ignored an email she wrote to him seeking a face to face meeting.
Flakes' supporters include former state Rep. Dennis Apuan and Rosemary Harris Lytle, president of the Colorado Springs NAACP.
The Colorado Springs city attorney's office is looking into whether it's legal for a convicted felon to run for City Council.
(Excerpt) Read more at krdo.com ...
Flakes, a Muslim, credits his reformation to a conversion in prison.
Flakes returned to prison after violating parole. He has been a free man for less than a year and wants us to trust him with enormous responsibility.
Jailhouse conversion?
$20 says he's a democrat.
Al taqiyya : : lying to non-Muslims.
I'll see your $20 and raise you $20 that he's one of owebama's sons.
Expressing the DIMocRAT ethic and quoting "the world's smartest woman": "What difference, at this point, does it make?"
Dude looks like a tranny in pic at the link...creepy.
He could be distantly related, from the mother side.
This case has always stunk to high heaven: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601277/posts
" What difference, at this point, does it make?"
Then she goes on to say we need to keep this from happening again. Well, how the hell can you rectify a problem unless you identify all the features of it?
No wonder dems can't solve problems.
Yep, he really is a flake
Are convicted felons allowed to vote in Colorado?
Some states do allow such after time served, etc.
IF he cannot vote in any General Election, how can he vote on any local issues that affect thousands of people???
This run for office needs to be derailed.
Another arrogant bastard with an elevated chin pose.
Just what this country does NOT need!!!
Gaydar pinging...
By their fruits we shall know them and in our disgust, we cast them out, only to have justice denied.
So it goes, the Progressive rinse and repeat.
By their fruits, we definitely know these pigs all too well.
One of my son's is thinking of relocating to your fine community! He loves it and has been there 3 times in the past 2 months.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Given his status as a highly regarded prospect and his strong track record in the Minor Leagues, the Twins still have plenty of high hopes for Trevor May.
But May has had trouble finding the strike zone early in his big league career, and while he was better in his Target Field debut Monday night, walks did him in again.View Full Game Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS -- Given his status as a highly regarded prospect and his strong track record in the Minor Leagues, the Twins still have plenty of high hopes for Trevor May.
But May has had trouble finding the strike zone early in his big league career, and while he was better in his Target Field debut Monday night, walks did him in again.View Full Game Coverage
May appeared to put his control issues behind him early, but ultimately struggled with walks in a three-run fifth inning in a 6-4 Twins loss to the Royals.
May, who walked seven in just two innings in his Major League debut against the A's on Aug. 9, cruised through four innings before running into trouble in the fifth because of three walks that all led to runs.
"I thought it was a definite stepping stone," said Twins bench coach Terry Steinbach, who served as manager after Ron Gardenhire was ejected in the first inning. "But the basic thing in baseball is that walks are going to kill you. And it was a perfect example tonight."
May issued back-to-back free passes to Alcides Escobar and Jarrod Dyson with one out in the fifth before walking Omar Infante on a borderline 3-2 pitch to load the bases with two outs. Salvador Perez followed with a two-run single before Billy Butler singled home another run.
"They had a couple good at-bats," May said. "I maybe let one get away here or there. The difference between an out and a walk sometimes is just one pitch. And I wasn't able to make them there and they made me pay for it."
One positive was that May wasn't hit hard, as Perez broke his bat on his two-run single and the Twins had a play at the plate on Butler's single, but catcher Eric Fryer couldn't handle the throw home from center fielder Danny Santana.
Fryer said he was forced to try to make the play in front of the plate because of the new collision rules, which led to a tricky hop. But he said he saw improvements this time out from May, who also tossed 2 1/3 innings in relief against the Astros last Tuesday to help him with his jitters.
"I think for the most part he was solid," Fryer said. "The first four innings, especially. In the fifth inning, he got some bad luck with Perez dropping one in there off the end of the bat. That's the way it goes sometimes."
May remained in to face Alex Gordon, but surrendered another single to load the bases and was removed for long reliever Anthony Swarzak, who was able to strike out Josh Willingham to end the inning.
It wasn't as rough as his debut, but May ended up allowing three runs on seven hits and four walks over 4 2/3 innings in his first career start at Target Field to get the loss. But the young righty said he can build on this start.
"I definitely see an upward trend on where things are going," May said. "It's all stuff that's happened to me before in my career with rough patches. It's always about adjustments needing to be made."
Swarzak went 3 1/3 innings in relief, giving up two runs on four hits, including a broken-bat solo homer to pinch-hitter Erik Kratz in the seventh and an RBI single to Dyson in the eighth.
It was the first of two homers for Kratz, who added a solo blast in the ninth off Ryan Pressly. Both homers proved costly in the two-run loss.
"You tip your cap because it was a broken bat on the ball to left," Steinbach said. "In all my years, I don't think I've seen that. So you tip your cap on that one and he hit a monster one to center."
May was outpitched by Royals left-hander Jason Vargas, who went seven strong innings, allowing just one run on four hits and a walk.
The Twins scored their only run against Vargas in the seventh on a solo shot from Oswaldo Arcia that hit off a flag pole on Target Plaza in right field. It was Arcia's 12th homer and his fourth over his last six games.
Trevor Plouffe made it a two-run game with a three-run blast in the ninth off reliever Aaron Crow. But it wasn't enough, as the Twins went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position. Minnesota went just 5-for-30 in those situations in the series, losing three of four to first-place Kansas City.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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In its short existence, Pagosa Springs Outlaw Snowdown has grown into a nice little festival with a more than reputable lineup.
Last years two-day event brought a good crowd into the cozy and heated tent in Town Park and showcased local, regional and national acts. It was a great outing for the Pagosa locals, as well as a smattering of Durangoans who made the hour drive east in freezing temperatures.
This year should be as good or better. Eight acts will grace the main stage today and Saturday. Tonights lineup will feature Pagosa Springs Brooks-I Band, Durangos Caitlin Cannon and the Artillery, Whitey Morgan and the 78s, and Shooter Jennings, son of the outlaw country great Waylon.
Saturdays lineup will include Chad Sullins and the Last Call Coalition, Fifth on the Floor, Ohios Lydia Loveless (who stole the show at last years event) and Mickey and the Motorcars. The latter has gained some traction in Durango as another Austin band gaining fans in the Southwest.
Its tonights third act Im most excited to see. Whitey Morgan and the 78s is one of a handful of national acts serving as the saving grace for countrys classic era of mid-70s simplicity. Of all the indie country bands that are doing the retro thing and there are plenty of good ones I have yet to hear of anyone who pays the well-deserved homage to country icons like Waylon Jennings better than Morgan. He was born into it; the Flint, Mich., native was reared on the sounds of his musician grandfather. Flint took in loads of ex-Southerners moving north to work in the auto industry, and ironically, the town has seen the kind of luck they sing about in a down-and-out country song.
Morgans voice also is straight out of the early 1970s, more attuned to a coin-operated jukebox than some Internet-connected, dollar-a-song contraption. He remains a true-grit example for young musicians of a great era of country; a fresh, but also timeless, sound of the music before it devolved into Milli Vanillis in cowboy hats and politically conformist pop stars guided by suits making overproduced music videos of themselves water-skiing in Levis, and before Blake Shelton shoved his foot in his mouth blasting the country of decades ago.
But moaning about old vs. new country is something Morgan wont feed into; he simply doesnt have time to fuel the battle.
For some reason, I started out being a bitter younger musician, and now that Im getting older, Im actually less bitter, which doesnt make much sense, Morgan said from his Michigan home. Ive become a lot more open-minded about things. I have given up on the whole being (angry) about the Nashville machine, the country music or whatever they call it thats coming out of there. To me, Ive learned to ignore it. Theres nothing I can do to fix it, Im doing my thing, and hopefully, it will make a bit of a difference in the end.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday pledged more money to help California cope with its severe drought as state fishing regulators shut down recreational angling on portions of two water-starved rivers because of concerns about the survival of salmon and steelhead trout.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Natural Resources Conservation Service announced another $14 million for water management improvements in the state, a day after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack committed $20 million.
The aid was announced as the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill supported by House Speaker John Boehner and Central Valley Republicans that would temporarily halt restoration of the San Joaquin River and allow farmers to pump delta water more freely.
The bill rankled environmentalists and many across the aisle, including Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
"This Republican bill reflects misguided priorities, undermines California's water rights, and overrides the state's ability to manage its own water supplies," Pelosi said in a statement.
Meanwhile, California's Fish and Game Commission continued banning fishing on drought-stricken state waterways.
The panel voted unanimously to abolish fishing on parts of the American and Russian rivers after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife closed dozens of others last month.
California has already taken steps to address concerns over the drought, including cutting deliveries from the State Water Project to farms and cities, and urging statewide conservation.
State wildlife officials said the drought-related fishing closures are the most extensive the state has ever implemented.
Chuck Bonham, director of fish and wildlife, said the decision is meant to save as many fish as possible, so that when the drought eases there will still be some left to catch.
Bonham said the conditions could worsen to the point that crews will have to go into rivers and streams to rescue endangered fish.
"We may need to put hands on legally protected fish, and bring them in to protect their DNA from extinction," Bonham told the commission.
The commissioners found that dangerously low stream flows and dwindling reservoir storage presented a danger to salmon and steelhead habitat in both watersheds.
The closures on both rivers will extend through April 30.
Numerous fishing groups voiced support for the closures.
Lowell Ashbaugh, a fly fisherman from Davis, said he hated having to close a river to fishing, but that it was for the greater good.
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If you thought that the legal battle over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") was put to rest in NFIB v. Sebelius, you may want to pay attention to Liberty University v. Geithner.
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari and then returned the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to consider new challenges to the ACA.
In its lawsuit, among other things, Liberty University contended that the ACA violates its First Amendment religious freedoms through the funding of abortions and other practices that it maintains are at odds with the core beliefs of the school. Liberty University also challenged the so-called "employer mandate" that requires all employers employing 50 or more people to provide health coverage to those employees, or face a penalty.
The Fourth Circuit had previously held that the mandates were "taxes," but dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction on the grounds that the federal Anti-Injunction Act did not permit the federal courts to consider the legality of the tax until it went into effect. Because it dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds, it did not rule on the merits of the religious freedom and employer mandate arguments. Liberty University sought review in the Supreme Court, which was denied.
In NFIB v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the Anti-Injunction Act did not preclude the federal courts from deciding the constitutionality of a "tax" only after it goes into effect. Liberty University therefore filed a motion for rehearing, and the Supreme Court ordered the Department of Justice to file a response. In a somewhat surprising move, the DOJ did not oppose Liberty University's motion for pre-hearing, paving the way for today's ruling from the Supreme Court.
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DeKALB – The DeKalb County Housing Authority board approved a smoke-free policy for all properties beginning June 1, 2014, to create healthier living conditions.
Michelle Perkins, the housing authority's executive director, said there currently is no way to prevent secondhand smoke exposure for residents who live in the same units as smokers. Some buildings have several units sharing the same ventilation system.
But the new policy would help reduce health risks among nonsmokers. It will affect not only housing authority residents, but guests and employees as well.
Residents helped determine whether the properties should be smoke-free, said Jill Morgan, a property manager of multiple housing authority locations. The housing authority invited all residents to participate in a survey about their smoking or nonsmoking preferences before the board made an official decision.
The residents received a notice about the new policy this week. So far, Morgan said she hasn't received any negative feedback.
Should residents violate this policy after it goes into effect, they could face fines and possible eviction.
Though the housing authority will strictly enforce the nonsmoking rule, Morgan said the policy is not meant to offend or discriminate against residents who smoke.
"The smoke-free policy is about the smoke, not the smoker," she stressed. "It's not forcing anyone to quit smoking."
Jane Lux, Public Health Administrator for the DeKalb County Health Department, complimented the new policy and the housing authority's initiative to implement it. She predicted the policy would help decrease the number of health risks involved with tobacco use and secondhand smoke, such as asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes.
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Green Beret in the classroom
By BAYNE HUGHES | The Decatur Daily, Ala. | Published: February 15, 2013
ATHENS, Ala. - Col. Eli Ballard believes he found the perfect retirement transition from life as a tough guy in the U.S. Army special forces.
The 56-year-old became the lead instructor for the Athens High School JROTC, giving himself a chance to provide the same inspiration he received as a teenager.
Ballard has gone from serving in the Green Beret and Rangers Airborne to high school teacher. He ended his Army career as brigade commander at Redstone Arsenal.
"I'm still working with young people who are trying to discover their place in life," Ballard said.
Lt. Col. James Walker, longtime Austin High JROTC lead instructor, is a friend from Ballard's days as a brigade commander.
Walker said he's not surprised by Ballard's successes.
"Officers in general tend to gravitate toward JROTC," Walker said. "Soldiers are kids. They need the regimented order and leadership that the military requires."
Ballard chose the Athens JROTC four years ago over working for a contractor in Afghanistan. He was visiting his brigade commander replacement when Athens Principal Chris Bolin called.
Athens JROTC has been successful for close to 25 years, but cadet numbers had dropped to about 80 students.
The Athens battalion is now up to 135 cadets. It earned Honor Unit of Distinction, JROTC's highest honor, two years ago.
"I knew of Col. Ballard, and the timing was right for the both us," Bolin said. "It's very obvious his life experiences are beneficial to the students."
Bolin said Ballard's work ethic showed immediate results. He said it isn't unusual to find Ballard working at the school until 9 p.m. He tutors, provides transportation or food for students in need, and does whatever he can to help the students.
"He cares and they know it," Bolin said.
Cadet Major and Executive Officer Aaron Fielding has been in Ballard's program three of his four years in high school.
"Colonel is fair in everything he does," Fielding said.
Ballard conquered his biggest fear -- jumping out of an airplane -- in theRanger Airborne infantry. He survived life as a Green Beret because he liked the "intensity of conflict."
He said he thought he was a tough guy until he met his match in his first year as a JROTC instructor.
A cadet publicly challenged him, something that didn't occur in the military. He began to wonder if this new career was for him.
"It was all I could do to maintain my calmness," Ballard said.
Ballard said the teen eventually got in trouble and left school, but the two ran into each other later in a Huntsville store.
"He told me how much he enjoyed his class and how much he appreciated me putting up with him," Ballard said. "At that moment, I realized that I'm not always going to get immediate gratification for what I do. Teachers make a difference in the long run."
An old photo of Col. Julius Clark sits on Ballard's desk, reminding him of the impact a JROTC instructor had on him. Clark was Ballard's instructor at Camden High School in Camden, S.C.
Prior to joining Clark's program, Ballard aspired to becoming a bread truck delivery man. He didn't think he was college material.
"The Marita Bread delivery man, Mr. Fulton Davis, led a clean life and was so friendly," Ballard said. "I really thought that was the apex of success."
But Clark pushed Ballard to bigger aspirations like college and the military. Ballard earned an English degree from New Mexico Military Institute before entering the Army.
Now Ballard measures his success on Clark's standard of pushing students. He expects dependability and respect for themselves and others.
"Young people need to understand that if people can't depend on you, you've got nothing in this life," Ballard said.
Cadet Master Sgt. Andrew Saavedra said he is a military child who moved a lot, and Ballard helped adjust when he moved to Athens.
"I was always the new kid, so sometimes I would become quiet and reserved," Saavedra said. "He helped me open up and become more welcoming. He really boosted my confidence."
Fielding said Ballard talks a lot about education and building on the important things in life. He plans to attend Auburn University in the fall on the ROTC/Marine option.
"Col. Ballard really helped me through this process," Fielding said. "He particularly helped with my application essays."
Ballard is the typical reserved military man, but Bolin and Saavedra said he has a personality that draws people to him.
"People notice when he walks into a room and it becomes silent," Saavedra said.
However, Fielding said Ballard's dry humor often comes out in class.
The cadets know one thing about the 56-year-old: Never challenge him in a physical fitness competition.
"There's three of us who love to do PT, and sometimes Col. Ballard joins us," Saavedra said. "Colonel has a way of motivating us, but we can't keep up."


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Older stuff : 2007 | 2008 | ...
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http://dev.laptop.org/~cjb/enwiki/8k-10k-diff and w:user:sj/en-g1g1 and [1].
Unu Enciklopedio Por Junulo
How much interest has there been in your Esperanto OEPC effort? I'm willing to offer what little help I can, so if you have anything in particular that needs to be done, just say the word.
I was also thinking a Project Page on Vikipedio like the one that the English Wikipedia has, would be useful. --Tomas SATIRLSEY
hey! let's have coffee....
Hi sj -- my friend Delisile mentioned you were working here, and I just haven't gotten around to saying "hello"
I'm now the director of the Cambridge Peace Commission, and I'd love to catch up -- and see if there are any areas for collaboration or working together. My schedule is pretty flexible, and I'm happy to come to Kendall....
Peace, Brian (Bcorr 00:16, 12 September 2008 (UTC))
- Sorry about the delay -- was in Philadelphia for a few days. What about Dado Tea on Church St. in Harvard Sq.? I could do it next Monday or Tuesday morning (9/22 or 9/23) or the following week any morning except Wednesday .... Bcorr 14:45, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for your welcome message. Greetz JoGnet 17:15, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
user rename
I just noticed this:
(User rename log); 17:31 . . Sj (Talk | contribs) (has renamed User:Fucking idiot to User:Fid: 10 edits. Reason: )
"Fid" is a nice username. It's a shame to make it unavailable. If you must rename, something like u154970135 would be a good choice.
IMHO there is no need though, since nobody is going to go digging through the list of users.
220.127.116.11 18:14, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
hi SJ,
Honestly, I was never an admin at NWE, so it'll be new. I just made templates or fixed templates that wasn't working. For vandalism, I could check recent changes and catch one, or if you are developing a bot, I can vandalize on purpose to see if the bot will catch it. Am I already an admin now? It'll be great if you can post me something like welcome to OLPC but for admins so I could read how to use my powers :P. --Hiro 12:19, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hi SJ, ok no problem. Is there something specific you will like for me to work on? I wish the main page could be changed to be more... easily viewed instead of bunch of links, but I wouldn't be able to design it from scratch. Just thought I'll throw in the idea. Are there pages that need clean up or with broken templates? Feel free to let me know. --Hiro 17:17, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hi again, is this a vandalism or is it there on purpose? Special:Contributions/18.104.22.168 I'm talking about what this user did btw. Is there a specific place I could report all this? --Hiro 18:34, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Ping :) --Hiro 17:58, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hi again, is this a vandalism or is it there on purpose? Special:Contributions/220.127.116.11 I'm talking about what this user did btw. Is there a specific place I could report all this? --Hiro 18:34, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi SJ!
I'm Prakhar Agarwal. I recently took my GRE exam to pursue Master's in US. I was really waiting for my certificate. I have to send a copy of that certificate to many universities. I wish if I could talk to you regarding that. Cheers! -- Prakhar 14 September 2008
wiki adminship
this was a surprise, cuz I didn't know I'd been nominated. the wiki admin pages are the only parts of the wiki that I usually ignore! i'll strive to use my new powers for truth, justice adn the
American OLPC way ;-) AuntiMame 00:15, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
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sure, I can come..pls see your email! User:RafaelOrtiz
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TOC/heading question
On a page like Sugar Almanac in a section like Sugar Almanac#Package: sugar how would we link to the headings on Sugar.env? --erikb
- I'm not sure quite what you want to do. The TOC comes from the {{Sugar Almanac TOC}} template... which is long and can't easily be compressed into that three-line section for the sugar Package. Can you explain which headings you want to link to? the same ones that are currently in Sugar Almanac#Package: sugar, but with a different format? --Sj talk 22:26, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to create a new TOC which can list the headings on different pages. For example, in this new TOC, I would like to list all of the subheadings on linked-to pages.
Can I provide a TOC with a list of pages and have the wiki automatically list the subheadings on those pages? We would like to see all of the Almanac's answered questions on one page.
Any ideas or pointers? Thanks -- jedierikb
I am new to the OLPC wiki. I was assigned to prepare a Deployment guide for OLE Nepal. I created the page but I don't know if it meets the standards of the OLPC wiki. Could you take a look and leave suggestions at the talk page. Thank you. Pradosh 05:36, 22 October 2008 (UTC) http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLE_Nepal:_Deployment_guide
Checking up
Hi SJ,
I recently made an application for some development laptops through the contributors' program, which I understand was approved. I was hoping to get started soon and just wanted to check if the laptops have been sent and if not when I could expect them.
Gerry Healy
I'll be leaving Nepal in June 2009 so I have some time constraints to work on the Dhading project. I have had delays at my own end also, but for it to be realistic in this time frame. I need some development machines soonish. I may be able to borrow some from OLE. Would that be a better option? Nickel chrome 11:03, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
- There's no problem getting them from us -- check back next week on the status of your machines. You might consider applying for a Nepali contributors-pool as well. 22.214.171.124 20:27, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Health Content Poster
Hello SJ,
Not sure if this is already taken care of, but I'm writing about the health content poster post in the Art Wanted section. If you're still looking for contributors/helpers, please let me know. I'll be glad to help.
Best wishes,
--Gabriel --220.127.116.11 21:20, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Bundles vs. collections
These days there are
- Activities, .xo files which show up in the Home view
- Collections, .xol files which show up in the OLPC Library.
So I think Category:Activity_bundle should only be for the .xo file put on wiki.laptop.org , not for the wiki page it comes from.
I'm not sure what Category:Bundles is for.
Also, Category:Activity_bundle says:
- Activites that provide a .xo bundle should declare so ...
but I thought all Activities provide a .xo file.
- If you define it that way, then this is true. That's probably clean; it leaves items such as individual etoys projects in limbo until they are packaged.
BTW, I'm adding all Collections I find to Category:Collections and it seems other categorizations of them are redundant.
- Which other categoriations? That category should itsefl be in Category:Bundles. Thanks for the update! --Sj talk 18:52, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
??! -- skierpage 11:33, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
in case you miss it in chat
[2] :) -- phoebe
Decisions about Projects
The workflow for new projects is not clear to me. Who decides about a project and how often? AFAIC decisions are made on weekly meetings, but my project has not been touched in the projectdb for 5 weeks. And why are projects hidden in the projectdb? If there is nothing happening for weeks someone else might submit a similar project, or even the same. This is a duplication of work for both the submitters and the decision makers. Is there a way to make the process more transparent? --Cwickert 14:09, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- the plan is to move the whole thing, minus the sharing of address/phone info at the end, to the wiki and projects page. --Sj talk 14:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
What are the official channels for development related communication? #olpc and #olpc-help were not very helpful because noone was able to answere my questions. #olpc-devel is orphaned. Also I wonder if editing wiki pages is a good way for direct one on one communication. Isn't there something else if I wanted to reach you? --Cwickert 14:09, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- You can use #olpc-devel in irc.oftc.net -- that just chanegd irc networks. 18.104.22.168 20:25, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Postal address
Please mention yours on your page - not everyone has email. Thanks!! --Arjs 14:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Activity web pages vs. Projects/ subpages
Hey sj, as I wrote firstname.lastname@example.com I wrote Maintaining activity web information.
If activities remain on w.l.o and use the [Edit with form], anyone can make a lists of activities that stays up-to-date instead of messing with templates and fragments and transclusions. See Activity queries. To me, this is clearly the way forward.
But there's a lot of stuff I don't understand.
- Many activities also have an Activities/Name page that's got an ugly summary template. Often it's a link to Projects/Name, e.g. Activities/Etoys. I believe these are confusing and redundant. Can I delete them? If not, is there an explanation of what these pages are for?
- Creating an activity has buttons to Create activity summary and [Create an activity]. I don't understand why there are two buttons and I don't think either is an appropriate template for an activity. What should an activity's page look like?
- Some of the Projects/ subpages aren't activities, e.g. Projects/Translation_dictionary is a collection. What are/were you trying to achieve with Projects/ subpages? I see references to a projects DB, is there such a thing?
- If you want to make a list of projects e.g. on the Projects page, semantics are the way to do it.
- So I'm not sure if all the project template machinery is redundant. I don't know whether to mark it obsolete or update it to set semantic properties.
- Is any clean-up and improvement on w.l.o irrelevant if activities are moving to sugarlabs.org ?!
Like so many areas on wiki.laptop.org, I see the results of an idea but not the plan for it, so I'm not sure how to improve on it.
Thanks for any elucidation!
-- skierpage 00:08, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Mail of Jan 30, 2009
Please be so kind as to answer to the mail I sent you on January 30th, 2009.
--Cwickert 15:43, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
User_talk: page message notifications
Hi Sj, I'm having trouble finding information on the implementation of the notification service that generates a orange-spanned message on my current page when a new message on my talk page is saved. Any pointers would be appreciated.
I'm actually thinking about this in relation to a possible utility to generate small message flags that would appear on main pages on the border of sections that have corresponding talk_page comments (configured by the commenter to match an anchor placed on the main page section.) --FGrose 00:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
- Now I see. It's a good idea... some hacking would be required. --Sj talk 03:44, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Your OLPC Map on Google Maps, how do we collaborate in it?
I wanted to but couldn't figure out how to add the location of The Elaine and Nicholas Negroponte School Location of School Province:Preah Vihear District:Rôvieng Commune:Rôssmei Village:Trâpeang http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Cambodia My father is visiting my wife's (she's an adopted Cambodian living in Brussels Belgium) Parents. My father created www.lzg.be - Teachers without Frontiers and I'm on the pay-roll of http://www.olpceu.org/content/aboutus/aboutus_staff.html] - http://www.olpco2e.org --SvenAERTS 09:45, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Invitation/Brandeis/Social Justice and Technology Conference
Dear Mr. Klein,
Charles Nesson suggested I be in touch with you. The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life at Brandeis University is hosting a conference called TMI (Too Much Information): Social Justice in the Age of Facebook on September 10 and 11, 2009. We would like to invite you to speak at the main session on September 11 from 9-11 am, "Does Digital Deepen the Divide?" We believe that you, with your role at One Laptop Per Child, would present a unique and valuable perspective on the question of technological access for children internationally, and whether access to new technologies and computers helps bridge the divides among individuals and societies, or whether it increases the gaps.
I would love to talk to you further about this conference and give you additional detail. Can you contact me at email@example.com? I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Best, Stephanie Gerber Wilson, PhD Brandeis University email@example.com
- Thank you for the invitation. I've responded via email. --Sj talk
Template:test-case-query question
Greetings SJ,
I'm slowly getting familiar with semantic+mediawiki in an effort to determine if this will meet my needs. I'm using the laptop.org QA pages as a reference for sample queries, forms and templates. However, I'm stuck trying to understand a particular problem where mediawiki will not expand a nested template properly using the {{fullurl:...}} parser function.
As one of the original authors of the Template:Add-test-result and Template:Test-case-query pages, I thought you might have insight to this mediawiki-ism. This is likely a new-user problem, but any experiences you can share around the SMW implementation for laptop.org would be appreciated. You can see the page that currently is presenting difficulty at https://publictest6.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Testing_SMW. I can be reached at jlaska AT fedoraproject DOT org. I hope to hear from you soon :)
Thanks, James
- I don't think you can embed parser functions the way you were trying to. But the extension is coming along quickly - you should drop a question at the SMW central wiki for the most accurate answer. --Sj talk 05:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Everything works again
Thank you, dear Samuel and OLPC-Team --Papillon 20:34, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Counter does not work
Since Saturday 8/1/09 the counter does not work. Now it is not possible to see how many users has been accessed the pages. I'm not sure but I think all pages have the same problem --Papillon 10:43, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
OLPCO2e, et al
Hi Sven,
I was cleaning up the wiki this morning and found all of the CO2 pages, which blossomed over the spring. There were about 12 pages which all had the same content, ... so I merged them (without the use of any gang :) into OLPCO2e. Sj talk 13:00, 8 December 2009 (UTC) I cannot find the page: OLPCO2e link Agenda 21 anymore. How can I recuperate it? It is a very important page for all in OLPC and OLPCO2e. Thanky--SvenAERTS 11:20, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
I also replied - but on my talk page - on your other paragraphs. This tool notifies you of that or do I just have to mention and you go there and have a look then or I have to do like above and copy/paste parts- topic per topic - to copy/paste here in your User talk page? Do I have to Watch this page? How are these "message" alerts being activated? Ty --SvenAERTS 11:20, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Adminship thanks
thanks for the nomination. Whatever happens, I'll try and behave to expectations... --Martinlanghoff 14:26, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Why did you move Academic Papers, SJ?
I don't believe we discussed that. As the one who started that page, I'd like to know. Thanks. Yamaplos 02:56, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
- It was duplicating half of its refs with the other assessments/research page. I moved both of them to a new title where they were merged. Feel free to subdivide in some logical fashion, as long as the duplication of records/papers is resolved cleanly. --Sj talk 21:52, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks, Ed Cherlin tried already, and we ended up with some stuff getting moved to Sugarlabs. IMHO it's better to have things mostly together. Hopefully something really good shows up eventually that we can really wave as a banner. I'm waiting for Nepal's research, hopefully soon (announced for August)
Information case studies
Searching for FAQ. Was it easy? How do we identify frequent users, and how do we service them better?
- How do we take advantage of having everything here?
Related topics. Policies and guidelines for our official material.
Menu system for officially monitored pages. (not just categories - Lynn)
--Sj talk 19:20, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
Parent Education Course Writer's Guide
Are you interested in parent education courses for the OLPC? I'm about to release my book in Germany (print on demand) and would allow inclusion of the second edition into an OLPC distribution or library, but currently not yet under Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike. The first edition is available under Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike, though. --Bernhard Fastenrath 13:15, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
- What a lovely idea! I would love to add this to a collection of books (preferably available in html...). --Sj talk 09:44, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
- I can offer wiki format and XSL-FO. Conversion to HTML and PDF should be trivial. Help yourself. --Bernhard Fastenrath 11:35, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
- I'm still working on the translation of the latest version to English. I'll let you know when the translation is available. --Bernhard Fastenrath 12:39, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
- The translation of the free version is finished and you can find it on Wikibooks. I've added some more content from the published version. The published version will be available on request (but the translation isn't finished yet). --Bernhard Fastenrath 14:15, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
- I'm still working on the translation of the latest version to English. I'll let you know when the translation is available. --Bernhard Fastenrath 12:39, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
- I can offer wiki format and XSL-FO. Conversion to HTML and PDF should be trivial. Help yourself. --Bernhard Fastenrath 11:35, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
note from user:mmassey
I'd like to meet tomorrow am to brainstorm action items for locating existing photos.
Photo meeting
SJ, Let's meet tomorrow to discuss strategy for locating existing photos. -Mike
"How to Convert video to iPhone 4 on MAC" is an ad, and has nothing to do with OLPC or XO. ■ NeoAmsterdamTalkEdits2010-07-01T11:16:25Z
- I agree. I deleted it before. This time I shall remove the text of the page and protect it. SJ: I've no idea if there is a better thing to do. --Quozl 22:37, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Note from user:GJavetski
Finally getting how this works! Just updated my talk page to include a summary of my remaining time (what a silly phrase) at OLPC. Thanks again for your help!
Collab Conundrum
Hi Sj. I just answered your question on my talk page, which reminded me of a wiki collaboration conundrum I was thinking about earlier that maybe you can help with. Presumably the only way you would know I replied to your question is either if you watch my talk page, in which case you also get emailed whenever anyone else talks to me, which you may not want, or to remember to go back and check. This works fine for small numbers of conversations, but I am preparing to look across the whole wiki and may want to talk to all sorts of people. Are you aware of any ways of doing this that allow email updates but keep it relevant to the conversations I am in? The only way I can think of at the moment is to invite people in to my talk page and hold all the conversations there. Do you have a better suggestion?
- Often the responder posts to the questioner's talk page, out of politeness. For longer discussions, it's helpful to use liquid threads, an extension we could turn on - that should let you subscribe to a single thread. --Sj talk 16:26, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
- So how do liquid threads work? Does it use the :: notation to detect a thread? I think it could be very useful for people in general. I would think that during a deployment you might come up with all sorts of questions that you fire off on different wiki talk pages and you are probably so busy solving problems its difficult to manage all the Q&A you are processing... so if liquid threads can help then lets consider it. Who would be involved in that decision? Do you know what the other implications are... i.e. if there are any down sides to turning liquid threads on?
- Great. Thanks. I'll take a look. Get back to you tomorrow with thoughts.
- So how do liquid threads work? Does it use the :: notation to detect a thread? I think it could be very useful for people in general. I would think that during a deployment you might come up with all sorts of questions that you fire off on different wiki talk pages and you are probably so busy solving problems its difficult to manage all the Q&A you are processing... so if liquid threads can help then lets consider it. Who would be involved in that decision? Do you know what the other implications are... i.e. if there are any down sides to turning liquid threads on?
- See http://strategy.wikimedia.org for a site that uses them extensively. Once a talk page is converted to liquid threads, you can't convert back without 'losing' the link to the threads that were created. --Sj talk 17:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
- Great. Thanks. I'll take a look. Get back to you tomorrow with thoughts. --Mark.Burnett 17:07, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
- I just had a look. It looks much more intuitive as well as being more functional. I think we should turn it on. What do you think? What next? <--- I proposed this on the Cafe. Please add your comments there. --Sj talk 20:52, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for starting the ball rolling on the cafe. I see it has several entries now already. I've added my views from a functional perspective but do need to rely on you and others to confirm that it technically makes sense. Thanks for your help Sj.
- I just had a look. It looks much more intuitive as well as being more functional. I think we should turn it on. What do you think? What next? <--- I proposed this on the Cafe. Please add your comments there. --Sj talk 20:52, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
- So how do liquid threads work? Does it use the :: notation to detect a thread? I think it could be very useful for people in general. I would think that during a deployment you might come up with all sorts of questions that you fire off on different wiki talk pages and you are probably so busy solving problems its difficult to manage all the Q&A you are processing... so if liquid threads can help then lets consider it. Who would be involved in that decision? Do you know what the other implications are... i.e. if there are any down sides to turning liquid threads on?
- Often the responder posts to the questioner's talk page, out of politeness. For longer discussions, it's helpful to use liquid threads, an extension we could turn on - that should let you subscribe to a single thread. --Sj talk 16:26, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Review of approach and updates to the wiki
Hi Sj, As you know I am working on Improving the Deployment Toolkit. As part of this I think its important that what is done here is repeatable, so I have also created a Deployment Guide/Creating a new release process, which I plan to follow and evolve during the course of this project with the idea being that others could then do the same the next time there are enough new lessons learned, or enough new XO technology to merit another refresh of the guide. For the same reason I am also creating pages for Interview scripts to help people working on refreshing the guides get the most out of the lessons learned in the field.
It would be useful to have one or two people within OLPC who I could use as a sounding board to sanity check that what I am doing makes sense and also to review new content added to the wiki or plans for restructuring as described in the Draft Deployment Guide before we finally take all of that and create a new version of the Google Doc.
From your role as described on your wikipedia talk page, it seems like you should be one of those people. Do you agree? Do you have time? And can you suggest anyone else?
-- Mark.Burnett 12:53, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
You're welcome, but I should be thanking you
since I was his major target. Though who knows how many others would eventually get the same treatment. -- Davewa 20:10, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Hello. Thank you for your work on the Wiki in the past. Please note User_talk:Quozl#Defending and comment if you wish. Speculating: don't know if the new accounts are actually passing captcha and e-mail verification, or if something is amiss. --Quozl 07:11, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


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Question: We are setting up a SQL Server 2012 database instance which will be hosted on a remote network share. However, we are worried about performance over the network share. What should we look for when setting up this database?
Answer: The biggest thing that you'll want to do is make sure that the local server and the server running the remote network share are both running the newest version of the SMB protocol. At the very minimum you'll want to ensure that both servers are running Windows Server 2008 R2 or if possible wait until both servers are running Windows Server 2012. The reason for this is that the newer versions of SMB (SMB 2.2 on Windows 2008 R2 and SMB 3.0 on Windows 2012) are greatly improved, with the SMB version 3.0 being even better than SMB 2.2.
The ability for Windows Server 2012 being able to run at near network wire speed is easily testable. In order to perform this test I used a laptop which had an SSD drive in it and installed two VMs within that laptop. The laptop had a SQL Server 2012 instance installed on it and one of the virtual machines had an instance installed while the other VM was used to host the database. When creating a database of the host laptop to get a baseline of the performance of the SSD drive we see the following performance in task manager.
Creating a database locally
As you can see we are writing to the disk at the rate of 208 MB/second. When we create a database using the exact same specifications on the virtual machine on a remote network share we can see that data is being written at 201 MB/second. This is a performance loss of only 3.4% when writing the database over the wire. (A large amount of data was written when creating the database by simply turning off instant file initialization.)
Creating a database remotely
When reading on this SSD drive we can see reads of 278 MB/sec on the local disk when running a database backup of a database which has data within it.
Reading a local database
When running a database backup against a database of similar size on the network drives we can see that the disk speed that's available has been reduced somewhat to 179 MB/second. While this is a pretty heavy performance loss, 179 MB/second is still a very fast network throughput to be receiving when hosting databases over a remote network share.
Reading from a network database
If we look at perfmon on the virtual machine which is hosting the network share we can see that the disk response time and queue length is very low so the performance loss that we are seeing here isn't from the disk but instead from the network.
PerfMon on DC1 network reads
Where these same tests to be run on virtual machines which are running Windows Server 2008 R2 the performance would be slightly lower as Windows Server 2008 R2 is running SMB 2.2. Were these same tests being run on Windows Server 2008 or lower the performance would be much worse as Windows Server 2008 is running SMB 2.0 (or lower if the servers are old enough).
If you intend of running databases which are hosted on remote network shares, especially databases which are high IO databases you'll need to be using Windows Server 2012 for maximum network performance.
Extra Notes:
Some extra notes about this hardware configuration:
The host computer is an Asus Laptop running Windows 8 RTM, 32 Gigs of RAM with a SanDisk Extreme SSD drive. The SQL Server instance installed is SQL Server 2012 RTM.
Virtual Machines are running within VMware Workstation. Both guest machines are running Windows Server 2012 RP. One virtual machine is a domain controller while the second is a member server. The second server is running SQL Server 2012 RTM. Both virtual machines have 2 Gigs of RAM.
Both test databases were created at 1 Gig in size with 1 Gig Transaction Logs. The database was setup for simple recovery mode. Approximately 1 Gig of data was written into each database using the following T-SQL Code.
select * into prosess from sys.sysprocesses while 1=1 insert into prosess select * from sys.sysprocesses
Write testing was done while the database was being created. Read testing was done by backing up the database to NULL so that only read IOs were being generated.


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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Jason Calliste made the go-ahead jumper and free throw with 4:22 left and finished with 18 points as Oregon defeated No. 3 Arizona 64-57 Saturday for its seventh straight victory.
Johnathan Loyd added 16 points for the Ducks (22-8, 10-8 Pac-10) who greatly improved their chances of a bid in the NCAA tournament.
Aaron Gordon had 21 points for the Wildcats (28-3, 15-3), who had already clinched the Pac-12 regular-season title heading into next week's conference tournament in Las Vegas.
The Ducks won 13 straight to start the season and got ranked as high as No. 10, but then they lost five straight to tumble out of the poll and fall in the Pac-12 standings.
But Oregon's six-game winning streak put them back in the conversation for a possible NCAA tournament bid and gave them their fourth straight season with at least 20 victories.
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Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has been measured up for a wax figure at Madame Tussauds and joked: "Finally, I can photobomb myself."
The actor famously "photobombed" the red carpet at the Oscars earlier this year when he hijacked other stars' picture opportunities by sneaking into their shots.
The 38-year-old popped along to the London attraction to allow the sculptors and technicians to take dozens of measurements and photographs for his likeness which will make its debut in October.
He said: "What a weird and wonderful compliment to be included in the ranks of talent already committed to wax. I've been accused of being wooden in my work but never waxy.
"The main privilege for me was the process and seeing the amount of exacting work and skill brought to every detail of this art form. It is a wonderful combination of old and new, high-tech and lo-fi skills. Measurements, hand inserted individual hairs and sculpted features.
"It's an extraordinary experience. Also my agents will be thrilled, they've wanted a clone of me for some time," he added.
The figure will be placed in the A-list section of the attraction - which is just a stone's throw from Sherlock Holmes' residence at 221b Baker Street - alongside figures such as Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.
His figure will be dressed for the red carpet in a stylish dark suit.
Ben Sweet, the general manager at Madame Tussauds London, said: "Our guests made it very clear they wanted to see him in the attraction, and we can't wait for them to meet his figure later this year."
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The benchmark gauge for American stock options rose the most in 18 months as partial election results in Italy and the lack of a political deal to avoid automatic spending cuts in the U.S. sent stocks tumbling.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, or VIX, climbed 34 percent to 18.99 for the biggest advance since August 2011. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid 1.8 percent to 1,487.85. The VIX, which measures the cost of using options as insurance against losses in the S&P 500, closed at the lowest level since April 2007 a week ago.
"Volatility often behaves this way in front of events," Peter Cecchini, global head of institutional equity derivatives at New York-based Cantor Fitzgerald LP, said in an interview. "It's as if people who have been sleeping at the wheel suddenly wake up to see the back of a tractor trailer way too close for comfort, and then they jam on the brakes."
This week's March 1 deadline to avoid automatic U.S. budget cuts marks another fiscal showdown between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. If Congress doesn't act, federal spending will be reduced by $85 billion in the final seven months of this fiscal year and by $1.2 trillion over the next nine years.
Italy may require another vote after partial election results suggested the four-way race may end in a divided parliament, an aide to Democratic Party candidate Pier Luigi Bersani said. Bersani, who led in opinion polls throughout the two-month race, campaigned to maintain the budget rigor of outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Italian Election
The results suggest Silvio Berlusconi may have built a blocking minority in the Senate to deny outright victory to Bersani.
"I'd say it's Italy," Philip Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, which has about $380 billion in assets under management, said in a phone interview. "The concern here is that Berlusconi is still in the mix, that there's going to be a runoff or some sort of additional election. You're looking at split government and this is not as clean as the market was looking for."
The VIX has risen 5.4 percent this year, reversing a 23 percent drop in 2012. The gauge had its highest close of 2013 today. VIX futures expiring next month rose 19 percent to 17.65. April futures increased 11 percent to 17.50.
Volume in futures on the volatility benchmark rose to an estimated all-time high of 302,278 contracts today, erasing the record set on Jan. 2, according to the CBOE Futures Exchange.
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Frequency of colonoscopies with family history of colon cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My family has a history of colon cancer. I lost a younger brother to colon cancer when he was 48. I am 52. I had a colonoscopy at age 49 and no polyps were found. I have an older brother who had polyps at age 52 and a younger sister with polyps at 45. My grandfather on my father's side died of colon cancer and my uncle on my father's side has caner of the rectum and is terminal. I filled out the survey.
My question is when should I have my next colonoscopy? My doctor says every five years since I had no polyps. I am concerned since my family has a history of colon cancer that I should test sooner. What do you suggest?
Timothy C. Hoops, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Gastroenterology Division at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Gastroenterology at Penn Medicine at Radnor, responds:
The frequency of colonoscopies depends on the diagnosis of the family history. In general, with a family history of colon cancer that doesn't look like an inherited syndrome, we recommend a colonoscopy every 5 years, as long as no polyps are found. If there are polyps, the interval will decrease to 3 years, or fewer, depending on the size and histology (what they show under the microscope) of the polyps. If there is a familial syndrome such as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), the recommendation is a colonoscopy every 2 years. Your family history is suggestive for HNPCC, but doesn't meet all criteria. In particular, your father didn't have colon cancer. Talk to your gastroenterologist to see if the possible diagnosis of HNPCC might change his recommendation.


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Fruit bomb!
With its snarky evocation of bomb-throwing anarchists, the wine-tasting term "fruit bomb" is rarely meant as a compliment. It's generally used dismissively to slam a wine utterly dominated by fruit.
Now, just as I did Wednesday after gently dissing White Zinfandel and then feeling a need to 'splain myself, let's take on the obvious follow-up question: What in the heck is wrong with wine tasting like fruit? Isn't wine really just grape juice, after all?
In all fairness, a wine dominated by forward fruit flavors can be delicious, particularly in summertime when a light chill is warranted even on a red. Fairness also requires the acknowledgement that some of the wines I snub as "fruit bombs" are highly rated by Robert M. Parker Jr. and Wine Spectator.
So what's the matter with that? The problem for me comes down to the simple word "balance." The best wines - and "best" need not translate to "expensive" - maintain a desirable balance between fruit and acidity. Fruit is important, but so is the acidity that provides it structure, not to mention the subtle complexity, minerality and terroir that render a good wine multi-dimensional.
Simply put, if good wine is like orange juice freshly squeezed from fruit just plucked from the tree, a fruit bomb is the moral equivalent of cheap supermarket juice-in-the-box.
But there are fruit bombs, and then there are fruit bombs. There's no denying the enjoyment of a wine that's distinctly fruit-forward and built on a decent acidic structure. Today let's take a look at a modestly priced Spanish red that qualifies by both criteria. Sexto ("Sixth") is a new offering from the San Francisco-based wine negoçiant Laely Heron, whose Heron line of wines have become popular restaurant pours.
Sexto is a blend of six, count 'em, six grape varieties from Spain's Terra Alta region, a mountainous region in Catalonia not far from the more highly regarded Priorat.
Five of the varieties are familiar: Grenache (33%), Carignan (30%), Tempranillo (20%), Cabernet Sauvignon (6%) and Syrah (5%). The sixth grape is a variety so obscure that, if you're a varietal-wine "collector," it's worth the price of admission just so you can say you've tried it: Lledoner Pelut Noir. Also called "Garnatxa Peluda" ("Hairy Grenache") in Catalonia, this variety is known, if not widely grown, on both sides of the Pyrenees, in eastern Spain and in the Languedoc-Roussilon wine region of France.
Probably a first cousin of Grenache, it's said to be mixed in with regular Grenache in some of the best Catalonian vineyards, reportedly including Alvaro Palacios's exalted Priorat L'Ermita. Distinguished by its "hairy" (well, fuzzy, anyway) leaves, its fruit doesn't seem to be that much different from Grenache. Wine maker Heron declares that it's this "sixth" grape that makes Sexto special, but be that as it may, the fresh and very forward raspberry character of this blend says "Grenache" to me.
It's a fruit bomb, yes. But a good one.
It's available only in French, but grape geeks will find it worth trying to muddle through a translation for the information on this short page (with photos) about Lledoner Pelut.

Sexto 2004 Terra Alta ($9.99)
Very dark garnet. Raspberry cordial, fruit-forward and ripe. Juicy raspberry flavor, bright and full; although it's undeniably a "fruit bomb," it's elevated by fresh, mouth-watering acidity and the substantial body that 13.5 percent alcohol provides. U.S. importer: Heron Wines, San Francisco. (July 27, 2006)
FOOD MATCH: So fruity you can enjoy it as an aperitif, fine with burgers or steaks. The combination of fruit and acidity made it a pleasant match with a simple summer dish of spaghetti with a quick sauce made of tomatoes fresh from the garden, topped with a hearty ration of grated Pecorino Romano cheese.
VALUE: It's a good buy at this price if you love brash, fruit-forward wines, and a decent summer exception even if you don't. For offbeat-variety collectors, it's worth the toll just to add the obscure Lledoner Pelut Noir to your life list.
WHEN TO DRINK: Simple and very, very fruity, this wine invites drinking while it's young and fresh. I'd finish it up over the next year or so.
The Sexto Website offers quite a bit of information about the wine, including tech sheets, tasting notes and background on importer Laely Heron.
The Sexto Website lists wholesale distributors in many states of the U.S. Although distributors can't sell direct to the public, they should be willing to provide you information on retail sources in your community.
There's limited information about Sexto vendors and prices on Wine-Searcher.com.