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Galena Cellars Vineyard
The Lawlor family proudly offers tours and tastings of more than 40 award-winning wines at its Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery. Take a vineyard tour, then kick back with a glass of wine on the veranda. Galena Cellars also has a tasting room on Main Street in Galena, housed in a beautiful brick 1840s grain storehouse with a shaded wine patio.
Chestnut Mountain Resort
Ski along scenic slopes at Galena's Chestnut Mountain Resort, perched high above the Mississippi River. Rated by Ski Magazine as one of the top ski resorts in the Midwest, Chestnut Mountain goes all out with a snowboarding park and night skiing. Stay at the rustic 120-room lodge, which has three restaurants, including the fine-dining Sunset Grille. There are fun non-skiing activities in the summer as well, including boat cruises on the Mississippi Explorer and the exhilarating Alpine Slide, which speeds 2,000 feet down a hillside. Or try the new Segway Mountain Adventure Tours, a three-mile guided ride through rolling terrain.
Apple River Fort State Historic Site
Apple River Fort State Historic Site, located in Elizabeth, Illinois, is the site of one of the battles fought during the Black Hawk War. Black Hawk and his 200 warriors attacked the hastily erected fort on June 24, 1832. His story and that of the early settlers are told.
Goldmoor Inn
Magnificent full-service inn celebrating more than 30 years of hospitality. Featuring elite amenities, dining and spa services in a romantic setting overlooking the Mississippi River.
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
At Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa go golfing on one of four championship courses, horseback riding along hilly wooded trails, boating on the sapphire waters of Lake Galena, or soaring over the countryside in a hot air balloon with Galena on the Fly. Relax in the luxury of the resort's Stonedrift Spa with a pampering massage. Eagle Ridge offers a wide variety of lodging that ranges from traditional inn rooms to golf villas and distinctive homes.
Fever River Outfitters
From kayaking and biking to scooter rentals, Fever River Outfitters has everything you need to add a little adventure to your Galena getaway. The staff here knows the area well and offers excursions that take care of every detail—whether you're kayaking to an island picnic or taking a scooter to a vineyard for an afternoon wine tasting. Want to explore on your own? Simply rent or purchase outdoor gear and set off on your own adventure along the many biking paths, waterways and winding roads of this scenic part of northwest Illinois.
Galena Carriage Co.
Historic carriage rides, dinner rides, "romance and roses" rides. Friday-Saturday evenings, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Seasonal sleigh rides. Reservations recommended.
Mississippi Explorer Cruises at Chestnut Mountain Resort
Jump aboard Mississippi Explorer's latest 1.5-hour cruise. Experience the magical splendor of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge.
Galena On The Fly, Inc.
Hot air balloon rides sunrise and sunset daily. Reservations required. Gift certificates available. Groups welcome. Call for pricing and information.
Galena River Trail
Scenic biking and hiking along a six-mile trail featuring views of the Galena River and towering bluffs.
Alpine Slide at Chestnut Mountain Resort
Fun for all ages. Ride your own sled down 2,050 feet of terrain-tailored track to the banks of the Mississippi.
Linmar Gardens
Enchanting Linmar Gardens is nestled in a hillside overlooking the historic town of Galena. The secluded 3.5-acre garden is situated on natural outcroppings which have been enhanced with hand-built terraces. Meander on a guided tour along paths through a collection vibrant annual and perennial flowers including hostas, viburnums, conifers, grasses and daylilies.
Adventure Creek Alpaca & Goldendoodle Farm
Come and visit the Netzel's prized alpaca farm! The alpacas are quiet, stately, regal animals that are friendly to people - especially to smaller children. While there, make sure to meet Quincy, a TV star. Take one of the alpacas for a walk or learn about their lives. Or come down to the farm just to say hello to the alpacas and goldendoodles.
Long Hollow Scenic Overlook
This scenic overlook, located along the Great River Road on U.S. Hwy. 20, includes picnic tables, shelters and restrooms. Perfect place for photos to be taken as you can see a spectacular view of Jo Daviess County's rolling countryside.
River Cruises
See the beauty of the Mississippi from the deck of a real, old-time riverboat. Relax, unwind and recharge!
CITY:Scales Mound
Alice T. Virtue Water Park
Beautiful family water park with waterslide, drop slide, diving board, and full menu concession stand adjacent to full-service park.
Grant Park
This park features a pavilion with tables, a gazebo, fountain, a play lot, basketball court, historic cannons and monuments, and a walk bridge across the Galena River to Galena's downtown historic shopping district.
Winston Tunnel State Natural Area
230 acres for public hunting, hiking, nature viewing and an historic railroad tunnel.
Tri-State Market Pumpkin Barn
Open-air market offering fresh produce, honey, jams, veggies. October family fun: pumpkins, apples, bounce house, corn maze, hay rides, farm animals and food.
CITY:East Dubuque
Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort Golf
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa is home to four award-winning golf courses. As Illinois' largest golf resort, Eagle Ridge has become the premier destination for golfers from throughout the Midwest. The General course, the resort's crowning achievement, is ranked by Golf Digest magazine as one of America's top 100 greatest golf courses. The North Course sports elevated tees, long vistas through the countryside, rolling fairways and large undulating greens. Carved through a heavily wooded valley, a stream and natural rock outcroppings create dramatic views at the South Course. Lastly, an excellent test of accuracy, shot making and putting touch makes the par 34, nine-hole East Course unique.
Iris and Jack Witkowsky State Wildlife Area
A part of the Apple River Canyon State Park Complex, the Iris and Jack Witkowsky State Wildlife Area is 1,100 acres for public hunting and nature viewing. Beginning of a transcontinental bluebird trail segment. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #4.
The Galena River
The Galena River, also known as Fever River, meanders through the lush scenery of Northern Illinois before winding through Galena's historic downtown. Put-in near Galena's Main Street which will offer you plenty of opportunities to explore the river on your own, or to take day excursions offered by a local outfitter.
Buehler Preserve
Hike or bike into Buehler Preserve from Galena and experience the prairie life! Pets welcome. Fishing is allowed.
Casper Bluff Land & Water Reserve
Experience a commanding view of the Mississippi River and the only known intact thunderbird effigy mound in Illinois. Hiking, bird watching, sightseeing, Native American archaeology and much more on 85 acres of scenic Mississippi River bluffs.
Miniature Golf at Chestnut Mountain Resort
Miniature golf overlooking the Mississippi River, eight miles southeast of Galena. Adults $6; children 12 and under $5.
Hanover Bluff Natural Area
Sixteen-acre public lake located in southern Jo Daviess County. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. No boating. Sign in/out at the visitor parking lot. 350 acres for public hunting.
Keough Effigy Land & Water Reserve
Explore the past along Keough's hiking trails. Come and see its mining and Native American history.
Rall Woods State Natural Area
280 acres for public hunting, hiking, nature viewing. Area has native hilltop prairies and views of the Mississippi River.
Schurmeier Teaching Forest
Two miles of beginner and intermediate hiking trails, educational signage teaches about tree and forestry practices. This forest is the perfect place to spend the day. Horses welcome!
Tapley Woods State Natural Area
Located 5 miles west of Elizabeth, IL, this 260 timbered acres provides public hunting areas, hiking and nature viewing.
Hanover Bluff Nature Preserve
This nature reserve is the perfect place to bring the family. Hike 450 natural acres, home of nine Illinois endangered or threatened plants and animals. Hanover Bluff Nature Preserve is The Prairie State's 150th nature preserve.
Wapello Land & Water Reserve
Experience Native American mounds, prairie and the Apple River. Hike beginner trails. Pets welcome. Fishing allowed.
Lacoma Golf Course
Lacoma offers 45 holes of quality golf: 18-hole championship, two 9-hole and a par 3. Best value in the tri-states!
CITY:East Dubuque
Lil' General
Located next to the Palace Campgrounds and only two miles west from Galena, play on an 18-hole miniature golf course, complete with a cascading waterfall, rapids/streams and a fountain. Visit our video arcade and concession stand.
Galena Golf Course
Enjoy one of tri-states best manicured golf courses at a great rate! Located just outside historic Galena, this golf course's 18 hole, par 71 layout provides a challenge for golfers of all skill levels. Full-service bar, grille, pro shop & practice range.
Storybrook Country Club
One of the most challenging 18 holes in Jo Daviess County. The front 9 features water on every hole, while the back 9 offers some of the most beautiful holes in the area.
Mid-Town Marina
Mid-Town is a full-service marina, restaurant and lounge located on the Mississippi River in East Dubuque. Open year-round.
CITY:East Dubuque
Galena Birding
Experienced birder, knowledgeable about a variety of birding habitats in the Galena/Jo Daviess County Area, offers guided field trips on selected Saturdays. Private trips available by appointment.
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As a Canadian resident in Romania I can 100% confirm what lommaxx says here. As an outsider of EU I feel something is "rotten in Danmark"sorry, I meant EU. The Schengen issue looks to me more a cat and mouse game between powerhouses Germany, France, Netherland and the weeklings Romania and Bulgaria. More than ten years since the Euro event EU looks week and quite badly constructed. In fact looking in the past it seams EU leadership is nowhere to be seen. The sovereign debt crisis only highlighted the huge errors in the Euro and EU construction.
Coming back to Romania and Bulgaria I too think Schengen is not an issue for these countries. Yes they were maybe not completely prepared for EU entry but nobody really cared. Why? Simple: they are a 30 million people market none of the big companies in EU could miss. No matter their own capital was almost nonexistent, no matter their competitiveness was week at best, they had to open up markets to EU products and companies. And so they did. Like Greece and Spain. Germany and the likes benefited immensely and cashed on their prize. Now that they have to open up borders its a different story ain't it? Funny though it looks they want to push Romania and Bulgaria into the hands of competition. Chinese are here big time, some Gulf countries made their entrance but hey who am I to care. Euro skepticism is bigger by the day in Romania yet as Merkel said some time ago, almost under the radar Romania has done a lot of restructuring, its sovereign debt its in a good shape and markets are recognizing it as Romania was included in the JP Morgan index. The currency is attractive and investors are already in the Ron plays and cashed nice profits. Yes the country was badly hit by the crisis, SME's especially but this a common situation in Europe. Germany doesn't like it for reasons I can't get. Maybe because their influence in the country is less than the British or American one. Most of people here speak nice English, also French, Italian, Spanish but little German. Instead of promoting themselves Germans are antagonizing Romania and I fail to figure out with what benefits. Might be something with the good relation Germany shares with Russia? Chevron is already here advancing with shale gas. Romania has a big potential and this might anger Moscow Germany's friends? Netherland as one of the biggest investors in Romania if not the biggest already, plays the German card and people I talk to here are already turning around from the Dutch openly. Its too much politics within EU and less business. Like lommaxx said there are rewards in Romania if you know how to grab them. Rest is political BS eh?
Look, I compete with China, India and Taiwan in my industry, I have to offer a lot of freebies to my customers otherwise I lose them and quality is no longer my main advantage, quality is implied to be high, because my competition offers quality too...my competition is heavily subsidized by their governments. Romania was a perfect destination, made me more competitive on the market and the opportunity came just in time or I was in the position to shut down my business because Britain is no longer the fertile place for business...My eyes are on USA: they will copy the Canadian immigration law which happens to be the best in the world, shale gas is doing just great in USA (happy to hear Romania embraces it too), tax code reform, New York stock exchange...
As a business owner I am looking at increasing my profits, opening Schengen would be good for investors especially from countries that oppose Schengen access to Romania...
Look, the unemployed in UK gets free housing, free utilities and pocket money from the government...we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people. The "dangerous" immigrants from wherever they are work our fields and crops. This is a reality. Who is draining the system? The immigrants or our own nationals?
It's a longer discussion and I wish EU and Europeans would look at the bigger picture: Schengen is just a milestone, it's not a landmark.
The EU is not a Federation. It's not even an Association where treaties are applied uniformly.
Some treaties are shared with some EU partners, others aren't. You mentioned the U.K. quite often. The U.K. is not a Schengen state. Neither is Ireland. Britain's and Ireland's residents must show their ID at the first border when they enter 'Schengen territory'. This doesn't hamper business relations or movement of people and goods, since 'Schengen' anyway requires an 'extra treaty' outside the normal EU treaties.
E.g. Switzerland is a 'Schengen country', but not an EU country. Border-free travel is neither a part of the EU standard package nor an obligation. So what's the problem when too many current Schengen members (at least 7, according to the report) don't want to eliminate border controls with Romania and Bulgaria just yet.
You say you're from Canada. Canada is, together with the USA and Mexico, a member of NAFTA, an EU-like free-trade zone. Still, you need a passport when traveling from Detroit MI to and fro Windsor ON, or Blaine WA and Surrey BC.
Not long ago the European Commission was forced to propose the reintroduction of passport controls as "under very exception circumstances" between France and Italy after a conflict between the two countries threatened to destroy the whole border-free zone.
Denmark reintroduced controls at its EU borders with Germany and Sweden in an attempt to curb crime which became rampant as too many people from Southeast Europe were abusing the border-free agreement.
I can understand that Denmark and Germany rather control commonly the influx from critical EU regions than re-erect borders between each other.
Thus, maybe for the Germans the 'voiced reason' is Romania's corruption, for others (Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, France, Finland and the Netherlands) it's simply the wealth gap which leads to an "import of crime".
The Eurozone crisis made many countries rethink the values and the basis of this Union. What happens when countries - which are not equal - take equalization-steps too early can be seen currently all over the Eurozone.
This is a vivid example and warning for all.
One last question: Why doesn't Romania eliminate borders between herself and Bulgaria to begin with, in order to see how it works?
I do mention UK a lot because I am a British investor both in UK and Romania, I know both markets pretty well by now. Import of crime? The Dutch catch small Eastern European thieves and sends them to jail; there are cases in Eastern Europe where Dutch citizens are in jail for pedophilia. You relate criminal activity to ethnicity and it's not fair, it's like saying that all British soccer fans are hooligans - and that is not fair either. Criminality is not related to ethnicity, but to individuals.
I see your point, but you are talking from books. If you were a business owner as I am, always concerned what's best for my business, you would probably relate better to my points which I have extensively presented on this particular forum. In all honesty, Romanians need access to Schengen as much as the rest of EU needs them to have it. The reality is EU needs Romania more than ever especially nowadays when the Chinese companies aggressively knock on Romanian doors. Once the Chinese will invest a few billion Euros in Romania, the Western companies can say goodbye to the 22 million people market.
All these European nations you have mentioned above are afraid even of their own shadow, they always find scapegoats for their own flaws, they are stuck in a 19th century mentality. Sadly my own home country UK is stuck in the same mentality. I have never said that Romania is the perfect land out there, but I got to know these people, I bought a property in Bucharest and let me tell you, all the news and articles in the "civilized Western media" do not reflect the reality of the Romanian behavior.
I love soccer and I am a big Arsenal fan, but I am not a hooligan. Same with Romanians: not all of them are thieves and criminals, the vast majority are decent, hard working people who want what every human being wants: a good life.
One last point and with this I will finish my input on this article: open the job markets within EU, let the British, Germans, French etc compete with Polish, Romanians, Hungarians etc. Cut the benefits and create opportunities - this way from a taker mentality, people will "migrate" to a "maker" mentality. Markets will balance the markets, may the best employee win. Unleash competition, capitalism, no more socialism; enforce the laws without hesitation: catch the criminals, thieves no matter what ethnicity, race etc, put him/ her in jail.
My reply was to lion14. You answer now as "lommaxx". Are you one and the same poster?
Anyhow, this doesn't work as you suggest, at least not in Western democracies. Politicians have to respect the will of their voters, otherwise they're voted out of office in the blink of an eye.
The job market is open. Nothing hinders a Romanian job seeker to seek employment in France or Germany. Besides the still extreme income-gap between your lower class and that of Northern Europe (which would attract they 'wrong' people to the North) the main problem is, indeed, the corruption of Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian officials, which would make illegal immigration from non-European countries an even easier task than it already is.
You wrote: "All these European nations you have mentioned above are afraid even of their own shadow". - No, you seem not to understand how Western democracies function. Politicians aren't afraid of 'their own shadows' but of their own voters. Northern voters wouldn't tolerate an uncontrolled influx of your poor for very long, also not the waves of illegal immigrants from Middle East and Africa who'd come alongside.
lion14 wrote: "More than ten years since the Euro event EU looks week (weak) and quite badly constructed. In fact looking in the past it seams EU leadership is nowhere to be seen. The sovereign debt crisis only highlighted the huge errors in the Euro and EU construction."
Yes, but why should they then make more "badly constructed" decisions?
Inviting masses of unskilled people from Southeast Europe (and surrounding areas) to feed at the welfare-tables of Northern societies would simply be another "huge error in the Euro and EU construction".
I did reply to you because you mentioned my home country too which is UK ("The U.K. is not a Schengen state. Neither is Ireland. Britain's and Ireland's residents must show their ID at the first border.....").
I do how Western democracies work - I come from one...too bad we have very skilled politicians in the art of manipulating masses...
The port of Amsterdam is the main gate of drugs to Western Europe...In Eastern Europe, the drugs are not exactly on their favorite menu...Eastern Europeans smoke a lot in fact, that's their favorite "drug", cigarettes....
"Inviting masses of unskilled people from Southeast Europe (and surrounding areas) to feed at the welfare-tables of Northern societies would simply be another "huge error in the Euro and EU construction" - Spain, Italy, Portugal are part of the South belt of EU. This is pure xenophobia and a great insult to millions of people... Surrounding areas? France, Germany, UK etc are surrounding areas of the Southeast Europe.
You can't be serious about your statements, you can't possibly believe such things...that all the negative things in the world will simply appear because of Romanians, Greeks, Bulgarians and inhabitants of Southeast Europe...
It is fair to say that I, just like you, had the same perception about Romanians and I am not proud of myself for that regarding the borders... That is until some of Italian and Spanish business partners mentioned during a lunch meeting that EU borders are vulnerable on the Italian and Spanish shores: it is easier for people from North Africa and Middle East to come to EU through here because it's cheaper and more convenient...
In my British ignorance I then took a map and things got much clearer...it made a lot of sense...many of us in Western Europe are so ignorant that we don't even know where Romania or Greece or Hungary is on the map....
By blaming everything on Eastern Europeans is simply blunt stupidity...Volvo is already a Chinese property, if they go out of business, whom are you going to blame? The Chinese? Maybe...but the fact is their cars are not as competitive as the German or American ones...Nokia is on the brink of collapse and Microsoft owns them more or less. When, not if, they collapse, will blame the Americans? Maybe. With the end of these two corporations, the Northern welfare state will end too...the markets will bury Northern Europe...this is capitalism where the strongest stays alive and the weak fall.
My point on Schengen is that politics of fear do not work but only for a short time, while the politics of openness (see USA) are a path to prosperity. We the Europeans are no longer and empire to go out there and conquer, those times are dead and buried; our only chance is to become more competitive, more efficient, more open, embrace immigration as an added value. At the same time restrict access to social programs, enforce the laws, make the shift from the welfare state (the takers) to entrepreneur state (the makers).
You misunderstood. I was referring to:
"Many of the illegal immigrants in the EU arrive via Greece, which is overwhelmed by the flood of incomers. The would-be migrants are ruthlessly exploited by people smugglers, and many of them die in the attempt to get to Europe. SPIEGEL heard the stories of a group of young Bangladeshi men who made it to Athens -- and discovered the reality behind the dream."
That they can't go further north, instead often go back via Turkey, is because there is tight border control between Greece and the other Schengen countries. Because Romania and Bulgaria aren't Schengen countries, Greece has no direct access to the Schengen area. This barrier would be eliminated if Bulgaria and Rumania would become Schengen countries as well.
The USA has one of the toughest immigration laws in world. Romanians and Bulgarians need to wait weeks to get a US visitor's visa processed. Many are refused. I really don't know what you are talking about.
Bulgaria and Romania need to achieve a per capita GDP close to the Schengen countries and must control rampant corruption before they can successfully apply for Schengen. Otherwise it would be as if the USA tore down the border to Mexico.
"The USA has one of the toughest immigration laws in world." - if you had read some of my comments, you would have noticed that USA is about to copy the Canadian immigration reform. The current immigration laws in USA cost the economy billions of dollars. They will have, with the new immigration law, an open approach toward the immigration, a 21st century approach. While USA is opening its arms, the EU continue to lock itself in a bubble. This was my point.
"Romanians and Bulgarians need to wait weeks to get a US visitor's visa processed" - from my knowledge, for Romanians it takes a couple of days, no idea about Bulgaria. Please check the facts.
Why do you keep associating corruption with Romania and Bulgaria? Do you hate these countries in particular? Corruption is not a phenomenon present only in this part of the world. Try corruption in Italy; check the Austrian senator from the European Parliament who was lobbing in exchange for financial advantages; have you knowledge of the former French president Chirac accused of corruption and never convicted? Can we be serious about this and actually have a serious discussion without xenophobe attitudes?
lommaxx: "Why do you keep associating corruption with Romania ... ? Do you hate these countries in particular?"
Why should I hate Romania? Yet, the only personal experience I had with Romanian people was not positive; I was victim of a team of two Romanian pickpockets when entering a train to Frankfurt/Germany. But I don't project this experience onto the whole country, in spite of the fact that police told us that whole gangs of Romanian pickpockets are infesting European train lines. But this is about corruption in Romania and not about Romanian thives on European trains.
You seem not to know that there is a yearly Corruption Perceptions Index published. Here is the link for the Index 2012: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2012/results
As you can see, Romania ranks 66 and is considered more corrupt than Ghana, Namibia, Malaysia or Turkey.
In the case of Romania (and to a somewhat lesser extent Bulgaria) for the EU decision it is less important how Romanians perceive their own country, which is bad enough, but what the EU's compiled on facts. The findings are so bad that Romania's President Basescu had to admit two days ago that the country's corruption is the main reason why it is unable to tap EU funds for development — the money will simply vanish in the government's channels, as it did in the past.
The Romanian President has publicly accused his Prime Minister Victor Ponta of trying to take over control of independent institutions in Romania by means of power and corruption.
In a report published last week, the EU's executive said Romania's justice system and anti-corruption measures were not effective. It conceded Romania must take serious steps to safeguard constitutional law.
EU's Commission President, Jose Manuel Barros said: "The EU needs to see further progress on independence of the judiciary and appointment of the key-posts." And he added: "We will also look to politicians to set an example by stepping aside where integrity rulings or corruption charges exist", and that "Romania will remain under special European Union monitoring and be excluded from the passport-free Schengen zone".
So, how bad is corruption in Romania?
Somebody well-placed to answer this is Willem de Pauw, a veteran European Union adviser on corruption and a Belgian prosecutor on the matter. He wrote a report for the EU that concludes: "instead of progress in the fight against high-level corruption, Romania is regressing on all front . . . if the Romanian anti-corruption effort keeps evaporating at the present pace, in an estimated six months' time Romania will be back where it was in 2003."
That assessment falls short of admitting that Romania's authorities are willfully failing to co-operate. Some of Mr de Pauw's most striking examples did not even appear in the official report, or were buried in footnotes. Mr de Pauw referred further inquiries about it to the EU commission.


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I'm so lazy i just made ghetto pancakes for dinner.
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Pancake made out of Bisquick and milk by following the "Biscuit" directions on the box, then frying the dough in an open skillet on the stove.
I was really hungry and didn't have any food except Bisquick, so I whipped up a ghetto pancake to eat.
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HTML5 stuff looks like it's significantly faster on ARM/iwMMX now.
I've had to wait a while for libpixman 0.28.2 to be added to Ubuntu's xorg-edgers PPA, but finally....
Since this pixman release mentions Faster bilinear scaling on iwMMX, Loongson _and_ MMX, as well as Faster scaling in general... , I decided to test it on an ancient Athlon XP 2700+ (has MMX and SSE, but not SSE2). I installed cairo-perf-utils to get cairo-perf-trace but I was unable to uncompress the .lzma files I had downloaded from http://cgit.freedesktop.org/cairo-traces/tree/benchmark so instead I opened Firefox 17.0.1 and ran the Asteroids HTML5 Canvas 2D Rendering and JavaScript Benchmark at http://www.kevs3d.co.uk/dev/asteroidsbench/
Asteroids results on Ubuntu 12.04:
Before (libpixman-1-0 0.24.4-1) - score: 295, FPS: 7
After (libpixman-1-0 0.28.2-0ubuntu1~xedgers~precise1) - score: 320, FPS: 7
So an 8.5% increase. I'm not sure if that is significant or not.
Considering that this test is about "commonly used operations in HTML5 games: drawImage, drawImage scaling, alpha, composition, shadows and text functions", which is a bit more than just scaling, the improvement you got might be not too bad.
But to get a better idea where the time is spent, it makes sense to profile this use case. For the start, on ARM Cortex-A8 1GHz with firefox17 (compiled to use system pixman and cairo libraries instead of mozilla's internal copies) and "gfx.xrender.enabled" set to "false" in about:config, I'm getting the following scores in the same asteroids benchmark:
And profiling it with "perf record -p `pidof firefox`" while running the test, results in the following overall statistics:Code:ARM Cortex-A8 1GHz: Benchmark Score: 197 Average FPS: 5
Taking a look at the distribution of time spent in different libraries, we see that pixman is not the biggest contributor here.Code:$ perf report -s dso 37.92% libxul.so 21.40% libcairo.so.2.11200.8 16.24% libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 7.51% libfontconfig.so.1.4.4 3.49% firefox 2.56% perf-984.map 2.07% libz.so.1.2.7 1.86% libm-2.15.so 1.63% [kernel.kallsyms] 1.52% libc-2.15.so 1.14% ld-2.15.so 0.41% [unknown]
And for just pixman alone, we get the following:
The scaling operations are not particularly heavy here. Mostly it's just simple non-scaled alpha blending and blitting.Code:$ perf report | grep libpixman 4.93% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_composite_over_8888_8888_asm_neon 2.98% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_composite_src_8888_8888_asm_neon 2.14% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_composite_src_x888_8888_asm_neon 2.06% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_scaled_bilinear_scanline_8888_8_8888_OVER_asm_neon 0.44% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_composite_src_n_8888_asm_neon 0.41% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_composite_over_n_8_8888_asm_neon 0.29% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_image_composite32 0.29% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] fast_composite_scaled_bilinear_neon_8888_8_8888_pad_OVER 0.29% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] analyze_extent 0.27% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_composite_add_n_8_8888_asm_neon 0.23% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_transform_point 0.17% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] _pixman_image_validate 0.14% firefox libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] compute_transformed_extents
If you are also wondering about what is done by libcairo:
You can also try a similar profiling exercise on your hardwareCode:$ perf report | grep libcairo 4.91% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] _cairo_tor_scan_converter_generate 1.11% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] _fill_xrgb32_lerp_opaque_spans 0.72% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] cell_list_render_edge 0.64% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] _cairo_spline_decompose_into 0.60% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] cairo_matrix_transform_point 0.44% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] _cairo_tor_scan_converter_add_polygon 0.35% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] .divsi3_skip_div0_test 0.34% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] _cairo_bentley_ottmann_tessellate_polygon 0.30% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] 0x0000e0b4 0.25% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] __udivsi3 0.25% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] outer_join 0.25% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] compute_face 0.20% firefox libcairo.so.2.11200.8 [.] _cairo_matrix_to_pixman_matrix_offset
OK, I had to use sudo to get perf to do anything useful (otherwise it refused to run with an error about kernel symbols). And "perf report -s dso" just results in "perf: Segmentation fault". perf report works though
I think my initial test may have been meaningless. I did not realise that Firefox has internal copies of pixman and cairo and did not recompile it to use the system versions. That probably explains why perf report just shows:
and why perf report | grep libpixman just shows:Code:55.14% DNS Res~ver #37 libxul.so [.] 0xf4aa9c 17.13% DNS Res~ver #37 libfontconfig.so.1.4.4 [.] 0x72c8 5.74% DNS Res~ver #37 [kernel.kallsyms] [k] 0xc1035df8 5.46% DNS Res~ver #37 firefox [.] 0xc930 1.77% DNS Res~ver #37 perf-2141.map [.] 0x1235b22d 1.73% DNS Res~ver #37 libc-2.15.so [.] 0x7d710 1.34% DNS Res~ver #37 libfontconfig.so.1.4.4 [.] FcStrCmpIgnoreCase 1.27% DNS Res~ver #37 libfontconfig.so.1.4.4 [.] FcConfigSubstituteWit 0.80% DNS Res~ver #37 libpthread-2.15.so [.] pthread_mutex_lock 0.34% DNS Res~ver #37 libxul.so [.] vp8_idct_dequant_dc_f 0.32% DNS Res~ver #37 libfontconfig.so.1.4.4 [.] FcUtf8ToUcs4 0.31% DNS Res~ver #37 firefox [.] _start
I was originally hoping to benchmark poppler as well, but as I said in my previous post, I was unable to uncompress the .lzma files I had downloaded from the cairo-traces siteCode:[kernel.kallsyms] with build id dd11b20eac2611858a619b764b7796765d2ad877 not found, continuing without symbols Failed to open /tmp/perf-2141.map, continuing without symbols 0.00% DNS Res~ver #37 libpixman-1.so.0.28.2 [.] pixman_image_composite32
I've just worked out that I had to use the "plain" link in the far right column, instead of right-clicking on filename and selecting "Save Link As..." I'll report back how that goes.
OK, it still doesn't work. I got the file uncompressed this time, but cairo-perf-trace just gives:
Error: Found no traces in 'cairo-traces:/usr/src/cairo-traces:/usr/share/cairo-traces'.
Have you cloned the cairo-traces repository and uncompressed the traces?
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/cairo-traces
cd cairo-traces && make
Or set the env.var CAIRO_TRACE_DIR to point to your traces?
ls -l /usr/share/cairo-traces gives:
total 42860
-r-------- 1 user user 43886133 Jan 9 00:29 poppler
I tried setting the environment variable (set env CAIRO_TRACE_DIR /usr/share/cairo-traces) anyway but it made no difference. Ubuntu 12.04 here.


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Awesome unit all around Written By Geno, MN 1998 tahoe on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I love this unit. I can not believe i never removed the factory unit years ago. I have not replaced the factory speakers yet and I can not believe the sound improvement with just replacing the head unit. Speakers are next for sure. Crutchfield was simply the best to work with as always. Don't hesitate to by the refurbished unit. I have had mine a month and love it and it looks brand new. The blue tooth works awesome. Pros: Everything!! Cons: nothing at all.
A big step up! Written By steve, sandy,ut on Saturday, November 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Good receiver, lots of adjustability for sound, display layout and color. But most adjustments involve opening multiple 'folders' to access them which can't safely be done will driving. This receiver really begs for quality speakers to take advantage of it's ability to tailor the sound to your liking. It has a sleek look to it and is a big step up from the factory unit and the Sony that this replaced. Installation was a snap and fit really well, and the master sheet was, as usual, really helpful to get the job done right the first time. I couldn't get the manual to download from Kenwood, but a quick call to Crutchfield and they were able to e-mail it to me. Thanks Crutchfield! Pros: Lots of adjustability to suit individual tastes, sleek looks, and ease of installation, and Crutchfield's phone support! Cons: Menus somewhat tedious to access
Broke twice in a row Written By Eric S., Riverside, CA on Sunday, November 03, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value When working properly, this head unit is awesome. However, there is a major problem with the built-in signal processor. After 3 months, the head unit lost all output, turns out it was just the signal processor. You can bypass it and it works fine, but then whats the point of a high end unit? Crutchfield was great and replaced it, but then 5 months later, the SAME thing happened with the replacement head unit. You have been warned, if you use the built in signal processor, this unit WILL malfunction. Pros: Great features, packed with tons of awesome signal processing capability Cons: Display is not visible in daylight, and the signal processor WILL break.
Great Radio Written By J. N, VA on Friday, October 18, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I was looking for a radio that mainly had B/T & USB. My car is a manual which makes it kind of hard to answer the phone sometimes. I found this H/U in scratch & dent section, great buy. I was optimistic at first but was completely blown away. There's so much tweeking that you can do, it's amazing. I read other reviews about not being able to see the screen. I changed the screen color to green (which understandably won't match alot of dash lights) but it seems to work ok. If you do get a refurbished radio don't forget Crutchfield sells warranties. Pros: B/T, rear USB, HD radio, tons of tweeking whats not to like Cons: uuuuhhhhh I don't know ( it wasn't free, lol) still haven't found any
What more could you want!?!?!? Written By Justin S, Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, July 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Man this receiver has everything. The menu is easy to navigate. Plenty of preset controls and a ton of manual audio controls. This is a very intelligent receiver. Quick and easy install. I matched it with: Alpine KTP-445U amp Polk DB6501 6.5" component Kicker 40CS44 4" Pros: BT streaming, BT phone connect + phone book, USB & Aux input, HD radio, CD, 6 channel pre amp outs, variable color display, detachable face. Software X-over control, remote Cons: It doesn't do you dishes.
many feature...need some time to play with it Written By PDubLA, LA on Monday, June 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Great unit with many features and settings. Easy to install with the wiring harness and the dash kit. Supereasy! Also installed some dynamat on the doors and added new coaxials. Working on an amp and sub to add to the system. Will take a little time to play with all the eq settings. Pros: Many features and high quality unit Cons: Menu takes a little time to get use to
So far so good Written By Chris, Dallas, TX on Saturday, May 25, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Replacing and old Excelon that after 8 years of use the connector to faceplate interface became damaged. This so far is another good source for the price. Pros: Bluetooth, 4V pre amp outs. Cons: User interface was a little difficult to figure out at first mostly it was the zone control. Not used to having to read the manual to figure out how to work something.
Kenwood Excelon KDC-X996 Written By Anonymous, Savannah ga on Thursday, May 23, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Great product no issues with install or product quality.
lboogie Written By lboogie, Ypsilanti mi on Thursday, May 02, 2013 "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Iron Man 2 15 kicker l7 3 12 kicker cvr's of Industry to: pushing over 7000 watt this is the best radio I've purchased up to this point only problem I have is this ability when the Sun hits screen
Good Written By Anonymous, Huntersville, NC on Saturday, March 30, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Not a bad unit. Need to spend some time adjusting the settings for the equalizer. Nice to have the Aux input in the back of the radio. Have Sirius home/car adapter hooked into it. Pros: Easy to figure out. Cons: Sunlight glare is a bit of a problem.
2005 Dodge Ram Quad Cab Written By Rich, Justin, Tx on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I purchased my Kenwood Excelon KDC-X996 in November 2012, installed it as outlined in the directions that accompanied the product. At first I thought I had made a good purchase, the sound quality and ease of use was remarkable. Then I noticed that once I turned the radio on, it wouldn't work until I removed and re-installed the face plate. after this went on for over a month,On the 21st of Jan 2013 I sent it back to Crutchfield for an exchange of the same model. I installed the new unit on the 25th of Jan 2013 and it worked without incident until the 22nd of March 2013, when it just decided it would not power up. I have removed the second unit and will send it back today (3/27/2013) and await for crutchfield to process it back into the system before I can receive a store credit. Then I can order a different unit and wait until it arrives. Looks like weeks without a radio. I have been a crutchfield fan up until Today. Why should I pay a restocking fee on a unit that is still under warranty?? Why do I get to wait a couple of weeks before I get a replacement radio??? Not Happy! Pros: Great sound, easy to use Cons: cannot see display during daylight hours as sun glare make it difficult to see. radio seems flimsly, this is the second unit I have had that has failed.
Great radio Written By Nick, Lockport, NY on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Great stereo for price, lots of features Pros: Sounds great, looks great, very customizable, and has 3 outputs Cons: Screen has little bit of glare on very sunny days
Great unit, but not without flaws Written By Corey, Slidell, LA on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I bought one of these about six months ago to replace the Pioneer DEH-510UB I had in my car. I loved the pioneer, but I wanted bluetooth, and to be able to stream music from my phone to the radio via Bluetooth. This fit the bill perfectly. It's got tons of equalizer, time correction, crossover, etc. settings to fine tune the output to your liking. For me, this was excellent. However, it's a LOT of tuning, and some people might not want to get into all of that. The sound quality is superb, and I haven't run into many issues with playback from USB. I love the unit overall. However, there ARE quite a few flaws in the X996. First, and most importantly, there's a flaw in the firmware in my particular radio. This flaw causes the unit to output no sound on any source, forcing you to press the reset button behind the radio to restore sound. This caught me off guard the first time it happened, and it spent HOURS re-tuning everything. I have all my settings recorded for when it happens again (Has happened three times in six months). Supposedly, Kenwood released an updated firmware to fix this and the slow Bluetooth sync issue. Second, the user interface sucks if you're not using the remote. In fact, some functions REQUIRE the remote. Not a huge deal, but definitely wasn't thought all the way through. Third, there's no button on the face to switch between folders. You need the remote to do this as well. Last, I STILL haven't found a way to jump to a specific song in a large folder Pros: -Beautiful -Excellent sound quality -Tons of source features -Tons of EQ/Time/Crossover settings Cons: -Buggy firmware -Remote required for certain functions -Confusing user interface -Slow Bluetooth sync
Excelon KDC-X996 - Issues Written By Kelvin, Kirkland, WA on Friday, March 15, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I was looking for a replacement for my Jeep Liberty Renegade factory radio and considered purchasing the Kenwood KDC-X996. Wiring was easy even with the steering wheel control adapter. Sound quality is nice with the factory powered Infinity speakers. A few annoying things: display is difficult to see with full sunlight, preset feature is not easy to use since it is a 3 step process, and of course I ran into the bug when I took a BT call and the X'over settings defaults to Flat. I tried to update the firmware numerous times using different discs, different CD/DVD writers, and using "mastered" format and it doesn't work. Kenwood won't send me an update disc. Pros: Nice sound quality! HD Radio is a great feature Cons: Preset is annoying, can't update firmware, and unable to see display with full sunlight.
Great value! Written By Anonymous, Everett, WA on Thursday, March 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Great deck for the money. A little slow on reconnecting my HTC One via Bluetooth but not bad. Tons of audio adjustments, enhancers, and settings. Pros: Easy install, great quality, awesome value Cons: Hate the screen effects when adjusting the volume. Slow Bluetooth reconnection
When did I sign up to beta test Kenwoods garbage? Written By mad, ok on Thursday, March 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value On paper it looks like a great head unit. In practice it's certainly not the most polished unit you could get, but as long as it does what it says it can, I'll forgive a few extra menus to scroll through. Of course that's asking too much. First off I made the dumb move of not installing it as soon as the UPS truck drove off. If I had, the "possible wiring/cracked fuse (?)" excuse crutchfield gave to cover up the fail that is this unit would have been disproven and this would have gone right back to steaming pile it came from. Every 2-3 weeks the unit will suddenly not turn on. The red power light will turn on but the useless startup screen doesn't happen and none of the buttons on the display will revive it. The only fix this is to use a pen and hit the reset button under the face. You can imagine how convenient this is. So many ways to customize the unit and you get to reset it every 2 weeks. It like the movie Groundhog Day. As others have mentioned Kenwood staffs their customer support with the same level of incompetence that they demand in their product designers. I installed a Pioneer in the car which was still going when I took it out after 3 yrs. This unit is glossy, plastic coated, garbage. Do not buy this unit unless you like paying full price for someone's failed prototype. Pros: It's shiny. Cons: It's so shiny you can't really use it during the day. Paying for untested inoperable products.
Kenwood Excelon KDC-X996 Written By Anonymous, Archie mo on Monday, March 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value This was my first kenwood item did get returned but not because it was junk. I had some issues like sometimes a button had to be pushed several times to get it to respond and track and folder would flash on the display when iPod was in shuffle mode but kenwood didn't think it was normal so I just exchanged for a different model but sound quality is great and tons of sound settings I also like the color and display options and although some people found it difficult to use I had no problems with the menu. I did think kenwood customer service could be better they didn't really do any thing wrong just wasn't as friendly and eager to fix any issues you have however that's the upside to using Crutchfield they are great and excellent service like what top notch company's normally provide. The prices are good but if your playing the best price game you can maybe find a cheaper price but that will also come with a sacrifice like if they are not authorized dealer you won't have a warranty or the piece of mind knowing that if there is an issue you don't like with the product knowing you have a company to stand behind what they sell plus Crutchfield also includes dash kit and wiring harness plus fast and free shipping so do your homework before you choose another company Pros: Display sound quality functionability fair price Cons: Had some glitches and kenwood support not as strong as some
Best single den radio for the price Written By Joe, Michigan on Thursday, March 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Best single din radio on the market for the price. Sound options galore. Sound quality is awesome, better then pioneer in this price range. Can't ask for a better radio in this price range. Kenwood's double din that does what this does is a thousand dollars more just because its a touch screen that should tell ya the hole story. Only issue I have is its not user friendly. Pros: Sound quility Cons: Ease of use
Kenwood Excelon KDC-X996 Written By Adam, Tampa, FL on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Great unit - incredible upgrade over factory unit in my 2013 Tacoma. Pros: infinitely adjustable. Cons: Lots of menus - some display colors get washed out in bright sunlight.
n Written By nicnico, burnsburns Oregon on Friday, March 01, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I think this is the best product for December come up with it's better than anything out there from what I seen it's a great head unit Pros: I really think it's awesome then sound and everything midrange tweeters sounds so clear and so perfect Cons: I really have anything negative to say about everything that I have put in too my truck from Kim what is great
First-Time Kenwood Owner is Sold Written By Zach P, Delaware on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value The Equalizer: That was the name of the game for me when in search of a new head unit for my coupé. I had just gotten over a bad relationship with a near-worthless Dual XDM6350, which had nothing more than a few preset EQ modes and only 3 adjustable EQ bands. The unit would not play any CDs and whenever I went over a bump, the signal would become incredibly unclear. The Kenwood KDC-X996 solved all of my problems. This thing has 13 adjustable EQ bands which is great for someone obsessed with sound quality on a budget. It has a cacophony of audio adjustment capabilities including surprising features like the ability to choose your speaker size and to set the seat in your vehicle (vehicle type is customizable too) where you want sound to be directed. The audio customization features are excellent. Radio is clear, color and display customization is intuitive and easy to adjust, and the Bluetooth feature has been very handy for me. Contrary to other reviewers, once I turn Bluetooth mode on via my phone, the head unit recognizes it immediately. The whole process takes less than 20 seconds for me, and I can still control all aspects of my phone and the head unit. The only issue I have run into is that the scroll feature for perusing through a device plugged in via USB is a bit slow and takes too many flicks of the main knob to speed up. Pros: - Great sound quality and audio customization for people with a relatively low budget - Bluetooth mode and supplied mic work fabulously once set up properly (took me 5 minutes to set up initially) - Display is visible in daylight, contrary to some other reviewers' claims, though colors are not as pronounced - Can't go wrong with all of the features for the price Cons: - Scroll speed when going through an external device's data leaves something to be desired
my first Kenwood...and MY LAST!! Written By Bill K, Huntington, Indiana on Monday, February 25, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value This was my first ever purchase of a Kenwood product and my last. First off, before I start my thoughts about this product, I have to first off mention that Crutchfield "as usual" were totally awesome and extremely helpful. The amount of professionalism from them was outstanding, the best customer service on the planet hands down!! Now, After having the Kenwood installed I instantly noticed problems. The unit kept resetting it's xovers, when turning up the volume it would actually turn down or plateau, the display was blurry at times, the 10 spectrum analyzer bars were not accurate at all. They appeared about 0.05 seconds off which I noticed right away. I also noticed that the Kenwood was not charging my ipod or iphone even though both showed it as charging, and periodically the LEDs would stop working when playing music, and an error message popped up. All this.....after finding out the radio already had the update from the factory. Kenwood told me to try and install it anyway which was another problem because it wouldnt let me. Kenwood has awful customer service skills as I spoke with several different people over a few days and all of them gave me different answers not to mention I could not understand any of them. It sounded like they were at a call center in Indonesia or something. So, even with the 2 updated firmware updates, the radio still had tons of issues. My first Kenwood experience is my last!!! Pros: lots of options for fine tweaking Cons: too many problems, build quality feels cheap, Kenwood customer service is a joke~
Excelon KDC-X996 Written By Eric, Albuquerque on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Love this stereo. Paired it with a Sound Ordnance 8 inch powered sub. So many adjustments and the sound is great. IPhone 4 works perfectly with it. Instructions for setting up the digital delays are terrible and I had to go online to figure it out. The manual in general is poorly written. I leave the sound enhancements alone. They work okay but I prefer my music to be pure and flat. Same with the DSP positioning, I set it to front or all because if you select left or right the volumes get screwed up. EQ works well but the preset eqs are worthless. I have 4ways up front and 2ways in the back and the digital sources can sound tinny. This is a danger with high end units and compressed digital sources as imperfections are amplified. I plan on replacing the 4ways with two ways up front. With so many adjustments I spend a lot of time fiddling. I also changed the source selection method to 2 because I didn't want to step through each source to get to the one I wanted. Would also be nice for all manufacturers to include a pink noise test tone for each source. Pros: Sounds good, flexibility, plays everything you can throw at it. Cons: Complicated, wife couldn't figure it out without instructions so it is not intuitive. Can be a hazard on the road while selecting stations or making adjustments. A home button would be nice to back out of menus that are 4 and 5 levels deep.
Great Stereo for not too much money Written By Chris, Columbus OH on Monday, January 28, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I bought this stereo so I could play my iPod, use my iPhone in Bluetooth mode, and I wanted to try out satellite radio. Everything hooked up together nicely and it all works. The operating system is a bit slow (there is a slight delay when you press a button, not too long, but noticeable) but other than that, it works great. Pros: So many input devices. I hooked up SiriusXM radio, my iPod, iPhone and an aux cable. Great equalizing capabilities and I can expand into having a powered sub and amped speakers if I wish. Cons: The button response is a bit slow, but not too bad. Small price to pay for everything else being great.
Kenwood Excelon KDC-X996 Written By RandyB, Longview, Wa on Sunday, January 20, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Product is great. I took into account some of the other reviews and found only ability to view the screen in sunlight to be of any significance. Just down loaded the full manual and read up on the various problems. a couple pushes of the display button will bring up the time, which was one of the complaints. Adjusted display to show time in lower right of the satilite screen. Constant view of time on HD radio screen. Pros: Bluetooth is great. Total control of sound with crossover controls of 16 band equilizer and various other means is very good. Cons: Only complaint is being able to see the screen in the sunlight. I had to sacrifice some of the great colors to choose from to get somthing that I could see the best.
Incredible Written By Mr. Big, Columbus, OH on Saturday, January 19, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value In the past, I have had many high-end car radios. Alpine, Pioneer and Kenwood. They were all great. But, I have to say, this Kenwood is best the best unit that I have owned. This unit has great sound quality and a ton of functionality. I played around will all the features for 3 months. I finally decided the unit sounds best at flat equalization. As for sound settings, the only features I needed to use are the Digital Time Alignment, Subwoofer Gain and the Cross Overs. All the other features are nice but not needed for my setup which includes a subwoofer amp and a 4 channel amp to drive the 6.5 inch door speakers. The unit plays nice with the iphone 5. Pandora sounds good. The pandora sound quality is somewhere between analog fm radio and digital fm radio. I am sure Pandora compresses the audio signal. Pros: Great natural sound. Plays nice with iphone 5. Cons: The am/fm radio station storage and station retrieval is a bit different. For more details, read the user manual that Crutchfield provides.


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Sasuke's completed Susanoo displays an unusually shaped bow on its left arm. The arrows it uses are produced in an orb in its third hand. The arrows fly very fast and have great piercing power, going through a tree created by Wood Release with ease. Kakashi, a ninja with impressive speed, resorted to using Kamui to warp the arrows away due to the impossibility of evading them. The bow also doubles as a shield which is strong enough to withstand powerful Wind Release attacks. The thickness of the arrows can seemingly vary according to the users choice to suit the situation.[1][2]
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I just ordered a different motherboard with the same chipset
I'll let you all know if this will allow ANY overclock.
I'm wondering if it's possible for a llano/lynx to boot into linux with a 133MHz bclk(fsb).
100MHz is the default, the system posts fine all the way near 140MHz
but when I try to boot linux with anything above around 103MHz linux will kernel panic and say it can't find the hard drives.
From what i've read the A75 chipset is supposed to auto kick in a divider at 133MHz to keep the sata/usb devices within spec .... I'm just not sure if the chipset/bios is failing to do this on post or if it's a problem in the linux kernel itself (ie: is it resetting the bclk fch multiplier on boot?)
Any ideas ?
all the windows users seem to be claiming they can boot windows past 140MHz ...
board/bios or kernel limiting me here ?
I just ordered a different motherboard with the same chipset
I'll let you all know if this will allow ANY overclock.
The asrock motherboard failed within 2hrs of getting it, paperweight ...
I purchased a DLP-USB1232H and re-flashed the bios chip.
The system is now back up and running, but I won't attempt 133 blck again until I get a backup bios that I ordered. Also got some nice pwm fans coming.
Some differences between the two boards:
voltage always remains at max
no vga monitor support
cpu socket very close to pcie
voltage adjusts in linux along with the pstate changes
vga connector (although flimsy)
better layout
bios will corrupt if not careful
Figured i'd update this thread in case someone read it ...
Last edited by Soul_keeper; 11-15-2011 at 03:52 AM.
I just tried my 3rd llano motherboard A75M-UD2H with an A8-3870
Still can't get 133+ bclk
I guess llano/A75 is a complete failure and all reports i've seen online of 133+ bclks are lies.
Ok, I think I figured out a few things with this UD2H board
I finally managed to get 133+ bclk
VGA does not work with 133+
hdmi does
also AHCI must be disabled or the hd's disapear
also it's near impossible to get in the bios using a USB keyboard, using a tradition PS/2 keyboard solves that issue
so now i've just got to purchase an HDMI LCD If I want to run my memory at it's rated 2133 speed ....
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Archive/File: holocaust/germany/euthanasia frick.001 people/b/bouhler.philip frick.001 people/b/brandt.karl frick.001 people/c/conti.leonardo frick.001 people/f/frick.wilhelm frick-nuremberg people/l/lammers.hans frick.001 people/w/wirth.christian frick.001 holocaust/euthanasia frick.001 Last-Modified: 1994/03/05 "'One category of Frick's contribution ... deserves special notice,' Robert Kempner asserted to the court. 'This is the systematic killing of persons regarded as useless to the German war machine, such as the insane, the crippled, the aged, and foreign laborers who were no longer able to work.' The euthanasia action had had its wellspring in a passage of Mein Kampf: 'The right of personal freedom recedes before the duty to preserve the race. There must be no half measures. It is a half measure to let incurably sick people steadily contaminate the remaining healthy ones. This is in keeping with the humanitarianism which, to avoid hurting one individual, lets a hundred others perish. If necessary, the incurably sick will be pitilessly segregated -- a barbaric measure for the unfortunate who is struck by it, but a blessing for his fellow men and posterity.' Implementation of this philosophy had begun on July 14, 1933, the same day that the Fu"hrer Principle had been promulgated, when the cabinet enacted 'The Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases,' providing that 'Anyone who is suffering from a hereditary disease can be sterilized by a surgical operation.' Though the law established a 'eugenics court' to which a sterilization order could be appealed, the procedure was a fiction. As in so many of the other Nazi measures the appearance of legality served merely to cloak the dehumanized application of Hitler's aberrant concepts. In the summer of 1937, a year after Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland, he had ordered the secret roundup and sterilization of all the 'Rhineland bastards' -- children fathered by the French and Belgian occupation troops. Neither their parents nor guardians were informed, and no public acknowledgement of the action was ever permitted. As was the case throughout the Nazi regime in all the various professions, Hitler had no difficulty finding doctors, nurses, and hospitals to execute his designs. During the same period that Hitler decreed the Rhineland sterilizations, a German medical economist pointed out, in an article entitled 'The Fight Against Degeneration,' that the care of a deaf-mute or cripple cost 6 marks a day, that of a reform school inmate 4.85 marks, and that of a mentally ill or deficient person 4.50 marks. The average earnings of a laborer, on the other hand, were only 2.50 marks, and those of a civil servant 4 marks daily. (The exchange rate at the time was about forty cents -- 2.50 marks to the dollar.) The economist lamented: 'The state spends far more for the existence of these actually worthless compatriots than for the salary of a healthy man, who must bring up a healthy family,' and hinted that it was too bad that a more radical program than sterilization could not be employed. The economist's dissertation took on added meaning upon the outbreak of the war, when the Nazis earlier elimination of Jewish physicians generated a medical crises. (Approximately ten percent of doctors in Germany and half in Austria had been Jewish.) Because of Hitler's neglect of the civilian economy, jampacked, rundown institutions for the aged, the insance, and physically and mentally handicapped were turning into veritable snakepits. 'In connection with the limited space, this question of euthanasia came up,' Dr. Hermann Pfannmu"ller, chief psychiatrist at the Egglfing-Haar Asylum near Munich, related to Major John J. Monigan, a ... New Jersey lawyer who had responsibility for investigating euthanasia and medical experiments. For three thousand patients there had been only fifteen doctors, and some of these had been diverted to care for war casualties. Writing a report on what was required to maintain the patients, Pfannmu"ller's superior, the director of Egglfing-Haar, expressed the opinion: 'These days when our worthy men must make the hard sacrifice of blood and life teach us impressively that it is not possible on economic grounds to continue operating the installations of living corpses. The conception is unbearable for me that, while the best young men lose their lives at the front, the tainted asocial and unquestionably antisocial in the institutiions have a guaranteed existence.' Such and opinion fitted in completely with that of Hitler and his personal physician, Dr. Karl Brandt, the Reich Commissioner for Health and Sanitation. Early during the campaign in Poland, Brandt suggested to the Fu"hrer the necessity of weeding incurables out of the institutions. When the Reich Public Health Director, Dr. Leonardo Conti, and Hans Lammers, the state secretary and chief of the Reich (government) Chancellery, proved too bureaucratic and legalistic to work out practical implementation of such a program, the Fu"her put it in the hands of Brandt and the director of his personal chancellery, Philip Bouhler. 'Reichsleiter Bouhler and Dr. Brandt,' Hitler wrote, 'are charged with the responsibility of expanding the authority of certain officially appointed doctors, so that after a critical diagnosis incurable persons may be granted a mercy death.' Hitler vested operational authority for the exterminations in Himmler, who was immediately to close down the institutions in the annexed portion of Poland and liquidate the inmates. In Germany itself, the first category of unfortunates to be victimized were the so-called _Ausschusskinderer_, translatable either as 'committee children' or 'garbage children,' who had previously been institutionalized or sterilized. On October 12, the SS expropriated the Grafeneck crippled children's institution.... Under the supervision of Christian Wirth, criminal police commissioner of Wu"rttemberg, the children of Grafeneck were killed with overdoses of drugs secreted in their food. If they would not eat, they were dispatched with suppositories or injections. Setting up a front organization, the Public Corporation for Nursing Homes, Bouhler and Brandt sent questionnaires, to be filled out for every patient, to all child-care institutions in Germany. On the basis of the completed questionnaires, children who were considered 'incurable' or had hereditary diseases were picked for 'Besonderes Heilverfahren' (special healing procedure) and transported to Grafeneck and a half-dozen similar installations subsequently set up throughout Germany.... Then, early in 1940, with the liquidation of the children well under way, the exterminations were expanded to adults. Every institution caring for the mentally or physically afflicted was required to fill out patient questionnaires. One the basis of these, commissions of doctors and medical students made the selections for transportation -- soon, in fact, the selection became pro forma, and the asylums were cleared en masse." (Conot, 204-207) Work Cited Conot, Robert E. Justice at Nuremberg. New York: Harper & Row, 1983
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