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Oracle is hanging? Don't forget hanganalyze and systemstate!
sqlplus / as sysdba oradebug setmypid oradebug unlimit oradebug hanganalyze 3 oradebug dump ashdumpseconds 30 oradebug systemstate 266 oradebug tracefile_name
Your Oracle database - production DB, of course - is hanging. All users are blocked. You quickly check the obvious suspects (archivelog destination full, system swapping, etc.) but it's something else. Even you, the Oracle DBA, cannot do anything: any select is hanging. And maybe you're even not able to connect with a simple 'sqlplus / as sysdba'.
What do you do ? There may be several ways to investigate deeper (strace or truss for example) but it will take time. And your boss is clear: the only important thing is to get the production running again as soon as possible. No time to investigate. SHUTDOWN ABORT and restart.
Ok, but now that everything is back to normal, your boss rules has changed: the system was down for 15 minutes. We have to provide an explanation. Root Cause Analysis.
But how will you investigate now ? You have restarted everything, so all V$ information is gone. You have Diagnostic Pack ? But the system was hanged: no ASH information went to disk. You can open an SR but what information will you give?
Hang Analyze
The next time it happens, you need to have a way to get some information that can be analyzed post mortem. But you need to be able to do that very quickly just before your boss shouts 'shutdown abort now'. And this is why I've put it at the begining of the post, so that you can find it quickly if you need it...
That takes only a few seconds to generate all post-mortem necessary information. If you can take 1 more minute, you will even be able to read the first lines of hanganalyze output, and you will be able to identify a true hanging situation and maybe just kill the root of the blocking sessions instead of a merciless restart.
In order to show you the kind of output you get, I've run a few jobs locking the same resources (TM locks) - which is not a true hanging situation because the blocking session can resolve the situation.
Here is the first lines from the oradebug hanganalyze:
Chains most likely to have caused the hang: [a] Chain 1 Signature: 'PL/SQL lock timer'Systemstate has all information about System Objects (sessions, processes, ...) but you have to navigate into it in order to understand the wait chain. In my example:
SO: 0x914ada70, type: 4, owner: 0x91990478, flag: INIT/-/-/0x00 if: 0x3 c: 0x3 proc=0x91990478, name=session, file=ksu.h LINE:13580, pg=0 conuid=0 (session) sid: 23 ser: 7 trans: 0x8ea8e3e8, creator: 0x91990478 ... service name: SYS$USERS client details: O/S info: user: oracle, term: UNKNOWN, ospid: 7929 machine: vboxora12c program: oracle@vboxora12c (J002) Current Wait Stack: 0: waiting for 'enq: TM - contention' name|mode=0x544d0003, object #=0x1737c, table/partition=0x0 wait_id=10 seq_num=11 snap_id=1 wait times: snap=15.991474 sec, exc=15.991474 sec, total=15.991474 sec wait times: max=40.000000 sec, heur=15.991474 sec wait counts: calls=6 os=6 in_wait=1 iflags=0x15a0 There is at least one session blocking this session. Dumping 1 direct blocker(s): inst: 1, sid: 254, ser: 5 Dumping final blocker: inst: 1, sid: 256, ser: 5
This is a session that is waiting, and we have the final blocker: inst: 1, sid: 256, ser: 5
Then we get to the final blocker by searching the sid: 256:
SO: 0x9168a408, type: 4, owner: 0x9198d058, flag: INIT/-/-/0x00 if: 0x3 c: 0x3 proc=0x9198d058, name=session, file=ksu.h LINE:13580, pg=0 conuid=0 (session) sid: 256 ser: 5 trans: 0x8ea6b618, creator: 0x9198d058 ... service name: SYS$USERS client details: O/S info: user: oracle, term: UNKNOWN, ospid: 7925 machine: vboxora12c program: oracle@vboxora12c (J000) Current Wait Stack: 0: waiting for 'PL/SQL lock timer' duration=0x0, =0x0, =0x0 wait_id=0 seq_num=1 snap_id=1 wait times: snap=25.936165 sec, exc=25.936165 sec, total=25.936165 sec wait times: max=50.000000 sec, heur=25.936165 sec wait counts: calls=1 os=9 in_wait=1 iflags=0x5a0 There are 5 sessions blocked by this session. Dumping one waiter: inst: 1, sid: 254, ser: 5 wait event: 'enq: TM - contention' p1: 'name|mode'=0x544d0004 p2: 'object #'=0x1737c p3: 'table/partition'=0x0 row_wait_obj#: 95100, block#: 0, row#: 0, file# 0 min_blocked_time: 19 secs, waiter_cache_ver: 44
Analysing the System State takes much longer than the hanganalyze, but it has more information.
When the blocking situation is not so desesperate, but you just want to see what is blocking, the hanganalyze information is also available online in V$WAIT_CHAINS. The advantage over ASH is that you see all processes (not only foreground, not only active ones).
Here is an example:
|'PL/SQL lock timer' <='enq: TM - contention' <='enq: TM - contention'
|'PL/SQL lock timer' <='enq: TM - contention' <='enq: TM - contention'
|'PL/SQL lock timer' <='enq: TM - contention' <='enq: TM - contention'
|'PL/SQL lock timer' <='enq: TM - contention' <='enq: TM - contention'
|'PL/SQL lock timer' <='enq: TM - contention' <='enq: TM - contention'
|'PL/SQL lock timer' <='enq: TM - contention' <='enq: TM - contention'
ASH Dump
There is something else that you can get if you have Diagnostic Pack. The ASH information can be dumped to trace file even if it cannot be collected in the database.
oradebug dump ashdumpseconds 30
that will gather ASH from latest 30 seconds, and the trace file will even have the sqlldr ctl file to load it in an ASH like table.
sqlplus -prelim
But what can you do if you can't even connect / as sysdba ?
There is the 'preliminary connection' that does not create a session:
sqlplus -prelim / as sysdba
With that you will be able to get a systemstate. You will be able to get a ashdump. But unfortunately, since 220.127.116.11 you cannot get a hanganalyze:
ERROR: Can not perform hang analysis dump without a process state object and a session state object.
But there is a workaround for that (from Tanel Poders's blog): try to use a session that is already connected.
For exemple I use the DIAG background process (it's better not to use vital processes for that)
SQL> oradebug setorapname diag Oracle pid: 8, Unix process pid: 7805, image: oracle@vboxora12c (DIAG)
Core messageEven in hurry,
- Always check an hanganalyze to understand the problem.
- Always get a systemstate before a shutdown abort.


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On Fri, 30 May 2003, Michael Wenk wrote:
> On Friday 30 May 2003 09:26 pm, Mark K. Kim wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 May 2003, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > > is there a way that someone can force SCO into a court to either prove
> > > its claims or shut up forever?
> >
> > Can IBM sue SCO for making accusations without proof?
> One of the first things IBM will do is file a motion to dismiss with prejudice
> and request sanctions(ie, money) against SCO. Its likely that this motion
> will be denied, as SCO probably has at least enough data to get past that...
Thanks for that info!
> > It reminds me more of the BSD vs. UNIX thing. That actually had some real
> > issues that could be argued about. If SCO wants to sue IBM then so be it,
> > but surely SCO can't sue Linus, can it? If IBM had stolen code, Linus had
> > no way of knowing one of the contributors had stolen code. Would you sue
> > the head of the Red Cross if someone donated stolen money to them? Come
> > on!
> Suing Torvalds would be... pointless. Even the symbolic value would be low to
> say the least. Your analogy is poor, as if someone did donate stolen money
> to the red cross and the red cross refused to give it back then your only
> recourse would be a lawsuit. However, Linus is not a company, and any money
> he does have is likely in foundations and trusts to protect him from this
> sort of thing. Its likely that he has personal liability insurance, but the
> recovery from that would be pointless, even if a court found for SCO the
> probablity of recovery would be extremely low. IBM on the other hand, has
> cash on hand and other business assets that SCO could take via tort.
I wasn't comparing money to money. I was comparing sourcecode to money,
much like SCO was comparing sourcecode to a car (see SCO's quote below).
Just as the courts wouldn't penalize the Red Cross for *accepting*
donations, SCO shouldn't be allowed to penalize Linus for accepting kernel
patches without questioning its originality (at least without some reason
to question it.)
By the way, let's go back to the Red Cross analogy and ask an interesting
question. Let's assume for a minute that the owner of the money requested
that Red Cross return the donated money back to him/her. And let's assume
for a minute that the Red Cross, out of the fairness of their hearts,
decide to return the money. Would the owner of the money sue the Red
Cross even after Red Cross decides to return the money, because they feel
the Red Cross should be punished for accepting the donation in the first
place? Of course not!
But that's apparently what SCO is saying. From Mike Simons' post, SCO
The open-source community, however, won't be be given
an opportunity to remove any offending code and replace it with new
material, he said. Instead, damages will continue to be sought.
"It's sort of like somebody stealing your car, and you hunt them down
and you find them, and they say you can have your car back, but there's
no penalty for that," McBride said. "If there's no penalty for stealing
property, then where are we?"
So apparently SCO wants not only the code removed, but also wants the
Linux community punished, possibly Linus directly. I don't think that's
fair or reasonable, and I would think (and hope) the courts wouldn't let
something like that happen.
I hope that clears up what I meant.
> > Worst case scenario -- Linux kernel code gets revised. Worst worst case
> > scenario that can't happen but wouldn't be so bad even if it did -- we all
> > ditch Linux and use BSD. LUGOD changes its name to BUGOD.
> Worst case scenario is that the whole foundation of open source software is
> trashed. Any company that has embraced Linux or any other open source
I was being funny. Ha ha...?
Of course you're free to put serious spins on them. I just don't wanna be
misunderstood, in case I was.
> > One possible scenario I like -- Someone points out UNIX contains GPL code
> > so SCO is forced to open-source the entire UNIX code. Take that!! Ha!!!
> Biggest problem with that is precedence and case law. From what I gather
> there's not much out there. SCO could prove that the GPL did not apply, or
> is unconstitutional, or is incompatable with federal(or utah state law.) If
> SCO loses however, well, I think the licensing of UNIX would become a moot
> point, as SCO would be bankrupt.
Well, once again I was just being funny. But of course, you make several
good points. I don't think SCO will win even if they tried to fight it
instead of modifying UNIX to be without GPL code (that's happened before
with other commercial software.) And with IBM on our side, they sure will
go bankrupt if they go to the courts over the legality of GPL.
Mark K. Kim
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Students, faculty and staff filled the Paul E. Johnson Room on Feb. 6 to hear the personal stories of people involved in women sports discuss the impact that Title IX has had on their lives and careers. The panel discussion was held in connection with National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Panelists included Christina Amato, chair of physical education at Colgate University; Jennifer Bruening, director of the Laboratory for Sport Management; Tom Farrey, director of the Aspen Institute's Sport's and Society Program; Theresa Grentz, former head coach of women's basketball at the University of Illinois; and Carolyn Vanacore, 2006 Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
In 1972, the landmark Title IX legislation was passed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in higher education institutions. Since then, Title IX has expanded access to all educational programs, including admissions, financial aid, employment, and athletics. "I think if you establish yourself as a hardworking, powerful woman, you can look to do more of the things that we were never able to do when I was a kid," said Vanacore. "So I encourage you and the women of the world to be the best that you can be."
Bruening mentioned how different things are now from when she grew up. "People used to say, 'if girls competed with boys and won, the boys would quit. It is the right of a boy to play a sport and not a girl's right to be better that them.' That viewpoint has changed so much." Grentz discussed her experience working as a coach in an all-male profession. "In a profession where all the decisionmakers were male, I had to learn how to deal with that." Amato stated that although women in college have come a long way under Title IX, there are still improvements that need to be made. "I feel like women are still being exploited and objectified in the media for their body rather than their skill. So I would like to see change there."


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Welcome to the Neowin Monthly Photography Challenge!
This month's challenge closes on the 24th July.
The entered photos will be collected into a single thread with a poll, these will be voted on by everyone.
As last month's winner, Warwagon, has chosen this month's theme: "THAT time of the month!"
Basically it is something which is unique to everyone which they do once a month. It can be anything, take out the trash, wash a car, pay bills, ANYTHING!
If an image is not submitted using the sites listed, it will NOT be accepted for the competition this month forward, the EXIF data is required for proof of entry
Q: What is the current challenge?
A: The current challenge is in the thread title
Q: What are the rules for posting?
- Photos must be taken in the time frame of that theme (So in the case of March, from today (24th February) to the 24th March. Submission must be on a website that conserves EXIF data).
- Spam will be deleted as per the forum rules, such as photos for sale.
- The rest of the forum rules still apply.
- One picture per theme.
- Post your photo as a reply to this thread
Q: What sites are permitted for submission?
- Flickr
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- DeviantArt.com
- Google Plus
Q: Does Neowin get any rights to my images if I post them?
A: Not at all! The only rights Neowin get are simply to say you won and may post it to the front page with full accreditation.
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Stop avoiding a person who really bugs you. Somebody loves them. Why not make it you?
Beautiful. Biting. Basic. A fresh look at the history and taste of the radish, and two recipes that put the veggie front and center.
By Angela Mears / Recipes by Béatrice Peltre
White Icicle. Bunny Tail. April Cross. Snow Bell. Plum Purple. Red King. Easter Egg.
You may be surprised to learn that these names were given not to nail polish, paint colors, or candies but to diverse varieties of a single vegetable. Most radishes, once planted, mature in less than four weeks, yielding edible roots in the gentlest pastels and brightest jewel tones. White or black, fist-sized or pebble-shaped, mild or punishing, no vegetable springs from its seed so readily or in so many disguises as the radish.
Perhaps we have this generosity of form to thank for its association with some of literature's hungrier heroines. Scarlett O'Hara, upon eating a radish straight out of the dirt at Tara, swore she would never go hungry again. And, according to some accounts, Rapunzel's mother yearned so powerfully for the radishes in a witch's garden that she surrendered her infant daughter just to satisfy that craving.
If you've ever bitten into a raw radish, you know the assertive pungency unexpected in such a pretty morsel. The sharpness comes from sulfurous molecules and enzymes that produce, when chewed, a stinging, almost funky flavor also found in mustard and wasabi—a fact that makes radishes a very divisive vegetable.
I've seen children flee from them. I did. The tacquerias I once visited with my father offered mountains of Red Belles to snack on, trimmed and soaking in pools of ice water. They were mostly tasteless with an occasional hint of that punishing sharpness. I was not averse to vegetables as a rule, but I was averse to punishment.
But then something happened. I bought a clutch of French Breakfast radishes from the farmers' market, oblong and dirt-caked and streaked with pink. Eaten plain, they were nose-burningly hot. But, when enjoyed thinly sliced with good salt and creamy butter, the effect of their pungency was not unlike that of a ripe French cheese, and soon the burn seemed more pleasing than punishing.
Strong cheeses are, of course, an acquired taste. But then so are radishes, and I seem to have acquired a permanent craving for them. I say craving because that is really the only word that will do. Radishes are not refreshing like lettuce, not hearty like kale, not sweet like beets. They belong, for me, somewhere to the left of the produce section. They savor of dirt, brie, yellow mustard. They are intense and unpredictable and hard to refine. Yet for all this personality and swagger, a single Red Belle or French Breakfast offers only one calorie of burnable energy.
Beautiful. Biting. Basic.
Radishes at play in a salad, or getting top billing between two slices of bread: whatever you choose, eat with the kind of gusto you'd normally reserve for something richer. Notice how your hunger ebbs, and how quickly it surges again. If only Scarlett O'Hara had enjoyed hers a little bit more
Angela Mears writes about food at thespinningplate.com
Makes 4 tartines
Spread the cheese on top of the slices of bread. Arrange the sliced radishes on top (about 2 radishes per tartine). Add the edamame and sprouts. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with pepper and fleur de sel. Serve with soup or a side salad.
Makes 4 servings
For the tarragon-lemon dressing:
In the bowl of a blender, add sea salt, pepper, lemon juice, zest, and garlic. Purée. Transfer to a bowl, then whisk in the honey and the oils to emulsify. Add the chopped herbs; set aside.
For the salad:
*Use a mandoline if you have one
Steam the potatoes for 10 to 15 minutes, until cooked through. Let cool before peeling. Slice them; set aside. In a frying pan, dry roast the sesame seeds on medium to high heat for a few minutes, or until they become fragrant; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the radishes, potatoes, carrots, and cherry tomatoes. Add the dressing and toss gently. Add the crumbled cheese and divide the salad among 4 plates. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.
Find more recipes by Béatrice Peltre at latartinegourmande.com
This article also appears in the April 2013 issue of Mindful magazine.
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At 12:01 a.m. this morning, Washington State started issuing same-sex couples marriage licenses for the first time and couples celebrated with certificates in hand. The state has a 3-day waiting period, so couples can't get their certificates signed until Sunday at the earliest but it didn't stop couples from lining up hours before. The law... read more


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Mount Vernon Nazarene University / Course Descriptions / Nursing Courses (NUR)
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Timbers made a flurry of moves this week as the team prepares for next season under new head coach Caleb Porter.
Heading into its third Major League Soccer season, Portland signed goaltender Jake Gleeson, defender Ryan Kawulok and midfielder Rodney Wallace to new contracts. Additionally, the team exercised contract options on eight players from last season's roster, and declined the option for defender Steven Smith.
The moves came in advance of the league's re-entry draft. As expected, Portland passed on its pick in the first stage on Friday, and will have the third pick for the second stage next Friday.
Earlier this week, the Timbers acquired defender Michael Harrington from Sporting KC and midfielder Will Johnson from Real Salt Lake in other moves.


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Football coaches will quickly tell anyone who will listen that you simply can't tell anything until they put on the pads.
On Tuesday, that's exactly what the Bulldogs did for first time this spring.
"I hope they liked it," said Mullen. "I didn't see anybody that didn't like it. If you don't like it, then this isn't the sport for you. But it looks like they are going to put their face on you, run around and hit people. The guys are practicing with energy and that's one of the thing we want."
Admittedly, it is early in spring football for Mississippi State but everyone is healthy, except for the flu bug that has been going through the locker room and the known injuries to Tobias Smith and Nickoe Whitley.
As for the actual football, Mullen is ready to watch film.
"We've just got to evaluate who is improving and who is getting ready to play," Mullen said. "You can teach off those moments when so many guys get out here and play."
The Bulldogs will be back on the practice field on Thursday afternoon in the neighborhood of 4:30 p.m. All practices are open to the public so feel free to come take in the spring football action.
Balanced reps
Entering spring camp Mullen was focused on keeping the reps balanced between Tyler Russell and Dak Prescott, the top two quarterbacks entering the spring.
So far Mullen feels they've been able to do that, but admits that up until this point nothing has been too stressful for the quarterbacks.
Veterans taking over
Each year coaches like to have the luxury of having a group of veteran guys who can lead a program.
In 2012, that's exactly how the Bulldogs feel as they rely on guys like Russell and Josh Boyd to show the newcomers the Bulldog way.
"I let our older guys take the lead and the younger guys are really trying to follow that lead," said Mullen. "We need the older guys to keep the energy, keep the tempo, so we can keep the effort up at practice."
Autry getting comfortable
Former East Mississippi Community College player Denico Autry is stepping into spring football at Mississippi State and beginning to learn his way around a Bulldog practice.
The junior defensive end was quick to point out that he was a little behind but working extremely hard to catch up.
"He is a guy we've got to get ready to play," said Mullen. "He's a good athlete, a really good athlete. Once he knows the scheme and gets down his fundamentals and not just play on raw athletic ability, I think he'll have the opportunity to see real significant improvement."
On Tuesday afternoon, the defensive standout spent time working at both right and left end slots for Coach (Chris) Wilson's defensive front.
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Monday morning mistakenness continues around the NFL. First, Brandon Weeden tried to convince us that he wasn't overwhelmed in his first start against the Eagles. And now, Green Bay Packers cornerback Jarrett Bush is trying to convince us that the San Francisco 49ers didn't flat out beat the Packers. But before we get to Bush's mistakenness, let's state the facts. The 49ers put up 30 points and 377 yards on offense. 186 of those yards were on the ground and Alex Smith went 20-26 for 191 yards and two touchdowns. With those numbers in mind, now we allow Bush to make his case. We beat ourselves. They really didn't beat us," offered a defiant but misguided cornerback Jarrett Bush. "We just have to hunker down and make sure we're gap sound and get on the same page. Obviously, small things being miscommunicated on the field become big things, so they exploited us and that's what happened." We'll give Bush the benefit of the doubt and say that the Packers certainly didn't play their best g
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Kampala — Some 55 students from Makerere Business Institute (MBI) missed out on graduating after they reportedly invested their tuition money into gambling and sports betting, according to Nathan Twesigye, the principal of the institute.
Speaking at the 11th graduation ceremony on Friday, Twesigye said the vice is on the rise.
"As you can see, girls have also started gambling, which is quite strange," mused the principal, and added that many gambling and sports betting centres are being erected around students' institutions to lure them.
Indeed, with the lucrative nature of the sports betting business, most of the players in the market are stretching their reach every other day.
Information from the National Youth Council indicates that 26% of Uganda's 34 million population is between 18 and 35 years, and 54% is below 18 years. This is the section of the population arguably the most keen on sports - both local and international.
It is no secret that most of these young sports betters are mostly keen on the foreign leagues, and will spend more time working out strategic calculations on their betting tickets.
What should be worrying is that the practice is picking up interest like a wild bushfire.
Makerere University Chancellor, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera, at the graduation ceremony, said he was amazed to learn of the seriousness of the vice.
"I am in shock and at the same time angry that students are gambling away their parents' resources. I have seen signposts of betting houses but I did not know it was as serious as it is," he exclaimed.
He was even more worried that some have even gone as far as attempting suicide after gambling away their limited resources.
"If gambling houses are aiming at destroying the lives of our children, then Government should ban it [the practice] really," said the Chancellor.
In March this year, the gambling fraternity petitioned the Ministry of Trade and Industry over control standards in the sector.
In the petition, the fraternity expressed concern that computer programmes used in gambling were not up to the required standards.
They noted that the programmes were susceptible to manipulation by the owners, with the potential to give wrong results and exploit the public.
Prof. Kagonyera, also the guest-of-honor at the graduation, cautioned government to study the social, psychological and economical impact of gambling in the country.
"I do not know at what age gambling should be restricted to but government should carefully study gambling in the country because it is silently destroying the lives of the youth.
He awarded 1008 students with certificates and diplomas in accountancy, banking and finance, business management, information communication technology, purchasing and supplies management.
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General Description
A general description of landscape features and streams is provided for each subwatershed. A table summarizes stream channel length by type (e.g. open channel, ditch, culvert).
Geology & Soils
The dominant geological formation of the region is Columbia River basalt originating in lava flows from the eastern Columbia Basin . Underlying the basalt is the Scappoose formation, sandstone and shale deposited when the region was ancient ocean bottom 22 million years ago. These formations were subjected to vulcanism and tectonic forces, forming the Cascade, Coast, and Tualatin Mountain Ranges. Subsequent weathering and erosion of Columbia River basalt has since shaped these mountains and exposed portions of the Scappoose formation in Portland's West Hills.
The Columbia River basalt in this area is overlain by the Troutdale formation, a layer of sandstone and gravel eroded from Columbia Basin and Cascade Mountains up to 1500 feet thick (accumulated 10 to 2 million years ago). The Troutdale formation was created as volcanic activity, mudflows, and continuing deformation repeatedly transformed the Willamette, Sandy, Clackamas, and Tualatin rivers into closed drainage basins, forming large lakes. Silt, sand, and gravel were deposited by this process as well as by the Columbia River. East Portland relief features (Mt. Tabor, Rocky Butte, and Kelly Butte) were formed more recently (3 to 0.5 million years ago) by localized volcanic intrusions known as the Boring Volcanoes.
The erosion of the Troutdale formation material by the Willamette, Clackamas, and Columbia rivers exposed these volcanic features further as the rivers migrated extensively across the area.
The most recent significant factor in the region's geology and soil formation was a series of events known as the Missoula Floods that occurred 6 to 12 thousand years ago. Advancing glacial ice repeatedly dammed the Clarks Fork of the Columbia River, forming an enormous lake. Pressure from the impounded water eventually caused the ice dam to break, releasing up to 600 cubic miles of water that poured out in a matter of days. This cycle of massive floods created erosion patterns on Portland's east side, most notably Sullivan's Gulch and the Alameda Ridge. The topography to the west restricted drainage and large lakes, up to 400 feet deep at the site of present-day Portland, formed in the area. The settling gravel, sand, silt, and clay formed the current soils. During this general period a five-foot-thick layer of wind-blown silt (known as Portland Hills Silt) was also deposited on the upper portions of the West Hills. Local rivers have since eroded and migrated through these depositions, forming the current channels and floodplains.
Prior to urban development, the Willamette River was relatively constrained through the plan area but generally had gently sloping banks. The west terrace through Portland had many open streams, lakes, and wetlands connecting to the river. This low terrace flooded regularly and was relatively open before rising steeply into the West Hills. The east terrace sloped gently away from the river and was better drained than the west side, but with numerous streams and significant wetland areas adjacent to the river.
Hydrogeologic Units and Conductivity
Flow of water through a groundwater system is largely dependent on the extent and thickness of relatively permeable water bearing rocks (aquifers) and poorly permeable water bearing rocks (confining units). The aquifers and confining units are called hydrogeologic units.
Eight major hydrogeologic units have been identified in the Portland Basin, a 1,310 square mile area bounded by the Tualatin Mountains to the west, the Lewis River to the north, the foothills of the Cascade Range to the east, and the Clackamas River to the south ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
The uppermost hydrogeologic unit is an unconsolidated sedimentary aquifer. The aquifer consists mainly of catastrophic flood deposits that mantle the central part of the basin. The aquifer also includes water-bearing alluvial deposits that occur along smaller streams. Hydrologic conductivity indicates how well fluid flows through a substance. The unconsolidated sedimentary aquifer has the highest median value of hydraulic conductivity, 200 feet per day; but the value ranges from 0.03 to 70,000 feet per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
The Troutdale gravel aquifer, underlying the unconsolidated sedimentary aquifer, is composed of several geologic formations of poorly to moderately cemented conglomerate and sandy conglomerate, but also includes thick local accumulations of lavas and mantling soil horizon. The Troutdale gravel aquifer ranges from 50 to 250 feet thick. The median hydrologic conductivity for the Troutdale gravel aquifer is 7 feet per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
Confining unit 1, underlying the Troutdale gravel aquifer, consists of medium to fine grained arkosic sand, silt, and clay, with some vitric sand beds. Confining unit 1 is generally less than 200 feet thick. The median hydrologic conductivity for confining unit 1 is 3 feet per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
The Troutdale sandstone aquifer, underlying portions of the Troutdale gravel aquifer, consists of coarse vitric sandstone and conglomerate with lenses and beds of fine to medium sand and silt. Generally, the upper two-thirds is composed chiefly of vitric sandstone and the lower one-third is conglomerate. The Troutdale sandstone aquifer is generally from 100 to 200 feet thick, but in southern portions of the basin may reach a thickness of 400 feet. The median hydrologic conductivity for the Troutdale sandstone aquifer is about 14 feet per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
Confining unit 2, underlying the Troutdale sandstone aquifer, consists of clay and silt with lenses of fine to medium grained basaltic sand. Outcrops of this are limited to southeastern parts of the basin along the Clackamas and Sandy Rivers in Oregon. The median hydrologic conductivity for confining unit 2 is 1 foot per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
The sand and gravel aquifer present in only portions of the basin, underlying confining unit 2, consists primarily of sandy gravel, silty sand, sand, and clay. The median hydrologic conductivity for the sand and gravel aquifer is about 12 feet per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
The older rock subsystem underlies and bounds the basin-fill sediments and consists of Miocene and older volcanic and marine sedimentary rocks generally of low permeability. The median hydrologic conductivity for the older rock subsystem is 0.2 feet per day ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
Generally, only the first three hydrologic units underlie Portland's west-side subwatersheds. Under east-side subwatersheds the presence of these seven hydrologic units is varied, though in most cases all seven exist.
Groundwater Movement
Groundwater generally moves from upland areas such as the Tualatin Mountains toward the major discharge points in the basin, such as the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Upland areas generally have strong downward components of movement and can be classified as "recharge areas" while lowland areas generally have strong upward components of movement and can be classified as "discharge areas." In the Portland basin, discharge areas are generally limited to narrow zones along the major streams ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
Groundwater in the unconsolidated sedimentary aquifer, the uppermost hydrologic unit in most of the Willamette watershed, flows from an altitude of more than 200 feet in the Gresham area toward the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to the west and north ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
Perched groundwater, occurring where a zone of saturation is perched on the strata of low permeability above the main water table, is common in the shallowest water-bearing units throughout much of the Portland Basin. These areas have strong downward components of movement or recharge (McFarland and Morgan, 1996). In the Willamette watershed planning area, perched groundwater exists throughout the upland areas in the west-side subwatersheds. Generally, perched groundwater exists above a fragipan layer between 2.5 and 4.5 ft below ground. This shallow perched groundwater can create natural hazards, particularly when exposed by excavation. It can precipitate landslides and cause soil creep, with potentially serious consequences for development. Groundwater is also susceptible to pollution from septic drain field effluent, solid waste leachate, industrial activities, and urban runoff from impervious surfaces that may contain pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, metals and other contaminants ( City of Portland Bureau of Planning, 1991 and 1992).
Groundwater Recharge
Generally, recharge to the aquifer system in the Portland Basin is primarily by infiltration of precipitation. However, within the urbanized portions the two most significant urban sources of recharge are runoff from impervious surfaces to drywells (sumps) and effluent from on-site waste-disposal systems.
McFarland and Morgan (1996) estimated groundwater recharge throughout the Portland Basin. Generally, infiltration in the Tualatin Mountains, the upland portions of most of the west side Willamette subwatersheds, ranged from roughly 20 inches annually in the southern subwatersheds to 30 or more inches annually in the northern subwatersheds (in Forest Park). Infiltration estimates varied greatly for east side subwatersheds. Generally, inner central east-side subwatersheds have infiltration rates of less than 10 inches annually, while outer east subwatersheds may have higher rates closer to 20 inches annually ( McFarland and Morgan, 1996).
Groundwater Discharge
No data are available for the Willamette River or other streams in the planning area.
Streams & Water Bodies
BES maintains two sets of flow monitoring data: permanent monitoring data (as recorded by the HYDRA System and maintained by the Data Acquisitions & Management Group) and temporary monitoring data (retrieved from the Bureau's Janus application and maintained by Field Operations). The permanent monitoring data has creek/river related flow data (one for Balch Creek in McLeay Park from 1985-1996 and another for the Willamette River at Ankeny Pump Station). The temporary monitoring data has flow information for the Balch, Miller, Saltzman, and Stephens Creeks, and the latter three creeks were monitored as part of the Westside Streams Monitoring project.
Data for Balch Creek are available from June 1996-September 2002. Monitoring for that location is no longer active. Data for the Miller, Saltzman, and Stephens Creeks are available from September 2002-December 2002 and from May 2003-July 2003. Monitoring is currently active for these creeks.
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Bruno Duthoit, current CEO of ethio-telecom, and Abdurahim Ahmed, right, head of public relations attendeda press-conference at Sheraton Addis, on January 3, 2012, where they had to field several questions about the frequent network problem mobile subscribers are facing.
The state telecom monopoly is dividing the country into 11 infrastructure zones, in order to better manage each network, and to simplify telecom equipment procurement.
A study, that has just been concluded, will create 'telecom circles' that are used to create a boundary between the networks, provided by various suppliers.
The centres are developed using different parameters, including; demography, customer base and geographical location. For instance, Addis Abeba, whose current telecom infrastructure is mainly set by ZTE, is regarded as one centre.
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To date, there are around 16 circles. They cover a very limited area, however, there are a variety of vendors within a single circle. It is more like a cluster of vendors, an expert at ethio telecom explained. This means that a vendor's equipment might be in different geographical locations. For example, a technician might be deployed toNazareth, in Oromia, and Mekelle, in Tigray to fix a technical problem, which occurred on the same equipment provider.
The system is adopted fromIndia, according to a high ranking expert at ethio telecom.Indiahas around 22 circles that are managed by different telecom operators, with calls from one centre to another being considered as long distance.
The current system creates a poor quality service, because it lacks a smooth transition when a call transits from one vendor's infrastructure to another. To date, telecom equipments are supplied by Ericsson, Nokia and ZTE. Those considered as vendors inEthiopia, currently, are Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and ZTE, each of which, have set up networks for ethio telecom.
The new division will help the government to divide the work between the two Chinese companies, currently bidding 1.5 billion dollars for vendor financed network expansion projects.
Both Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corporation are negotiating with the government, who have opted to offer both companies a piece of the contract. The technical negotiations are regarding how the two can divide the project and the associated finances.
The Ministry of Communication & Information Technology (MCIT) is also finalising the financial negotiation with the companies, according to Debretsion Gebremickeal (PhD).
"We are negotiating with the companies for them to lower their financial offers to at least one billion dollar," he told Fortune.
Negotiations are also underway regarding interest rates and grace period, he added. He declined to state, however, what the offer was, made by the companies.
The two-year project is aimed at expanding the network, in order to double the 20 million mobile users by 2014/15.
Bruno Duthoit, CEO of ethio telecom, admitted to quality problems, when addressing the press about the conclusion of the two-year management contract with France Telecom. He stated that the increasing number of subscribers had led to a very fast increase in traffic, which was the main reason for the network issues.
The MCIT conducted a performance evaluation of the French company before the contract was over. Evaluated on modernisation, knowledge and technology transfer, revenue generation and providing quality service, France Telecom was awarded a score of 83pc.
The company did better in service coverage and penetration, than in service quality, which has not reached a satisfactory level, the company said.
"We neither penalised nor awarded the company," Debretsion said at the briefing.
The company would have been penalised if it had scored below 75pc, or awarded a prize if it had scored above 95pc, during evaluations, according to their contract, signed in December, 2010.
The current CEO, whom the government has retained for the next six months, along with his assistant, promised that the quality problem would be fixed within six months.
Bruno will be working with the Ethiopian management that has taken over for the coming six months.


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Tailor MaidRead MoreTailor Maid, Inc.'s name implicitly promises customized cleanings, and they deliver it by offering a broad range of services. The flexible cleaners perform tasks ranging from their standard 72-point checklist utilizing eco-friendly products that leave floors clear of dirt, bacteria, and toxins, so they can be safely eaten off of by pets or dinner guests vying for the last drop of spilled hot-fudge sundae.514 Lake AvenueLake Worth, FL US
Stanley SteemerRead MoreStanley Steemer Carpet Cleaners' trusty, talented house-scrubbers unsully soiled carpet, tile, and upholstery with expert technique and thorough methods. Because nearly 80% of dust, dirt, and wayward poltergeists can settle into upholstered furniture and carpeting, a professional upholstery cleaning aims to improve the indoor ecosystem with a thorough hot-water extraction flushing and protective coating. High-pressure tile and grout cleaning ($0.50/sq. ft.) renders previously dull and discolored surfaces immaculate in as little as 30?60 minutes for an average-size 300-square-foot room. The clean team also administers thorough carpet cleanings ($44.95 per room) with Stanley Steemer's hard-working fiber polishers hoisting away furniture before and after jobs, saving customers the trouble of fitting sofas through the doggie door.3670 23rd Ave SLake Worth, FL US
CitruSolution Carpet CleaningRead MoreIan and Ann Marie Kelley, owners of CitruSolution Carpet Cleaning, and their technicians purge carpets and upholstery with a dry cleaning fluid process that removes residues, odors, and dirt. After they extract loose particles with a Lindhaus vacuum, they don a 5-gallon backpack sprayer full of their exclusive citrus-based solution that they distribute over carpets in a fine mist. This concoction utilizes the cleaning powers of lemon, orange, and grapefruit to repel stains without harming children or pets. Once rugs have been thoroughly doused, they use a Dirt Napper system to scrub carpets and capture ground-in debris. They finish by vacuuming a second time to dry out the moistened fibers and prevent odors from forming.6332 Shadow Tree LaneLake Worth, FL US
Squeaky Clean of the Palm BeachesRead MoreWhile an extensive to-do list sends many hearts racing, Squeaky Clean of the Palm Beaches' intrepid staff of insured housecleaners relishes checking each item off the list. They customize each regimen according to their clients' wishes, whether customers want cleaners to pay extra attention to a grime-laden oven or request that the vacuum be vacuumed. Nontoxic and eco-friendly products leave surfaces gleaming and safe to touch. In addition to its housecleaning services, the company's concierge services call on staffers to deal with household tasks, such as fixing a leaky faucet, shopping for groceries, or awaiting the arrival of tooth fairies who are running behind schedule.1300 North Dixie HighwayLake Worth, FL US
Sparkling Clear Pool CareRead MoreA Chat with Sparkling Clear Pool Care What services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition? Schduled route day Uniformed technician Marked vehicles Licensed and insured What was the inspiration to start or run this business? A vision of better service. What do you love most about your job? The outdoors What is the best reaction you've ever gotten from a customer? The customers feel safe when we are around.3694 23rd Avenue SouthLake Worth, FL US
Moving & Storage ServicesRead MoreHomes and businesses entrust personal effects to Moving & Storage Services' relocation experts, who swiftly ferry belongings to new pads 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The staff distills local and long-distance moves into stress-free experiences, supplying everything from packing guidance to special boxes for valuable electronics or fragile live-in nannies. In addition to run-of-the-mill moves, they also specialize in safely hauling goods across international borders, settling office equipment into fresh spaces, and shepherding automobiles to new garages within promised time frames.on locationPalm Beach, FL US


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Ryan ordered an iPad camera connection kit from Best Buy for in-store pickup. The employees of his local Best Buy store apparently only read the first word of any order now, and instead packed up an iPad Mini. It sounds wacky, but Ryan says that he somehow missed this discrepancy, picked up his order, and went home. He sent an email and got a form letter in return. [More]
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After he had already picked up his iPhone 5, Edmund got received an e-mail from Best Buy reminding him to come get the phone that he had ordered. He didn't think much of it until he received another e-mail telling him that his preorder was canceled…and then he got a refund of the purchase price of the phone that he allegedly didn't pick up. He's not about to take the phone back, but he wonders: is he obligated to even let Best Buy know? [More]
Best Buy Customer Returns Extra iPads Sent By Accident, Feels Like A Sucker
We were surprised, last week, to hear about a Best Buy customer who ordered one iPad, then received a box of five. It was even more surprising when we heard from another customer who had the same problem. We keep hearing from more people who have received iPacks instead of iPads. One of them was Eric, who took them back to the local Best Buy and received a $50 iTunes gift card for his trouble. He was surprised to learn from a fellow commuter about our series of posts. Especially the part where Best Buy offered to let the other customers keep the four bonus iPads. Now he feels like a sucker. [More]
Hey, Best Buy Also Sent Me Five iPads When I Only Ordered One!
As our post from last night about Best Buy's five-for-one iPad deal burned up the Internet, some people wondered whether this had happened to anyone else out there. No, that couldn't be: this is an expensive mistake. It can't happen all the time. Then we heard from Nick, who has four spare iPads stashed in his closet, waiting for Best Buy to come back for them. [More]
My Mom Ordered One iPad And Best Buy Sent Five
Alexa's boyfriend got an iPad for Christmas from his mother. Well, that's not quite true. His mother ordered one iPad, and had it shipped to him. What arrived on their doorstep was a very large and heavy box that was big enough to hold five iPads. Because it did. [More]
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William thought he had bought a WiFi-only Kindle from Best Buy, only to bring it home and discover he'd actually gotten the pricier version that accesses the 3G network. [More]


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Welcome to Farseer Whippets
Here at Farseer Whippets, you will find information about my dogs, and the activities that I do with them.
Located just outside Lacey Washington, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Clan Farseer competes in many different performance events.
We race with the National Oval Track Racing Association, the North American Whippet Racing Association and Whippet Racing Association in one of the most compettitive areas in the U.S.
We also compete in open field coursing with the National Open Field Coursing Association and lure course with the American Sighthound Field Association.
Clan Farseer has recently started competing in dock dog diving with the national organizations of Dockdogs and Splashdogs with Cochiti! In 2012, 2 more dogs will begin training for dock jumping.


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File Release Notes and Changelog
Release Name: 1.8.1
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gPM 1.8.1
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Changes in v1.8 --------------- New features: - Mapping between sheet types (DM 244) A mapping can be defined between two sheet types to initialize a sheet from an other of a different type. - Upgrade of import/export functionalities - Part 1 (DM 263) The import/export functionalities have been upgraded for sheets and sheet links : - Import/export can be realized with a non-admin role. Access rights are applied. - Pointer fields can be exported with UUID or functional reference. - Import modes have been added: CREATE, CREATE_OR_UPDATE, UPDATE, ERASE... - Extension points can be executed (or not). - A list of sheet/link to export can be defined. The second part of this upgrade (same evolution for other types) is in the 1.8.2 scope. Bugs: #001 - LOCK: Link deletion At the link deletion action with a sheet open in modification by another user (locked), a stack trace is displayed instead of a user friendly message. #013 - LOCK: problem with admin role Problem with a sheet locked by an admin: 1- An admin modify a sheet. 2- Close the browser. 3- Logon with another role, the sheet is not unlocked. 4- Logon with admin role, the sheet cannot be unlocked. #020 - FILTER : Product filter result In a filter product result, it is possible to use the SHEET -> Display menu. #031 - MENU : Problem in menu display with no creatable sheet type The method FieldsContainerServiceImpl#getFieldsContainer do not check the access control by product. #032 - Problem on sheet creation After a MandatoryFieldException, the error message is not displayed and all values of the sheet are lost. #033 - FILTER: Problem with filter criteria edition 1- Bug with criteria group edition: * Create a filter with a criteria group with one criterion * Save it * Edit it the FILTER tab (on the left) * Add a second -> Exception 2- Bug with two identical criteria on the same criteria group Add twice the field $SHEET_STATE in the same criteria group -> The second criteria does not display the list of states #036 - EXPORT: Problem on format of exported XML files The exported XML format is UTF8 instead of UTF-8. #041 - HMI: isOpened on DisplayGroup does not work anymore isOpened attribute for DisplayGroups is not taken into account. #042 - FILTER: Reference is not present in filter tree Reference has disappeared in result filter tree. #045 - EXPORT: Problem on PDF export of a multiple field containing a multivalued field Consider this case: A multiple field containing a multivalued field. An error is thrown during export. It is a ClassCastException. #046 - Cache refresh after atomicIncrement The element is not removed from cache after using atomicIncrement method (atomicTestAndSet). #048 - FILTER : Repeated results (lock) Locked Sheets are displayed several times into a filter result. #054 - InputData UI form send There is a problem on inputdata forms. The UI does not send form elements when there are too many fields (too many multivalued fields). #056 - Products names are not filled on serializable links When a link is got from web services, linked product information is filled. #057 - Update empty product The update of an empty product (created empty by instantiate) generates an error when we try to put value in cacheableProduct map.


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In my last post I showed my own implementation of n HTTPS Man-in-the-middle proxy written from scratch in Python. I've spent great deal of time to make the proxy as programmer-friendly as possible. In this post I am planning to show how you can use the code to write your own proxies in the spirit of Burp, Paros, WebScarab, RatProxy, etc.
Why is this interesting? Well, it is interesting to Python developers/hackers only. [...]
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MoonForge Version 13 WindowsNov 13, 2010 Full Version 17 comments
Version 13 of MoonForge online multiplayer mining and building game.
Living on the moon is a hard job, but somebody has to do it! Explore the moon while mining for resources, forging materials and tools, and building lunar outposts and vehicles. You will meet many other people on the moon and build colonies from the ground up. Be careful though, they might not all be friendly. The game features large randomly generated environments which can be manipulated by the players in every way.
5 comments by kurtloeffler on Nov 13th, 2010
MoonForge version 13 is now available to download. There has been a lot of new features added, but here are a few of the major ones:
- Master Server, user login and server browser, make your own servers!
- New inventory system, you can only build with what you dig up.
- 3 building block types, Moon Dust, Iron, and Aluminium (they are currently automatically forged into man made blocks when you dig them up).
- New Astronaut character model with animations.
- Horizon warping to simulate a round moon, eventually it will be possible to walk and orbit all the way around the moon
Version 13 of MoonForge online multiplayer mining and building game.
MoonForge online multiplayer mining and building game.
You could always be friends (or enemies) of Notch. Think about it. share ideas, make neat games
I highly doubt alot of the minecraft fans would even allow that to happen, flick through these comments and count the number of minecraft fans that instantly put down this game for being "like minecraft".
voted for you.
looks like an awesome game, but when I load it up, all the textures are PITCH BLACK! My graphics card is fairly new and handles most other games, any help?
All of you people shouting "clone!", don't forget that before there were "first person shooters", there was a category of games known as "doom clones". (And doom was a wolf3d clone. And rts games were dune II clones).
Most games are variations on a theme, this is a cool theme, why not have some more variations. Graphics look better than minecraft, and the setting is different. Give it a chance.
I would much rather see comments on things you liked or didn't like about this particular game.
Minecraft...INNN SSSSPPPPAAAACCCCEEEE!
So.. This is minecraft, but with a limited map?
Man, too many people are copying notch.
The possibility's are endless for this. Moon monsters, moon buggys, laser guns. The list can go on much further than my measly imagination.
This game would be awesome it it generates planets and all planets have a 360 degree volume of gravitational awesomeness. :D
Great game! I've had a lot of fun the last few days building and exploring. However, as of today, I can no longer connect to the main server. "Connecting 9.." ect but when it reaches "0" i get returned to the login screen.
Lunarcraft? ;)
Just kidding, looks awesome.
Highest Rated (10 agree) 10/10
Rating 10 just to annoy all the haters who say this is just a minecraft copy. That's a lot like calling every FPS a Doom/Quake clone.
Nov 16 2010, 10:25pm by masternerdguy
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