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MSI GTX 670 Power Edition: When Reference is Not Reference
What is not to like with the GTX 670 Power Edition? A user will get an updated and upgraded cooling solution, an upgraded PCB with more power handling capabilities, a pretty aggressive overclock that looks to actually exceed official specifications, and a nice and quiet package that will fit in any enthusiast's case. Add into that equation the fact that this Power Edition product ends up being around $5 more expensive than a reference card (after rebate), and we can see that we have a pretty convincing product.
The GTX 670 PE at the top, the R7850 3G/OC in the middle, and finally the old HD 6950 OC.
Not all is rosy though. While the card is faster overall than the HD 7950 it was pitted against (both are overclocked), is it really $60 to $75 better? I am a bit on the fence about this one. AMD has been very aggressive with its Radeon HD 7000 series of cards since the beginning of this summer, and a overclocked HD 7970 is around the same price as the GTX 670. Such a card would be faster overall (as long as it was clocked around the 1 GHz mark), and the extra 1 GB of memory is handy when it comes to high resolution gaming.
The card I received though has much going for it. The cooler is fantastic, it overclocks well, and it performs well above the reference designs that are only a few dollars cheaper. It is dead silent when at load, and even when it was overclocked. The quality of the board seems very good, and the output options are a step above what the AMD products tend to offer.
I liked this card. I really enjoyed playing with a GTX 600 part for the first time. It was good that it was as fast as it was, and the extra features that the 600 series brings is really nice. Overclocking is amazingly easy, and it is pretty quick and painless to get out of an overclock that was too aggressive. The only downside I see is perhaps a lack of performance in a couple of titles as compared to the much cheaper competition. If a person were to play 3D Mark 2011 all day, then the GTX 670 is for them. In real world gaming, the differences are usually not so extreme. Only when we get to titles like DiRT Showdown or Battlefield 3 do we see some real distance between the R7950 and the GTX 670.
Through no fault of its own, MSI is sorta stuck at the plus $400 price point with this card. NVIDIA should probably lower prices on the GTX 670 to more adequately match what the competition offers at around $60 less. We also must be aware that a new 600 family member is about to be released, and that particular price point might make the current GTX 670 somewhat unattractive.
Overall this is a great card at a competitive price when looking at only other GTX 670 products. When we start to include the latest HD 7970 and HD 7950 price cuts, the GTX 670 PE starts to lose some of its luster. Still, for die-hard NVIDIA fans this is going to be a great card for them. Most other consumers will really want to weigh overall performance in the games they tend to play vs. that of overall price. Gamers looking for Surround gaming solutions will really want to take a look at cards featuring 3 GB to 4 GB of memory onboard.
MSI has produced a really good card at a very competitive price in the GTX 670 market. It has enough features to really pull it ahead of the crowd at those prices, and the performance it brings is really outstanding in a wide variety of applications (except when it falls down in DiRT Showdown). Keep a close eye on this one, as it could be quite popular at retail. Also keep a close look at prices, as some new surprises are on the way.
I was wondering how much of a performance gain is seen versus a reference GTX670. Unfortunately, this is not included in the graphs of the game testing. Too bad..
I don't understand the last part of the article, where you mention that MSI's default overclock, is actually causing crashes when put into benchmark / torture test. This would mean MSI's overclock is unstable?
You are looking at most at about a 4% increase over a stock clocked GTX 670. The differences are not all that great. You are primarily getting this card for the cooling and unique design/voltage control rather than it being a much, much faster product than the stock GTX 670.
The last part actually reads, "At no time was this card unstable during benchmarking and torture tests..." So basically it was perfectly stable even with the boost speed up to 1170+ right out of the box. The card performed without issue.
Hey Josh, I wanted to say thanks for the article. I have been on the fence about upgrading from my old xfx radeon 5870. I had been hunting the various 670/680 cards and the amd 7970 and so forth. After all is said and done I got this card yesterday for $395 with borderlands 2 and mafia 2. I have overclocked it an have the core at 1170 mhz and my boost has been anywhere from 1250-1350mhz. This is of course with a voltage bump and such. Anyway, thank you again for a quality article that has resulted in a massive performance bump for me. Temperatures are still low even under load and even at 50% fan the card is still nice and quiet. :D
Josh, I was comparing the BF3 at 2560x1600 Ultra results in your article to those from the Galaxy GTX 670 GC 4GB article. Your results for the MSI GTX 670 PE card are 48fps min and 63.8fps avg. The results for the Galaxy card at the same settings are 26fps min, 41fps avg and 66fps max.
Can the BF3 results for the MSI and Galaxy cards from the two articles be compared? If so, why pay more for the extra 2GB of memory on Galaxy card? Any chance the results for the MSI card are avg and max?
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The i7 920 is still a good CPU. Maybe upgrading to a newer SLI setup or single card might be all you need.
For the CPU you're essentially at the end of the path for that socket.
Hello Im looking to build a new gaming rig, or should i update my current gaming rig I would love to set up a brand new gaming rig but im having trouble matching a good evga mobo up with a cpu and memory that is compliant with eachother.
Current Gaming Rig Set-Up:
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CPU: i7 920
GFX (2) EVGA 550ti SuperClocked Versions
HD: WD 1tb 7200RPM
Ram: G.Skill 16gb ddr3 1600 (pc12800) ripjaw series
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Titanium (not entirely sure ive had this card for forever now been swapping it from machine to machine lol)
i was wondering if i should build a new gaming rig or just update using the current mobo i have? but im not entirely sure on what i can and cant upgrade to i know the memory should be good for the time being, i would like to upgrade my gfx card to either a really good single card or do another sli set up with 2cards. if i can out perform a really good single card i do need a new HD set up that i would love to fix up and cpu i can probably get something better than the 920 not entirely sure though, was looking for some feed back on your opinions i only play Tera and probably will quit World of Warcraft and continue to play Tera and or Guild Wars 2 when it comes out maybe i only play mmorpgs i would love a really good gaming set up...thanks much for your time and concern..
The i7 920 is still a good CPU. Maybe upgrading to a newer SLI setup or single card might be all you need.
For the CPU you're essentially at the end of the path for that socket.
^thank you so much for your fast response, do you think a single really good card would be good to get im using the HAF 932 full tower case so i have plenty of room for a big card if needed or multiple haha.....all i do is play Tera and other random MMORPGs on this machine so that 16gb of ram im definitely not using that to its full potential overkill most likely, however i do need a new HD set up as well, i was thinking of getting the gtx 680 card whenever i can get my hands on one, but then was told a new card is coming out soon and i should wait it out until that comes out and hopefully then the price will drop on the 680 anyways thank you very much for your help i appreciate it a lot
A new card is always coming out. From what I've seen of Tera I think a 680 would be more than enough, but then again I would think what you have now would be too. Ask around to others that play the game and see what they use.
For hard drives I like SSDs. The Crucial M4s look real good for read speeds, and the OCZ Vertex line seems to be very good for write speeds.
The m4 is perhaps the best SSD currently available.
As for GPU's, it depends on the monitor resolution. At 1080p either the 680GTX or 7970 will suffice. I prefer single card solutions, avoiding any driver issues.
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CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) – The Cavaliers have assigned forward Samardo Samuels to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers NBA Development League team.
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I showed the picture of this Victorinox knife block to The Lady and she asked the obvious question: "What could possibly go wrong?" Indeed, what mishaps could possibly befall the user of an iPad stand which also houses a clutch of heavy, sharp metal knives? Nothing, clearly.
The $50 block is actually kind of clever, exploiting the fact that a knife block is already sloped at just the right angle for propping up an iPad. Add a lip on the bottom to keep it from sliding away and you're done.
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Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer has invites online application for the posts of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) for Secretariat of Rajasthan Government and in RPSC Office. RPSC conduct Combined Lower Division Clerk (LDC) Competition Examination 2011 for the selection process of LDC (Total 350 Vacancies).
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BUENOS AIRES, April 20 -- A former Roman Catholic bishop ended the 61-year rule of Paraguay's dominant political party on Sunday, promising to replace the country's reputation for corruption with one of honesty.
With more than 90 percent of polling stations reporting, Fernando Lugo, who resigned the priesthood to launch his campaign, had a margin of about 10 percentage points over Blanca Ovelar, who was outgoing President Nicanor Duarte's choice to succeed him from the Colorado Party.
"Today we proved that the little guy also is capable of prevailing," Lugo, who captured 41 percent of the vote, said during a televised rally. There is no runoff, so the candidate with the most votes wins.
Lugo, 56, has long been known for his poverty relief efforts throughout Paraguay, where more than a third of the citizens live on less than $2 a day. He becomes the first president since 1947 elected outside the Colorado Party, which until Sunday's defeat had held the presidency longer than any party in the world.
During the campaign, Lugo cast himself as an independent who had dedicated his life to the country's underclass. In the 1970s, he became a proponent of liberation theology, a school of thought within the Catholic Church that encourages political activism on behalf of the poor.
His emphasis on leveling the country's income disparities has drawn comparisons to South American socialists such as Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Bolivia's Evo Morales. Lugo has repeatedly discouraged such comparisons, preferring to call himself a centrist who neither endorses nor condemns those neighboring leaders.
"Lugo is seen as a political outsider, and he appealed to a group of people who generally haven't been involved in the political process -- the rural poor," said Álvaro Caballero, an analyst who directed polls for the Development Information and Resource Center in Asuncion, the capital. "There's a feeling that even though Paraguay is experiencing economic growth, that hasn't been reaching the people."
The landlocked South American country's economy grew 6.4 percent last year, but it is still saddled with a reputation for contraband and corruption. Lugo's political ascent rode a wave of dissatisfaction with those labels, and he launched his campaign after leading anti-corruption rallies against Duarte.
After initial results were announced Sunday night, Lugo said he would work to change the country's image to one of efficiency and honesty, and he pleaded with Paraguay's other politicians to ensure that "never again will the political class make policies based on clientism."
About two-thirds of the country's 2.8 million registered voters cast ballots Sunday, election officials said, the highest turnout in nearly 20 years. Interest was driven by a colorful cast of candidates that promised a historic result, no matter who won.
Ovelar, a former education minister, captured about 31 percent of the vote, officials said. She had hoped to become Paraguay's first female president and the third woman elected president in a South American country in the past three years, after Chile's Michelle Bachelet and Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
A third candidate, Lino Oviedo, is a former general who was convicted for leading a 1996 coup attempt. He launched his campaign in October immediately after being released from jail. He got about 22 percent on Sunday, officials said.
Both Ovelar and Oveido conceded defeat Sunday night. "I'm content and happy because change was produced, even if it was not through me," Oveido said after congratulating Lugo on his victory.
Ovelar had also tried to campaign under the banner of change, promising to represent a renovated Colorado Party -- the only ruling party most Paraguayans have ever known. Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, the dictator who ruled from 1954 to 1989, was the party's most emblematic figure.
"A lot of people had come to think that the Colorado Party headquarters is the place you go for state services. That gives an idea of how ingrained the party had become," said Joel Fyke of the nonprofit Washington Office on Latin America.


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I have my TV set as main display and my monitor set as secondary. When i use win+P to switch to duplicate mode the TV will time out and go black after about 15 min. Anyway to stop this from happening?
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do you have either a screen saver or sleep enabled. If you have turn off monitor after x mins that is prob it
good luck
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Thanks for the quick reply. I had it set to turn displays off after 30 min, setting it higher and will test to see if that helps.
Thanks again
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In those days, people used to search books of yellow pages or business directories to find contact details of nearby businesses. Nowadays, most people search and find information about businesses on the Internet. Therefore, it would be great if your business has a good online presence so that potential customers may find your business and come to you for business dealings. The most basic and first step required here is creating a website for your business. A neatly designed website is very important for business due to many reasons. Now, let us look into the advantages of having a website for your business.
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A Corpus Christi police officer who helped rescue a family trapped in their burning home two months ago has been named "officer of the year" for the entire region. According to the Chief of Police Floyd Simpson. Lt James Gray received the award from the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas.
It was back in August when Lt Gray was patrolling the area near Rodd Field and SPID when he noticed smoke and fire coming from a home.
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When I was a child, I was fascinated by Greek and Roman mythology. I did not know that these Gods were part of two of the most important civilizations. For the Raytown Central Middle School book club in November, we are reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. This book series is a continuation of the popular Percy Jackson series.
These books are about the children of the Gods, which are called demigods. The Lost Hero, The Son of Neptune, and The Mark of Athena are all books that deal with Jason Grace and his friends, Piper and Leo. If you are interested in other books about retellings of Greek myths, try The Everneath by Brodi Ashton, The Goddess Test by Amiee Carter, and Of Poseidon by Anna Banks.
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The PMA will be governed by a Legislative Council comprised of four radio station leaders named by the NPR Board of Directors, four television station leaders named by the APTS Action board, Patrick Butler and Vivian Schiller. This Council will set shared priorities, and this new, combined radio and TV leadership group will provide fast, clear guidance that spans and serves both radio and TV.
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Bichon Frise. Why are they so hard to find??
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Bichon Frise. Why are they so hard to find??
Why do you think they're hard to find? I've seen several around where I live, my cousin owns one where she lives, (Alabama) ... what do you mean?
This Gabby my SIL's bichon. She is about 6 yrs old. My neighbors have two and we have had classes with 2 others...I'm not sure what you mean hard to find?
The breed is extremely popular here in California.
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We groom bichons and bichon mixes quite often.....well, certainly not as often as poodles, shih tzus, schnauzers, etc. but I've seen quite a few. I think they are gaining in popularity.
My boy is a Poodle/Bichon mix.
I agree they are very hard to find in rescue, but I still have seen a few in rescue.
Shiloh, Reece, Lolly, Skylar
and fosters Snickers, Missy, Magic, Merlin, Maya
My cousin has some too. I have also seen them in Pet stores alot in Brainerd, MN. They have some up in TRF (thief river falls, MN)
They are great dogs and very very cute.
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Not around here where I live.Never saw any in pet-stores or in the paper.I love those dogs.someone told me there hard to find. In rescues there up in years plus I don't like how they investigate you and your home.
The rescues investigate you and your home so much because they want to make sure that you have a suitable home and lifestyle for the dog...in other words they are looking out for the welfare of the dog.
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My neighbor has one named Max, who she rescued from the SPCA, and a man my husband works with also has one, her name is Abby. I haven't met Abby, but Max is a sweetie!!
Emily, Kito, Abbey, Riley, and Jada
Lucky for them,when I went to the shelters all they had were big dogs,so sad.
That's what I think mine is too. His mom was the poodle, and the owner SAID the dad was a pom, but I really can't see it. Looks bichon to me.Originally posted by aly
My boy is a Poodle/Bichon mix.
Its so cute.It does look like a Bichon and poodle mix.I don't see Pom.at all.Do you ever get your dog clipped?? My dog's hair was getting so long had to do it.It has wavy hair just like that.
Yuppers, actually, he got clipped that same day But it was a new groomer and she clipped him like a terrier, but ah well. He's still cute, heheOriginally posted by Porcy
Its so cute.It does look like a Bichon and poodle mix.I don't see Pom.at all.Do you ever get your dog clipped?? My dog's hair was getting so long had to do it.It has wavy hair just like that.
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(Can you tell where his favorite spot and favorite pastime is? lol)
Now I can see his face and hair-cut,It's cute.
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KAI RYSSDAL: Pittsburgh-based Alcoa is traditionally the first of the Dow Industrials to report quarterly profits. And they'll announce tomorrow after the bell amid a steep sell-off in commodities. Those are the raw materials that go into most industrial goods. Crude oil and copper, in particular, have taken big hits. Some are wondering whether that's signaling an economic slowdown. Sarah Gardner reports.
SARAH GARDNER: Scott Meyers watched the price of copper skyrocket last year. Now, the New York-based commodities analyst is witnessing a freefall.
SCOTT MEYERS: Where this correction ends, how soon it's gonna end, what the price is going to be, that's a guessing game.
Copper prices have tumbled 35 percent from a record high in May. Copper is used in everything from electronic goods to new homes. The slowdown in U.S. housing construction has taken some of the shine off the metal. China's red-hot economy has been gobbling it up, but investors expect demand there to cool off somewhat this year.
The price of alumina, the raw material for aluminum, has dropped off as well. But analyst Scott Burns in Chicago doesn't believe the market's recent commodities sell-off necessarily portends a lousy 2007 for the global economy. Prices were bound to come down, he says, after last year's spike. And now, consumers can benefit.
SCOTT BURNS: If you're the average consumer and you're thinking about putting copper piping into your new construction home, those prices are gonna go down. When you think about cars, they're now made up of more aluminum than plastic by weight so the cost of the vehicles are going to go down.
Not to mention the cost of driving those vehicles. The price of crude oil has also dropped dramatically. It's down almost 30 percent since its record high of $78 a barrel last summer. Unseasonably warm weather and expectations of more supply in the future has depressed oil prices.
I'm Sarah Gardner for Marketplace.


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I have an NVidia Riva TNT2. I reinstalled Slackware sometime ago. After the reinstall, I can't set my display resolution 1024x768. 800x600 is the max I get. What's the problem.
whats your xf68config file look like and did you install the nvidia drivers or are you using standard vga or vesa?
This could be a lot of things. One of the more noticable one is that your /etc/X11/XF86Config is not configured properly (which is probably the case). But you monitor might not support any higher resolution than 1024x768. We need more information. Post your /etc/X11/XF86Config.
I am assuming that you did not change /etc/X11/XF86Config when you reinstalled slack, but it was working great before the install (you should have backed that file up).
Well, I had installed NVidia Drivers last time I had Slackware but I this time around I can't install them. I can't figure out what the problem is. So I'm using standard vga drivers. However, before reinstalling, I could set my resolutio to 1024x768 even when I did not have NVidia drivers installed. Can you help me?
This problem does have to do with your XF86Config. It is your vertical and horizontal refresh rate settings for your monitor and possibly the modes listed in it also.
Look on google for your monitor specifications. I can only adjust mine to 1024x768 whenever it is a fresh install of slackware. Then I have to go in and change my settings for the monitors refresh rates and the modes and I can run the normal 1600x1200 I run.
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As I learn more about ocean hydrodynamics both on the water and in the academic sense, there are more and more things I notice during my sessions.
I've had some sessions lately that would've otherwise been awesome conditions if not for a second swell coming in from another direction. Last night, I could see that the waves intermittently had a much difference appearance on an "every other" basis. The one swell had crests and decent faces emerging that were clearly different from the others that had rounded tops and reform-like appearance.
Just as we are supposed to hunt down the takeoff zone and ideal position in a wave, I noticed something else to scout out and certain waves that were not worth taking. What are other visuals you guys look for to seek out or avoid in wave selection and/or positioning?
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Thread: Second and third swells
May 30, 2013, 08:34 AM #1
Second and third swells
May 30, 2013, 12:27 PM #2
I look for fun, clean peaks and faces, nuff said. To much analysis makes surfing no fun!
May 30, 2013, 12:59 PM #3
second and third swells from other directions can create sweet bowls, especially when they are of similar size. Fast, hollow bowls.
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Yais combo swells are fun.
really only experance will help you with that one. I could tell you one thing, then next thing I know your paddeling into a closeout... you will learn. Get in the water. Put in your time.
Look at everything. everything! here is a hint- since I would like to help you- sometimes the water color will tell you if your sitting in the right spot... if your at the peak of the sand... shallow or deep...
could someone spell check my reply???
May 30, 2013, 01:20 PM #7
Yup, logging that time every day. Got 4:45am til 7:15am today then going back for more at least once again today since its 88 and sunny and if there's not excitement to be seen on the water there sure as hell will be in the sand.
I do look at everything and have learned that I've got to observe it all, especially since my primary beach break changes by the minute. Very inconsistent but it's great adaptation and I saw that when I hit up a consistent and repetitive break in NH last weekend and it seemed too easy to predict. Can you elaborate on the color of the water? Those are the types of things I've noticed.
May 30, 2013, 01:33 PM #8
Before I went on surf forums, I had a blast surfing. I didn't know what the waves looked like until I got there. I didn't care if if the man was "green". I had fun.
We also didn't consider it a sport, we drank a beer on the beach before we paddled out, etc...
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May 30, 2013, 01:42 PM #9
You should probably stop reading surf forums then if it brings you down. Either that or just don't read my morose posts when you see a thread initiated by me.
I had a blast this morning for 2.5 hours of dawn patrol with 3 buds and things got even better when I got digits from a looker chick that was floating on a board near me when my friends had to go to work and I stayed out later. Will also enjoy a few cold ones in the sand prior to the afternoon session today on a perfect beach day and hottest day of the year do far.
Yeah, I have fun surfing at dawn, drinking beer on the beach, meeting new chicks in the water, and sucking less each day at physical/athletic (is that okay to classify surfing as?) endeavors due to full commitment and effort. Actually, those are all a $hitload of fun to me.
May 30, 2013, 01:51 PM #10
this is really corny but,
If you think of the ocean like you think of music, it has rhythms. when you go out in the junk you can have wind swells and smaller ground swells and combinations of the the two. then mix in the tidal push and rips. get in the middle of it find the back beat and boogie.
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Recap - Seattle Defeats Cleveland 12-6
Seattle had a 5-RBI day from Mike Carp on Monday at Progressive Field as the Mariners defeated Cleveland 12-6 in baseball action.
Seattle was an underdog by +142 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.5.
Charlie Furbush earned the victory for the Mariners, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing 10 hits and 6 earned runs. That effort was supported by 5 RBIs from Mike Carp in the win.
Cleveland got a 2 2/3-inning outing from David Huff in the loss. He gave up 5 earned runs, 3 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while Jason Donald had 3 hits in the loss for the Indians.
Next game, Seattle takes its act on the road to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Cleveland, they head home to face Chicago.


text: On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 12:59:50PM -0700, Christian Kujau wrote:> On Mon, 2 May 2011 at 22:19, Dave Chinner wrote:> > Yes. Try 2 orders of magnitude as a start. i.e change it to 10000...> > I've run the -12 test with vfs_cache_pressure=200 and now the -13 test > with vfs_cache_pressure=10000. The OOM killer still kicks in, but the > machine seems to be more usable afterwards and does not get totally stuck:> > http://nerdbynature.de/bits/2.6.39-rc4/oom/> - messages-12.txt.gz & slabinfo-12.txt.bz2> * oom-debug.sh invoked oom-killer at 01:27:11> * sysrq-w works until 01:27:08, but got killed by oom> > - messages-13.txt.gz & slabinfo-13.txt.bz2 > * find invoked oom-killer at 08:44:07> * sysrq-w works until 08:45:48 (listing jbd2/hda6-8), then> my debug script got killedSo before the OOM killer kicks in, kswapd is stuck incongestion_wait(), and after a number of oom-kills over a 5s periodit is still in congestion_wait(). 7s later it is still incongestion_wait() and the oom-killer starts up again, with kswapdstill being in congestion_wait() when the oom-killer stops again 3slater.Ok, so kswapd being stuck in congestion wait means it can only be inbalance_pgdat() and it thinks that it is getting into trouble.Looking at the OOM output: active_anon:7992 inactive_anon:8714 isolated_anon:0 active_file:5995 inactive_file:73780 isolated_file:0 unevictable:0 dirty:0 writeback:0 unstable:0 free:35263 slab_reclaimable:182652 slab_unreclaimable:3224 mapped:6929 shmem:199 pagetables:396 bounce:0 DMA free:3436kB min:3532kB low:4412kB high:5296kB active_anon:0kB inactive_anon:0kB active_file:236kB inactive_file:248kB unevictable:0kB isolated(anon):0kB isolated(file):0kB present:780288kB mlocked:0kB dirty:0kB writeback:0kB mapped:8kB shmem:0kB slab_reclaimable:730608kB slab_unreclaimable:12896kB kernel_stack:1032kB pagetables:1584kB unstable:0kB bounce:0kB writeback_tmp:0kB pages_scanned:680 all_unreclaimable? yes lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 508 508 HighMem free:137616kB min:508kB low:1096kB high:1684kB active_anon:31968kB inactive_anon:34856kB active_file:23744kB inactive_file:294872kB unevictable:0kB isolated(anon):0kB isolated(file):0kB present:520192kB mlocked:0kB dirty:0kB writeback:0kB mapped:27708kB shmem:796kB slab_reclaimable:0kB slab_unreclaimable:0kB kernel_stack:0kB pagetables:0kB unstable:0kB bounce:0kB writeback_tmp:0kB pages_scanned:0 all_unreclaimable? no lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0There are no isolated pages, so that means we aren't in thecongestion_wait() call related to having too many isolated pages.We see that the ZONE_DMA is all_unreclaimable and had 680 pagesscanned. ZONE_HIGHMEM had _zero_ pages scanned, which means it mustbe over the high water marks for free memory and so no attempt ismade to reclaim from this zone. That means lru_pages is set tozone_reclaimable_pages(ZONE_DMA), which at this point in time wouldbe: active_anon:0kB inactive_anon:0kB active_file:236kB inactive_file:248kBabout 484k or 121 pages. To get all_unreclaimable set, theshrink_slab() call must have returned zero to indicate it didn'tfree anything.So the first pass through would have passed that to shrink_slab, andasumming they are all mapped pages we'd end up with nr_scanned =242. For the xfs inode cache with 600,000 reclaimable inodes, thiswould have resulted in: max_pass = 600000 delta = 4 * 242 / 2 = 484 delta = 484 * 600,000 = 290,400,000 delta = 290,400,000 / 121 + 1 ٍ= 2,380,327 shrinker->nr += delta if (shrinker->nr > max_pass * 2) shrinker->nr = max_pass * 2; = 1,200,000So, the shrinker->nr should be well above zero, even in the worstcase. The question is now: how on earth is it returning zero?Two cases: if the shrinker returns -1, or because the cache is growing: nr_before = (*shrinker->shrink)(shrinker, 0, gfp_mask); shrink_ret = (*shrinker->shrink)(shrinker, this_scan, gfp_mask); if (shrink_ret == -1) break; if (shrink_ret < nr_before) ret += nr_before - shrink_ret;So, first case will happen for XFS when: if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_FS)) return -1;In most of the OOM-killer invocations, the stack trace is: out_of_memory+0x27c/0x360 __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x6f8/0x708 new_slab+0x1fc/0x234 T.915+0x1f8/0x388 kmem_cache_alloc+0x11c/0x124 kmem_zone_alloc+0xa4/0x114 xfs_inode_alloc+0x40/0x13c xfs_iget+0x2a8/0x620 xfs_lookup+0xf8/0x114 xfs_vn_lookup+0x5c/0xb0 d_alloc_and_lookup+0x54/0x90 do_lookup+0x248/0x2bc path_lookupat+0xfc/0x8f4 do_path_lookup+0x34/0xac user_path_at+0x64/0xb4 vfs_fstatat+0x58/0xbc sys_fstatat64+0x24/0x50 ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x38So we are not preventing reclaim via the gfp_mask. That leaves theother case, where the number of reclaimable inodes is growing fasterthan the shrinker is freeing them. I can't really see how that ispossible with a single CPU machine without prempt enabled and,apparently, no dirty inodes. Inode reclaim should not block(shrinker or background), so there's something else going on here.Can you run an event trace of all the XFS events during a find forme? Don't do it over the entire subset of the filesystem - only100,000 inodes is sufficient (i.e. kill the find once the xfs inodecache slab reaches 100k inodes. While still running the event trace,can you then drop the caches (echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches) andcheck that the xfs inode cache is emptied? If it isn't emptied, dropcaches again to see if that empties it. If you coul dthen post theevent trace, I might be able to see what is going strange with theshrinker and/or reclaim.Cheers,Dave.-- Dave firstname.lastname@example.com unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Park Rapids homeowner will save money over time
Park Rapids resident Wally Vokes is looking at a 13-year payback on energy improvements he made to his home.
"I first heard about the energy audits" through Green Park Rapids," he said.
Vokes' home was located in the pilot neighborhood near downtown. He had an energy audit done by Bo Ernst, with GA Ernst & Associates, Inc.
A home energy audit is the first step to assess how much energy a home consumes and to evaluate what measures homeowners can take to make their home more energy efficient.
The energy audits included a blower door test, which depressurized the house to measure air leakage. The tool shows how leaky the house is and aids in looking for holes.
Air typically enters a home in the basement and is released through the attic. The first area to work on is closing up the attic holes. Heat rises and if it can't escape, the house won't lose as much heat.
An infrared camera is used to see where air is coming into and leaving the house. It measures radiant heat and shows cold spots. They are often completed in the winter.
An audit shows the homeowner problems that may, when corrected, save significant amounts of money over time. Audits also determine the efficiency of a home's heating and cooling systems. An audit may also show ways to conserve hot water and electricity.
The audit Vokes had done at his home revealed he had heat leaking through the roof, which were causing ice dams to form on his home.
"It was surprising in some ways but it made sense because of the ice dams," Vokes said.
Recommendations for energy improvements to his home included adding insulation, sealing up the rim joints where the house meets the ground and creating a seal around the chimney.
Vokes added insulation and sealing in the summer of 2009.
Specifically, the improvements included:
n Adding six to eight roof and soffit vents and two whirly-bird vents
n Having 4 inches of cellulose insulation blown into his attic.
n Sealing the top and bottom edges of the rim joists.
n Sealing up the chimney pipe.
Beyond energy savings, installing attic ventilation will protect roof integrity, extend the life of the roof and reduce ice dam formation, Ernst said. The specific dollar amount on these savings can't be calculated but do result in a savings, he said.
"One could argue the return on investment analysis should only include air sealing and insulation costs, not the incremental cost of additional attic ventilation," Ernst said.
After Vokes made the improvements to his house, he noticed a big difference this winter, he said.
"There weren't ice dams anymore, that was the big part," he said.
A calculation of normalized annual savings using a two-year average from 2007-8 and 2008-09 showed an annual savings for the winter of 2009-10 of 146 therms, or about $150 per year.
A calculation by Ernst shows an 18 percent reduction.
The payback period is calculated at about 13 years. The improvements also likely increase the value of his home, though.
"I might see the payback," Vokes said. "I'll especially notice the savings in the cold winters."
Also, the comfort is worth something, he said. His home is more comfortable to live in because it isn't leaking air during the cold Minnesota winters.


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Gerard Wicks remains committed to Washington State, a pledge he made in late June, but the Long Beach (Calif.) Poly running back is certainly looking at other options and could take other visits.
"I'm still committed to Washington State but I'm still keeping my options open," Wicks said.
"I haven't really been talking to them on the phone but we've been talking a little bit. I most likely will take an official visit up there when they play Colorado."
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Boise State, UCLA, Cal and Utah are the other contenders for Wicks, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound three-star running back who finished with 772 yards and 11 touchdowns in his junior season.
Colorado State and Nevada have also offered Wicks, who said Boise State could be the closest to offering out of the programs recruiting him.
The Broncos could be sending a coach down to Long Beach Poly this week to see Wicks in action against Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne.
An offer from Boise State would definitely be important to Wicks as he continues to look at all the programs after him while remaining a commitment to the Cougars.
"The (Boise State coaches) and I were talking all last week and they said they were going to offer possibly soon," Wicks said. "One of the coaches is supposed to come down this Friday.
"It would be huge. I always loved Boise and last year they had a running back go to the pros. I have friends and family up there as well. I have a cousin who plays right now and my friend also goes there, too."


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Despite the bustling gold souks, dry statistics show that the people and the governments of the Gulf have shunned gold in recent years. By failing to place more of their reserves in the precious metal they have missed out on one of the best investment opportunities in recent times.
Maher Marzouk, a senior executive at the Kuwait-based Noor CM trading house, has been explaining the benefits of gold to his clients for several years. He shows an al-Seyassah article from 2010 in which he went on the record to accurately forecast the coming rise in gold prices, and where he advised readers to diversify into commodities, specifically gold.
Those clients who took his advice are now much richer for it. Even in a diversified portfolio that held gold as a smaller part of its investment mix, gold's shining performance would have more than offset the pounding that investors took in the stock markets.
Unfortunately, Marzouk says that there were not enough who listened; Both individuals and governments have turned a blind eye to the metals trade, and have missed out on the remarkable rise of gold.
Noor CM was not alone in calling out the merits of holding gold– the International Monetary Fund in 2008 also advised Arab Gulf governments to put more of their reserves into the precious metal, but to no avail.
The World Gold Council reports that while countries like the USA, Germany or Italy maintain over 70% of their national reserves in gold, Middle Eastern countries have very low levels of gold reserves. Saudi Arabia only has 3.3% of its national reserves in gold, Syria has 5.9%, Morocco keeps 4.6%, Yemen has 1.3% and Oman has no gold reserves at all. Kuwait at 13.2% and Egypt at 12.7% are in a slightly better position, but the regional leader is Lebanon, which currently has 29.6% of its reserves in gold. Its 286.8 tonnes of the precious metal have yielded the nation a substantial windfall over the past year.
Reports from the World Gold Council's investment research program also show that in the Middle East consumer purchases of gold – mainly as jewelry - are still falling. Demand in Saudi Arabia fell by 16% during the first two quarters of the year compared to the first half of the previous year. Demand from the other Gulf countries fell 4%. The UAE shored up regional demand, dropping just 1%, but most of its gold jewelry demand was generated by Indian expatriates who transfer their gold holdings outside the country. In comparison, global demand grew 6% during this period.
Purchase of gold for investment was also limited, with the entire Middle East region buying just 6.8 tonnes of the precious metal. The trend direction here was slightly promising, however, as the small purchase nevertheless represented a year-on-year rise of 11%. Most of the increase was generated by a surge in Saudi demand, which grew 26% in the first two quarters – perhaps the experts' advice is being taken to heart after all. (Source: www.nuqudy.com [1])
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Weather: Northern Ireland soaks up the sunshine
Northern Ireland is enjoying an early splash summer with sunny days and rising temperatures stretching out to the week.
Forecaster Paul Mott of Meteogroup, said: "Some warmer weather is on the way for a change.
"Tomorrow there will be quite a bit of cloud in the morning but the sunshine will be breaking through. Temperatures could rise as high as 21C with the highest in western areas such as Fermanagh but you will be looking at about 19C in Belfast and it will be largely dry.
"After tomorrow, the next few days look like being dry with decent spells of sunshine, with temperatures peaking on Thursday and Friday reaching around 24C. This is well above the seasonal average for this time of year — normally it would be about 14.5C."
Weather watch from Meteogroup
Tonight: It will be a dry night across the UK with lengthy
clear spells in most places. However, it is expected to become cloudy
across Cornwall, and low cloud is likely to move into some eastern counties
of the country, especially towards the North Sea coast. Patches of fog are
also likely to develop in places.
Tomorrow (Wednesday): It will be a fine day for most of the UK with any
patches of fog clearing to leave sunny periods. However, isolated thundery
showers may develop through the day, and the fog and low cloud across
Cornwall and North Sea coasts may be slow to disperse. Very warm inland but
with sea breezes developing around the coasts.
UK Outlook (Thursday and Friday): Fog and low cloud will disperse in most
places on Thursday to leave another largely fine day with only isolated
thundery showers. Very warm for most, but with sea breezes expected around
the coasts once again. Predominantly dry on Friday with lots of sunshine.
Feeling a little less warm with a brisk easterly wind in most places.
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The ICS is a system designed to manage any size of incident from its beginning until the requirement for management no longer exists. The Incident Commander is in charge of an incident and is a title that can apply equally to an engine foreman or to the chief of a department depending upon the situation. The structure of the ICS can be established to expand and contract as needed to meet the changing conditions of the incident. It is intended to be staffed and operated by qualified personnel from any emergency services agency and may involve personnel from a variety of agencies.
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The Chiefs of Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration are referred to in ICS as the General Staff positions.
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Command is responsible for the overall management of the incident. Command establishes the strategy and tactics for the incident and has the ultimate responsibility for the success of the incident activities. Firefighter safety is the primary responsibility of Command. The Command role is filled by the Incident Commander (IC) and is the position that is established at every incident, no matter how small or large. Command staff includes the Information Officer, Liaison Officer and Safety Officer.
Incident CommanderThe Incident Commander's (IC) responsibility is the overall management of the incident. On most incidents the command activity is carried out by a single Incident Commander. The IC is selected by qualifications and experience. The IC determines incident objective and strategy, sets immediate priorities, establishes an appropriate organization, authorizes an Incident Action Plan, coordinates activity for all Command and General Staff, ensures safety, coordinates with key people and officials, authorizes release of information to the news media and the public, and performs other key duties.
The IC may have a deputy, who may be from the same agency, or from an assisting agency. Deputies may also be used at section and branch levels of the ICS organization. Deputies must have the same qualifications as the person for whom they work and they must be ready to take over that position at any time.
Information OfficerThe Information Officer answers directly to the Incident Commander and is responsible for developing and releasing information about the incident to the news media, to local publics, to incident personnel, and to other appropriate agencies and organizations. The IO may have numerous assistants if necessary. The IO organization conducts media briefings, tours, writes news releases, develops information summaries and displays, distributes newspapers to incident personnel, and works closely with other members of the Command and General Staffs.
Liaison Officer Incidents that are multi-jurisdictional, or have several agencies involved, may require the establishment of the Liaison Officer position on the Command Staff. The Liaison Officer is the contact for the personnel assigned to the incident by assisting or cooperating agencies. These are personnel other than those on direct tactical assignments or those involved in a Unified Command. The Liaison Officer establishes and maintains interagency contacts, keeps agencies supporting the incident aware of incident status, monitors incident operations to identify current or potential organizational problems, and works closely with other members of the Command and General Staffs.
Safety OfficerThe Safety Officer's function is to develop and recommend measures for assuring personnel safety, to assess and/or anticipate hazardous and unsafe situations, exercise authority to stop and prevent unsafe acts, investigate accidents that have occurred with the incident area, and review/approve the incident medical plan.
The command function within the ICS may be conducted in two general ways:
Single command
- When the incident occurs within a single jurisdictional boundary
- Incident commander is solely responsible for establishing objectives and overall management strategy
- May be large enough to have a Deputy IC to share IC duties
Unified Command
- When the incident occurs within a multiple jurisdictional boundaries, or a single jurisdiction with multiple agencies
- Incident is multi-jurisdictional in nature
- Objectives, strategies and priorities are jointly determined
The function of Operations (Ops) is to accomplish the strategy Command develops by directing the tactical objectives. Operations directs all the incident tactical operations and assists Command in the development of the Incident Action Plan (IAP).
Operations Section ChiefThe Operations Section Chief manages incident tactical operations by directly supervising all Operations Branch/Division/Group and Air Operations personnel, develops the operations portion of the Incident Action Plan, requests resources to support tactical operations, maintains close communication with the Incident Commander, and ensures safe tactical operations. The majority of most incident personnel work under the Operations Section - everyone else on the incident supports these "on-the-ground and in-the-air troops."
The Planning function is to collect and evaluate information that is needed for preparation of the action plan. Planning forecasts the probable course of events the incident may take and prepares alternative strategies for changes in or modifications to the IAP.
Planning Section ChiefThe Planning Section Chief supervises the collection, evaluation, processing and dissemination of resource and situational incident information in an Incident Action Plan for use on each incident. The Planning Chief is a member of the General Staff.
There are four units within the Planning Section that can be activated as necessary:
- Resources Unitcheck-in and status tracking of all resources/personnel on the incident.
- Situation Unitcollects, organizes and maps all incident intelligence information.
- Documentation Unitmaintains official incident documentation files.
- Demobilization Unitdevelops and implements the incident demobilization plan.
Logistics can be described as filling the "Supply Sergeant" role for the incident. Logistics provides services and supplies in support of the tactical operations. Included in Logistics' responsibilities are providing for facilities, transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance and fueling, and feeding and medical services for response personnel.
Logistics Section ChiefThe Logistics Section Chief supervises all incident support needs, with the exception of aviation support.
Six units may be established within the Logistics Section:
- Supply Unitorders, receives, processes and stores all support supplies.
- Facilities Unitsets up, maintains and demobilizes all support facilities.
- Ground Support Unitmaintains, services, all vehicles and provides transport services.
- Communications Unittracks and maintains radios, phones, FAX, and PA systems.
- Food Unitsupplies food and water needs for the entire incident.
- Medical Unitprovides medical aid and emergency procedures.
Finance/Administration (F/A)
Usually formally implemented during large-scale incidents, F/A is responsible for the required fiscal documentation needed and produced as a result of the emergency. F/A also provides financial planning and advice to the IC to aid in meeting any fiscal statutory requirements.
Finance/Administration Section ChiefThe Finance/Administration Chief supervises all financial aspects of an incident. Not all incidents will require a Finance/Administration Section.
There are four units that may be established within the Finance/Administration Section:
- Time Unitensures accurate recording of daily personnel time.
- Procurement Unithandles vendor contracts, leases, and equipment time records.
- Compensation/Claims Unithandles compensation-for-injury and property claims.
- Cost Unitprovides all incident cost analysis and maintains records of incident costs.


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Kingdom Hearts - Phantom Boss FAQ
FoxMcloud25 (5wip insightbb com) July 14, 2006 Kingdom Hearts Playstation 2 Secret Boss:Phantom First of all,you must complete your 1st visit to Hollow Bastian.Then,go to Neverland and put Peter Pan in your party.Make sure all your items refill your MP in some way since magic is the key to victory.Also,Put Curaga and Stopga in your Shortcut Menu.Put Curaga in twice just so you have two ways to access healing.Go talk to Tinkerbell.You'll be warped to the Clock Tower where Phantom awaits.In the beginning,Phantom will cast Doom on your other two party members and they will die when the clock hits 12 o clock and not come back the rest of the battle.So make sure you have Stopga glued on the clock the entire battle. Now,notice the heart inside Phantom's cloak. That's his weak point and it's color tells you what magic to cast on it. Red:Fire Blue:Blizzard Yellow:Thunder Purple:Gravity Green:Aero White:Physical Attacks Just keep on your guard,lock on to him,carefully but swiftly move in on him,cast the correct spell and dash away.Remember to keep your eye on that clock so you know when you have to recast Stopga.Repeat the process to win.


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Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Houston Metropolitan Research Center at Houston Public Libraryhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/HMRC/browse/?fq=untl_collection:TCO&fq=dc_type:text_clipping&fq=untl_collection:JJHP2012-09-05T06:20:09-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Houston Metropolitan Research Center at Houston Public LibraryFerree pens letters about Cameron jail2012-09-05T06:20:09-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth250298/

Newspaper clipping about Frank Ferree's letters complaining about the quality of food in the Brownsville, Texas jail, hand-dated July 8, 1952.
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Newspaper clipping of article about Frank Ferree of Harlingen, Texas, who was jailed on contempt charges when he wrote a letter to the Texas Good Neighbor Commission complaining that the court had been prejudiced in their decision to sentence Roberto Jiminez to a 10-year sentence.
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Newspaper clipping from an unknown Spanish language newspaper pasted onto a piece of KLEE stationary. The newspaper article discusses the recent ruling by Judge Ben H. Rice of the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, to end segregation of Mexican American children in public schools.
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Letter to the editor in response to a story about a discriminatory sign posted at a business in Needville, Texas. John J. Herrera recounts his experiences with discrimination and the exclusion of Mexican Americans in Houston and around the state.
Editor viewpoints: purpose of penal code: to reform2012-09-05T06:20:09-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth248344/

Editorial written by John J. Herrera suggesting that some of the systemic problems with the Harris County penal code be addressed. Using the issue of Harris County jail overcrowding to illustrate his point, Herrera recommends that the penal code be revised to better screen convicted criminals and expedite criminal cases to move offenders through the system more efficiently.
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Clipping appearing in the Houston Press by staff writer, Noe Perez, on the reception to be given to the LULAC State director, Joe Garza, at the Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas. Among the attendees will be President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson. The article also mentions the possibility that Jacqueline Kennedy may talk in Spanish during the trip to Texas.
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Full page from the "El Tiempo" newspaper published in Harlingen, Texas, dated June 20, 1952, which features several articles about Frank Ferree of Harlingen, Texas, who was jailed on contempt charges when he wrote a letter to the Texas Good Neighbor Commission complaining that the court had been prejudiced in their decision to sentence Roberto Jiminez to a 10-year sentence.
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Houston Chronicle editorial endorsing John B. Connally in the runoff primary elections, since the Chronicle's other choice, Price Daniel, did not make it into the runoff. Connally's qualifications as the newspaper sees them are explained, and the paper's reservations about Don Yarbrough are mentioned.
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Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper of a letter written by John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to a Mrs. Jackson, titled "Houston Attorney Writes of Latin American Loyalty to United States", hand-dated July, 1950.
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Newspaper clipping of an article covering the San Jacinto Day Celebration published on April 22, 1942. The article is pasted on a piece of brown paper along with John J. Herrera's business card that lists his profession as "Notary Public, Income Tax Work". The article includes four photographs including one of John J. Herrera holding a memorial wreath.


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Robson is Relay For Life honorary chairman
Lynn Robson was already committed to the mission of the Relay For Life by the time her mother, Mary Ackerson, was diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2010.
Commercial Management, the property management company that she owns and operates, has been a strong supporter of the Relay For Life for the past three years. Because several of the team members have been personally affected by cancer, they chose the Relay For Life as a way to bond together and raise money for cancer research.
But Robson said she was naïve to the impact cancer would have on her own life until her mother was fighting the disease. She will tell her story at the opening ceremony of the event tomorrow evening at the Hudson Middle School.
Despite a courageous fight, Ackerson died just two months after her diagnosis at the age of 64. Robson and her sister, Krista, were with their mother throughout those days, caring for the woman who had always been there to take care of them.
"We prepared meals, read cards from her support system, rubbed her back when she was sick, managed her medications, created a schedule for visitors, helped her check things off her bucket list, and many other seemingly simple things like holding her hand on car rides. We had to make each day precious at the same time help her fight."
But it was clear after the first few weeks that treatment was ineffective. The family rallied around Ackerson to make her as comfortable as they could both physically and emotionally. Robson was with her mother when she died in her Twin Cities home.
Along with her sister, Robson said her mother's brothers and sisters and in-laws were equally committed to caring for Ackerson, and by extension, caring for her daughters.
Robson said the support structure they built was seamless, with each sibling taking a day to care for their sister. One sibling from out of town, came for a week at a time, giving the rest of the family some time off.
Robson describes her aunts and uncles as a "pack of wolves," meaning it in the best possible way, protecting and caring for their sister and her daughters.
"They wanted Mom's time with Krista and I to be about being with one another and enjoying each other's company. Our role was to take her to a movie or spend time outside -- just to be together."
Mary Ackerson was an active woman who loved spending time with her grandchildren doing everything from nature hikes to regular games of kickball. As her illness progressed, those activities wound down but Robson said her mother set about making new memories for her family.
"She wanted us to plant a catalpa tree in her memory. She laughed because she knew that with the pods it gets and the big leaves, it is kind of a pain but she liked the idea we'd be thinking of her as we cleaned it up."
Robson said she and her sister, along with her daughters, and Krista's daughter, Jedah, have made it a practice to pick up bouquets for the grave from the Hudson Flower Shop for all the important days like Mother's Day, holidays and her mother's birthday.
Robson believes the openness with which her mother approached her illness helped her family accept the unacceptable. "Talking and sharing how you are feeling is so important. As caregivers we need to express what we are experiencing. The more I did, the more I heard similar stories and you start to listen in a way we haven't before. You kind of pay it forward. That is the seed of good that comes out of something so hard."
Robson said the circle of support around her mother made her understand the immensely important role of caregivers, not just to the person who is sick, but to one another. "Sharing what we were feeling and being able to just let the tears flow was such a comfort."
Robson believes that people often want to help in a crisis but don't know what to do and don't want to intrude. "But I learned to reach out, ask for support. Tell them your story and don't be afraid to say you need a little help."
These days Robson and her family are learning to live without the powerful presence of her mother. "But I still feel her around me and see her in her grandkids. My sister and I realized after she was gone that she had kind of customized her relationship with each of us, creating little traditions that were special to us individually.
Robson said she is humbled to be an honorary chair at this year's Relay For Life and grateful to have the opportunity "to share a story that, unfortunately, so many can relate to."
The Relay For Life is Friday and Saturday, June 22-23, on the track at the Hudson Middle School on Carmichael Road. A schedule of events can be found on page 5A of this week's Star-Observer. For more information, go to www.relayforlife.org/hudsonwi.


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Tried it again, and I have to say the Blueberry is probably the most tasty of Boston's fruit green teas, but that ain't saying all that much. Tastes like fake blueberry, but thankfully the green tea itself isn't too terrible and it saves me from wanting to dump the whole thing down the sink.
Now that I think about it, the blueberry reminds me of the "blueberry" flavor you get in breakfast cereals.
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Archive for Thursday, April 13, 2006
Murdock sees positive in Medicare drug plan
Three months since the start of the federal government pharmaceutical drug program known as Medicare Part D, De Soto pharmacist Lori Murdock gives the program a qualified endorsement.
"I think it's been good," the owner of De Soto's Cedar Creek Pharmacy said. "Starting out the year, it was very difficult.
"It's made drugs more affordable for seniors."
The program which provides seniors 65 and older and those qualifying for Social Security benefits prescription drug subsidies has been characterized as too confusing. Of late, there has been criticism that insurance policies requiring smaller premiums favor large drug store chains over smaller owner-operated stores.
The concern in the latter criticism is the reimbursement rates insurance offer for some drugs barely exceeds their costs and isn't enough to cover the pharmacists' expenses.
Murdock said March was typically one of her busiest months and she hadn't had time to comb through her records closely to determine if that was true for her. But, she compared the effects of the program to a convenience store owner who lowers the price of gas -- more gas is sold but at less profit per gallon.
"It had brought in new customers who couldn't afford to buy prescription drugs or who were forced to order by mail," she said. "The flip side is reimbursements are lower."
Reimbursements from drug companies can take four to six weeks, creating cash-flow problem for small pharmacies who have to pay their supplies in much shorter periods.
Murdock said she adjusted to the changeover in January and February and now her cash-flow situation was getting better.
As for the difficulty of the program, Murdock said that was a reflection of the many plans available and the challenge some seniors have with online registration.
"Any time you're dealing with insurance and formularies, it's going to be that way," she said. "The concept is pretty easy. The difficulty is there are so many plans to choose from."
Murdock said the key for each individual senior was finding a plan with the right formulary, or list of drugs the insurance company covers. She said she had helped many seniors with that decision and remained willing to do so.
Seniors are facing a May 15 deadline to sign up for the program. Those eligible but not enrolled by that date face a 1 percent increase in premiums and the penalty increases a percentage point for each month an eligible person doesn't enroll.
De Soto seniors will have an additional resource as the date approaches.
Stafford Training and Consulting, through funding from the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition, will offer Medicare Part D outreach assistance to De Soto residents from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and April 25 at the De Soto Senior Center, 32905 W. 84th St.
Those interested in assistance are asked to bring a list of current medications.
Murdock said the program recognized circumstances change. She said participants can change plans from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 of each year. Once again, she said she would work with seniors trying to select the right plan during that time.
Although Murdock gave the Medicare prescription drug plan a qualified endorsement, she has concerns.
"I wonder how the government is going to pay for such a plan," she said. "I just don't understand how they are going to pay for it year after year.
"My concern is whether this is going to stay around. A lot of people who lost pension plans were forced to go on Medicare Part D. That's my concern."
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Tropical Storm Grace is churning in the far western Atlantic, and — at least for now — is nothing to waste brain cells over.
From the National Hurricane Center:
The depression's cloud pattern has gradually increased in
organization since the last advisory. A band over the southwestern
portion of the circulation has taken more shape, with cloud tops
cooling slightly during the last several hours. Microwave and
conventional satellite imagery also suggest that some inner-core
structural organization has already developed. Dvorak intensity
estimates were T2.5/ 35 kt from TAFB and SAB at 1800 UTC, so the
initial intensity estimate is 35 kt.
Large-scale conditions should be conducive for some intensification
during the next 24 to 36 hours, with the depression embedded in an
environment of light easterly shear and over warm SSTs. The one
caveat is that a general drying of the lower to middle troposphere
in the near-storm environment is forecast, possibly due to
increasing subsidence, which could squelch additional strengthening.
After 48 hours, the cyclone is forecast to encounter westerly flow
aloft associated with an enhanced upper-level trough extending from
near the Antilles to the eastern tropical Atlantic. This pattern
should produce enough vertical shear to cause weakening or possibly
even dissipation by day 4 or 5 of the forecast. The new intensity
forecast shows slightly greater intensification in the short term
relative to the previous one, with a peak in 36 hours, and
greater weakening at the end of the forecast.
The initial motion estimate is 280/12. A low- to mid-level ridge
over the subtropical Atlantic should keep the cyclone on a westward
to west-northwestward track throughout the forecast period. The
new track forecast is faster than the previous one, especially at
the extended range, and on the south side of guidance envelope in
best agreement with the FSU Superensemble and ECMWF model solution.
This makes intuitive sense, since a weaker system would likely track
farther south and move faster.
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This weekend is one of the biggest fly fishing events of the year in Utah. The Wasatch Fly Tying and Fishing Expo will be this Friday and Saturday and is packed full of fly fishing vendors, fly tiers, giveaways, competitions, a banquet and fly fishing classes. This years event is going to be held at the South Town Expo Center in Sandy. Each year this event has exponentially increased in size and doesn't seem to be slowing down. I have attended each of the last three years with last year attending a couple classes. The best thing this year is the admission is only $1 and kids under 15 are free.
Last year one of the classes I attended was a Euro Nymphing class taught by Lance Egan. This class was one of the most info packed and coolest fly fishing lesson I had ever received. I can honestly say that these classes are taught by some amazing fly fisherman and even if you have been fishing for years you will learn and improve your skills if you attend one of some of these classes. Sign up for classes here.
Here is more info about the event.
Join us April 6-7, 2012, for the 6th Annual Wasatch Expo. This year the Expo will be held at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah. We've doubled our venue space to 32,000 sq ft. This will be our biggest Expo so far and will include two indoor casting ponds, 60+ vendors and exhibitors, 60+ fly tyers and demos, classes, workshops, casting clinics, 3rd Annual fly casting competition, drawings, auctions, and banquet Friday evening. Admission is only a $1, kids are free. Come join us and bring the whole family.
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 7pm
Banquet Friday evening: 5:30pm Cocktail hour, 6:30pm banquet
The South Towne Expo Center is located at:
9575 So. State Street, Sandy, UT
The Wasatch Fly Tying Expo is a family affair so bring the whole family.
– Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at noon
– Fly Tying area for the kids
– Face painting
– Kids under 15 get in FREE
– Special Fly Rod drawing for the kids on Saturday
Featured Tyer/Speaker: CRAIG MATHEWS
In 1980 Craig and his wife founded Blue Ribbon Flies which was at that time a wholesale fly tying operation utilizing handicapped fly tiers. Jackie ran the operation until 1982 when Craig retired as police chief and devoted full time to Blue Ribbon which then began its retail operations. Since then BRF and Craig and Jackie have won numerous conservation awards like the prestigious "Protector of Yellowstone National Park Award". This award is rarely given out by Yellowstone National Park. It is awarded those whose mission is to protect and preserve Yellowstone for future generations. BRF has also won The Nature Conservancy's business award for a business doing the most to protect and preserve Montana's natural resources, Trout Unlimited's stewardship award, and many more.
Craig has authored and co-authored several important books on fishing and bird shooting inYellowstone country and the west, "Fly Patterns of Yellowstone" Vol 1 and 2, "Fishing Yellowstone's Hatches", "Fly Fishing the Madison", "The Yellowstone Fly Fishing Guide", "Western Fly Fishing Strategies", "Afield, American Authors on Bird Dogs" and "Astream, American writers on Trout Fishing" to be released in 2012. He has received Telly awards for his roles in producing 4 important DVD's on fishing the Yellowstone country. In 2002 he and his close friend, Yvon Chouinard owner of Patagonia Inc, co-founded 1% for the Planet, a group of over 1500 business members that send 1% of their GROSS sales to researched and approved conservation causes. This organization will break the $100 million dollar mark this year! They believe that a business utilizing our public healthy resources in their business must give back to conservation causes.


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APRIL 22ND IS EARTH DAY Senator Breslin : Celebrate Earth Day and Protect Our Environment
(Albany, NY) Senator Breslin (D-Delmar) reminds New Yorkers that April 22nd is Earth Day and encourages everyone to make a commitment to protecting the planet, ensuring clean air and fresh water for generations to come.
"Protecting the people of New York goes hand-in-hand with protecting the environment in which we live and I encourage all of us to do our part to protect our environment," said Senator Breslin. "When we take the environment – and the clean air and water it provides – for granted we only hurt ourselves. By working together to Go Green, we can protect our neighborhoods and communities, as well as create countless job and economic development opportunities in green technology to propel our economy through the 21st Century."
In 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin declared April 22nd as Earth Day. A promoter of environmental issues, Nelson struggled for years to thrust the evidence of environmental degradation into the political mainstream. He organized a nationwide grassroots demonstration to allow people throughout the country to speak and express their concern for the land, rivers, lakes and air. This event brought the nation together and led to the creation of Earth Day.
In the 2010 legislative session, the Senate Democratic Conference sponsored and passed through the Senate a package of environmental laws to enhance New York's stature as a "green" leader in a 21st Century economy, and implement protections to reduce waste and pollution, making New York a healthier and more vibrant state for generations to come.
Included in the package were four bills that have been signed into law:
• Prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of child care products such as pacifiers, bottles and sippy cups that contain Bisphenol, a chemical found to be detrimental to children's health.
• Limiting pesticide exposures for school and daycare aged children by prohibiting certain outdoor, non-essential applications on playgrounds, turf, and athletic or playing fields.
• Instituting a rechargeable battery producer and retailer sponsored take back program at no costs to consumers.
• Creating a cancer mapping program that overlays reported incidences of cancer with environmental facilities.
"Nothing is more important than protecting the health of New Yorkers and the environment where they raise their families," said Senator Breslin. "I hope to see a continuing effort from everyone to do their part this Earth Day, and truly every day, to create a cleaner, more sustainable New York."
For more information on how to make a difference and live green, go to the Department of Environmental Conservation website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/337.html.


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Magazine is from the Arabic makhazin, a storehouse, and this was the earliest meaning of the word in English in the 1500s. The French magasin (shop) is from the same root. A military store of gunpowder was also known as a magazine(hence the magazine on a gun). Magazineas in New Internationalist dates from the 1600s and was originally used in the sense of a storehouse of information.
Brochure is from the French brocher, to stitch. Bulletin is from the Latin bulla (sealed document). In the 1300s, a journal (from the same root as the modern French jour, day) was a book containing daily church services. Later journals showed daily stages of a journey, or daily financial accounts. The modern journal (not necessarily daily) dates from the 1700s.
A gazzetta was an old Italian coin, and the word may have been transferred to the newspaper sold for one gazzetta. Or gazette may be from gazza, the Italian for a magpie (as the newspaper contents were like the chattering of a magpie, a precursor of the chattering classes!). In the 1600s, a gazetteer was a journalist who wrote for a gazette. The modern meaning dates from 1693 when L Echard published a geographical dictionary that he called a gazetteer.