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I downloaded install43.iso(openbsd 4.3) and installed it into my Compaq Presario 7478. Everything went smooth and fast and no errors. After installation and upon first reboot, it asked me to login, but no GUI!...apparently I'm stuck in the terminal and there is no GUI. I installed all of the packages including media files except for the games. I haven't created a new user yet--I'm just testing out openbsd for the first time. I can login as root and surf through the directories and such...but when I login as root, there is no GUI which means I can't see the desktop. How can I fix this?
Compaq Presario 7478
Trident Graphics Integrated in the ViaChipset
Integrated 64-bit hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
GN-WPKG RT2560F ral(4) Chipset
533 MHz AMD K-6 Processor
56K ITU V.90 modem 3
64MB of RAM
145 watts PSU
Welcome to OpenBSD!
OpenBSD's "GUI" is known by many names: X, X11, Xorg, Xenocara ... but what you need to know about Unix-like systems and their X environments is ... you usually have lots of choices. OpenBSD has about 40 different window managers available. Two of them are built in, the rest are add-on packages.
When you logged in as root for the very first time, it told you you have e-mail. But, since you missed the message or didn't know what to do, I'll tell you. At the # prompt, type "mail" and press Enter. You'll see mail message number 1. Type "1" and press Enter.
If that's too confusing, you can type "less /var/mail/root" and just read what's in your e-mail queue with the "less" command.
It will tell you about the man pages, and one of the best ones to read as a new user is afterboot(8). To read it, type "man afterboot' at the # prompt.
Another wonderful resource is the OpenBSD FAQ. FAQ 4 you probably used to install, but you missed FAQ 11, which is all about the "X Window System." (Hey, look, yet another name for the same thing!)
When I saw this threads title my first thought was
of course there is no gui !
The X Windows system needs to be told how to use the system and what you wish it to execute when started.
I assume you installed the x*43.tgz file sets and gave a yes to the do you intend to run X question.
SOP after install is to setup the local machine settings (passwords, usrs, network, software, etc).
If you haven't created a working xorg.conf file yet you will need to, it can be done manually and interactively via xorgconf at the command line. I would suggest using X.Org to figure things out on it's own (less headache),
X -configure
I'm not familiar with the X related file sets but would expect the usual TWM being shipped out of the box.
You will need to tell the system when and how to start X, either via manually telling it to start or (as you probably want) to automatically start a graphical login program such as XDM, GDM, or KDM (X, Gnome, and KDE deskop login managers respectfully). XDM should come with xbase43.tgz or xerv43.tgz, the others based on kde/gnome installs.
Things such as gnome would be third party and not in the base file sets installed, dunno if they come on the CD-ROM (as I can't afford one, or I'd have one), They can always be added via pkg_add if you don't have them installed (your not very specific).
The FAQ has a great section on setting up X.
Once X is starting and the WM to run when the user logs in is setup, all should work fine.
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Note to readers of this thread: The question has been asked many times of OpenBSD users, "what's your favorite window manager?" Don't ask or answer that question in this particular thread, since that would get many answers and would be off topic. Feel free to start a new thread if you must.
Warriors: if you have no clue what window manager to install, and want to get a feel for several popular window managers running on OpenBSD without having to install any of them, see the link in my signature.
This is OpenBSD, default WM still is FVWM.
Re X:
in most cases you don't need an xorg.conf, unless you are not using an US keyboard. Besides, keyboard recognition has been added to -current.
If all x*.tgz sets have been installed, all you need is to login and
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While lvlamb is correct, it's still a good idea to run X -configure and move the new configuration file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf, if anything it'll simplify making future changes. (I like keeping it there, and until recently, I owned monitors that required specifying Vert/Horiz values.. ).
Personally, GUI's are overrated.. and no offence to the OP, but they should definitely not be displayed by default.
Last edited by BSDfan666; 31st May 2008 at 01:46 AM.
I have started X via startx. I've setup a zorg.conf file and confirmed that it is in the correct depth and resolution. I then added the xorg.conf to /etc/X11/.
Now I'm trying to setup X to run automatically at bootup, but not quite sure on how to do that. I read the faqs area(FAQ 11) and it said that I need to edit /etc/rc.conf.local...but the thing is I don't know what lines/commands to include in the file(rc.conf.local)
Compaq Presario 7478
Trident Graphics Integrated in the ViaChipset
Integrated 64-bit hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
GN-WPKG RT2560F ral(4) Chipset
533 MHz AMD K-6 Processor
56K ITU V.90 modem 3
64MB of RAM
145 watts PSU
OpenBSD's X comes with xdm(1). The X display manager.
To have it start on boot, you add one variable setting to /etc/rc.conf.local, which sets xdm_flags to null. Here's a command to do that without an editor:
# echo 'xdm_flags=""' >> /etc/rc.conf.local
startx looks for an .xinitrc file in the user's home directory, to start specific window managers and graphical applications. xdm uses .xsession files in like manner.
It might be the equivalent of a dangerous stroll in Central Park late at night, but if you want to do it, OpenBSD gives you a flashlight and a map.
I have edit rc.conf.local file to include xdm_flags="" and xdm automatically starts upon first boot.
You think it's a bad idea to have xdm to automatically start at bootup? How come?
Compaq Presario 7478
Trident Graphics Integrated in the ViaChipset
Integrated 64-bit hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
GN-WPKG RT2560F ral(4) Chipset
533 MHz AMD K-6 Processor
56K ITU V.90 modem 3
64MB of RAM
145 watts PSU
This is way off topic but I just want to mention that I am planning to use this system as a desktop system if possible. To be honest, the only programs that I really need is mozilla thunderbird, firefox, xchat, text editor, gnupg, truecrypt, and encfs. That's about it...and this is just a test machine to see how it all works out.
I've checked out your site jggimi...recently I've had experience working with gnome and xfce but not the others. Is there a secure/safe alternative display manager that you or anyone can recommend me other than xdm--since xdm has a long history of security flaws.
Compaq Presario 7478
Trident Graphics Integrated in the ViaChipset
Integrated 64-bit hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
GN-WPKG RT2560F ral(4) Chipset
533 MHz AMD K-6 Processor
56K ITU V.90 modem 3
64MB of RAM
145 watts PSU
The rationale behind requiring xf86 is a fundamental design flaw of X, but to their defense, it was difficult to come up with a generalized solution which would work across multiple Unix platforms & hardware.
Think of it this way: X is the graphical infrastructure required to run a window manager, and the window manager is the toolset that lets you manipulate and manage what is on the screen: move and size windows, select applications, etc. Some window managers include lots of integrated add-on software and extend themselves into complete desktop environments.
If you come from MS Windows or Mac OS, you come from platforms with a single, proprietary window management environment. Some Linux distributions manage X in similar fashion, where you have one or perhaps a choice of two or even three window managers. BSDs can also be packaged like this. PC BSD is a FreeBSD-based packaging that is pre-configured with X for the casual desktop user.
OpenBSD isn't designed for the casual user. Actually, it's not designed for us users at all. It's designed by and for the developers, and we users are just lucky enough to go along for the ride and reap the benefits of their efforts. (Hint: see the Project Goals page, and note that users are only mentioned in regards to open access to the OS source code.)
X is set up the way it is, then, because it meets the needs of the 90 or so people who develop OpenBSD. The default window manager, fvwm, is the default because it has a compatible license and I'm told theo@ prefers it. And cwm was added about a year ago because bernd@ imported it and jasper@ prefers it. This latter isn't rumor: see the article in the OpenBSD Journal.
The 40 or so different window managers in the ports tree are there because other developers have favorites or interest in them, or, because ports were developed by end users, submitted, and accepted.
Last edited by jggimi; 31st May 2008 at 05:02 AM.
I don't use a display manager because you can enable X forwarding, which, IMHO, should be manged by ssh.
Windows mangers as GNOME and KDE now come with PolicyKit, also fuc*ing with security. Not speaking of sudo. Not speaking of auto-mapping.
Keeping a DM out of the way is one security setup less.
Now, startx being a shell script, there is no reason why it can't be called from/included in the login.
Most of us type startx (or startxfce4 which is a choice between 2 WMs really )
I guess we all like to see what happens on the console when we login.
I also like to call X apps from a console, standard output can be so instructive.
Bad habits maybe.
Now, if it is just for a desktop and browsing, projects as PC-BSD could be better choices (even some minimalist Linux mini-CDs: no pun intended, no shame, just use the right tool for the right job).
If the goal is learning, spend some time with OpenBSD.
Oh! Yeah! I *always* have a xorg.conf file, as autoconfigure cannot guess if my monitors should be configured as dual, clone or xinerama.
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Just perusing this thread I noticed you are using 64 MB RAM... if you are going to run a desktop system with the applications you mentioned above, I'd recommend bumping up your RAM.
To make this a more tangible thing to notice, run top once your GUI is up with the typical number of apps you would run concurrently... if you are using all of your RAM and eating into swap, your system could show some serious performance degradation.
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Good catch, danno!
Now that you've brought that to our attention, it is also clear that the other components (CPU, Video) are also low powered, in balance with that amount of memory.
Warriors will have trouble with the heavier window managers (e.g.: KDE / Gnome / XFCE) and may still have trouble with the lighter ones.
So true, jggimi.
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An epitaphios (also called the Epitaphios Thrinos, epitaphion, or epitaphioi) is a large cloth icon used during the services of Great Friday in a commemoration of the death of Christ on the cross.
In this icon, Christ has been removed (or unnailed) from the cross and his body is being prepared for burial. Shown around the body, and mourning his death, are his mother, the Theotokos and Virgin Mary, John the beloved disciple, Joseph of Arimathea, and Mary Magdalene. Nicodemus and others may also be displayed.
Also, usually inscribed on the icon are the words of the troparion, "The Noble Joseph, taking down Thy most pure Body from the Tree, did wrap it in clean linen with sweet spices, and he laid it in a new tomb."
Enkomia (praise-songs) and threnoi (laments) are usually sung before the epitaphios. These epitaphios thrinos or lamentations are why the service is often referred to as the "Lamentations service.

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The calendar says December, but no one east of the Rockies is singing "Baby It's Cold Outside" -- most of the U.S. is enjoying unseasonably warm weather. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports.
A warm winter, a record warm spring, a record hot July and a warmer than average autumn combined to make it even more likely that 2012 will go down as the warmest year in the contiguous United States on record, the federal government reported Thursday.
Just how likely?
"For 2012 not to be record warm, December would have to be unprecedented," Jake Crouch, a scientist at the National Climatic Data Center, told NBC News. "December temperatures would need to be more than 1 degree F colder than the coldest December on record, which occurred in 1983."
Based on past numbers, he added, "the odds of that occurring are less than 0.3 percent."
In other words, he said, "2012 has a greater than 99.7 percent chance of being record warm." That's up from Crouch's odds just last month of 90 percent.
January-November was already the warmest first 11 months of any year in records that go back to 1895, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the center. The average national temperature through November was 57.1 degrees F.
The year has had a string of warm events, Crouch noted. "We had our fourth warmest winter (2011/2012) on record, our warmest spring, a very hot summer with the hottest month on record for the nation (July 2012), and a warmer than average autumn," he said.
"The warm winter and spring were associated with an unusually northern track of the jet stream, which kept cold Arctic air out of the contiguous United States," he added. "The early start to spring was a precursor to the summer drought. The large size of the summer drought was associated with a large area of the country experiencing a very hot summer. Those conditions continued into much of the fall season."
"When you put these local and regional factors on top of a warming trend for the contiguous United States and the globe," he said, "the result has been the warmest year on record for the Lower 48."
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In September, the world's top scientists said the human influence on climate was clear. Last month, they warned of increased risks of a rapidly warming planet to our economies, environment, food supply, and global security. Today, the latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes what we need to do about it.
The report, focused on mitigation, says that global greenhouse gas emissions were rising faster in the last decade than in the previously three, despite reduction efforts. Without additional mitigation efforts, we could see a temperature rise of 3.7 to 4.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times by the end of this century. The IPCC says we can still limit that increase to 2 degrees, but that will require substantial technological, economic, institutional, and behavioral change.
Let's translate the numbers. For every degree rise, that equates to more risk, especially for the poor and most vulnerable.
The IPCC makes crystal clear that time is of the essence. The sooner we start to tackle the problem, the better our chances of fixing it and, importantly, the lower the cost.
That sense of urgency was shared by finance ministers who met with the leaders of the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, and United Nations at the World Bank on Friday. The ministers didn't quibble about the science – they talked about risks to economic and financial stability, policy tools they could use to ramp up their low-carbon growth, and the help they need investing in their resilience.
They talked about the message. Often, policies that bring emissions reduction benefits also bring other more tangible benefits. Framing policies their way may expand support. Take transportation: Improving vehicle standards and investing in and increasing the use of public transportation reduces outdoor air pollution that contributes to asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, and 3.7 million deaths a year – and it reduces greenhouse gas emissions. We'll have a report out looking at some of these "co-benefits" in greater detail soon.
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• We are advocating for critical investment in low-carbon, resilient, livable cities. The IPCC points out that most of the world's urban areas that will exist in 2030 aren't urban today. There is an important for national government in ensuring fiscal policies allow cities access to investment funds as well as ensuring smooth flow of fiscal transfers to city governments. In tandem, we can help with city creditworthiness.
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• We are challenging governments and oil companies, national and independent, to join industry leaders and commit to zero gas flaring globally by 2030.
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Rachel, thanks for the blog post. I agree with all you have said. As for carbon pricing, I think that a carbon-fee-and-dividend approach to carbon pricing is the best, as advocated by James Hansen, Citizens' Climate Lobby, and many others.
This approach puts a steadily rising price on carbon, and is levied upstream, at the well-head, mine or port-of-entry. The money that is collected is then returned to the public as a dividend on a per-capita basis. This approach gives people a financial incentive to reduce their carbon emissions. Per-capita carbon emissions tend to grow with income. A carbon-fee-and-dividend protects the poor, because in most cases, they will get more in dividends than they pay in carbon fees. The people with more income will tend to pay more in fees than they receive in dividends. Everyone will have the incentive to lower their carbon footprint, and will demand more efficient energy. It will spark innovation, and give clean technology a boost to become more available, of better quality, and for a lower price. It's a market-based solution, which does not enlarge government. It is far simpler to implement than cap-and-trade. As an illustration of its simplicity, a cap-and-trade bill can run over 1,000 pages, while carbon-fee-and-dividend can be written with less than ten pages!
Without carbon pricing, business can make money by creating carbon pollution, and that is a problem. We need to reward people financially for preserving a safe climate, and that is what carbon-fee-and-dividend will achieve.
Perhaps we should replace the approach of having each country commit to emission reductions, and instead, have countries agree to participate in carbon-fee-and-dividend across the globe, with each countries' fees distributed to that countries' citizens. Then we can leave a much better legacy to young people, future generations, and indeed, all of creation.
You do of course realise that there hasn't.been any global warming for 17 years now. Right ?
And of course, carbon dioxide is not pollution. Plants need it to live. Without CO2 there would be no life on Earth
Rachel Kyte's closing comments on the blog are: "The latest IPCC report also tells us that the later you start to address the climate challenge, the more you must rely on untested technology, and costs go up. That's not good economics."
The argument that taking action to address climate change is good economics is persuasive, and therefore, good to use. However, we should keep in mind that the role of economics is to serve humanity and our environment, and not the other way around.
This concept is illustrated in the gospels concerning the sabbath. Jesus and his disciples were going through the grainfields on the sabbath, and the disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to Jesus, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" Jesus said, "Have you never heard what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the House of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions. The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath."
Today, Economics is as revered an institution as the Sabbath was in Jesus' day. When that institution does not serve the needs of humanity, it needs to change so that it does serve the needs of humanity.
Earlier this week, TD released a report on natural disasters in Canada. Craig Alexander, TD Bank Chief Economist noted that, "You end up with a perverse situation where we have a terrible flood in Calgary that actually comes with a very high toll in terms of economic, social and personal fallout, and the economic numbers actually mean we have to upgrade our growth forecast for Alberta. It leads to an underappreciation of how disruptive severe weather is."
In other words, sometimes economic growth is not a good thing. In this case, growth comes from an economic system that rewards carbon emissions (by not pricing for it), and secondly, grows as a result of rebuilding after the disaster that was made more likely because of increased greenhouse gas emissions.
We need to adopt a carbon fee-and-dividend system, so that our economic indicators are better aligned with what is best for humanity and all life on earth.
There seems to be such a lack of urgency on the parts of leaders who make the decisions about buildings, energy choices, and education for the public. Climate change needs to be a daily topic of conversation and to be factored in for a more mindful world.
I am from Canada and we have had very normal cyclical weather for my entire life on this planet. I disagree with blaming 300 - 300 parts per MILLION as driving the worlds climate? It is like blaming global warming on bottled water bottles? Water bottles have increased over this century, are they to blame? We all need to move about, we all need to use the best source of energy to get the job done efficiently and effectively, we all need to be responsible BUT we all need to live, all emissions should be regulated, THAT should be our focus. It can be done responsibly and I actually see a carbon tax as a tax grab. Why not just work towards a cleaner environment and work towards REDUCING ALL EMISSIONS. Blaming carbon is just a witch hunt and doesn't really do what is needed to actually improve air quality.
It is very sad and increasingly alarming to see young people taking up a personal crusade of 'fighting climate change' as a vehicle to define her purpose in life.
It would be harmless and one could shrug their shoulders were it not for the fact that this insidious movement has gathered so much momentum and is beginning to cause harm to society.
This Global warming/Climate change new religion is inflicting on the world an ever grimmer policy of energy starvation through their push for outrageously inefficient windmills and solar panels which don't supply any energy when needed. This does not merely inconvenience the prosperous living in the first world, but condemns hundreds of millions of the very poorest to poverty forever, for the want of light and heat - things we have taken for granted thanks to the bounty of fossil fuels.
Even more alarmingly, every claim to justify the Global Warming agenda, if examined even perfunctorily, is the exact opposite of what is claimed.
Exact opposite.
From Al Gore's polar bears facing extinction to his climbing on a cherry picker to add drama to his gigantic and fraudulent graph purporting to show that Co2 drives temperature increase.
Never mind that polar bear population has increased five-fold in the las fifty years and some colonies are so big that Alaskan and Canadian authorities have to cull them.
Never mind that his giant graph actually shows the inconvenient truth that the temperature increase leads the CO2 increase by hundreds of years.
That's right, the relationship is the exact opposite of what he has won an Oscar for.
Young activists, don't forget that global temperatures have not increased for nearly 18 years.
97% of climate models predicted that temperature should be 0.3 degrees higher due to us naughty humans.
Should we trust them to predict the weather in 100 years ? It certainly looks like the 3% were right.
Oh yeah, and if you have a look at the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) or NASA website you will discover that very inconveniently, the Antarctic ice has been increasing since satellite records began. Antarctic also contains 90% of all ice on the planet.
Maldives will never be swamped by rising seas because it is a coral atoll. Coral grows upwards towards the light as it requires.
Climate activists are a bunch of totalitarian bullies who in their zeal, are working to force the society to adopt oxymoronic, anti-prosperity, immoral policies that will shut down our economy and destroy our way of life.
the world's "top scientists" would have nothing to do with the snake oil of "climate change" or the vile IPCC.
There is no scientific evidence linking man's activities and the temperature of the Earth.
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Neil Lennon will hold talks about his future as Celtic manager after the Scottish Cup final.
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At 15 years old, Elissa Bernstein fell in love with baking. She appreciates good ingredients and decided to satisfy her sweet tooth by learning to bake an assortment of decadent desserts. She would come home from school and immediately preheat the oven before she even knew what she wanted to make. At 16 she decided to start her own food blog, 17andbaking.com. There, she posts pictures of her desserts, posts personal essays, and recipes. What started as a way for her to combine her love of writing with her passion for baking for herself eventually turned into a website with hundreds of readers. She has been recognized by worldwide bloggers and magazines and in January 2012 was recognized in Food and Wine magazine as one of several American Culinary Icons. Now 20 years old, we spoke to Elissa about the success she achieved in her teens, and the continued presence of 17andbaking.com—in her life, and in the world.
Teen Voices (TV): What is 17andbaking.com?
Elissa Bernstein (EB): 17andbaking.com is a food blog, and it's more than that too. It's like a living portfolio of my experiences. I started the blog when I was 16 and I just had this love for baking. Every time I baked, it added itself to whatever was going on with my family life or with my friends. I started taking photographs of what I baked and then 17andbaking was born. I wanted a place where I could keep track of everything that I baked and on top of that, sort of share stories and recipes and photos with readers. Now, 17andbaking.com reaches dozens of thousands of readers every month, maybe around 70,000 or 80,000.
TV: How often do you use it?
EB: When I first started, I posted about once a week. Now, my posts are more scattered because I'm in college, so I don't get to bake as often. Whenever I bake, or whenever I feel inspired to write, I put up a new post.
TV: Would you consider yourself passionate about baking and when did you start?
I started teaching myself how to bake when I was 15 and by the time I was halfway through high school, it had sort of expanded into this obsession. I baked for fun and then after a while, word got out and I would bake for my friends' birthdays. Then I started to get orders and I began sort of freelance baking for other people at special events, weddings, or parties.
TV: How and what steps did you take to make your blog well known?
EB: I really don't know how that happened. I actually got to a point where I had this sort of epiphany, and I realized that maybe nobody would read the blog, and I came to a peace with that. So I just kept going and then I guess one or two people stumbled upon the blog and then I didn't try to market myself, it just happened.
TV: What's your favorite recipe?
EB: I don't know if I have a favorite recipe, but I really enjoy making ice cream. I got an ice cream maker and the creativity is sort of endless. You can take any flavor that you can think of and turn it into an ice cream. It's not a guarantee that it will taste good but it's pretty fun to try. I've made basil ice cream using fresh basil from our garden. I've made lavender ice cream. I've made taro ice cream. My mom is Taiwanese so flavors like taro are part of her childhood. It's really hard for her to find those flavors in the U.S. but, what do you know—I can make taro ice cream!
TV: What has been your greatest challenge in terms of your blog and what's been your most exhilarating success?
EB: It's definitely been a challenge maintaining the blog in college. When I was in high school, I came home from school and even though I had a few hours' worth of homework, basically the night was mine. I was free to bake in the afternoon and then write up a post over the weekend. Now that I'm in college, I also work two jobs and I have an internship that adds to 50 hours a week, so it's hard to find time to bake. The most exhilarating thing…there have been a couple really incredible moments. I think one really great moment was when I got to be a speaker at BlogHerfood, the food conference in Atlanta in 2011 and talk about blogging in the next generation…Another really good moment was in January when I was featured in Food and Wine magazine, which was really a dream come true.
TV: Do you have any original recipes? Which ones are they and how were you inspired to create them?
EB: Although I have made original pies and things like that, I'm not a recipe developer—I'll be the first to say that. I mostly bake for pleasure, which means a lot of the time I want a guaranteed good product. I tend to use published recipes or I adapt them, meaning I'll change two or three things: I'll swap blackberries for raspberries, or I'll decrease the sugar, or I'll have walnuts so I'll throw them in, things like that.
TV: You mentioned on your blog that you don't want to go into the culinary arts but you have a passion for it. Why is there this gap between what you like to do and what you want to do for work?
EB: My main love is writing. Sometimes, I joke that the baking is really a vehicle for the writing because I get to it with the picture of the cupcake…I know that there are people who use 17andbaking as a sort of cookbook, but I find that a lot of readers say that they are sticking around [my blog] for the writing. You can sort of see my life documented on the blog: I started as a high school student and I talked about AP testing and how exhilarating it was to get my driving license. Then graduation, college, and two semesters ago, I studied abroad in Europe, so I blogged about my travels. You can really see me grow as a person on the blog too, alongside the food. And even though I still love to bake, I don't think I have the chops to be a professional pastry chef or anything like that. My true love is the writing. I love the writing that's inspired by the food and the relationships that the food can foster. From the beginning, I've said that I want to be a writer and that's still what I'm doing today.
TV: What would you say is the best advice you've ever received both in terms of baking and in terms of your life?
EB: For baking it would probably be: don't get discouraged. When I first started baking, I was baking simple things that don't actually require a lot of prep work, such as loaf cakes and brownies. Later on, my dad's birthday was coming up and at that point, I felt pretty confident as a baker, so I picked an ambitious recipe: I wanted to make him a triple chocolate mousse cake. It involved not only a chocolate cake, but also two different kinds of chocolate mousse that had to be piped, layered, and chilled. I thought I could do it but I couldn't, and I ended up with this big mess. I remember I sat down on the kitchen floor and cried because I was so frustrated. It was pretty discouraging, but it brought me back down to earth and I realized that I still had a lot to learn. I ended up whipping up something else really quickly and he loved it. Then, a couple of years later, I went ahead and made that recipe again and it came out perfectly. There are still things today that are intimidating to me and things that I know I could make, I just need to practice. Nothing is out of reach, and that philosophy can be applied to anything.
TV: Who are your biggest role models and why?
EB: In terms of food, many bloggers inspire and challenge me and there are certain cookbooks that I always go back to: I love Dorie Greenspan and I love David Lebovitz for cakes and ice cream, respectively. Many writers that I adore aren't in the food industry but are fiction writers or travel writers– which is my current thing. I want to be a travel writer. You can find inspiration anywhere—like something as simple as a color can make me feel like baking. If I see really red strawberries, my mind immediately starts churning: well, what can I make with strawberries? With writing it can be as simple as one sentence in a piece that makes you think, "Oh, that's creative! I never would've thought of a metaphor like that," and it gets the juices flowing.
TV: Many Teen Voices readers dream of being successful at what they're passionate about. As you've been successful in your food blog, what are some encouraging words you have for those teens who are trying to follow their own dreams?
EB: It sounds crazy, but you truly do have your age going for you. You don't think so—you think, "Oh, I'm young. I'm at such a disadvantage. I'm inexperienced, I don't have connections; I'm in high school; I live at home." But believe it or not, that's going for you. Use that for as long as you can, because when you're young and you're motivated, people have a lot of respect for it and will take notice. I think a young perspective can be really fresh and if you are a younger person who really has something to say and something to teach and show, people will be impressed and interested in what you have to say. No matter what you're passionate about, if you pursue it and put yourself out there, you can always make it work!
To read Elissa's blog, visit http://17andbaking.com/


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We have had our vizio for 7 weeks and it went out! I will never buy another one. The remote control is cheaply made. The picture quality was good but not great. The only reason we bought it was because the Sony we wanted was out of stock.
i hate to say this but your tv unit E470VA has driven me over the edge the picture is great but the sound keeps going out and the picture freeze's up and you have to turn the set off and then back on to correct the problem..Comcast has changed all the cables and replaced the hd box five times…still have the same problem…please send this to the big boss..maybe he will do some thing…it's all in the sound ..thank you
> I have been having the same problem with comcast internet service. It may not be your TV.
My Vizio stopped working exactly 3 months from the day I bought it. I called their Customer Service line and got a real person immediately. He sent a technician to my house and this gentleman fixed the tv no charge. In this day and age, I'm very impressed with this level of customer service.
We have had our Vizio 42″ (E421VL) for about a year and have not had a problem with it. It was simple to install, simple to setup and it works very well with our FiOS DVR, our Sony BluRay Player (both with HDMI), and our Wii (using component inputs). We like the picture and the sound. We will looking at other Vizio flatscreens for other rooms in the house.
Think TWICE about a Vizio. I bought in mid-February and started having problems at the beginning of April. After TWO weeks of phone call, they are now telling me it will take ANOTHER TWO weeks to replace the TV. MANY phone calls that included take a picture of the screen freezing. Think about that… A picture of the TV screen freezing. Really? No, it's not the cable/Comcast. Two different DVD players and Cable… All same. I must add, I have three other Vizio TVs that I have never had a problem and are several years old each. This might be a sign for future problems. The "endless" customer support calls are terrible. They finially sent a Tech to my home, replaced some parts and STILL has the same problem. Confirmed by their Tech and with her DVD player. It's BROKEN… It's less then 3 months old. Don't tell me it's going to take two weeks to replace. When I purchased it. It was at my door in two days. Needless to say, I'm very disappointed with Visio support.
I got my 47″ Vizio from Costco exactly 2 years and 2 months ago. I've had good luck with it to that date… great picture, great sound, no problems whatsoever. Then one evening the system just stopped completely. After troubleshooting, and using the power reset, it came back, but the HDMI input was fried (the component inputs did work so I could switch to that), and the remote no longer worked. I got a repairman to check it out and he confirmed the system board was bad. Fortunately, AMEX is covering the 3rd year after the Costco warrantee period. So… I'm considering a more expensive LG, with a more limited warrantee from Fry's, or lots more money to get their extended warrantee, or another Vizio from Costco, and buying their $59 5 year on-site plan. For the $250 savings, I think I'll be getting another Vizio from Costco.
My girlfriend purchased a Vizio on 1/14/12. Exactly 91 days later the television would not turn on. She purchased a 2nd identical set while the first was sent back for repairs. After a few days the 2nd set developed a multi colored line across the bottom of the screen. She was able to return the 2nd set to the store for a refund since it had been less than 90 days.
Vizio TV is just trash. I bought this 37″ Vizio TV in August 2010, and it went out two weeks ago. When I turned in on, it showed the Vizio logo and then turned off. I called the customers service and after waiting for ever, they could not help me because I moved and could not find the receipt even when I had bought service warranty and registered it. They refused to help. I took it to two local TV repair shops but they could not fix the problem. So I took it to the trash where it belongs. I had to look for another quality TV to buy. I guess you get what you pay for! Think twice before wasting your money on Vizio TV. I still have an old Panasonic that is 13 years old but works perfectly.
Log on to ebay and they have a calculator for your item to see the value beorfe you try to sell.It's hard to sell things today in this economy, the tv is probably worth that much but people still want a bargain. Try the ebay cal. or list it for $ 400. Just my 2 cents.
I have 4 Vizio TV's and they are the best I've ever had. I have owned all of the major brands(remember curtiss mathas?) in my life and all of the different technologies (yes I made the DLP mistake too). My latest purchase was for their 65″ class LED and for the price you can't beat it. I have an extensive electronics background and one thing I can say is that every manufacture has problems with their products new and old. You just have to get what you want and if your one of the mInority (statisticlly speaking) that has a issue you have to deal with it and move on.
I wanted Netflix wi-fi and purchased a Vizio E552VLE HDTV. After a ton of trouble getting it to work because it would freeze and switch off while watching a movie. I went through all levels of tech support with the internet carrier, Netflix, and Vizio. I'm convinced the TV had the problems and Vizio said they would exchange it. I returned it and found another at a Walmart 50 miles away. I picked it up. SAME TROUBLE -again I went through all tech services to be sure the wi-fi router was operating correctly. I'm 100% satiisfied it's still the TV. Vizio said tough! I did learn after hours of phone help, I come across only ONE Vizio tech that knew what they were doing. I'm returning it and going to purchase a different brand of LCD HDTV while I'm in the 30-day return policy!!!! By the way, be sure to push one for English when you call Vizio in America……
Vizio is GARBAGE save ur money n get an LG
Got a 28 inch for Christmas and have had nothing but sound problems since. The station come in spanish and the commercials come in english. Some of the channels have NO sound at all. With the upper channels, the picture breaks up on several of them. As for the cable company, how comes it works on my old TV but not the newer flat screen. I think it's the TV and not the cable . Will never buy another Vizio, and going on facebook to let all of my friends and family about Vizio TV's, along with all of the people I know at work.
I bought my Vizio LCD more than 4 years ago and have been very happy untill recently.
I use my TV antenna for picture reception, thus I use the GUIDE button for information about the channel and what is playing. Vizio has stopped supporting this feature, so all I get is the channel and the small picture without the description.
I called and they said this feature is no longer supported on any of their TV's using the antenna for reception. I am sorry, but I will not buy another one of their TV's
My sister purchased a Vizio in, I think, December from Target. Apparently it was around $250. I think the TV is okay, the only problem I have with it is the audio. Not too long after it was purchased I noticed that it would adjust its audio on its on. I would have the sound to a level of where I wanted it, then it would randomly get loud out of nowhere, then the audio would get really low. It's like playing a game, when it gets loud I have to turn it down, then it gets extra low then I have turn it up, then it gets extra loud again, and etc. I think it's a pretty good TV, I have no complaints about it except for the audio.
Thanks for all these reviews. Since I'm getting a Hopper whole-home DVR installed soon and it will send all my HD channels to every room, I want to upgrade the last of my TVs to high definition. So I'm trying to find the best TVs that I can, and a coworker at Dish recommended I look into Vizios. But I really want the best quality I can afford, but with the Hopper having Pandora (and how much I expect I'm going to love having my playlists in every room), and seeing all the sound problems this one seems to have, I think I'd be better off looking elsewhere. Thanks for the heads-up.
DO NOT BUY A VIZIO!!!! I'm not one to make a big deal out of things but after what I just went through I am making it a priority to find as many places I can speak up so that others do not go through what I just went through. DO NOT BUY A VIZIO!!!! First all my TV has been hanging on the same wall since I bought it plugged into a high quality surge protector and other then NOT WORKING it's in mint condition. I just got off of the phone with a customer service rep from Vizio where I was just told that my TV is out of warranty and I had to go through a 3rd party to get it fixed, the third parties ITI repairs and HD repair charging $220 and $199 respectively (the guy from HD out right said I'm better off buying a new TV for what 32″ are going for now). It is a model E320VL 32″ LCD HDTV purchased in September 29th, 2010 and it didn't even last me to the 2 year mark. At that time I paid in the area of $400 for the TV, they market the TV's having these incredible life spans and not even two years after I buy the TV I have to fork out another $200 to fix it!!! NO THANK YOU, I WILL NEVER BUY A VIZIO AGAIN!! Trust me spend the few extra dollars and buy a better quality TV that at least last 5-10+ years to get your monies worth, I will from now on.
I bought my 37″ Vizio approx. 1 year ago and the screen burned out. Vizio will not help me at all. They are not a customer-friendly company. They wanted to sell me an overstock tv for another $350.00. Bad TV and bad customer service.
I own 3 Vizio TV's that I have bought over the last 5 years and I can say I have never had any problems with them. The only comment was when I bought the last one a 26″ and the remote looked like the case was from the 70's.
This TV sucks. I cannot get the thing to even turn on. All of the channels are widescreen so it looks funny, and the instant I turn it off I have problems turning it back on. Terrible TV. Don't buy it.
I bought a VIZIO E422VL LCD TV because I wanted the built in internet apps.
I signed up with Netflix and it worked great for a while. I have high speed cable internet service so no problem there.
After 2 weeks of owning the TV the problems started. The TV had downloaded the new filmware update.
When I first started using Netflix the menu would show up with small pictures of the movies with description below each one, and when I clicked on another movie I would get the description under that movie and so on.
Within 2 weeks of owning the TV the movie description would take longer and longer to show up under the movies.
I called VIZIO and talked with the Tech support rep but they would never say the TV has a problem but instead would blame it on my Internet service provider. Other times the Tech support rep would say "I will send you a email on how to fix the problem" The fix it in the email never worked.
I have called many times since and I get the same thing from Tech support "I will send you a email on how to fix the problem" All the emails have the same thing in it. "Cut the TV off for 30 seconds, then turn it back on" My goodness Is this the best they can do after I payed $600.00 for this TV.
The TV still has the same problem. I wish I had bought the LG TV instead.
I purchased an E220 TV for my son for Christmas. It is now July and it won't turn on. I have not contacted Vizio yet, but wanted to put this on line for the record. Hopefully Vizio will be some help in getting this resolved.
I purchased a 32″ Hd Vizio about 3 years ago at Costco. With a very minor gripe I can recommend it and in fact in the near future I plan to buy a new second set for a bedroom.
I have owned a Vizo 47″ Tv for less than 2 years. I first had a problem within my 1 year warranty and they fixed ( the TV went out and they replaced the board ). Now 6 months out of warranty I am having screen issues. Talked with Vizo manager Erica # 400976 and Vizo is not willing to do anything ( but provide me with someone who I can pay to fix it )…


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Ramona's World Discussion Guide
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Ramona is back and better than ever in Ramona's World. Now in fourth grade, Ramona struggles with everyday issues from mastering her spelling words to having a crush on her old nemesis, the Yard Ape. Meanwhile, at home, Ramona and her older sister tease each other as always, but life is a different now that Beezus is a teenager and in high school. Suddenly, her once-sensible older sister is getting her ears pierced and going to co-ed parties! And, if that's not hard enough, Ramona must learn to share her parents' attention with Roberta, her new baby sister.
Before your students read Ramona's World, take some time to talk about the book. Ask students if they are familiar with either Beverly Cleary or her character Ramona. Students who have read Cleary's other books should share what they know about the author and the character. Explain that this is the first new Ramona book in fifteen years. Do they think the character will have changed very much? Why or why not? Read the synopsis on the back of the book and ask students to predict what they think will happen in this story. They should base their responses on what they already know about the character.
First Day of School Poetry
The story opens with Ramona rushing off for her first day of fourth grade. She has so much to be excited about: sharing stories of her new baby sister, talking to Danny -- the boy she likes, meeting her new teacher and class, and so much more. Ramona predicts that it's going to be a great year! First days can be very exciting, but they can also make you nervous or even sad that summer is over. Ask children to write a poem about how they felt on the first day of school this year or any year. Encourage them to accompany their poetry with an illustration. Then, have students share their poems with the class. Post students' work around the classroom. Conclude the activity by asking the whole class to discuss what emotions most kids feel on the first day of school.
Family Standing Poll
Remind students that when Roberta was born, Ramona lost her position as the younger child in the family. Now the middle child, Ramona sometimes feels left out--she not the new baby and she's not the teenager. Invite students to poll friends about their position in their family: Are they the oldest, middle, youngest, or only child? Suggest that they ask each person to state at least two things they like and dislike about their position in the family. Finally, have students share their poll results with the class. As an extra challenge, invite children to show their results in the form of a bar graph.
Stump Ramona
Even though Ramona hates spelling, and thinks it's silly, she works very hard throughout the year to become a better speller. Now is your students' chance to stump Ramona. Encourage them to use the dictionary to find at least two hard (but not too hard) words for Ramona to spell. Include the definition for each. Then have partners work together to challenge one another to spell and define the words. Students should take turns role playing the parts of Mrs. Meacham and Ramona. The student playing Mrs. Meacham challenges the other student, Ramona, with the words she finds. The first challenge is to spell the word, the second is to define it. You can extend this activity by changing partners.
Ordinary Kids
When she was a girl, Beverly Cleary could never find books about ordinary boys and girls who lived in the same kind of neighborhood as she did and went to a school like the one she attended. All of the books were about adventures that could never happen to anyone she knew. Beverly decided that when she grew up she'd write books about regular kids . . . like Ramona! Have a class discussion about Ramona's life. How is Ramona's life like theirs? How is it different? Invite students to think about Ramona's family, friends, and school, as well as how she feels in different situations. After the class has brainstormed similarities and differences, have each child divide a piece of paper in half. On one side they should write and illustrate how their lives are like Ramona's. On the other side, they should show how their lives are different than Ramona's. When students are finished, you can put all the papers together in a class book.
Year In Review Timeline
Ask students how they know that time has passed in the story. Then describe how Beverly Cleary shows passage of time in several distinct ways, such as seasonal descriptions, and by baby Roberta's development. Many important events happen to Ramona throughout the year. Invite your class to create a "Year in Review Timeline". As a class, brainstorm all the events that happen to Ramona. For example, first day of school, falling through Daisy's ceiling, and babysitting for Roberta. Divide the class into small groups and have each group select one event. Students should work together to write a brief, descriptive paragraph about that event, and draw a picture to accompany it. As students are working, create a timeline across a wall or bulletin board with months or seasons labeled. Start with September or fall. When the groups are finished with their work, have the class work together to put their events in time order along the timeline.
The story begins in the fall with Ramona going back to school and ends in the spring with her birthday party. Have students bring the book full circle by writing a final chapter about what happens in the summer. Explain to students that Beverly Cleary uses realistic descriptions to bring Ramona and her family to life. Working in small groups, have students write their new chapters using the author's style. Invite groups to read their chapter with the rest of the class. When everyone has finished presenting their chapters, bind them all together in a book titled, "Our Endings to Ramona's World" and put it on display in the library for other classes to read.


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