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Damp proofing front and back
Brilliant service, very quick and were spotlessly clean at the end of everyday they were in the house. Can't recommend them more!!
Littlemoss Preservation--excellent service
I asked Littlemoss to undertake a damp proof course on a two bedroomed terrace in Radcliffe that I had rented out. Within a day of instruction the work was booked and was carried out in two days including all re-plastering. Then I asked for the walls to be replastered above the DPC in the living room and other rooms in the house and this was carried out quickly and to a very professional standard. I then asked for two new UPVC Doors The doors were ordered and fitted within 2 weeks which is very quick. The workmanship was faultless and the price very competitive. They also fit condensation vents, fixed the roof and did some more re-plastering! I liked them so much I kept coming for more because they are truly a one stop shop. Walt Dixon met me on site to inspect the work and was always available to help for timescales and updates. Truly excellent service, reasonable price and 5* workmanship done quickly and cleanly.
Will be my first and last stop for future works!
Great work
I had quite a bit of work done by Littlemoss in January this year and I am completely happy with it. The guys that did the damp course really tried to tidy up and did a great job - they had brushed everything up and even rinsed their cups! So they were really considerate which was nice. It all looks great now and I wish i'd had it done ages ago.
Claire S
Can't fault this company!
I am extremely grateful to Littlemoss for putting right sub-standard damp proof work which had been carried out on a rental property by another firm. I have nothing but positive things to say about Littlemoss. They were friendly, professional and charged a price that could not be beaten by anybody else anywhere. I seriously would not hesitate to use this company again!!!
Daniel P
So happy, I booked in extras
I found Littlemoss via there facebook page, I sent a message one evening asking if they could look at a damp problem in my kitchen and received a response within 20 minutes even though it was outside usual working hours, they arranged for a surveyor to call out the same week on my day off which was free of charge ( I had contacted a few other companies the same night who wanted to charge me for the inspection) The man that attended my property was very friendly and helpful and I received a report the next day letting me know what was required....and with a very reasonable price too ! I booked the work for the following week and everything was completed to a brilliant finish within a few days. I am so happy with everything that I have another job booked for a brand new kitchen and laminate flooring which is being fitted next week, I cant wait and know that i will be just as happy with this job as i was with the first.
Roofing issues
Outstanding work after the storm a few weeks ago my roof was damaged and letting water in ruining my ceilings but i found Littlemoss on here and was able to get them out to do the works straight away. So happy with the roofer they sent out and the plasterers.
Sarah R
Highly recommended
The guys from Littlemoss did a great job all round damp proofing all the downstairs of our house. They were professional and the team worked fast and well. Also worth mentioning the after care as they definitely called and checked to make sure we were 100% happy with the work.
Sophie G
Dry rot and damp proofing works
I discovered an unsightly dry rot issue in my property and had Nathan come out to survey what needed to be done, he was very professional and even came out on his day off to survey my property. Kerry then sorted out for all the works to be carried out on my property and got me in very quickly to have the work completed. She project managed the whole thing for me bringing in a tiler and a pointer. I spoke to Wally directly regarding a few minor snagging issues and he sorted them out for me quickly and promptly and what a nice gentleman he is. Good job Littlemoss.
Andy C
Full Renovation Project
My house required fully renovating. Littlemoss surveyed to inspect damp, woodwork & the roof. There was no charge for this service which included a detailed report. Walter Dixon took care of the works timetable & organising the right people for the various aspects of the job. This included damp-proofing, structural works, rebuilding of a gable wall, roof work, woodworm treatment, electrics, plastering, carpentry. Pricing was realistic and although some works were not priced until after completion, charges were broken down in detail to ensure I was happy. Works completed were done to a satisfactory level with a reasonable balance between cost, speed, & quality. I had a few problems with electrics which slowed things down, but these issues were eventually rectified to my satisfaction. Using Littlemoss to oversee the project helped alleviate the stress involved in using multiple tradespeople. If problems were encountered, Walter would work with me to find a solution to my satisfaction.
Mark B
Dry Rot
I recently used Littlemoss due to a timber problem I was having due to dry rot Littlemoss were able to fit me in quickly and solve the problem and give me a 20 year guarantee. So happy with the job they left my house so very clean and tidy.
Kate S
Excellent Service, Friendly Staff
Littlemoss Preservation have recently completed works at my first property. I was a little nervous when I received my homebuyers report report with a big list of recommendations, but a friend had recommended Littlemoss so I gave them a call. The girls in the office were very friendly and helpful and were able to break down the homebuyers survey into a list of essential and recommended and provided me with a full report on everything mentioned in the survey...thankfully most items came back as okay and i only required some damp works and pointing the the rear of my property. They were able to book the works in for the Monday after the completion of my property, the lads were friendly and arrived on site at the given time each day and they were all finished by the Thursday which meant i was able to use the weekend for the big move. My property was left in a clean and tidy state at the end of each day and the guarantee was hand delivered the following day.
Stacy W
Above and beyond customer service
Great company, cavity wall ties needed to be installed at a property I was in the process of selling. Against a tight deadline the work was completed and the guarantee delivered to my door long after working hours . House was left nice and tidy and customer service was great. Highly recommended.
Mike B
Littlemoss to the rescue
We had a really bad damp problem in our property, after 2 years of this problem happening and the other firms we tried they could not resolve this issue. Thank goodness that we found Littlemoss they sent a surveyor to have a look at the problem and within 10 days after 2 years of getting no where with the other firms and costing us a great deal of wasted money, the problem was solved. The reason I have made this review is to let other people know what a fantastic job Littlemoss have done for us.
Emma H
Great firm fantastic job
Littlemoss preservation have just finished a full new damp course and timber treatments for wet rot and beetle infestation. I would like to say that these guys were great from coming out and doing the initial survey and to the completion of all works. A credit to the industry. I would recommend them without hesitation, great job Littlemoss keep up the good work.
Nikole G
Gorton - Terrace
Purchased an investment for my daughter in need of damp work. Met with Wally Dixon from Littlemoss who realised I was not a businessman making a fast pound. Wally was able to give good honest advice and his reputation was more important than the money. Work carried out with fast precision and quality workmanship. Guaranteed to be damp free for the next 20 years.
Polite, fast, friendly and cleanest builders I have known. Keep up the good work guys.
Great company
Being a Letting agent I have used Littlemoss on a number of occasions now, I have found them courteous, friendly, price competitive and above all very professional, from the initial phone calls to the exceptional reports generated for my clients. I would not hesitate to recommend to them to any of my family, friends or clients. Well done and keep up the good work.
Lee T
Excellent Workmanship
Littlemoss Preservation have just finished a damp proof course, cavity wall tie and roof repairs at my property. I would recommend them to all my friends and family, the staff were extremely friendly and workmen very professional. The works were completed with no issues and property left nice and tidy ! I would definitely use them again.
Angela H
Structural repairs and Cavity Wall Ties
I used Littlemoss to rectify some structural issues on the outside of the house, inserting lintels above doors and windows and sorting out an outward bulge. They also then installed new cavity wall ties. They have done an excellent job. Throughout the whole process I had full confidence in the ability and knowledge of all of the workmen who worked on the job. Walter, the owner, is one of a kind (put it this way - you'll never forget him!) bringing many years of experience with him. He regularly visited to check that the work was being completed to the highest standards. I would gladly recommend Littlemoss to anyone and would use again in the future without hesitation.
Steve L
Excellent Company, Fantastic Company
Littlemoss undertook some work on my damp property and they were fantastic. Everything was fully explained and the house was left in a more than acceptable condition. Their communication was great. I would thoroughly recommend them to anyone.,I used Littlemoss to sort out a damp house, they were prompt and very professional, the workmen were great, everything was fully explained and the house was left in a more than acceptable condition. I will recommend them to anyone.
John W
Excellent Service, Professional Workmanship
Littlemoss Preservation have just completed a damp proof course and roofing works at my property and I must say from start to finish its been a pleasure doing work with them. Right from my original interaction with the girls in the office arranging my free survey, they were able to get a surveyor out and a report back to me within a couple of days with the works required and at a very reasonable price to rectify. I then spoke to the office and booked the works and was able to get a slot for the following week and I was advised to how the works will be completed and the timescale involved. The workmen attended site each day and kept me informed of the process and works were completed within the timescale advised, although this was a messy job they cleaned the site at the end of each day and were a credit to the company. I would highly recommend Littlemoss to all my friends !
Daniel J
Damp proof, leading of chimneys; Guttering
Wow totally impressed with this company...friendly efficient...came to my rescue after being ripped off my a previous roofer and builder who did a damp proof...explained everything what needed doing...really good price and had the job done in no time...cleaned up after themselves...a rare gem of a company...would highly recommend....can't thank them enough for their care and support.
Michele H
Full Renovation after serious fire. 5*****
Recently used this company after one of our properties caught fire and was severely damaged. The service provided was of a very high standard. The price quoted by the company was reasonably better than a number of other companies that we tried. The work was completed within the time limit given and to a very high standard. Do not look elsewhere, we would highly recommend this company over any other used in the past.
B Meinen
Extension with damp proofing
This company did my extension in 3 weeks to a high spec. What a good bunch of lads, courteous and respectful. They went out of their way to minimise disruption to my neighbours and daily updated me on the next days work so I was informed where the work was up to. High standard of work from start to finish. The architect and building inspector met me on site and explained everything. I have never seen a bunch of lads work so fast. As a woman I felt happy leaving them in my house If I nipped out and felt comfortable having them around all day. I would definitely use this company again and recommend their work.
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As far as I managed to find for now, is the timing of the ROMEN (was a sligth bit earlier than _RD before) signal is different to what I have tested on so far, and probably due to the 40007 gate array.
I am a bit surprised that ROMEN could be earlier than RDn since ROMEN is a generated from RDn / MREQn / A14 / A15 (according to my in-progress 40010 analysis)My archived LA trace of both 40010 and 40007 does not show a big difference either : the 40007 seems a bit slower than the 40010 (50ns instead of 30ns)Curious to see your findings
Interesting, indeed.I thought that my 464s had dirty contacts, but one is a schneider and the other one a MC0001A.Gerald, how are you progressing with the 40010?
And there should be a file commander/navigator of some kind for basic 1.0 atleast, the :a$="subdirectory": |cd,@a$etc.Is really annoying...
Feel free to use/modify my "$" (basic 1.0) -> run"$ - or another disc directory toolrun"$ - or another disc directory toolor the parallel (in old time) (baisc 1.1) Interesting Type-Ins.
OMFG! How could I've missed this thread! Is it too late to order this awesomeness? If not, I would like to order two M4 Boards with MX4 connector, pleease!
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Looks like everything is back on track.All works on CPC464 GA 40007, CPC 664 GA 40010 and CPC 6128+ with latest changes.
Sorry if this is covered elsewhere in the thread but will the device support updates for things like this please?
Yes it will. In the future you can just use |upgrade command.But for now the boards I shipped contains v1.0.0, if you cannot configure it because:1) Your cpc does not support overriding rom72) Your cpc has GA 40007You can download M4 firmware v1.0.1 here:http://www.spinpoint.org/cpc/M4FIRM_v101.zipCopy it to your microSD from the PC.Insert it to M4 board and power On (red led will be on for a few seconds while it upgrades)When done it will reset and it should be ok.Default ROM mapping in v1.0.0. was 7, but in v1.0.1 it's 6, since I learned not all CPC6128's will allow you to override internal rom 7 (amsdos).Afterwards you can from the web interface (under Roms) select rom map 7 for M4, which is best compatiblity with games etc. If your CPC runs a reset loop after this, go back into the web interface again and set it to 6 (or 1 to 5). If you set it above 7, basic file I/O commands will not be re-directed to microSD card.And for those that are shipped and may receive it the coming days, be sure to check out (and refresh):http://www.spinpoint.org/cpc/m4info.txtIt contains basic information for first time use (not quite finished, but enough to get your started hopefully).
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The combination of Jason Kidd and the New York Knicks will take the East by storm.
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, Kidd has agreed to join forces with the Knicks in the Big Apple. Although Kidd and all NBA free agents could not sign until July 11, Kidd had decided he would join New York all the same.
With Baron Davis and Jeremy Lin sidelined due to injury last season, it was important for New York to seek a PG threat in free agency. Kidd has started at the position in each of his 18 years in the league, won an NBA title and has a chance to help this talented team compete.
Rest assured, Knicks fans are looking forward to next season following Kidd's decision.
These are the seven reasons why the addition of Kidd has placed the Knicks in championship contention.
A Steal Machine Marc Serota/Getty Images
Upon entering the league, Kidd made his presence felt on the defensive end of the floor. His expertise, however, is playing physical perimeter defense and creating turnovers as a result.
His 2,559 steals rank second in NBA history behind John Stockton's 3,265. The total is easily the highest of any active player today. Kobe Bryant is second among active players, but trails Kidd by 837 steals.
The best part is that he is 39 years old and still led the team with 1.7 steals per game. That average was just 0.2 under his career average. Not to mention, he bumped the mark up to a whopping three steals per contest in the 2012 postseason.
The Knicks had Jeremy Lin, Baron Davis and Mike Bibby running the show last season. All three failed to contribute defensively, which is an area Kidd thrives in.
Better Three-Point Shooter Than It May Seem
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The New York Knicks, much like the Miami Heat, is a team in need of a consistent three-point shooter.
Given that the Heat and Ray Allen will join forces next season, the Knicks essentially get the next best thing in Jason Kidd. Kidd is not known for having a lethal three-point shot that compares to Allen's, but as ESPN's Mike Breen would put it, he puts it up and puts it in.
He is not afraid of taking deep shots and has averaged at least four attempts per game in his last five seasons with Dallas. A total of 1,874 three-point shots made for his career has him third all-time behind Reggie Miller and Ray Allen.
Talk about impressive.
New York shot just 33.6 percent from distance, which ranked No. 21 in the NBA last season. Expect Kidd to ever-so-quietly get the job done from three-point range, something the Knicks need significant help doing.
The Touch of Perfection
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Jason Kidd is an artist at work on the offensive end as he seemingly always gives his players the rock in just the right spot.
Unlike other point guards, like Rajon Rondo or Steve Nash, Kidd racks up his assists by making a plethora of simple, perfect passes. He doesn't drop jaws with behind-the-back passes like Rondo or make no-look dish passes better than Nash. However, when it comes to making just the right play at just the right time, Kidd is the answer.
He is as fundamentally sound as any PG we have seen to date in that regard. Expect Kidd's knowledge of the game and passing expertise to help Anthony get better shots off and get Stoudemire more involved in the half-court set.
A Mentor for Jeremy Lin
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Linsanity was the craze of the Big Apple for quite some time last season, but reality has surely set in.
With no disrespect whatsoever towards Lin in the slightest, he is still a point guard that has much to learn about the game. A lot of the times when Lin has struggled to get things going, he seems to go out and try to make things happen instead of letting the game come to him. This is exactly where Kidd can help.
Losing 3.6 turnovers per game in fewer than 27 minutes per contest is a clear indicator of Lin's occasional careless play. It's something Kidd can help with. Kidd posted a career-low 1.9 turnovers per game and could well teach his ways to the young guard.
He has spent 18 years in the league and started games in all of them, won an NBA championship and gone up against Nash and John Stockton as well as today's top point guards. Lin has to know that there is a plethora to learn from this battle-tested champion and the Knicks will surely love that combo next season.
Recent Championship Experience
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A 2011 NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks was exactly the accomplishment Kidd needed to continue to start games in the league.
During the NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat, Kidd was playing tough post defense on LeBron James and forced him into some questionable shots. His defense on James, along with Sean Marion's efforts, were major contributors to the King's poor fourth-quarter play during that series.
It is important not to overrate a player because of championship experience. However, considering the impact he had in the series and the fact the title came just over a season ago, there is every reason to believe Kidd will help elevate the Knicks next season.
Gives Carmelo Anthony a Helping Hand
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The search is over, Carmelo. Kidd has now entered the building.
As a team, the New York Knicks struggled to score the basketball last season. In spite of the plethora of scoring talent this squad is armed with, the team averaged 97.8 points per game.
The mark ranked No. 11 in the NBA, which to some may not appear as poor. Yet, when considering the team has numerous scoring threats including Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, that average is quite low.
Kidd has constantly proven he can score the ball in the league. He has the second-most three pointers in league history, is tough driving the basketball and has been consistently putting up respectable point averages. For his career, the top point guard has recorded an average of 13 points per contest.
A Significant Advantage in the Eastern Conference
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Of the eight playoff teams representing the Eastern Conference, Rajon Rondo and Derrick Rose were the only elite point guards.
In the West, there is Tony Parker with the Spurs, Steve Nash with the Lakers, the Clippers' Chris Paul and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook. The talent in the East is clearly not at the level of the West at the position. In turn, the addition of Kidd gives the Knicks a talent most of the conference's top teams don't have.
Even the Miami Heat are without a force at the position. Kidd is a championship-tested talent that is known as one of the better PGs of our generation. The Knicks need this advantage over the Heat, Hawks and other teams who out-performed New York in the 2012 playoffs.
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The week in review
Most accommodating: City officials agree to extend the permit for Occupy Charlottesville in Lee Park until October 27, and waive the $25 fee. Previously, camping had not been allowed in the city park.
Worst casualty of the sex offender registry: Edgar Lee Coker, 20, is arrested at an Orange County High School football game for being on school property. Coker was arrested for a 2007 sexual offense involving a 14-year-old girl, who has recanted her story, WINA reports. Coker served time and later graduated from Orange High as a star athlete, apparently unaware his permission to be there had been revoked. The girl and her mother, as well as UVA's Innocence Project, are working to get Coker off the registry.
Youngest alleged sex offender: Jonathan Shifflett, 18, of Crozet, is charged October 18 with having carnal knowledge of a child between 13 and 15, according to the Newsplex.
More sex crimes with a minor: Jennifer N. Heatwole, 24, of Waynesboro is sentenced October 19 to 12 months in jail on two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor by having sex with a 16-year-old Verona boy, the News Leader reports. She'd originally faced felony non-forcible sodomy charges.
Worst boyfriend behavior: Bryan Lee Watkins, 24, is sentenced to four years in prison October 19 for firing a gun at his girlfriend in Azalea Park in April, the DP reports. No one was injured.
Worst driving decision: An onboard camera catches a Staunton school bus driver texting as she pulls a student-laden vehicle out of Shelburne Middle School in August, the News Leader reports. The driver resigned in September, and the school superintendent acknowledged the incident to the News Leader October 21.
Latest shooting: A man is wounded around 9pm October 23 in the Forest Street area, according to WINA. The injury is non-life-threatening, and police are searching for a suspect.
Latest Charlottesville police equipment: Body cameras, which will be worn on the uniform to protect officers from allegations of police brutality or misconduct, according to a spokesman for VML Insurance Programs, which purchased 1,400 of the micro cameras for a handful of insurance-carrying police departments in the state, the DP reports.
Latest jail fatality: Inmate Steven Davis, 48, dies October 20 at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail when he suffered a heart attack after playing basketball, according to Colonel Ron Matthews.
Most felonies by a law-enforcement officer: Former Nelson deputy Joshua Lee Hatter, 31, is charged October 17 with felony abduction, discharging a firearm in an occupied building, and destroying property worth more than $1,000, and two misdemeanors– assault on a family member and destroying a phone line, according to the Nelson County Times. He's being held without bond.
Deepest coffers: Money flows into the Rivanna supervisor race, with Republican incumbent Ken Boyd reporting having raised a total of $68,735 by September 30, and challenger Cynthia Neff has gotten $82,296 in contributions.
Biggest Scottsville donation: John Grisham writes a $5,000 check for Dem supervisor candidate Christopher Dumler, as does Silvercrest Asset Management, bringing Dumler's total funds to almost $56K compared to Republican Jim Norwood's nearly $28K.
Best gets: UVA's Miller Center brings in Bob "Watergate" Woodward October 24, and the Batten Center has U.S. Senator Jim Webb October 21 to celebrate its move to Garrett Hall.
Best news for Lawnies: A $3.7 million campaign to repair the fireplaces and install sprinklers in Lawn and Range rooms gets a $100,000 donation.
Best New York Times review for editing: Former Charlottesvillian Nell Casey gets more praise for her work on The Journals of Spalding Gray than Gray himself, whose writings, says the Times, are "the one thing he never allowed himself to be onstage: uninteresting."
Longest-lived lifetime-achievement recipient: Waltons creator Earl Hamner, 88, receives an award from the Library of Virginia for his long-lasting contributions to literature as a Virginian October 15, and it's presented by Richard Thomas, who played John-Boy in the television series.


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Canton Vet Services Keep Your Pets Healthy for Life
Acres Mill Veterinary Clinic provides comprehensive pet services to the Canton communities. From wellness check-ups, grooming and vaccinations to advanced surgical care and boarding, our veterinary hospital is committed to providing the highest quality Canton pet services to keep your pets healthy and active for life. We invite you to visit our Canton animal clinic with your pets and experience the difference that quality, compassionate care makes!
Canton Vet Clinic Providing Comprehensive Pet Services
Wellness care and prevention are the cornerstones of our vet services. Our veterinarians strongly believe that that prevention is the best cure. We recommend annual wellness exams for pets. During this visit our vet will perform a full physical, administer diagnostic blood work and a fecal sample, and check to make sure that your pet is up to date on all vaccinations.
Vaccinations are extremely important to your pet's health. Just like with humans, vaccinations can prevent serious illnesses and event death. Keeping your pet current on vaccinations is also much more affordable than paying for expensive emergency pet care! We offer the following canine vaccinations: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza and Parvovirus), Leptospirosis, Bordatella ('Kennel Cough') and Coronavirus. For cats, we offer the following feline vaccinations: FVRCCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Chlamydia and Panleukopenia), FELV (for Leukemia) and FIV (for feline AIDS). We also offer rabies vaccinations
Dental Care
Routine dental care is an essential part of pet wellness. Without proper cleanings, tartar and plaque can build up along the gum line of pets, leading to periodontal illnesses. If the gum line becomes infected, bacteria from this infection can enter the blood stream and infect internal organs including the liver, kidney and heart. An annual dental cleaning will ensure that your pet's teeth and gums are healthy. Our veterinarian will scrape and remove any built-up tartar and check for potential infections.
Senior Pet Care
As your pets age, you may notice that they move a little slower and may not hear or see as clearly as they once did. What you can't see is that your pet's internal organs, like the heart, liver and lungs, are also aging. Because many symptoms of age-related conditions may not be evident until the condition progresses, we recommend semi-annual exams for senior pets. Our veterinarian will administer basic tests including a blood chemistry panel, parasite evaluation and urinalysis to help us diagnose and effectively manage a health condition before it affects your pet's quality of life. We also recommend testing for hyperthyroidism in older cats. We love caring for senior pets and doing everything possible to keep them active well into their golden years!
Surgical Care & Diagnostic Services
Our vet clinic is equipped with state-of-the art lab facilities. We offer comprehensive diagnostic screening tests including heartworm testing, feline leukemia/feline immunodeficiency virus testing, fecal sample evaluations, and urine protein evaluations. Our diagnostic services include digital radiographs, echocardiograms and abdominal ultrasound. These services allow our veterinarians to accurately diagnose and treat health conditions, and precisely identify health problems prior to surgery.The surgical suite at our veterinary hospital is equipped for standard operations, including spay and neuter, as well as advanced orthopedic care. We provide comprehensive pain management services following surgery. Our vet clinic also offers pet acupuncture to help pets manage chronic pain when traditional anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers are not effective.
If you are unable to take your pet with you when you travel, our boarding facilities are a safe and welcoming "home away from home" for your pet. We understand that boarding a family pet can be an anxious experience for both pets and their owners. Our state-of-the-art facilities are held to the strictest hygiene standards. We give dogs plenty of supervised outdoor playtime, and lots of compassionate attention.Call us for to schedule an appointment at 770-479-1905 today.


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Dating from 1902, this building was formerly the Tai O Police Station and one of the earliest police stations built in the New Territories. It is situated on a small hill next to the Tai O Ferry Pier. The authorities stationed police on this western extremity of Hong Kong to combat piracy and smuggling, and to make the presence of British law and order known throughout the entire colony. Initially, there were six to seven policemen posted here but by 1983 this figure had increased to 180. In 1996, the low crime rate in the fishing village made it difficult to justify such a police presence and the station was downgraded to a patrol post.
The station consists of the main block and the outhouse block, each two stories high, linked by a footbridge on the first floor. The main block with its Chinese pan-and-roll tiled roof, projecting eaves and arched verandas has an Italianate Renaissance appearance and contains a charge-room, two cells, separate dormitories, bathrooms and a store. The outhouse block, a later addition built in the 1960s, contains kitchens, drying-room, store and bathroom, an interpreter's room and some accommodation for servants. It displays features of the Arts and Crafts architectural style. Windows are fitted with steel grilles or shutters for defensive purposes and there is a circular watchtower on the roof at one end.
The building was revitalised and converted into the Tai O Heritage Hotel in 2012. The hotel includes nine colonial-style rooms and suites with sea views and a roof-top restaurant serving Tai O specialties. The surrounding cannons, searchlight and guard towers have all been restored.
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Find files under a suitable license (e.g. creative commons) for inclusion into the QCAD part library:
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- SVG files which we could convert to DXF with a command line converter or InkScape if possible.
- DXF files produced from SVG / with InkScape contain a lot of polylines with small line segments which interpolate arcs and circles.
- A 'Convert Interpolating Line Segments' tool could be used to convert line segments into arcs, ellipse arcs and circles.
- for c in 0...number of nodes: create arc with v[c], v[c+1], v[c+2]
- check if v[c+i] is also on arc for c+i<number of nodes
- if n nodes have been found which are all on arc and all segments have almost the same length and are relatively small compared to the whole drawing, convert them to arc
- A 'Simplify Polyline' tool could be used to remove nodes that don't add a lot of information (almost straight connected line segments).
Parameterized Items
- Parameterized items use XDATA to let the script behind know which entities need to be changed in which way.
- The user can choose from all supported parameters shown in a table.
- The user can choose from options:
- Create dimensioning
- Create auxiliary lines
- Create center line
- Scaling
- Sectional drawing
- Hatching space
- Disadvantage compared to automatically generated items:
- It is not possible to add an item with it's parameters to favorites, e.g. some specific screw often used in a drawing. To make that possible, the parameters has to be saved, too.
[mostly old] Generate Items Automatically
- Research possibilities to turn data sheets into library parts, for example attached data sheet.
- Ideas:
- use an XML file for data entry, use an ECMAScript to generate symbols based on the XML file.
- Instead of writing a complete ECMAScript file to generate the geometry, it might be possible to simply draw one item and attach XDATA to the entities for information on how the item can be scaled, stretched, etc.
- E.g. a line might have the XDATA "transform" with value "translate(length-5, 0)" which would mean that the line has to be moved 'length-5' to the right, where 'length' is the current value of the 'length' parameter in the XML data file. Similarly, there could be functions like "moveEndpoint", "moveStartpoint" or even "rotate", "mirror", etc.
- XML file could contain all data and refer to a .js file that is used to generate the specific drawing. E.g.:
<!-- XML document defines a name template to use for the generated parts: --> "DIN_912_M%1_L%2""din_912.js""DXF" <!-- Attributes to use for the name template --> "d" "L" <!-- For each type of the specific part, we define some parameters that are identical for that type (here M3): --> "3""5.5""2.5""3""18" <!-- For each of these elements, a DXF file is generated. This DXF file is generated with file name "DIN_912_M3_L22.dxf" and parameters d="3" D="5.5" s="2.5" k="3" b="18" L="22": --> "var1" "var2" "60" "M4""7""3""4""3""20" "var1" "var1" "22" "25" "30" "35" "40" "45" "50" "var2" "70"
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17.11.2015 10:44
Reason for closing: Implemented
17.11.2015 10:44
Reason for closing: Implemented


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VTDecoderXPCService CPU usage
July 2016
SecuritySpy 4 is using less of my CPU… Maybe 50%.
However a new process popped up: VTDecoderXPCService
And that gets me to about 95% of what SecuritySpy 3 used.
Maybe this is the responsible party for all my problems.
July 2016
Hi Jay,
SecuritySpy uses Apple's new API for video decoding (VideoToolbox), which does spawn this secondary process to do the actual work. So when comparing CPU usage from SecuritySpy v3 to v4, you need to take this into account: it's part of what SecuritySpy does. On many modern Macs this task will be hardware-accelerated, so will use vastly less CPU, otherwise the improvements will be more modest (but v4 should still be significantly more efficient).
September 2016
On my 2009 Mac, the VTDecoderXPCService is sucking up 80-88% of CPU. It makes the computer almost unusable.
September 2016
Hi Bulent, this figure is the percentage of one CPU core that is being used by the process. So for example if you have a dual-core Mac there is still more than half the processing capacity free for other processes.
The most useful figure to look at is the percentage shown as "Idle" in the bottom of the CPU section of Activity Monitor. This is for all processes on the Mac combined, normalised to 0-100% no matter how many CPU cores you have. If this is low (approaching zero), then your Mac is fully loaded and you should consider reducing the frame rates of your cameras. Also see the
Optimising Performance
section of the user manual for tips on how to reduce your CPU usage.
September 2016
Bulent: In addition to the "Optimising Performance" section that Ben linked - check for things in the "Setup" option of camera configuration like "Text overlay" if thats on, turn it off, same as any "Transformations". Setup those on the camera itself - it greatly reduces CPU load as I found out (this new version of Security Spy will warn you when those are turned on)
April 2017
I've checked that everything is optimized as recommended and I've turned my frame rate down to 6 fps.
When I start SecuritySpy, with no viewing windows open and motion detection on, the system sits at around 30% idle, VTDecoderXPCService consumes the majority of CPU time. At some point in time (I haven't been able to sit and watch the CPU usage long enough to catch it), the system jumps to 0% idle, with VTDecoderXPCService consuming the majority of CPU. It never returns to the previous 30% idle state, until I restart SecuritySpy.
Any suggestions as to what to check for, or do I need to watch the CPU usage until the jump occurs, to figure out what is going on?
I have seen there are two VTDecodeXPCService child processes spawned by SecuritySpy, but only one of them is consuming CPU.
April 2017
I'm seeing:
VTEncoderXPCService at about 40 percent (of one CPU)
VTDecoderXPCService at about 10 percent (of one CPU)
On a 2012 (4 codes, 8 threads) Mac Mini with 4 cameras running a total of about 75FPS, and a total load of around 13% "User" in Activity Monitor.
What are the specs on the machines that are having the problems?
April 2017
It may be related to particular camera make/model and the video stream itself may have an issue that Apple's VTDecodeXPCService is choking on which causes the ramp up of CPU usage.
If you have several different cameras, try disabling them one by one (or all of a particular model) to see if it can be isolated.
April 2017
I'm running 5 HikVision 3MP cameras at 6 FPS. I've tried two different Macs
1. MacBook Pro early 2011, 2.3GHz Core i5, 4GB of memory
2. Mac Mini Mid 2010, 2.66GHZ Core 2 Duo, 8GB of memory
On the MacBook, idle CPU is initially at 50% and it slowly ramps up until after an hour it is showing 100% utilisation. Activity monitor claims I've got four cores available.
On the Mac Mini, CPU utilisation immediately jumps from 2% to 100%. I'm running this one headless with an HDMI "simulator" on it. Activity monitor claims I've got 2 cores available.
VTDecoderXPCService is using 26 threads and is a child process of SecuritySpy.
I am using motion detection and storing files on an external USB drive. I've just ordered an adapter cable to use thunderbolt instead, but as VTDecodeXPCService is using all the CPU, I don't think the external drive is the issue.
April 2017
And within 30 minutes of my previous comment, I'm now seeing 100% CPU utilisation and over 50 threads for the VTDecoderXPCService process.
Any suggestions as to how to figure out what is causing this process to choke?
April 2017
I've read some information that VTDecoderXPCService is only meant to be used if there isn't a suitable hardware accelerated codec available. Has anyone been able to verify that and does this mean that I'm missing a "vital" codec from my systems? If so, does anyone know where to get the appropriate codec from?
April 2017
Apple's TN2267 (OSX 10.6.3) states that "The availability of H.264 accelerated decode varies according to Mac model and Mac OS X version. Developers should always test for the availability of accelerated decode and have an alternative software decode path when hardware resources are not available". As we're now on 10.12, this information is old and has probably been superseded in later releases.
April 2017
I turned on the SVC embedded stream option on all cameras and the system has been at around 43% idle for the past 3 hours. This is better than any other setting, so at this stage, I'm assuming that the substream has been created within the decoder service up until this point in time. Not sure what would be using that substream, when there are no camera views open on the system and the web server was not active. Turning on the server and connecting via the iOS app increased the CPU usage by 6% (43% idle to 37% idle).
April 2017
Since 2012, most Macs (except the Mac Pro) have had hardware-accelerated H.264 processing. When it has to decompress or compress an H.264 stream, SecuritySpy will first ask the system for hardware resources, and if this is not available will fall back to software processing.
You don't need to install anything extra onto your Mac to enable it: it's just either there or not (depending on the graphics hardware because this is where the H.264 processing hardware is located).
From what I can gather (though Apple do not release information about this), most hardware can decompress one stream and compress one stream at any one time, and any additional streams will be processed in software.
If your Mac is performing hardware decompression on one of the camera's streams, what you will see if you enable the CPU column in the Camera Info window in SecuritySpy is that one of the cameras will be using much less CPU time than the other cameras. If you aren't seeing this then this indicates that you Mac doesn't have hardware H.264 capabilities.
As for unusual increases in the CPU usage of VTDecoderXPCService, we have had this reported by a few users, but we aren't sure what could be causing it. It certainly doesn't look like a bug in SecuritySpy (this is Apple's code). However, 100% CPU usage sounds reasonable for 5x 3 MP cameras running at 6 fps on the Macs that you mention (which aren't particularly powerful). Note that on your dual-core Mac mini, 100% usage for a process indicates only half of the CPU resources being used (the maximum, as reported by Activity Monitor, is 200% for dual-core machines). Perhaps it's simply your Macs being a bit under-powered for the job, in which case reducing the frame rates a bit would be the way to go.
April 2017
FWIW, I ran into similar issues on my 2012 Mac Mini. I tracked it down to a temperature issue. Cleaning all the vents and making it sure they were clean helped temporarily. My mac mini was throttling the CPU and slowing everything down. We eventually switched to an iMac.
April 2017
I am seeing the same issues. Admittedly I am using a MacMini Mid 2011 2.5Ghz i5 with 4GB, but this machine isn't used for anything else, just SS. SO it should be enough.
I have two 1080p cameras at 10fps. VTDecoderXPCService is sitting at 112% CPU! I have to reboot the machine 2 or 3 times daily to cure this issue.
April 2017
when SecuritySpy starts to run after a reboot, and then 10 minutes or so after SecuritySpy has been running after a reboot, what is the CPU usage of the decoder service, as reported by Activity Monitor? How long does it take to get up to 112%?
April 2017
. It is currently sitting at 12% after the last reboot. It can take a few hours, sometimes (rarely) it lasts over 24 hours before it jumps up and the fans go mad. This usually occurs when I have viewed a stream on the SS website.
April 2017
Seeing runaway CPU by this process also. In my case all cores go to saturation (0% idle and VTDecoderXPCService to 36X% on my mid-2011 Mac mini 2.3GHz i5 (with over 120 threads in that process).
This triggers when I bring up the iOS app and try to browse the list of captured videos (like it is indexing or something). Never seems to complete after even hours and I have to manually kill the process to keep my server usable for other HA apps. Am never able to play the videos either.
Don't know when the problem started to show up, but every thing was working fine a few weeks ago. Can't correlate the start of the problem with any particular app or OS update as I was not paying detailed attention.
Will analyze a bit more later tomorrow when I have time.
May 2017
I was wrong, it now takes several hours for the CPU to ramp up, but the number of threads consumed by VTDecoderXPCService climbs from an initial 25 to 300+! I switched to continuous recording, thinking there would be less h264 decoding if the camera streams were just "dumped" to disk, but exactly the same symptoms.
I can't think of any reason that the number of threads would ramp up from 25 (I'm assuming that is a reasonable 5 threads per camera) to over 300. Suggests to me that threads aren't terminating correctly, somewhere. And these threads can't be idle, as the CPU ramps up as well.
I thought it may be related to viewing streams, but I turned off the server function and that didn't make any difference.
May 2017
Anyone have any more suggestions to help with the all consuming VTDecoderXPCService service?
May 2017
Are all of your cameras the same model or a mix of brands & models? If they are a mix, try disabling all of one type temporarily and see if that makes any difference (if no change, try one of another type) - or are any connected over wifi at longer range?
There could be an issue with certain streams being decoded by Apple's VTDecoderXPCService causing this issue.
So far all of the camera's I have access to don't show this increasing CPU usage issue. (3 different Foscam models, and a couple D-Link models that I have tested with)
May 2017
I have only 2 Wansview cameras, same make and model. That's it.
May 2017
Hi guys
I see exactly the same issue with my Mac mini 2012 quad core i7 model, 16GB
Running 6x 2mb Wansview cameras, each 10fps
I have to restart SS about 2-3 times a day, and no matter what I try it is still the same.
I have everything as it should be in the optimal performance setup. I have reduced frames rates to 10fps, and I get a slowly increasing demand on my system leaving me no choice but to restart SS, otherwise my Mac is unusable.
VTD starts at around 120% as soon as I restart SS, and ends up at 400+% with 0% remaining idle on the CPU.
I have a TV screen as the monitor, and some people have said that I am running it headless still, so no GPU is activated. But I cannot find proof that is the actually the case. The cpu usage in the camera info screen, shows camera usage ranging from 40% to 100%, but in no particular pattern, so for me its hard to tell.
I am probably pushing my system to the limit!
All I know is when I turn off SS (like right now) it's like using a new Mac again :)
Off topic (sort off), but does anyone know how SS performs against a good stand alone NVR unit for 16 channels running 2mp+ cameras? There seems to be very little info out there.
May 2017
based on what you 2 have found, I'd recommend trying a different camera (Dahua, Foscam, Amcrest, on the more expensive end Axis) that others have verified as working well. It seems like there is an issue with the Wansview stream that VTDecoder is having issues with. (VTDecoder is an apple service, used by Security Spy to more efficiently decode the streams)
There may be a way to report it as an issue with Apple, but likely wouldn't be easy, nor quickly fixed, other possibility is to report it to Wansview, and see if they can resolve it (firmware update possibly)
May 2017
Thanks for the response re different cameras, but I am convinced that is not the issue here.
As part of my home security business I have set these cameras up for many customers, some running at full 25fps via an iMac, and do not see the same issue with VTD or poor system performance. Even someone running 8 cameras on a 2012 iMac all 2mp, all running 15fps, full 24hr record + motion detection, no issues.
I am now sure it is simply a hardware performance issue with Mac mini's and SS.
PS..If I reduce my setup down to 4 cameras, I don't get the same issues.
May 2017
OK I have moved SS to another more recent MacMini (instead of mid 2011 4Gb, I now use a late 2012 16Gb memory machine). This machine now runs SS along with Plex and OSX Server and all is OK for the moment. I have not had any spikes in CPU at all.
I can only assume this issue is related to lower spec boxes?
May 2017
Repsolkid: thats great then, known reliable camera :)
are all cameras wired?
are the cables verified (either tester, or using something like iPerf to validate speeds & % of packets)
if all aren't wired, try temporarily disabling the wireless ones see if the issue still happens, if it doesn't flip which cameras are disabled.
actually breaking it down to sets of cameras even if all are wired could also be used to see if there is an issue with a particular camera(s) (which could be several things in the chain - camera hardware, firmware version, network cable, switch port)
maybe you've done this already.
May 2017
We're using all wired Hikvision cameras. Last night, I did something, which I'll continue to try and recreate, and my CPU usage plummeted and the number of threads consumed dropped to 25. It soon ramped up again. All I can remember doing was check for SecuritySpy updates and check the App Store for any updates.
I'll try and recreate this over the next couple of days.
May 2017
Ok guys, morning
Huge development on this subject.
I have been running SMC fan control on my Mac for ages and never even thought about it. I run it to keep the nosey fan quiet, limiting it to 3000 revs. This may worry many people, but the temp stays around 75° so I have never concerned myself, until last night, when we had a power cut for a few hrs, and once it came back on the SMC fan control needs to be reset, but I decided not to for a couple of hrs.
Well, I would never had guessed this, but with the fan on, running at about 5000 revs, the temp stays about 63°, and absolutely no issues with the system at all.
So it looks like keeping the core temp down below 65° is key!
VTD running at 46% cpu
kernel task, which is always on when I run SS now at 10%
Idle cpu 87%
System perfectly usable for other tasks
This is compared to my normal situation for past few months
VTD running 300%+
kernel task 300%+
idle cpu (obviously) 0%
System unusable
So to summarise:
6 cameras, 5 wired @ 10fps, 1 wireless @ 5fps, all 1080p 2mp recording 24hrs to ext HDD usb on Mac mini 2012 quad core i7 16GB
Running now for 8 hrs without issue!!!!! Idle CPU 87-90%
May 2017
I would be surprised if this was related.
I also run SMC fan control to maintain a minimum 3300rpm (otherwise it does cycles of lower & higher rpm which is annoying at night) and frequently my temps are 70C or higher with no issues - this morning it's in the 71-75C range while I'm doing a few things before work.
with video encodes going on and the temp over 95C for an hour or more (either ripping or plex on-the-fly conversions to devices), still no issue with VTDecoder (the fan of course ramps up, but the sustained demand on all 4 cores/8 threads keeps it warm)
my VTDecoder has never spiralled out of control like you have seen, with the cameras I have: 5 wired, 1 wireless with strong signal, all Foscam, occasionally another wireless also with strong signal - D-Link
May 2017
Hi BrianM
I give up. You are right, I have now had time to test SMC and slowly moved it back to 3000revs, and it has made no negative difference whatsoever.
I have no idea what has suddenly changed now.
I am now back to running everything as I was yesterday, yet the system has 90% idle, and no strain on the system at all.
I am lost tbh.
With the powercut, I had the system off for a few hours due to that which I never do. In fact I hardly ever restart the system, so unless something new has happened due to that power down, I am now at a total loss. But a happy one nonetheless :)
Any ideas?
May 2017
Hi BrianM
Me again
Ignore last message. I am definitely seeing a relationship between SMC and the cpu usage.
I turned down to 3000 revs as last reported, and within 1hr the VTD was back to 300%+ and kernel was 200%+.
I then took the fan up to 4000 revs and the VTD dropped back to 45%, and kernel dropped to 10%
The fan was at 67°
I can't tell you why, but I observed a definite connection.
I am now at 4000revs on SMC, 67°, the idle on system is a fantastic 87%.
May 2017
I have now removed smcfancontrol from my system, and I am constantly at 90% idle.
Fan is louder, and running at an average of 5000 revs, temp approx 69°, but cpu usage is very low.
I cannot explain it, but I don't care tbh, my system is perfect, I can use my Mac once again as if it was new, and yet I still run 6x 2mp cameras on full record on SS in the background.
May 2017
Hmm, restarted Security Spy and watched the CPU go from 50% idle to 2% idle (majority of CPU burnt by VTD). Installed SMC and set to maximum fan speed, CPU temperature dropped from 90 to mid 80s. Idle was sitting around 3%.
Exited SS, system dropped to 99% idle and CPU temp dropped to 44 (machine is sitting on top of an external cooling fan as well as the system fan). As soon as I started SS, CPU temp went up to 55, idle dropped to 50% and VTD consuming 200% CPU with 25 threads. Also turned screen brightness to minimum. Temperature seems to be stable at 70, CPU at 45-50% and VTD seems to be stable with 26 threads and 150% CPU!
I'll have to keep monitoring to see if it slowly climbs through the day.
May 2017
Spoke too soon. CPU usage has slowly climbed, but is currently stable at around 3-5% idle. CPU temp is at 90 and there are 41 VTD threads (25 on start up, slowly climbed over the last 50 minutes, but relatively stable now) and VTD is consuming 360% of CPU.
May 2017
I've used gfxCardStatus to force either "internal" or "discrete" and things seem a lot more stable, when forced to use the "internal" GPU. Sitting at around 45% idle, temperature sitting around 70 and threads count for VTD isn't deviating from 25. It will take a couple of hours to verify, but looking good so far.
June 2017
I'm having the same issue VTD is running 12 threads and % CPU >300. CPU Temp was well over 200 Deg F. I have a headless Macmini 6,2 i7 quad core w/16Gb of RAM. The fan is maxed out at 5500 rpm most of the time and only 40-50 % idle CPU
I shutdown one of my six cameras. Somewhere I saw somebody added an OWC headless adapter, not sure why that'd have a thing to do with it, but I added it anyway. Today with 5 cameras and the adapter I'm running ~170 Deg F, still with 12 VDT threads, but % CPU is down to 80 (from 300), and the CPU is 75% idle. My fan is still maxed out to keep it that low [I use TG Pro fan control] Very weird, still at the high end of where I'd like to be given that SS is the ONLY APP running other than Plex & TimeMachine Server.
June 2017
MikeM: what resolution are those cameras?
The headless "adapter" makes the Mac think that a display is connected so the OS loads the drivers for the GPU (even integrated GPU still helps) - Security Spy can then use the GPU for one camera stream reducing CPU load. (also helps with Remote Desktop responsiveness)
I find it interesting there are 12 VTD threads... and ChrisCam mentions 41. I have 1 VTD thread for my 4 H.264 cameras - uses about 20-23% of one CPU core. (my SD cameras use JPEG video instead of H.264)
Are all of those VTD threads active? or are many showing 0% or 100% CPU? (could be crashed threads)
June 2017
I know these are basics, but sometimes it turns out something basic is overlooked because we assume the basics were already correct. I just recently participated in a high pressure air compressor troubleshooting thread where we chased down all sorts of possible, complex issues only to discover the owner had not connect the end of the output hose to his tank. Super basic error, but we all assumed no one would have made so basic an omission.
Let's make sure you have lightened Security Spy's work load.
1. Is videodecode only when necessary selected in Security Spy preferences? It should be.
2. For each camera's motion and continuous capture frame rate settings in SS exactly the same as the camera is delivering?
3. Are you avoiding addition of any titling by SS? All titling and time marking in the videos should be done by the cameras, not SS.
June 2017
Removed the back off my Mac mini, now running 1800revs and not 5500revs, 90% cpu free, and my VT usage has dropped from 300%+ to 40%!
June 2017
Wow. That was a LOT of thermal throttling. Maybe it is time to redo the CPU's thermal paste? I do that on my Mac laptops after about 4-5 years. By then, the factory paste is pretty badly dried up. Best to enlist a overclocking, geek friend if you have not previously done thermal compound application.
June 2017
I've switched on continuous recording (5 minute blocks) and switched off motion detection. SS still starts off consuming 5 VTD threads per camera (each camera is encoding at 6FPS), I confirmed this by switching off one camera in SS and the thread count dropped by 5. Over the course of 12 hours the thread count has increased from 25 to 31 and the idle CPU from 42 to 24%. Switching the web server on and off doesn't impact the thread count at all.
As far as I can tell, I've switched off every option that may require SS to decode video (and trigger VTD).
I'm surprised that VTD is still being invoked when SS isn't doing any decoding or encoding (no cameras are being displayed).
June 2017
One correction to make. Even though motion capture was switched off for each camera, I also turned off the Motion trigger "Video motion detection" each camera's setup screen and the VTD thread count dropped by one for each active camera (from 25 to 20). Not sure why this was consuming a thread when motion capture was already switched off!
June 2017
Tried to edit my previous comment, but couldn't. Opening a window to display all cameras increased the thread count by 5 and the thread count didn't go down again when I closed the window (but CPU load did).
June 2017
I'm running a Mac mini 2014 with 8 GB. 6 cameras, 5 of which are Foscam, 1 is D-Link.
The Foscams running H264 require 75 KB/s each at 1280x760.
The D-link running JPEG requires about 10x the bandwidth at 750 KB/s, 640 x 360.
The VTDecoderXPCService uses 10 threads and 10% of the CPU.
Generally CPU utilization is 75% idle.
I gait on motion and send PNGs to email and record 10s movies.
Performance is great. This thing actually paid for itself earlier this month.
June 2017
On my Mac Mini (Core i5/ 2.5 Mid-2011), I have 4 wireless Sharx Security SCNC cameras. CPU is 40-50% idle, but VTDecoderXPCService uses 17 threads and 110-120% of the CPU. Also, when SecuritySpy is running, it takes 20-30 seconds to Remote Desktop to the Mac mini on my subnet. When SecuritySpy is closed, that connection is near-instantaneous. Something is not right.
For further consideration - The cameras periodically throw SecuritySpy 22185,-8969 errors, yet are BULLETPROOF when connected to MobiLincCam. Doesn't it sound like a SecuritySpy/ Sierra 10.12.5 bug?
June 2017
Restarted the system on 22 June, after making sure that every reference to motion detection was off (video motion detection is not selected in camera setup and motion detection is not enabled in motion detection). Continuous recording was set on, with 5 minute recording blocks.
Since then everything has been stable with around 53% idle CPU. VTD is consuming 21 threads. If I use the app to view the cameras, the CPU idle drops around 10% and an additional 5 threads are consumed by VTD, but this goes away when I close the app.
Looks like something to do with motion detection.
June 2017
BUSTED (maybe)! Since my last post about two hours ago, I just attempted to connect to the Mac mini with Apple Remote Desktop. Lethargic 20-30 second connection, but when the desktop appeared, I had Activity Monitor at the front. VTDecoderXPCService was using zero CPU and zero threads. All cameras were disconnected, but started reconnecting just as the desktop appeared, and VTDecoderXPCService immediately returned to the 17-thread, 110% CPU usage I typically see.
It appears something SecuritySpy does is crashing or overloading VTDecoderXPCService. Maybe motion detection like mentioned earlier. Unfortunately for me SecuritySpy is useless with out that feature.
June 2017
s6275, just to be sure the basics are covered, you DO have a video dongle attached to the Mac Mini, right? Without something to force the video driver load, screen sharing will be extra sluggish getting started. I know there may also be an odd VTDecoderXPCService issue, but the video dongle is a required element for any headless MacMini
Repsolkid's report makes the VTDecoderXPCService issue sound like a thermal overload causing CPU throttling and subsequent failed video decoding threads due to the CPU running too slow. Would be great if we had another user test if removing the back of the MacMini and doing additional cooling makes a difference.
June 2017
Video dongle attached.
Noticing today that some of my preferences appear to have been reset (?) after a recent update, I returned the frame rate settings on all 4 cameras to something more reasonable than what the gremlins had settled on. I managed to get VTDecoderXPCService into the 50-60% CPU range...but SecuritySpy is still disconnecting from my cameras every 10-20 minutes, with a nudge with Remote Desktop restoring the connections.
Another component of all this is that at the same time this other business all started, I stopped being able to successfully load H.264 streams in the web interface.
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Book recounts challenges to free press, warns of Obama threat
Freedom was hard won and is nearly as hard to maintain in the United States. Throughout American history, stressors--wars, depressions, political divisions, racism, bigotry and the threat of terrorism--have strained the cords that bind its society together.
Central to the continued success of the Union has been a free press empowered to deliver the news and to comment on the actions of the nation's leaders. It is a freedom so firmly endorsed by the Founding Fathers, who made it their first amendment to the Constitution, that it has stood, largely unabridged, ever since--but not without great challenges. It has taken dogged champions, fighting for its preservation all the way to the Supreme Court, to ensure its continuance.
One of those champions, James C. Goodale of Washington, Conn., former general counsel for the New York Times, helped fight the Nixon Administration to a standstill in 1971 when the Times published the classified Pentagon Papers in the midst of the turmoil over Vietnam. Mr. Goodale has now recounted those heady days in his book, "Fighting for the Press, the Inside Story of the Pentagon Papers and Other Battles."
The book recounts the efforts on the part of the New York Times and Washington Post to protect freedom of the press in an era when the Nixon Administration was openly hostile to it. Nixon, one of the most distrusted of American presidents, failed in his quest to muzzle the media. But, ironically, Mr. Goodale says that Barack Obama, who has been largely favored by the mainstream media, has been equally aggressive toward a free press and has had more success than Nixon in challenging it.
"The main thing that drove me to write this book is Julian Assange and the Wikileaks," said Mr. Goodale, who has had a home on Lake Waramaug since 1966 and who will have a book signing at the Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington May 18 at 2 p.m. "That was my impetus to go back and look at everything that took place so long ago. I had stuff about the Pentagon Papers' [publication] that others hadn't come across and I wanted to get it all out."
"There are two themes to my book," he continued. "When you look at the Pentagon Papers in the light of history, they were not much of a threat to national security," he said. "The second is to issue a clarion call about Obama. He a national security hawk. He personally managed the killing of Bin Laden, he is the one who has a drone program that is probably over-broad. And in my view, he is one of worst national security press freedom presidents we have ever had."
He said this position flies in the face of the support Mr. Obama has enjoyed from the press. "It comes as a shock to members of the press when I tell them this," he said. "There are many things going on, but the most prominent of Obama's threats against the press is the prosecution of leakers. He has set the world record for prosecuting leakers--six during his presidency. In the history of the United States only three others have been prosecuted by other presidents."
He reported, for instance, that President Obama convened a grand jury in Virginia to go after Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. "I know that's a fact and, to the best of anyone's knowledge, it's still alive. That explains why Assange is holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy--he is afraid that if he faces sex charges in Sweden, he will pass through Sweden faster than the speed of light and end up back in Virginia. That is very bad for the press side of the leaker-leakee equation. As a publisher, Julian Assange published stuff on his site just as the Times did on its site."
Mr. Goodale said that if the Obama administration is successful in suppressing Wikileaks, "there is no reason he can't go after the New York Times. It's a very bad precedent."
"It's scary because the prosecution is going forward on the theory that all Assange has to be is guilty of agreeing with the leaker, Bradley Manning. Obama is chasing publishers and has come up with a theory that makes the publisher as guilty as the person who leaks the material. The Pentagon Papers were about whether the government could use prior restraint [enjoining papers from publishing material before it could appear, which was denied by the Supreme Court]. Obama is trying to prosecute after publication, which Nixon tried to do and failed. This book is intended as a clarion call to make sure he doesn't do it. We've got to keep fighting."
Asked how he feels about one person making a decision for the nation about what should be revealed, Mr. Goodale said there is an ethical difference for the leaker and a publisher. "The decision to leak information lies with the leaker," he said. "The publisher's decision comes later. Not everything leaked will be published. A reporter makes the first decision and then the editor. Tons of material is classified. There are millions of documents classified every year and it can't be that every classified page will damage national security and that the leaks will be worthy of a jail sentence."
Indeed, many items classified, and even some listed as top secret, have already been published in the press. As a former member of an elite Army Reserve intelligence unit, he said he regularly clipped items previously printed in the New York Times that were then classified as being secret. The argument went that such items, when reviewed by trained eyes in the context of other materials, could reveal national secrets.
So, he said, national security is a tough issue for the press. "The press is always able to put off the moral questions that trouble a person who leaks information," he said. "To be inside the mind of a whistleblower is very difficult for me, but leaking is the safety valve in a situation that is not capable of being managed in conventional ways."
Even though he strongly advocated for and then defended the Times' right to publish the Pentagon Papers, the former Army Reserve intelligence officer said he would not be "a natural-born leaker."
His book recounts the frenzied legal maneuverings of both government and media lawyers in the days following the New York Times' first story on June 13, 1971, but Mr. Goodale now asserts that "the Pentagon Papers was a creampuff [story]."
"When all was said and done, in my view, there was not one 't' not crossed, or one 'i' that needed dotting--no one can find anything that damaged national security," he said. "All of these claims of the world coming to an end, you can't find one single fact [that damaged the country's security]."
But that is not the way it was perceived in June 1971, even though the Nixon Administration, still glowing in the coverage given to Tricia Nixon's wedding that the same day, was slow to pick up on the fact that the New York Times was in possession of the "top secret" papers leaked by Daniel Ellsberg.
"When we published it, my colleagues at the Times and I had been expecting all hell to break loose," Mr. Goodale wrote in his book. "It was the first article in a planned series based on leaked Defense Department documents showing decades of deception and duplicity: how the American people had been misled about our involvement in Vietnam. But with this boring headline ["Vietnam Archive: Study Traces 3 Decades of Growing U.S. Involvement"], I wondered if all our expectations of a huge explosion following publication would be wrong. All that day, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but it didn't."
It soon would. By late afternoon, the euphoria of his daughter's wedding was being intruded upon by calls to President Nixon from deputy national security advisor Alexander Haig, secretary of state William Rogers and national security advisor Henry Kissinger. Mr. Kissinger, who now maintains a home in Kent, told Nixon that printing the story was "treasonable" and that taking no action would make the president look weak. The battle over the Pentagon Papers had been joined.
What followed was a two-front attack by the government as the Times, and soon after the Washington Post, were enjoined by the Nixon Administration from printing future installments of the 7,000-page, 47-volume study titled "Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force," commission by Robert McNamara in 1967. Mr. McNamara said he wanted to leave a written record for historians to prevent policy errors in future administrations.
It was compiled without the knowledge of then-president Lyndon B. Johnson and classified as "top secret--sensitive." Sensitive here denotes only that it would be embarrassing to the government if revealed. The Pentagon Papers revealed that the U.S. had expanded its war into Cambodia and Laos and launched coastal raids on North Vietnam, none of which had been reported by media in the U.S. The most damaging revelations in the papers showed that four administrations, from Harry Truman through Lyndon Johnson, had misled the public. John F. Kennedy's administration, for instance, had planned the overthrow of South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in a November 1963 coup. President Johnson, for his part, had decided to expand the war while promising "we seek no wider war" during his 1964 presidential campaign.
Daniel Ellsberg, who had worked on the report, became disenchanted with the Vietnam War and in 1971 showed a copy he had made of the report to New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan. Mr. Goodale writes that Mr. Sheehan obtained a key to the apartment where the report was stored and in February made a copy without Mr. Ellsberg's explicit agreement.
After five months of debate about the legality of publishing the materials, the paper went ahead with its first story in June. The paper had first sought legal advice from its regular outside counsel, Lord Day & Lord, which advised against publication. However, Mr. Goodale, who had spent months studying the issue, passionately argued that the press has a First Amendment right to publish information significant to the people's understanding of government policy.
The government, caught off guard by the nearly simultaneous publication by the New York Times and Washington Post, launched twin challenges, one in New York and the second in Washington. Whitney North Seymour, who maintains a home in Salisbury and was United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1970 to 1973, carried the battle for the government in New York. He won an injunction forcing the Times to cease publication after three articles.
Meanwhile, in Washington, the Post won its right to continue publication. The Times appealed its negative decision to the Supreme Court while the government took its failed Washington case to the Supreme Court, as well. Much to the Post's disapproval, the cases were combined. At the same time, 15 other newspapers began printing the Pentagon Papers.
On June 30, 1971, the Supreme Court decided, 6-3, that the government failed to meet the burden of proof required for a prior restraint injunction. The nine justices wrote nine opinions disagreeing on significant, substantive matters.
It was not a clear victory for First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court ruled on the government's case for prior restraint and did not void the 1917 Espionage Act or give the press unlimited freedom to publish classified documents. Also at issue is the continuing threat to reporters' rights to shield their sources.
"Freedom has to be thought of in a relative sense," said Mr. Goodale. "Some believe the First Amendment is absolute but in the world in which we live, as realists, freedom is not constant. When the nation is in crisis--as it was in the Civil War or as it is today--we can't expect our president to treat freedom exactly the same. We have to accept some limitations. The problem I have with Obama is he has it out of balance in his mind as to how authoritarian and hawkish he has to be. Lincoln overdid it and Obama has, too."
He said that while the press has not been eager to attack Obama, he believes "it is gradually building up." "There is a press crisis in front of Obama," he prophesied.
Mr. Goodale, who was born in Cambridge, Mass., in 1933, has had a long and distinguished career as an attorney, teacher and in television, a resume not predicted by his family history or early education. "One side of my family has been in academia since the 1840s and the other side was regular old merchants," he said.
He took his undergraduate degree at Yale in electrical engineering, but had long harbored an interest in history and politics--and, tangentially, law. "Because I was interested in the first two, I became very curious about how our legal system worked and explained our history," he said.
He received a "full ride" scholarship to the University of Michigan after Yale where, he says, he got an excellent education even though he found its law school "too conservative for my taste."
"In those days, there was only one place where you could practice law at the pinnacle," he said. "You had to be a Wall Street lawyer to succeed. I managed to land a job at Lord Day and Lord."
There, another innate interest received an unexpected boost. "Along with history and politics, I had always been interested in journalism," he said. "When I set off I didn't know Lord Day and Lord represented the New York Times. It was pure luck when the powers that be said, 'We want you to go up and give it a whirl.' They liked me and I liked them."
He represented the New York Times for decades eventually becoming vice chairman of the company. He represented the Times in all four of its cases that reached the United States Supreme Court and has been called "the father of the reporters' privilege."
Since 1996 he has hosted and produced a half-hour television show, Digital Age, covering media and legal issues and taught for more than 30 years at Yale, New York University and Fordham Law Schools. After his tenure at the Times, he became a partner in the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.


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