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ALBANY – Businesses that locate new jobs on vacant public or private college land will get treated to 10 years without any state or property taxes under a deal finalized Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders.
The tax-free bonanza will, if Cuomo's predictions come true, lead to one of the greatest job-producing benefits for upstate New York in generations. Critics, though, dismiss it as an offshorelike tax-break program that has been tried and has failed before in various forms and will force existing businesses to finance the tax breaks for new companies, including competitors.
The deal, to be approved before lawmakers end their 2013 session this week, envisions pirating jobs away from other states with the lure of saving millions of dollars in annual state tax bills, depending on the size of a business.
"I believe it is the boldest economic-development program for upstate New York ever. Period. This is on a scale that has never been attempted before," Cuomo said Wednesday.
The governor agreed to several changes to his original "Tax-Free NY" proposal unveiled just several weeks ago, including limiting his idea to zero-out or sharply reduce personal income taxes for new employees of firms that locate on campuses. His original plan offered the tax break to an unlimited number of workers; the new deal gives it up to 10,000 new employees statewide.
The plan originally was billed as an upstate economic initiative but now has been expanded to include more downstate areas as a bow to political interests in New York City and on Long Island. Under the plan, vacant land or buildings at public colleges and up to 3 million square feet of space at private campuses will be available to new business expansion in return for the state promising they will not have to pay state income, sales, franchise and other taxes, as well as property taxes.
One state university official in Albany said that a half-dozen firms already are reaching out to take advantage of the tax-free zones.
At the University at Buffalo, no such calls have come, officials said, but there is great hope the program will attract businesses while also providing a space for researchers to incubate their ideas into moneymaking ventures that end up providing internships for students and possible jobs to keep graduates in the area.
While colleges can buy land outside their core campus areas and let businesses lease from them and get the tax-free benefits, UB President Satish K. Tripathi said vacant land is available at the university's North and South campuses that would be ideal for the program.
Tripathi said any businesses coming to UB would have to have a connection to campus programs. "Our core mission is education, research and service,"' he said. But, he added, "we don't live on an island. We live in the community, and part of the mission is the economic well-being of the community."
In 11 recent appearances touting the program, Cuomo dubbed it "Tax-Free NY"; he said the new name, "Start-Up NY," is less confusing.
But unions, including the AFL-CIO, said the program gives valuable tax breaks to new companies at the expense of existing companies, as well as municipalities that will have to provide police, firefighting and other services to these tax-free zones. They questioned the premise of a program that will have a three-person board – with appointees representing the governor and Senate and Assembly leaders – choosing who gets to join the tax-free program.
Ron Deutsch, executive director of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, a group heavily backed by labor, dismissed Cuomo's contention that the program will not cost anything on the theory that the state wasn't counting on these jobs, anyway. "It creates an uneven playing field. How am I, as an existing business, supposed to compete with a business coming into the zone?" he said.
Others have questioned whether the state university system is up to the task of meeting its core mission of educating students and playing the role of economic developer, and who at the colleges will be responsible for trying to attract firms.
But a Cuomo administration official said that some colleges have to undergo a "cultural change" to build on the educational core mission to connect students and professors with businesses that want to grow in a region. The official, speaking on background, said campuses wanting to participate must show an "alignment" between the company being lured and a field of study at the college.
The tax breaks are available only for "net new jobs" created, and firms can't transfer from one part of the state to another and get the tax-free treatment. Employees of the firms getting the income tax breaks cannot have worked in the state for the previous five years. A whole series of industries are not eligible, from law firms to hospitality companies, and downstate campuses face further industry restrictions. Existing academic programs cannot be canceled, and current buildings, such as dorms or classrooms, cannot be razed to make land available for companies.
Besides the state colleges, universities and community colleges and five City University of New York colleges being eligible, 3 million square feet of private college space qualifies – all to be selected by the three-member panel. Land at an additional 20 "strategic state assets," which include shuttered prisons or mental health hospitals, will be offered.
If off-campus land is targeted, there is supposed to be an emphasis on first developing manufacturing sites or brownfields instead of more valuable real estate that would be taken off the local tax rolls. The selection panel is to ensure that a mix of urban and rural state university campuses are part of the program.
Businesses also could locate in up to 200,000 square feet of land within a mile of a state campus and get the tax breaks. Workers on construction projects, such as building a new building for a business locating in one of the tax-free zones, will get prevailing wage rates, a union-backed effort; the Cuomo administration says that it is only applying existing state law regarding prevailing wages.
Brian Sampson, executive director of Unshackle Upstate, a business group, said the legislation also includes lowering the job-creation threshold requirements for another state program, called Excelsior, so existing New York firms can get better benefits to make up for some of the tax breaks being given to firms joining the tax-free program.
Also, there is anti-competition language so a software business can't locate at UB, for instance, just down the road from an existing software firm.
Alluding to previous economic programs, Sampson said, "They're trying to learn from past mistakes."
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(1) Travel to Westside and speak with Saint James about the missing NCR refugees. (2) Search Dermot's room at Casa Madrid Apartments for evidence. (3) Search Saint James' room at the Casa Madrid Apartments for evidence. (4) Tell Captain Parker what happened to the missing refugees.
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Teddy Bear, Dermot's Ledger.
Have you been to the Aerotech Office Park yet? You can find this walled-in, NCR-controlled location to the southeast of the New Vegas Strip and Freeside. The NCR Sharecropper Fields and East Pump Station are to the north of the office park, while Camp McCarran is a bit to the west. When you arrive and head on inside, you should find plenty of people walking around, whether they be stragglers and vagrants, or NCR soldiers and other personnel. The person in particular you're looking for here is named Captain Parker. When you speak with Parker, you'll learn that he has a lot of problems, amongst them some missing persons that were supposed to be under his care. He asks if you can go look for them, and even has a solid lead for you to go forward with. Agree to help.
Captain Parker's information should lead directly to a couple of men holed-up over in Westside. If you haven't been to Westside yet, you can find a couple of separate entrances to it just to the north of Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters, on the western edge of Freeside and the New Vegas Strip. Once inside Westside, however you get there, immediately seek out the two men Parker told you about. Chances are, Dermot and Saint James will be relatively close to one another, so when you find and speak with one, you probably don't need to look much farther to find and speak with the next person. However, confronting Dermot and Saint James about missing people from the office park won't get you very far. Both of these guys have no problem lying right to your face, necessitating a search for evidence to prove that they aren't as innocent as they'll have you believe.
The key to finding the necessary evidence rests in the Casa Madrid Apartments, a building in Westside where many of its residents live. Both Dermot and Saint James have rooms on the first floor of the building, and in fact, their rooms are located right next to one another. Dermot's room is wide open, but you'll need to pick the lock in Saint James' room. Once within Saint James' room, the evidence you're looking for many not be immediately clear, but it's actually the Teddy Bear sitting on the bed that's the key. Grab that, and then move into Dermot's open room and grab Dermot's Ledger from a table there. Now, you have all the evidence you need to implicate these two men in those mysterious disappearances.
The game will prompt you with an optional choice to confront Dermot and Saint James with the evidence you lifted from their rooms, but it's not at all necessary, and only prolongs this otherwise brief side quest. So do so if you'd like, but that won't be covered here. Instead, take the evidence back to the Aerotech Office Park. Find Captain Parker once more, and hand over the bear and ledger. The side quest will end hereafter, with thanks from Parker and the NCR, and a solemn promise to make sure those two men get what they deserve.

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Approximately one in four Americans get sick by foodborne illness each year [1]. Of those 76 million people, an estimated 325,000 are hopitalized and 5,000 die. Indeed, foodborne disease outbreaks reported to the CDC alone through the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Survelliance System recorded 1,247 outbreaks in 2006 [2].
The vast majority of known foodborne illnesses are associated with products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Jeff Levi, Ph.D., Executive Director of Trust for America's Health, a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to make disease prevention a national priority [3]:
Our food safety system is plagued with problems, and it's leading to millions of Americans becoming needlessly sick each year. The system is outdated and unable to effectively deal with today's threats. Its current structure actually prevents the kind of coordinated, focused effort that Americans need more than ever and have a right to expect.


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Governments invest too slowly in planet's natural wealth, WWF tells CBD delegates
Posted on 08 October 2012
Governments meeting in India to make key decisions on our planet's future have to prove the deal they struck two years ago was not just a display of good will but a serious commitment.Gland, Switzerland - Governments meeting in India to make key decisions on our planet's future have to prove the deal they struck two years ago was not just a display of good will but a serious commitment.
Over 190 nations will meet in Hyderabad from 8th to 19th October to discuss implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a legally binding treaty governing the sustainable use of our planet's natural wealth.
Two years ago governments agreed to set the world on a course to help prevent further species extinctions and the decline of the world's most valuable nature.
But since this historic achievement, many have failed to deliver on the promises and commitments made in Japan. WWF is calling on all nations who gather in Hyderabad to urgently start implementing the previously agreed targets.
"What was agreed in Nagoya really has the power to halt the dramatic loss of biodiversity across the globe and address the main drivers of the destruction."
"But now governments must prove that Nagoya was not just a platform for empty promises. They need to start taking real steps and implement the targets and commitments they agreed on," said Lasse Gustavsson, WWF International's Executive Director for Conservation.
"The targets agreed at the CBD in 2010 show that countries have the will to come together to protect our planet. Now they must put money behind their promises and turn their words into action."
Progress…but not enough
An overwhelming 91 percent of Parties to the CBD have developed strategies and plans for their approach to protect nature and biodiversity. But only 14 Parties have revised their plans taking into consideration the strategic plan agreed in Nagoya, and even fewer have taken measures to integrate the services that nature provides into their development plans.
Yet even amidst this dismal performnce, some nations have stepped up and are starting to make good on the commitments they voiced in Nagoya.
In Indonesia, the government has agreed a US$28.5 million debt-for-nature swap with the US for a forest-carbon-biodiversity conservation program.
In Guyana, a conservation trust fund was launched in July 2012 that paves the way for establishing a National Protected Areas Trust Fund.
And European countries have agreed a strategy to meet the CBD targets across the European Union which if implemented could help halt biodiversity loss by 2020.
"Governments can only be serious about these targets if they are prepared to invest in achieving them. We need to see richer countries helping poorer countries and all countries increasing their domestic budgets," said Rolf Hogan, Biodiversity Policy Coordinator at WWF International.
"Nature underpins our existence on earth and governments need to invest in nature if they are serious about our future. Protecting biodiversity and nature is an investment in the future."
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Oh, I Get It Now! (Richland). 1st Place & Renaissance Award in Technical Challenge, "Dig In", Secondary Level, 147-18104
"A journey in to the female mind highlighted by complex Equipment and an ever transforming set. Beginning with scenery that transformed from 2D to 3D utilizing soda bottle counter weights, to a "DI-tection" system with duel modes, this team took the Appraisers on a journey into the mystical female mind. Their set was literally an active participant in their Presentation. The set formed a restaurant around the team members including seats, a set table, and even a chandelier, just like a pop-up book. This intricacy continued with their Containers, which would tell them with a simple touch of the finger that everything was functioning properly. By the end of the eight minutes the Appraisers had a better understanding the female mind."
Infinite Ideas (Bainbridge Island). 2nd Place in Improvisation Challenge, "Pandemonium", Elementary Level, 147-78039
Advocates of Immaculacy (Kirkland). 3rd Place in Structural Challenge, "The Tension Builds", Middle Level, 147-67543
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By DonalBane of Blakmers
Battlefield Correspondent, Pennsic Independent
After nine War Points: Midrealm Dragons 9, East Tygers 0
A Pennsic original played out under cloudy skies and temperate temperatures Tuesday as the Woods Battle was fought. Through the years, the East has dominated this fight and HRM Kelson and Co. lined up at the southern entrance. Looking to press their advantage after an excellent first day, the Midrealm and its allies lined up at the northern entrance.
At the sound of the cannon, the fighters charged into the fight with vigor. Reports of the front lines indicated that the East initially took two banners, but the Midrealm's superior forces were eventually able to claim all three banners in the first 30 minutes of the fight.
At the hour mark, fighters reported the East had claimed the central banner and, despite being outnumbered, was making pushes on all fronts. Warriors described the fight as "intense," "a meat grinder" and "hard, but fair."
With consorts urging them on, gentles charged up the hills until the moment the cannon sounded. The first banner to emerge from the woods was the East's banner, which was seized by an international coalition of fighters led by Duke Christopher of AEthelmearc. The Midrealm and central banners soon followed in the hands of the HRM Alaric and HRH Edmund of the Midrealm. According to HRH Edmund, fighters from Atlantia and the Midrealm King's Guard seized the Midrealm's banner, while Count Valharic of Atlantia said the Barony of the Debatable Lands led the charge for the central banner.
Assembling his troops with all three banners on a pickup dragon, HRM Alaric and his allies addressed the masses.
"This comes from everyone of you who sucked it up and got back out there until the end. Your royal majesty Malcolm of AEthelmearc, these banners are yours."
"This a singular moment in Midrealm history," HRM Alaric said. "Today is a great day. Having all three of these banners, I can finally say 'I saw a banner in the woods.'"
HRM Alaric, like many others, gave the East credit for putting up a superb fight.
"Meet your adversaries from the East with honor," HRM Alaric instructed his troops. "Their might gave us a tremendous fight this day."
Heroic Champions Battle
Two more War Points were up for grabs in the Heroic Champions Battle, a series of 20 individual bouts between some of the best fighters of the Midrealm, East, and their respective allies. The fights were honorable and fierce, but in the end, the Dragon and her allies won 13 bouts to the East's 7, claiming their second heavy fighting win of the day.
Passage of the Three Seas
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the kingdom's founding, the Kingdom of Trimaris hosted the Passage of the Three Seas at its battlefield pavilion. The Passage has been going on since Saturday, HRH Judith of Trimaris said. HRM Baldar and HRH Gaston both sought to fight 1,500 combats against warriors throughout the Known World in celebration. Trimaris knights also manned a third list in the pavilion at various times during the Passage. Fighters were given the opportunity to face the Trimarans in five or 10-fight batches with one weapons form per day.
HRM Baldar said the Passage had been a success from his perspective.
"I got to fight warriors from every Kingdom in the Known World," HRM Baldar said, noting he was about 100 fights short of his goal by midday on Monday. "Fighters from as far away as Lochac, Drachenwald and some from An Tir have come. We've had a very good turnout this week."
HRM Baldar can claim to be piece of Trimaris history himself, having served as king in the first, 10th, and 20th years of Trimaris' existence.
Ladies of the Rose Tournament
By DonalBane of Blakmers and Master Liam St. Liam
A great multitude of gentles, including virtually all of the reigning Queens of the Known World, turned out Monday for the Ladies of the Rose Tournament. A total of 57 unbelted heavy fighters took part in the tournament, fighting for the favor of individual queens, princesses, duchesses or countesses. Many great bouts were fought and Lord Edward MacGyver dos Scorpus of the East emerged as the winner. He was sponsored by Duchess Katherine Stanhope.
Lord Edward defeated Lord Aaron Rebellinus of Atlantia in a long and chivalrous final. Lord Aaron was sponsored by Duchess Luned of Snowden.
The other semifinalists were Lord Kilian von Fendrich of the Middle, who was sponsored by Countessa Tamara di Firenza, and Lord Henry West of Atlantia. He was fighting for Duchess Kynneburh Boithule.
The tournament was organized by Countess Svava Thorgeirrsdottir and Duchessa Isabella of York, both of the East.
Wednesday's Big Battle: The Mountain Pass Battle
It's back to the main battlefield today as the Mountain Pass battle will begin at 11 p.m. This one-hour, unlimited resurrection fight will be contested for three banners around a "mountain" in the center of the battlefield. A War Point will be given to the kingdom, which possesses each banner at the end of one hour. This battle allows for combat archery and siege weapons throughout.
What to watch for: Stray ballista bolts!! Seriously, combat archery and siege weapons will be used and arrows don't care who they hit once launched. As such, the marshals will likely ask the watching populace to stay a good distance behind the hay bales. On the field, unlimited resurrection battles tend to lead to sporadic fights, but when they get going, they are a sight to behold.


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Hear that? It's the seasons changing
UVA music professor Matthew Burtner spent his early childhood in a small village on the Arctic Ocean, the mountains outside of Anchorage, and on fishing boats on Alaska's southwest coast. He says his earliest memories include the sound of the Arctic wind and of storms on the ocean.
So it's probably no surprise that he now considers himself a sound artist, and his work is guided by an interest in natural acoustic processes– music as the sonic activation of imagination through environment. One of his recent compositions, Ukiuq Tulugaq (Winter Raven), will have its world premiere at Old Cabell Hall this weekend.
Composed for a variety of instrumental, electro-acoustic, and mixed media, Burtner's music explores eco-acoustic processes and noise-based musical systems. Additionally, he has developed a unique instrument– the metasaxophone, a project exploring the integration of the saxophone and electronics through sensor technology and imbedded systems research.
Ukiuq Tulugaq is based on ecological and anthropological studies of the Arctic, and it metaphorically connects to an Inuit creation story in which the world is created from snow by Raven (Tulugaq). The dramatic musical shape of this piece is based on the environmental change from fall into winter. This linear structure, encompassing three acts, is filled with a nonlinear narrative, evoking dreams and stories and employing widely divergent media. Each of the three acts explores a different psychological state relating to the seasonal change.
Conceived as a large-scale multimedia composition for voice, instrumental ensemble, electronics, dance ensemble, video projection, and theatrical staging, this production of Ukiuq Tulugaq is a collaborative effort. The premiere is being produced by the Virginia Center for Computer Music; Michael Slon conducts the piece; Sage Blaska has provided the choreography; Anisen Khan offers video choreography, and the staging, costumes, and design are handled by UVA students in a Multimedia Production class.
The production has only one performance, so call in advance for tickets to be sure they are available.
Ukiuq Tulugaq plays Friday, March 28. Old Cabell Hall at UVA. 8:15pm. $5-10. 924-3984.


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Smartphone-makers from across the globe will be at the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas this week trying to convince the world that their magical phones deserve a serious look.
Traditionally a computer-maker, Lenovo is entering the growing and financially-lucrative smartphone arena.
The company unveiled the Lenovo S2 smartphone at the CES Unveiled event. The phone is powered by Android but not the latest version of the Google operating system.
Instead Lenovo opted to go with the Android Gingerbread operating system.
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Strike on convoy heading to Lebanon was diversion
Paul Joseph Watson
February 1, 2013
A western diplomat has told the Iraqi daily Azzaman that the real target of Israel's attack on Syria was a facility housing 3,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and that reports about a weapons convoy on its way to Lebanon being hit were merely a diversion.
Shortly after news of the air strike emerged yesterday, reports centered around the target being a convoy of lorries carrying weapons into Lebanon. However, Syrian authorities disputed this narrative, claiming instead that a research facility northwest of Damascus had been destroyed.
It now appears the Syrian version of events has been vindicated after a western diplomat told the Iraqi daily Azzaman that eight guided missiles were used to hit a scientific research facility in Jamraya.
The facility was being guarded by 3,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards as well as Russian experts, reports the Jerusalem Post, adding that the attack actually took place 48 hours before it was reported and that, "the report about a strike on a convoy to Lebanon was probably meant to divert attention away from the main objective of the operation."
The research facility being the real target would also correlate with reports that the facility was on fire two days before news about the air strike was released.
The fact that the research facility was hit with zero resistance from Syrian air defense is extremely noteworthy given that the site is located just 12 kilometers away from the presidential palace in Damascus.
The Azzaman report adds that information about the facility was obtained as a result of intelligence gathered by Israeli agents inside Iran.
In the aftermath of the attack, which killed two people and injured five, Israeli military officials have indicated that more air strikes may be coming, much to the chagrin of Russia who compared bitterly about the attack and even flew a Mig-31 near Israel in an aggressive move.
In response, Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul Karim Ali warned that Syria may take "a surprise decision to respond to the aggression of the Israeli warplanes."
Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Hassan Asafari also remarked that Syria had a legal right to respond to the attack, while Syria complained to the United Nations after Russia characterized the Israeli strike as a "gross violation of the UN charter."
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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I have one week left of my Celta, and the tutors have made it clear that I am lacking in a few areas.
One of the biggest is clarification of meaning and form. From filling in my language analysis sheets through to checking meaning in lessons.
I find it hard to envisage what problems might come up.
Two examples (any ideas appreciated!);
I wish I hadnt lost my temper - what problems may students have with the form?
Verbs followed by two nouns;
Model sentences:
He gave his boss a present. ( verb + indirect object + direct object)
He gave some earrings to his wife ( verb + direct object + to + indirect object)
Apart from distinguishing between direct and indirect objects, what problems may students have with form and meaning, and how would you clarify this?
What sort of things do you write for this? How can I get better at working this stuff out?
Thanks for any input
There is already a section on CCQs/timeline etc
The other examples are from my lesson planning...
Have you thought of any incorrect forms students might use instead of the past perfect?


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This is Infinity
December 28th, 2009
by Cactus
From the Artist
This is Infinity is meant to put you in a state of confusion, where you feel lost and alienated from the world you enter. You have to explore your own perception to figure out what you're seeing, what you're doing, and what will lead you to progress.
The game can be downloaded: HERE
Read Mr. Cactus's explanation of the game (with link to walk through): HERE
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I have a new MSi GT70-0ND, 1x 128GB SSD (no RAID) and 1x 750GB HDD. The SSD was preloaded with an MSi OEM copy of Windows 8. I did not receive an OEM disc, so I've tried to avoid touching the SSD and the hidden recovery partition on the HDD.
Using Universal USB Installer, installed archiso onto USB flashdrive.
Windows boot device selection menu did not detect the flashdrive.
Checked UEFI BIOS settings - USB set to "Full Initial".
Moved flashdrive from port to port, eventually was detected.
Reboot, received an error relating to bootloader signing.
Rebooted again into UEFI BIOS settings, disabled secure boot.
Rebooted, received infamous "No loader found. Configuration files in \loader\entries\*.conf are needed."
Googled, checked forums, saw gummiboot issues, recommendations to use rEFInd, and dd/UEFI issue.
Transferred archiso to working Arch machine, followed instructions here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UE … B_from_ISO.
Installed rEFInd using instructions here https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31894#comment102233. I have since tried various changes to refind.conf and can not discern any difference.
Attempted to boot laptop from flashdrive in UEFI mode after Windows' boot device menu again failed to detect flashdrive multiple times.
Got rEFInd menu, found nothing functional (except Windows bootloader, of course): Arch entry froze the system requiring hard reboot, UEFI Shell v2 gave an assertion error (from memory, it was "String.c(166) String != ((void *)0)"); Googled, seeing some related but no identical errors, UEFI Shell v1 failed to start reporting something like "using load options '<null string>'".
Rebooted in BIOS/Legacy mode, but flashdrive was unbootable (duh)
Again using Universal USB Installer, installed archiso onto flashdrive.
Rebooted in BIOS/Legacy mode, archiso menu appeared, but during udev events, received a drm/nouveau init table error; Hard reboot. Appended
to kernel line, everything worked
Installed vanilla Arch system to the HDD including UEFISYS partition.
When it came time to set up and install rEFInd/efibootmgr, of course
modprobe efivars
Redid flashdrive the UEFI-safe way on Arch machine, attempted to boot in UEFI mode, it appears that menu entries from my /boot/efi (UEFISYS) partition are present, but this is irrelevant as only the Windows bootloader and \refindx64.efi work (loads rEFInd graphical mode, in which nothing works except BOOTX64.efi which quickly flashes a message with a file path (too quickly to read) then loads Windows. UEFI Shell v2 now has same error as v1:
Using load options '<null string'> Error: Not Found while loading shellx64_v2.efi
rEFInd (version 0.5.0) "About" dialog reports EFI Revision 2.31, Firmware: American Megatrends 4.653, Screen Output: Graphics Output (UEFI)
I have tried adding various things to the refind.conf "options" directive, e.g. gpt, loglevel=7, pci=nocrs, add_efi_memmap, archisobasedir=arch, archisolabel=ARCH_201212, acpi=off, etc. in different combinations.
I am at wits' end. Bottom line: nothing but rEFInd (via flashdrive) and Windows works in UEFI boot mode - nothing. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Have you tried any other EFI-aware distros? Ubuntu or Fedora come to mind. Or you could try the October Arch iso. If you can boot those, you can chroot into arch and fix things up.
Can you post details of your partitions and your refind configuration? For example, /boot/efi/efi/refind/refind.conf, /boot/efi/efi/arch/refind_linux.conf and say what you did to install it. For example, what does /boot/efi/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi correspond to? What does ls /boot/efi/efi/{arch,refind} give?
Note: I just switched to refind and could not initially get it to work. I found the wiki somewhat confusing. However, I found the included html documentation extremely helpful.
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Archboot might be easy for UEFI installation.
Unix is user-friendly. It just isn't promiscuous about which users it's friendly with. - Steven King
Have you tried any other EFI-aware distros? Ubuntu or Fedora come to mind. Or you could try the October Arch iso. If you can boot those, you can chroot into arch and fix things up.
I'll try Ubuntu right now.
Archboot might be easy for UEFI installation.
I'm not sure how that would avoid UEFI failing to load/execute the installation media's initrd? Unless you meant PXE mode?
I doubt if this will help you with your main goal, but I've fixed a few memory bugs in rEFInd recently, so the "String.c(166) String != ((void *)0)" error you mentioned might go away if you upgraded to the latest version of rEFInd (0.6.0).
Beyond that, here's a suggestion:
Prepare a USB flash drive or CD-R with rEFInd 0.6.0. Be sure to include an EFI driver for whatever filesystem you used in Arch's /boot (or root, if there's no separate /boot partition) in the flash drive's or CD's EFI/BOOT/drivers_x64 directory. (Note that rEFInd 0.6.0 includes an ext4fs driver.)
Using an emergency disc, create a refind_linux.conf file in Arch's /boot directory. Include, at a minimum, two lines, each of which should include the options "ro root=/dev/{whatever} initrd={\path\to\initrd}", changing the device filename to point to your root and the initrd= specification to point to your two Arch initrd files (one for each line). The path should be relative to the root of whatever filesystem holds those files, so if you've got a separate /boot partition, there would be no directories, just the filename preceded by a backslash; and if you have no separate /boot partition, you'd lead with "\boot\". Note the need for BACKslashes, not forward slashes, in the initrd= specification (but forward slashes in the root= specification).
Reboot using the rEFInd flash drive or CD-R you've prepared. With any luck, rEFInd should come up and show you an Arch option. Try using it. If it fails, try again, but hit Insert and select the second option from the list.
With any luck this will get your system booted in EFI mode, but I can't make any promises about that.
I doubt if this will help you with your main goal, but I've fixed a few memory bugs in rEFInd recently, so the "String.c(166) String != ((void *)0)" error you mentioned might go away if you upgraded to the latest version of rEFInd (0.6.0).
I also got that error with the shell.efi downloaded from EDK2 svn repo. I recompiled shell.efi from updated EDK2 git repo and the problem went away. Some issue in EDK2 sources that has nothing to do with rEFInd. Currently I am at work so do not have the shell.efi file, otherwise I could upload it to my dropbox and give you a link.
If you want to compile shell.efi yourself, you should EDK2 sources, and try the shell scripts from https://github.com/the-ridikulus-rat/My … ocore_uefi (shellpkg_x86_64_udk_linux_compile.sh and tianocore_uefi_common.sh). Make sure to change the paths according to your system, since most of them are specific to my system. Copy both the .sh files to $WD and run shellpkg_x86_64_udk_linux_compile.sh from $WD. The shell.efi binary should be somewhere in ${_BACKUP_BUILDS_DIR}/SHELLPKG_BUILD as you define in shellpkg_x86_64_udk_linux_compile.sh .
Thank you for the quick responses, but I'm afraid I have decided to take the easy way out.
In BIOS/Legacy mode I booted a USB flashdrive with latest archiso, destroyed the HDD partition table, converted it to MBR, set up a basic partition scheme, installed Arch, installed GRUB2 as bootloader, rebooted, and voila. The only special step was making sure to add "nomodeset" to the kernel line.
It would be a crime to call this crude workaround a "solution", but having to press a few keys during POST/pre-boot to switch between UEFI and BIOS/Legacy modes to boot either OS is a small price to pay for my sanity and a usable Arch install on this machine.
Now, I'm still sorting out video driver issues (without nomodeset, I get drm/nouveau messages from the kernel and then total lockup) which are doubtless related to the wonderful nVidia Optimus (which Ubuntu claimed it could handle but did not).
Again, thanks everyone for the quick replies and suggestions, I'm sorry none of them worked, and I'm still puzzling over what the real issue is - Optimus, EFI, the kernel, something else...
[rant]Having spent a great deal of time looking for answers around the web, it seems that UEFI is currently an unmitigated disaster for the Linux community (even Arch and Fedora, which, kudos to contributors, are leading the effort) and that was certainly my experience with it as well. Microsoft could not have contrived a better way to discourage adoption of other OSes if it had tried, and the OEMs have once again shown their true colors by kowtowing to the devil in Redmond - they know who pays the bills.[/rant]
I certainly don't think UEFI to have any advantage for my desktop or laptops and I always tend to use BIOS legacy whenever its possible.
But fedora 18 Final TC3 - http://download-ib01.fedoraproject.org/ … ve/x86_64/ is set to work out of the box even with secureboot, but I have not tried though.
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I can confirm the same problem on my MSI GT70 0ND laptop.
It is the version shipped with Windows 8.
I have tried Ubuntu, SysRescueCD, Gentoo live CD, and now onto ArchLinux to see if it works any better, mostly to get the latest kernel.
I have made the USB boot and put rEFInd on it. That loads up fine, but just like every other distro installer I have tried, it fails right as the kernel loads.
Everything works fine in Legacy mode.
I am currently working on the guess that it is something to do with the display, as there is usually some live on keyboard input on, for example, the SysRescueCD boot.
I am certainly getting a lot more knowledge about UEFI, but I have yet to resolve the issue. I am running the latest bios for this machine as of this date, and soon will be trying an unlocked version of the bios to see if I can disable the Nvidia GT675M display, and force the built in Intel to see if that resolves the issue.
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Are you guys disabling Secure Boot? I don't have Windows 8, but my understanding is that if your machine came pre-installed with it then you'll have to disable Secure Boot to get anywhere with any other OS.
Yes, Secure boot was disabled. I wound up having to get an RMA swap on the laptop for other issues, but it is the same on the new one. I have not had a chance to try with the unlocked (ie.. all options visible) version of the bios yet.
I am pretty sure the problem is in the graphics mode selection when in UEFI mode, as 'Vesa' is not available.
I have simply given up on UEFI. It doesn't seem ready for mainstream, and based on poor implementations (ie. Samsung ), who knows what extra grief you might run into.
Yes, Secure boot was disabled. I wound up having to get an RMA swap on the laptop for other issues, but it is the same on the new one. I have not had a chance to try with the unlocked (ie.. all options visible) version of the bios yet.
I am pretty sure the problem is in the graphics mode selection when in UEFI mode, as 'Vesa' is not available.
I have simply given up on UEFI. It doesn't seem ready for mainstream, and based on poor implementations (ie. Samsung ), who knows what extra grief you might run into.
I really like Asus' UEFI implementation' but it doesn't even have Secure Boot so I don't have to mess with that and I'm on Win 7 otherwise. Hope you get it sorted out.
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BikeBlogNYC is proud to introduce a man who needs no introduction. Kevin Bolger, otherwise known as Squid. Rolling with alleycats, messengering, racing and organizing long before this thing called "Monster Track." Pay attention kids, cause you just might learn something from a true Innovator. Its is our honor to present:
Photos by: Mark Cafiero
How old are you? 37.
Where do you live? Weeksville, Brooklyn.
What bikes do you own? Cannondale Capo, Swobo Sanchez, MOTH, Fat Tire Cruiser.
What got you into track bikes? My brother who was a messenger before me, and my good friend Slacker Tim.
How long have you been messengering? Started in September of 1992.
What got you into alleycats? I went to my first Cycle Messenger World Championships in 1995 (Toronto). This is where I learned about the messenger community and alleycats.
What do you like about them? Fun and informal. You can ride fast or slow, a great way to see the city and ride with friends.
What was your first Monster Track? I raced in all the MT's up until 2006.
What was the first Monster Track like? Who organized it? Organized by Snake. It was in late February. Cold with snow around. There was a strong and proud 'no brakes' fix riding community in New York. This event tapped into the love for speed and skill on the street.
How many people came out? Thirty some odd messengers raced.
How many Monster Tracks have you raced? I raced in six total.
How have you done? Lucky to always do well, a lot of top ten's and won it in 2003.
What is unique about Monster Track? I believe it was the first annual no brakes messenger event* and contributed to the boom in riding track bikes on the street.
*I raced in a no brakes alleycat at CMWC 96 in San Francisco.
What does it mean to you that this race is 10 years old? It means I am getting old! Still love riding track and happy to see city biking is growing in the US.
Who should race alleycats? Messengers Only? 'All City Bikers Welcome' is what we put on almost all of the early NY event flyers. It's a better party when the doors are open.
What do you think about the liability issues? Always a concern, especially since younger kids are coming out to ride and some big prizes can encourage reckless behavior.
As a racer, I've only raced once since Keiran was born in 2007, different priorities now.
As an organizer, I have moved on from alleycats and have been organizing Velodrome events for the past four years.
How many Monster Tracks have you organized? I helped out with all the MT's up until last year.
What is the future of alleycat racing? will we see it in the X games 2020? Alleycats will outlast x-games. Alleycats will continue to spread around the world and turn more people on to urban cycling.
What do you think of the rise of popularity of track bikes and all these people coming out to race? I am all for it, it is a better future with more people on bikes.
What are your future cycling goals? Velo City 2009 is hitting at least seven velodromes. More info at VeloCity2009.
Also working towards getting a portable Figure 8 Velodrome built.
Ride Safe! and See You on the Street-


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What: Everyone who eats at Max & Erma's on this date, and presents the coupon I have (e-mail me for it!) benefits the Foundation!! 20% of the proceeds brought in by these flyers will belong to the Preeclampsia Foundation. This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity to raise money for our efforts, and to raise awareness!!
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The health IT community is well aware of the dangers of cloning notes in an electronic medical record. I include myself in that group. Until recently I prided myself for doing a good job, both in our EMR design and in my own personal practice, of using just the right amount of automation in our documentation workflow. Two recent events showed me that I still have some work to do.
The first event occurred a few weeks ago when I was reviewing some records. One patient note documented an enlarged salivary gland containing a stone. That would be fine except for one small detail – I had removed that gland one week prior to the date of the note! My nurse had created that note. A conversation with her revealed she thought she was doing the right thing by always clicking the "previous finding" button, which I had programmed myself. My nurse is extremely bright; this was my fault for not training her on this issue. I had also signed that note. So it was my fault twice. After a 30 second conversation with my nurse it has not happened since.
The second event was when an attorney interviewed me regarding one of my patients. I was a treating physician in a malpractice case (I am not the defendant thankfully). The attorney wanted to know if, in my opinion, the physician defendant had met the standard of care in treating the patient despite the adverse outcome.
This was a high-risk case for note cloning; the patient had multiple abnormal neurologic findings that were stable over time. In reviewing my records I was satisfied that my notes were accurate, complete and original for every visit. I avoided cloning those abnormal but stable findings by describing the same exam but using slightly different wording at each visit. How else do you avoid cloning? But the attorney pounced on my small changes in description, trying to establish a trend in my notes that the patient was getting worse. I explained the cloning issue to him, and he understood…. I think. Nonetheless I felt somewhat uncomfortable defending my documentation, and I was not even the defendant. In trying to avoid cloning notes I had stepped right into another problem.
This issue is huge in my practice. I have a large volume of head and neck cancer patients. The essence of caring for them properly is to monitor them for changes in their abnormal – but stable – physical findings. A recurrence of cancer might manifest as a subtle change in one of these findings.
How do you document that an examination is stable and unchanging, but change your wording enough to document that you actually examined the patient at every visit? We do not yet have the cloning issue figured out.


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A BBQ dish that is perfect for party or summer.
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Brush both sides of eggplant, zucchini, onion wedges and tomatoes with olive oil.
Barbecue eggplant, zucchini and onions for about 3 minutes on each side or until tender. Barbecue tomatoes for 2 minutes on each side or until warmed through.
Place spinach leaves onto a serving platter or individual plates. Top with eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and onions. Sprinkle with black pepper and garnish with basil leaves.


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Bills seeking to ban sex- and race-selective abortions and to require that babies surviving botched abortions receive medical care cleared House subcommittees on Wednesday as the hot-button issue resurfaced during a legislative session that's been largely bereft of battles over social issues.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Bills seeking to ban sex- and race-selective abortions and to require that babies surviving botched abortions receive medical care cleared House subcommittees on Wednesday as the hot-button issue resurfaced during a legislative session that's been largely bereft of battles over social issues.
The legislation (HB845) that drew the most push back from abortion-rights supporters would prohibit abortions motivated by the gender or race of an unborn child. Its sponsor, Rep. Charles Van Zant, said the U.S. has become a "safe haven" for people around the world wanting to terminate pregnancies for those reasons, but he didn't have any numbers on how many such abortions are done.
"Race-selection abortion is race-based violence and that must stop," the Keystone Heights Republican said before his bill cleared the House Criminal justice Subcommittee.
The measure would require abortion providers to sign an affidavit stating they had no knowledge the procedure was being done based on the unborn child's sex or race. Providers would be slapped with a $10,000 fine for failing to report such abortions. Van Zant and other supporters said it's aimed at curbing a form of discrimination that snuffs out a potential life.
An exasperated Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, said the bill amounted to another rendition of "conservative story time."
"This is just another attempt to chip away at access by calling into question every woman who makes a deeply personal medical decision," he said.
The bill also has sexist and racist overtones, Slosberg said.
"It's basically implying by statute that women and minority babies are considered less desirable, second-class citizens," he said.
Missy Wesolowski with Planned Parenthood called the bill a "dangerous intrusion" in the doctor-patient relationship by turning doctors into investigators and their patients into suspects.
"At the same time, it insults women of color by calling into question their ability to make decisions about their own bodies," she said.
Another bill (HB1129) that drew less resistance would require that medical care be given to newborns, likely to be premature, who survive botched abortions. The care would be given at a hospital and not at the abortion clinic.
The bill, approved by the House Civil Justice Subcommittee, says that such newborns would be entitled to the same rights as any other infants.
"The state has an interest in people who are incapacitated," said bill sponsor Rep. Cary Pigman, R-Avon Park. "This bill is intended to guarantee all respect and humanity to an infant that's born alive, regardless of how it entered this world."
No information was provided indicating how often babies are born alive during attempted abortions, or what happens to those newborns now. Also, no numbers were presented on how often such cases occur or who would pay for the babies' care.
Pigman said he continues to work on the wording of a "surrender clause" to determine who would offer consent for medical care that could last for some time.
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He said the "surrender clause" could be drafted in a way to allow the mother to regain responsibility for the child if the abortion had been attempted to protect her health. In other situations, the decisions could rest with child-protective officials.
Judith Selzer of Planned Parenthood said the bill amounted to a government intrusion.
"Politicians should not be the ones to decide what constitutes the best medically appropriate treatment in a given situation," she said. "This legislation attempts to intimidate doctors, health care practitioners and even doctor's office employees."


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Via TriMet Diaries, Dr Jeff wrote what is probably the most poetic description ever of a morning commute on MAX. Unsurprisingly, I love the post. It's great to see people incorporate Portland and TriMet (especially rail, I admit that I'm biased) into art, whether it's writing or photographs or anything else.
On some lucky mornings we stop on the bridge. Suspended there above the river, our view is exclusive to transit commuters and to the legions of cyclists who now pass us in our moment of stasis. I wonder some days whether our train operator is just exercising his prerogative, remembering the days of childhood when piloting a train over a bridge and then sweeping into a bustling city must have sounded like the best job in the world. As the train starts to descend into Old Town, I hope my operator is still finding some joy in his job. I hope that amidst all the schedule pressures and time-points he gets just a moment to realize that he's the one who got to grow up and drive a train.
And of course, I feel compelled to answer those wonderings, even though they were probably rhetorical, but I can't help it (MAX FAQs: Writing more about light rail than you wanted to know since 2010). No, the operator isn't stopping on the bridge to take in the scenery – stopping there generally means your train is waiting for signal 14 to clear. It will be red if a conflicting move is in progress (e.g. an eastbound Yellow or Green line train that starts ascending the bridge while a westbound Blue or Red is crossing) or if you are too close to your westbound leader who hasn't cleared the circuit yet.
There had been a delay, I forget why, the day I took this picture a few months ago. Maybe a bridge lift. Anyway, trains weren't running on schedule and were back-to-back, so that Green Line train was far enough ahead for us to get up to the bridge, but not far enough to completely clear it. As a result, signal 14, which is visible to the right of that train's trailing cab went from dark to red when we entered the circuit coming up to the signal because the Green Line train hadn't cleared the circuit after it.
As for finding joy in being the person who got to grow up and operate trains? Your mileage may vary, of course… there are operators (both bus and rail) who are phenomenal ambassadors for their jobs, who genuinely love what they do and take pride in it. For other operators, it's a job that has its ups and downs, the same way accounting or tech support or waiting tables or anything else can be. And sure, there are some operators who are determined to find misery in everything, but thankfully they're not the majority. On top of that, everyone has their good days and bad days.
The backgrounds of TriMet operators are so varied (many coming from other driving jobs – truck drivers, school bus drivers, Greyhound drivers, tow-truck and taxi drivers, etc; others from office/management positions; others from the military; others who are and were artists, salespeople, clergy, teachers, pilots, etc; others who overlap several of these job paths) that you'll never be able to find a one-size-fits all answer even to the simple question of "How did you get to be a transit operator?" I have no idea how many bus or rail operators dreamed as kids that this is what they wanted to do versus those who just happened to find themselves doing it because life worked out that way.
But as you might have suspected, it is – hands-down and unquestioningly – the "office" with the best views you can find in Portland.


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Check out this ornate tombstone at Copps Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Mass.:
Here is a close-up of the top portion:
What's confusing is that the top portion claims it belongs to the tomb of Samuel Winslow. The bottom portion states, however, "Here Lyes the Mortal part of William Clark, Esq." The rest of the lower portion is hard to read in my photo and there appears to be some damage to the text anyhow. The photo on FindaGrave isn't much better.
I sure would like to know how these two gents were related.


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Some of the most delightful resources for parents interested in children's activities, birthday parties, or holiday and festival crafts are published by Floris Books, in Edinborough, Scotland. I've personally used many of the Floris books for craft activities as they have such creative ideas, colorful photos and illustrations and easy-to-follow instruction. I wish owned these [Read more...]
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Critical Acclaim for Presence
"A remarkable book, Presence is a journey from the present to an unknown future, a journey of exploration rather than dogma, and a journey toward a vision of humanity at its highest. Like a good documentary film, Presence is a book with 'emotional truth,' a wonderful combination of intellectual and visceral experience."
—Robert Fritz, author of The Path of Least Resistance
"At this turbulent juncture in human history, a whole new set of social innovations promises to shift humanity away from its destructive path towards a brighter planetary civilization. Presencing and its U process is one of the most profound. It provides all who want to change the world not only with profound hope, but with a systematic and effective way to birth a sustainable planetary society."
—Nicanor Perlas, recipient of the 2003 Alternative Nobel Prize and the U.N. Environmental Program Global 500 Award
"If you believe, as I do, that an organization is ultimately a human community, then nothing is more important than how we sense our future and act to create it together. This is something all creative business leaders know yet have found almost impossible to talk about—until Presence."
—Rich Teerlink, CEO (retired), Harley-Davidson
"Presence is a timely and altogether important book. Drawing on a leading-edge understanding of human learning and awareness, it offers a simple but effective getaway to our capacity to become change agents of the future—in business, work, play, and relationships. Finding our presence is finding the key to creative change and to our own future."
—Ken Wilber, author of A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science, and Spirituality
"Presence is remarkable in at least three ways. First, the authors' work has extraordinary emotional, as well as intellectual impact; it continued to affect me long after my initial reading. Second, I found that the insights I gleaned from the work depended on what was happening around me. I suspect I will take away different messages each time I read it. Third, the authors somehow opened me to unexpected messages and opportunities in my own life. My reading of Presence coincided with many seemingly chance encounters that in very real and specific ways have been essential to my own work, helping me find new ways to connect with colleagues, customers, and the larger community."
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- Engine Type: 2-Stroke
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- Weight 154 Lbs
- RPM Range: 5500-6000
- Displacement: 35.2 cu. in.(577 cc)
- Gear Ratio: 2.15:1
- Standard Propeller: 3-blade aluminum
- Color: White
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- Includes fuel tank and fuel line
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