evolution-data-server signals overwhelm dbus server.
It's probably the Gnome date-time applet asking for updates. As a result, e-d-s dumps almost a thousand signals onto dbus, three times, as fast as it can for about a minute. dbus server consumes all CPU.
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
2105 cmiller 20 0 9300 5672 1120 R 96 0.2 207:37.33 dbus-daemon
mc 1311099154 735074 22230 :1.151 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2632 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar open
mr 1311099154 742044 599622 22230 :1.151
sig 1311099154 775385 599623 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2632 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar readonly
sig 1311099154 832266 599624 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2632 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar online
sig 1311099154 870940 599625 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099154 903080 599626 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/10 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099154 934329 599627 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/16 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
mc 1311099154 735074 22230 :1.151 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2632 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar open
sig 1311099154 965338 599628 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/22 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099154 997513 599629 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/28 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099155 34456 599630 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/34 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099155 69508 599631 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/40 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099155 103535 599632 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/46 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099155 135784 599633 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/52 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099155 167557 599634 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/58 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099155 199681 599635 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/64 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
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sig 1311099168 878178 600056 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2590 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099168 908718 600057 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2596 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099168 939849 600058 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2602 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099168 973005 600059 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2608 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099169 4352 600060 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2614 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099169 35360 600061 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2620 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099169 68107 600062 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2626 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099169 98736 600063 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2632 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099169 131969 600064 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2632 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar open_done
sig 1311099169 134041 254577 /org/ayatana/NotificationItem/syspeek/Menu com.canonical.dbusmenu ItemsPropertiesUpdated
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mc 1311099184 832128 22244 :1.151 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2634 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties GetAll
mr 1311099184 834178 600513 22244 :1.151
mc 1311099184 835358 22245 :1.151 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2634 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar get_backend_property
mr 1311099184 836276 600514 22245 :1.151
sig 1311099184 872918 600515 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2634 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar get_backend_property_done
mc 1311099185 337006 22246 :1.151 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2634 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar open
mr 1311099185 338966 600516 22246 :1.151
sig 1311099185 381585 600517 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2634 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar readonly
sig 1311099185 418616 600518 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/2634 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar online
sig 1311099185 455081 600519 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/4 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099185 494706 600520 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/12 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099185 526751 600521 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/18 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099185 557313 600522 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/24 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099185 591330 600523 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/30 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099185 624271 600524 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/36 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened
sig 1311099185 656102 600525 /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Calendar/2221/42 org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar opened