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Many of the free tools listed here also have paid versions that offer additional features (such as support for remote printing) or licensing (extra host computers or clients). For some users, the paid version will be the only true option.
I don't get why you don't use linux at work instead of mac.
Probably because he doesn't want to actually manage his computer.
I love Linux and run it at home, but I regularly have to tweak things or they simply don't work. Macs are a good middle-ground between functionality and ease-of-use.
If you can make it work at home, you can make it work at work.
Plus you'll likely be more productive if you keep using the same environment all day.
If you can make it work at home, you can make it work at work.
Plus you'll likely be more productive if you keep using the same environment all day.
If I have to spend a lot of time making something work, that's not productive. On my own time, I'm allowed to be unproductive. At work, if I'm spending time fiddling around making my OS run, I'm not doing real work.
If I have to spend a lot of time making something work, that's not productive.
You would be surprised.
Studies show that if instead of using a good-enough environment for work, people dedicated some time to make their work environment better or got training at using their tools better, they could significantly increase their productivity, to much higher levels than what any project management technique can achieve.
The simplest things like typing training gives quite an impressive boost.
The problem is that I'm not getting training in using my tools better--I'm getting training in making them function at all! Each time a failed upgrade causes e.g. apt to crap itself (happened twice in recent memory), I now have to track down why that is and how to fix it. Using apt is not part of my job--it's a necessary requirement for keeping my workstation up to date if I use Linux.
In 3 years of using a Mac, I've had 0 updates cause me to have to stop and troubleshoot.
The only things I have used that had reasonable speed for real work were RDP, Citrix, and LTSP.
For GUI work, yes you have it nailed. But it depends on your needs I guess. Most of my work can be done via ssh, so PuTTY works great for my tasks. I use TouchTerm on my iPhone to check on things during meetings as needed... it makes quite an impression when they ask how many parts or customers we have or how much in sales over some period for some group of items and I just login and check instead of getting back to them later.
I'm not against using a GUI, but most of my work is SQL or bash scripting or shell commands or whatever, and text works just fine for that.
Probably because he doesn't want to actually manage his computer.
I love Linux and run it at home, but I regularly have to tweak things or they simply don't work. Macs are a good middle-ground between functionality and ease-of-use.
Try FreeBSD & Ports Collection
Actually, I use FreeBSD for my servers. I'm getting a little bit frustrated with ports, to be honest. It seems like every other time I upgrade (I only upgrade when there's a vulnerability) some number of ports fail, and there's no mention of a problem in UPDATING.
Also, the recent (well, last year or two) libtool bump was really irritating. I wish there was a real package system rather than just building packages on another machine, rsyncing (or nfs mounting) over, and using portupgrade -PP.
I don't think
I regularly have to tweak things or they simply don't work.
I call shennanigans! You change your work computer often enough that you regularly have to tweak things? This seems somewhat unlikely. Once you have your working set of hardware and software, and all your user preferences set up, what is there to change?
It's a geek CYA. You can get the benefits of a GUI but still pretend you're a hard-core UNIX geek.
TBH, I switched to Linux a few months ago and remote administration/printing/etc is one of the pluses. It's great to be at school, think "Uh-oh, forgot that term paper," and be able to grab it off the desktop at home.
What were you using before that didn't have this? A TRS-80 perhaps?
Tandy is Dandy...
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection is free for all Windows and Apple users and is the full version. You don't even have to install it on Windows, it already is installed(provided you have the right versions of Windows).
You mean print from your remote PC to your local printer, right?
And what about device recognition? Drag/Drop capability? Touch panel integration? USB/DVD device detection?
I use remote desktop software on a daily basis as well, and these issues vex me.
You shouldn't need any extra software to print remotely in OS X. Just cat a postscript file over SSH and into lpr on the remote machine.
Haha, it's that easy!
It's even easier if the remote machine has CUPS setup so you can access the printer remotely via IPP. You can then just add the printer via whatever GUI frontend you want and print directly to it from your applications.
i used to tell my mom who lives 2000 miles away "i don't know" or "I need to be there"
now i can have desktop access to her laptop over the internet. and for free
And this is a plus, how?
Now you can't even plead distance to get out of "fixing" her machine.
This is why I switched to Mac OS (and Linux) at home. No Windows Now when my Windows using family members have issues, I say "I'm sorry but I don't use the product so I can't really help you." My family members are too cheap to spring the $$$ for a Mac.
And now, I'm not "tech support" anymore; which some members of my family have been ungrateful for in the past.
> My family members are too cheap to spring the $$$ for a Mac.
So everyone is supposed to spring for the most expensive option or you will call them "too cheap"?
No, not everyone. You can buy whatever whatever makes you happy with *your* own money.
I just want to use something that none of them will likely buy (and waste my time about when they have issues.)
I've been using TV for a while now. While I don't particularly enjoy "Family Tech Support Guru", this tool has made my job MUCH easier.
The previous tool I used was WebConference.com. While WC.C worked for most of my clients, it didn't always. Plus, for somebody who isn't very computer literate, the install is scary as fuck.
Now all I need my mom to do is start up the program, give me her ID number (in case I don't feel like looking it up and since I don't want to install it to be persistently connected) a
It's free, fully free until you go over 5 lic.
I tried to pay them, and they wouldn't take my $. Great for Friends / family support, and lic costs are pretty reasonable.
They're not free, but you already paid for them when you bought the OS. Granted, you'll need to set up the firewall rule beforehand, but they do everything you need. Control UAC, print, fast over slow connections, etc.
In a pinch, I use crossloop, which is nothing but hamachi+VNC in a neat little package.
In a pinch, I use crossloop, which is nothing but hamachi+VNC in a neat little package.
A lot of what people pay for are common/reachable/available tools "in a neat little package."
X forwarding over SSH is extremely slow.
> X forwarding over SSH is extremely slow.
That's what I thought until I used the MacOS VNC server.
The bundled VNC server just doesn't cut it. Is there something else that manages to be usable in terms of the speed and smoothness department?
VNC is not X forwarding...
> VNC is not X forwarding...
I didn't say it was.
Although I suspect that X forwarding across a WAN would be faster.
Apple's VNC sucks. It is too sluggish to be usable even on a LAN where X11 can run fast enough remotely to be indistinguishable from a local application.
So is there something on the Mac that sucks less? I would like a usable remote Mac desktop for my other machines.
I misunderstood, I thought you meant the OS X implementation showed that it was good once you tried it, blaming something like vino/vinagre for the trouble.
I used Chicken of the VNC on Mac's, it worked for my needs, but they were light.
Only as slow as your connection.
And the point is "slow" is relative. It's very fast compared to remote desktop solutions.
I just use Remote Desktop... resizes windows for smaller-than-host screens automatically.
Now on a Mac, no idea...
Try porting rdesktop to OS/X (it might have even been done already)
It's doable with RDP and Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 using Terminal Services RemoteApp - it's not quite the same as X forwarding, but it works pretty well for most things where you don't need a full desktop environment.
The only problem is that it's windows only. There is no UltraVNC SC for Mac/Linux users.
Also, if your dealing with a shop that has to be PCI-DSS or as part of a PA-DSS application, the PCI folks want to see at least 256bit AES encryption. The 128-bit solution isn't enough. So far the closest we've found is Logmein and we only support clients on Windows or OSX.
But we're looking at an NX based solution to deploy later this year or early next year which will allow us to do remote administration/maintenance for Windows, OSX, and Linux boxes.
Also, if your dealing with a shop that has to be PCI-DSS or as part of a PA-DSS application, the PCI folks want to see at least 256bit AES encryption. The 128-bit solution isn't enough. So far the closest we've found is Logmein and we only support clients on Windows or OSX.
So, let me get this straight. 128-bit AES in a popular, trusted , open source, "point to point" application isn't good enough. However Logmein, originally developed in Eastern Europe (and probably now supported from India or China) which
They talk about RDP for Mac, but they are only talking about the client. There is a
beta version of Mac Remote Desktop that allows an RDP client to connect to a Mac.
It is called Mac Remote Desktop (surprised?) There is some information about it at http://www.aquaconnect.net/mac-remote-desktop.php [aquaconnect.net]
Aqua Connect also has a version for Mac Server, called Aqua Connect Terminal Server. More information is at http://www.aquaconnect.net/ [aquaconnect.net]
Or you can go into system preferences>sharing>screen sharing and use VNC. It's built in. Hell, you can do it through iChat. And then you have Apple Remote Desktop which allows for some more advanced options and it's $500 to support an unlimited number of macs.
We've been exploring this for a while, but we have to make sure any solutions meet PCI-DSS and PA-DSS compliance. That really leaves us with Logmein as the only way to support both Windows and Mac clients behind a firewall on our budget.
It also allows you to push applications, run installers, and run scripts on a bunch of remote Macs.
Bingo, which is exactly what we're doing with some help desk features. (Being able to see what a client is doing that causes a repeatable bug in their environment that we can't reproduce in house.)
It is called Mac Remote Desktop (surprised?)
Yes, I am. I would have expected it to be called iRDP.
I have a free, open source remote desktop system for Windows XP and above. It is written in C++ using MFC and the MDI interface. It supports multiple sessions and the client supports multiple server connections. It is stable but light on the features. It is my hobby project. It would be great if some other coders could help me flesh out the features. If any windows programmer is interested, you can find the source code and executables on codeproject. Here is the link http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/ [codeproject.com]
Isn't printing something people did back in the 80s? Why would anyone want to do that now? Even in a corporate environment, I only need to actually print something about once a month.
Tell that to my boss.
And the same is true for me(I threw out my last printer almost a decade ago).
However at work some people must have hard copies. I finally figured out why recently. While you can multitask with any OS now but the monitors generally can only display ONE app at a time. even with widescreen monitors the majority of which have resolutions which really only allow decent reading of one document at a time. Which means if your reading from one or more sources, and compiling them on a third document you are consta
And the same is true for me(I threw out my last printer almost a decade ago).
However at work some people must have hard copies. I finally figured out why recently. While you can multitask with any OS now but the monitors generally can only display ONE app at a time. even with widescreen monitors the majority of which have resolutions which really only allow decent reading of one document at a time. Which means if your reading from one or more sources, and compiling them on a third document you are constantly task switching back and forth which slows you down, You can stretch multiple documents out on your desk and glance at them to gather information as you type. Something that is only really possible with 2-3 monitors on computers.
At home I have 3 monitors and a TV which my computers can output on. however most people at work only get one monitor, two if they are lucky. Try working with just one piece of paper in front of you and stack all other work objects behind it. doesn't work so well does it?
The solution is either high resolution monitors(tough to find and expensive or multiple 1280x 1024 displays.
We frequently use printers at work for printing work requests for computers that customers bring in. When they pick them up, we have them sign the timesheets/bills and then go from there. We tried having them sign our monitors, but those were really hard to file.
This article seems to be missing some of the most common, well-known remote access tools for Windows:
These are just a few of the very common tools used to remotely access Windows systems every day!
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That's why I setup my mother with iChat. She can initialize a remote desktop sharing without needing to modify any settings or her or my router, and neither of us needs to worry about dynamic IP addresses.
The review states that VNC isn't firewall friendly but, apparently, the reviewer isn't aware of the single click versions of VNC. These versions run without any changes to the host firewall since the connection is initiated by the host. The single click version of UltraVNC is available at:
http://www.uvnc.com/addons/singleclick.html [uvnc.com]
I use a combination of copSSH [itefix.no], an excellent OpenSSH package for Windows, port forwarding and good old RDP (Because I don't really like the idea of publishing my RDP connection out on t'internet when I can use Public Key auth with SSH). Plus using SSH gives me SCP for file transfers, which is usually a bit faster than doing it via redirected drives in Windows.
The Windows 7/2008 R2 version of Remote Desktop (v7) has full support for multiple monitors (finally), Aero and for streaming audio and video via WMP so watching stuff is less of a slideshow (though still not really great with your average home broadband upload speeds) as well as local resource mapping (printers, drives, smartcards, etc).
I've never used copSSH (although I've used a handful of other SSH programs for Windows), but these days I literally just use OpenSSH. NT system calls were designed to include a superset of POSIX (as well as Win32 functionality), and you can enable a POSIX subsystem that gives you a Unix-like filesystem (complete with case sensitivity and
For those Mac users connecting to another Mac there is always the "Screen Sharing" app located at
For those Mac users connecting to another Mac there is always the "Screen Sharing" app located at
/System/Library/CoreServices/. It's already there. It's free.
Not only that, but it's VNC based, so any VNC client can connect to a Mac that has screensharing enabled, and you can use it to connect to any VNC server.
Oh, and you don't have to dig into the library to find it either.... from the Finder, do connect to server, and give it a vnc url, vnc://machine.example.com
Quite right, although I'm not sure why its location in the file system is relevant. When you browse a computer on the network that has Screen Sharing enabled, there's a button on the Finder window that launches the screen sharing system.
BTW, as far as I can tell, it's VNC made robust for Aqua (that is, unless VNC has progressed substantially on the Mac compared to the last time I used it -- which has been a while). One would think you could connect via any VNC client, but I haven't actually bothered to chec
I'd love to do remote desktop viewing for distributed, Linux-based, artistic productions. For HP machines their proprietary Remote Graphics Software [hp.com] is very nice, and fills the bill perfectly, but it does require you to use HP boxes (at least for the server, if not necessarily the viewer). Are there any other open-source or widely-available proprietary desktop sharing systems for Linux?
I'd love to do remote desktop viewing for distributed, Linux-based, artistic productions. For HP machines their proprietary Remote Graphics Software [hp.com] is very nice, and fills the bill perfectly, but it does require you to use HP boxes (at least for the server, if not necessarily the viewer). Are there any other open-source or widely-available proprietary desktop sharing systems for Linux?
Yes. There's freenx server for the Linux box and the cross-platform no-machine client for the viewer. It works over SSH by default. IMHO it works much better than any of the VNCs.
...since very few people over here own Macs.
For any other system to provide something as elegant and convenient as Plan 9's cpu(1) command [cat-v.org].
cpu - connection to CPU server
cpu [ -h server ] [ -u user ] [ -a auth-method ] [ -P
patternfile ] [ -e encryption-hash-algs ] [ -k keypattern ]
[ -c cmd args
... ]
For a more general and accessible description of the cpu command [cat-v.org] see the main Plan 9 paper [cat-v.org]. In particular the paragraph immediately preceding the "Configurability and administration" section, but the whole paper is an excellent read.
Another illustration of how the cpu command works is provided in the paper on private namespaces in Plan 9 [cat-v.org].
Their RDP "download" link goes here [microsoft.com] to a 3 year old version of the RDP client for XP. Given the massive improvements between v5.1 and the current version in Windows 7 (v7) it makes me wonder about the validity of their testing if they really used that version and the validity of their writers if they didn't.
I'm sure there's varying degrees to this, as everything else and everyone's needs are different, but as time marches on I've been finding my need to print things has become less and less urgent. Am I alone?
In Windows, you can't print to a USB printer through an RDP session by default. For that, you need to follow Microsoft's KB 302361 article to enable it via registry. It's really simple. Below is the link.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302361 [microsoft.com]
On a related note, is there anything to enable low-level remote access? Something like Dell DRAC, so that you can actually change BIOS settings and the like? Sometimes I need to reboot Windows remotely, which isn't the default OS, and I can't access the boot manager configuration from Windows. I imagine something like that would be difficult to implement in software, and obviously a software solution would be impossible to use if the machine is off, so I don't really care if it's third-party hardware as
A lot of servers have this built-in. On Sun servers, there is a separate service processor (an ARM running embedded Linux) that can power the server on/off, provides network access to video/keyboard, and can create a virtual USB DVD drive.
There are also external boxes that will do the same thing. We use several of these [raritan.com] where I work.
My parents live 2000 miles away. If there's something wrong I just say "Buddies | Ask to Share Remote Screen" and walla, everything works. Best part? My parents already run iChat.
While not perfect for every case, it's perfect when you're the family IT guy.
Live Mesh can be accessed via IE (using an ActiveX applet), but if you have the software installed (it's free, and available for Mac) then you can connect to other computers in your Mesh without going through IE at all (I mentioned it's available for Mac? Bear in mind that IE isn't, anymore). I use Mesh all the time - it's a little slower and less configurable than true Remote Desktop, but also more convenient. It's really intended for personal machines though; it works fine for business-y things like trans
Does just about everything I need. I did stand up an OpenVPN-AS for the rest of the herd - they seem to like it.
Rather than forward all sorts of ports to different hosts behind a firewall you just need an ssh server that can connect to those hosts and all connections to that (properly secured) ssh server.
On the client you do something like putty -D 1080 username@host. This creates a SOCKS 5 proxy on the client that can connect to anything the ssh server you've connected to can see. On Linux and (maybe) OS X, you use run your remote client through proxychains or tsocks eg.
proxychains rdesktop internal_ip
What happened, did you bring Hemos back or something? He was always the worst for this kind of nonsense.
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Laws are now applied differently in the United States, Phoenix in particular. via Family gets probation for 'honor beating' of daughter | azfamily.com Phoenix.
PHOENIX — An Iraqi family arrested for beating their teenage daughter will be spending the next two years on probation.
On Tuesday, Yusra Farhan was given two years supervised probation with domestic violence terms for unlawful imprisonment, while Mohammed Altameemi received two years of supervised probation with domestic violence terms for disorderly conduct.
The couple's other daughter, Tabarak Altameemi, also received two years supervised probation with domestic violence terms for assault.
Aiya Altameemi's family was arrested back in February after Aiya told counselors at her school that she had beaten for talking to a boy.
Aiya said her father had cut her lower neck, while her mother had her sisters hold her down as she taped Aiya's mouth and bound her hands and body with rope.
During their investigation, police discovered that last November Tabarak had held Aiya down while Farhan burned Aiya on her face and chest with a hot spoon. The family was said to be upset because Aiya wanted out of an arranged marriage with a 38-year-old man.
Despite the abuse, Aiya has defended her family by claiming that their behavior is acceptable in Iraqi culture.
Farhan, Mohammed and Tabarak all entered guilty pleas in the case in early October.
Expect more Islamic honor beatings and killings in the U.S. as the open door to third world immigrants remains wide open. Like in Europe, when they reach a certain mass, they will start targeting non-Muslims. Particularly young girls. And judges like this will do nothing.
Arizona: Iraqi mother arrested – beat daughter for violating Islamic religion
Phoenix: Muslim family 'honor beat' & threatened to kill daughter with learning disability
Arizona: Iraqi mother arrested – beat daughter for violating Islamic religion

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The artistic career of Dame Laura Knight (1877 –1970), one of Britain's most popular artists of the twentieth century, took her from Cornwall to Baltimore, and from the circus to the Nuremberg Trials. She painted dancers at the Ballets Russes and Gypsies at Epsom races, and was acclaimed for her work as an official war artist.
This exhibition of over thirty portraits aims to reveal how Knight used portraiture to capture contemporary life and culture.
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- Paul Hembery Q&A
'Teams will have to get used to more degradation'Laurence Edmondson January 23, 2013
With Pirelli launching its 2013 tyres in Milan on Wednesday, ESPN caught up with motorsport boss Paul Hembery for an exclusive interview about what to expect from the new rubber
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- Tyres
Pirelli is launching its motorsport season and F1 tyres in Milan today, it must be a very exciting time for you and the company...
As a team we're working away on close to 140 different championships in over 40 countries and that's fun and lets us see motorsport on all levels. We see a lot of the grassroots sport and that carries it way through to the pinnacle that is F1; it's an interesting and vast coverage of the world of motorsport.
There are obviously different applications, but there's a lot of technology that we drive through F1, particularly in the areas of simulation and materials development and materials technology. In F1 we are doing sprints basically, but in other championships we are looking for durability and endurance, which is quite the opposite. There are some quite fundamental differences, but in terms of the way that you work and how you work there is a lot that we've gained from F1.
This F1 tyres being launched today have a new structure and new compounds, what are Pirelli's aims in terms of the characteristics of the tyres?
We saw a tendency towards the end of last year for very little degradation and the tyres were lasting too long, actually. We were moving towards races with just one stop and we knew we needed to make another step forwards in terms of the challenge and giving the teams something more difficult to work with.
The new structure will improve the mid-corner traction - the point when the drivers can put the power down essentially - and the structure itself in the belt back area is quite a lot more rigid and that leads to the tyre heating up more. We believe, from the brief test we had in Brazil, that that heating up will maybe lead to some more degradation. So it's a change but we know that when you give the best engineers in the world a challenge they will scratch their heads at the outset but very quickly they will become masters of any challenges we give them. We saw that in our first two years in F1.
If they are easier to get up to temperature is that going to help some of the smaller teams that maybe struggled a bit with getting the harder compounds to work last year?
That's certainly true. Last year whenever we took a slightly conservative choice, if that was going to cause a challenge for anybody it was going to be a team with a bit less downforce rather than the teams at the front. That could amplify, to an extent, the advantage of the teams at the front, but it remains to be seen how much development all the teams are doing. Have they already got an eye on the very dramatic changes in the regulations for 2014? And what are they planning to do in this transition year? That's going to be interesting to see when we get to winter testing.
This year there are also fewer changes in the regulations - last year it seemed the ban on exhaust-blown diffusers muddied the waters for the teams understanding of the tyres - does that mean it's been easier to get the kind of characteristics you want from the tyres?
Yes, I believe so. It was a very significant change to the cars last year that meant the teams were struggling to get a good temperature balance from the front to the rear of the car. We don't envisage that happening because the cars are so much more closely related to the previous year's cars. Taking that out of the equation will certainly assist the teams, but they will have to get used to a little bit more degradation than they were at the end of last year.
We had a couple of races last year - the US Grand Prix springs to mind - where we had exciting one-stop races. Is it still the aim of Pirelli, the teams and the sport to target multiple pit stops?
It's still between two and three [stops], that's what we are aiming for. The US was interesting because it was a new track and the drivers were still learning braking zones, so if we'd gone back a week later I think you would have seen a very different race. You've got to be careful how you draw conclusions sometimes at the races. We felt towards the end of the season that we'd maybe been slightly conservative with our choices, but we make our choices a few months out because the tyres are shipped in advance to the long-haul races at the end of the year. Once we made the decision we didn't really feel we could, with the championship still to play for, move from what we'd taken as a decision.
We would hope that we have an interesting start to the year again as the teams understand the challenge that we've given them and then evolve, as we've seen over the last two seasons, towards a point where they've understood the application of the new compounds and a different structure. Then it moves into a different phase where maybe we need to be a little bit more aggressive [with our compound choices] towards the end of the year.
Would it be possible to evolve the compounds as the season progresses to keep the teams guessing?
It would probably be a little bit unfair on the teams if they are working towards something and we make a change that gives an advantage to one particular team or two teams; we would obviously be criticised for having assisted them and you have to be really careful with those sorts of things. Ideally, if we are going to make any changes it would certainly have to be before mid-season because we don't want to be influencing the championship in any way or form.
Will we see any changes in the tyre markings and overall look of the tyres this year?
The hard tyre is now going to have an orange branding on it. We tried to make it clear last year when we were using medium and hard that if you could see the white marking on it then you knew it was medium and if you couldn't see it you knew by default it was hard. But that didn't work really, or if it did work it made our branding look poor. So we're going with orange and that should be very clear to see.
One change to the regulations that has been knocking around in recent years is the introduction of a qualifying tyre, has that idea gained any support from the teams and Pirelli?
We're still open to that. If there are any new ideas or different approaches we are open to them and would happily come up with a qualifying tyre if the teams thought it was necessary.
Is there anything specific Pirelli would like to see changed in the tyre regulations?
It was only when we had teams that weren't running in Q3, particularly in the first season, that we thought we were maybe short-changing the fans. So we weren't so keen on that. Having said that, when the cars were so close together last season there was still a good advantage to be had by running in Q3 so we didn't have as many issues with teams not running in Q3. It sort of solved itself last season. But going forward, you never know, we may come up with some super-sticky, one-shot tyres for qualifying and maybe increase the appeal of the qualifying sessions.
Pirelli doesn't yet have a contract for 2014, I know the company has said it would like to remain in the sport, but at what stage do you need a decision on that?
We'd like it early in the year. We have a lot of people involved in the F1 project, probably more than even the teams understand, so if you're not going forward you need to know relatively early so that you can start reallocating resources to other activities. We would certainly want to be knowing if we're staying within the first quarter really.
Is that purely a negotiation between you and the commercial rights holder?
Absolutely, and also making a proposal to the teams that they find acceptable. It's a two way thing between the commercial rights holder and the teams. The FIA we hope would have been pleased with the quality and integrity of our product. Their main concern would be in areas of safety and transparency, but we've not had any issues with that. It really is between the commercial rights holder and the teams themselves.
Would the engine change for 2014 require a technical rethink?
Not a huge technical rethink, no. The risk is probably in the area of traction because they are talking about having more torque than the current engines and maybe that would increase wear and overheating. But until we see more details of how the cars are going to be it's hard for us to comment. I'm sure it would be a very exciting first season when we have all those changes together.
Your Renault test car is still relatively new to you but the technology is three years old now, is that going to be an issue going forward?
We'd have to get a renewal [if we were going to change it] and it's about how relevant any of the past or current cars will be to 2014. So the work for 2014, by and large, I believe will be done by a simulator.
Are there any talks with other test drivers going forward?
No, Jaime Alguersuari is still around and we are happy to use him and Lucas di Grassi is doing a great job for us. We wouldn't see the need of changing for the sake of changing.


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Snaky clouds of tracer chemicals hang in the sky over Virginia after today's five-rocket ATREX launch. The rockets released a stream of trimethyl aluminum, which is considered nontoxic but hazardous because it can ignite in the atmosphere. At high altitudes, the chemical trails took on a luminous glow that allowed scientists to track anomalous wind patterns in the jet stream.
A combination fireworks show and UFO invasion played out in the skies over the U.S. East Coast this morning, thanks to the five-rocket fusillade launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The rocket blasts were part of a $4 million mission called the Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment, or ATREX.
The five suborbital sounding rockets were fired off over the course of five minutes, starting just before 5 a.m. ET, to track what's happening in the upper atmosphere. ATREX was designed to help scientists get a snapshot of strange ultra-fast wind patterns in the jet stream by releasing chemical tracers at different times on the edge of outer space, more than 60 miles high. Those tracers created milky white clouds that could be seen from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Here are just a few of the spooky snapshots. For more about the mission, check out the full story.
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A time-lapse picture taken from near the launch site at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia shows the blazing ascent of the five suborbital rockets, plus the release of the chemical tracers at high altitude.
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A wide-angle view shows ghostly clouds hanging over Virginia early this morning after the launch of five suborbital rockets for NASA's ATREX mission. The rockets released clouds of chemicals that were used to monitor wind patterns at high altitudes.
Jack Fusco via Space.com
Skywatcher and photographer Jack Fusco snapped this photo of the glowing clouds created by NASA's five-rocket ATREX launch from Seaside Park, N.J., north of the rockets' Virginia launch site.
Jeff Berkes Photography
Astrophotographer Jeff Berkes captured this view of the glowing cloud from West Chester, Pa. Berkes says he's driven hundreds of miles over the past week hoping to get pictures of the launch, which was delayed repeatedly. This time he had to stay at home, but he got an "amazing" view nevertheless. "Watching the rockets scream through the night sky was amazing," he said in an email. "It was even better to watch the tracers spread out from the rockets into the atmosphere. The colors were very intense for a short period and lasted about 30 minutes." For more of Berkes' work, check out his website.
NASA launched five rockets in Virginia on Tuesday. The rockets are part of a mission to better understand jet stream winds. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.
More about the mission:
Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter or adding Cosmic Log's Google+ page to your circle. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for other worlds.


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In a rebroadcast from December 2, 2012, Daniel & Ben talk to poet Kim Addonizio, author of "Lucifer at the Starlite." She talks about her love of teaching poetry, and why she deliberately chose not to pursue an academic career at a university. Addonizio also talks about the instructional poetry book she co-wrote with Dorianne Laux, "A Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry," and her own instruction guide, "Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within."
In this online-only extended interview, Addonizio also talks about her late entry into the world of poetry, and why it can be difficult to overcome her image as an "edgy" poet and her poems as "drinking" poems.
Kim Addonizio reads this week's Poem of the Week, "Another Day on Earth" from "Lucifer at the Starlight." The poem was written after the tragic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Aired August 4, 2013.


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You deserve that big G... And one day, you'll get it
Et tu Caltron?
Wow, some one remembered.
Thank You.
And since you, asked I am now as of October 28th proud to announce I am now a Grandfather of a healthy baby boy, hopefully the first of many.
First time holding the lil bugger.
Happy Birthday G
Did they start threads for you on the Phags and Pasts boards?
Didn't think so...
Happy Bday Gramps
How wonderful! Congrats on your grandson! Will you be making him a Jets fan, too?
Have a great birthday, G!
At least the Jets aren't playing today to ruin your day.
Happy Birthday, Guns. Many, many more.
Congratulations on the new addition to your family. The kid is beautiful.
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center will partner with a prestigious medical group.
Today they announced they're joining the mayo clinic care network, which means starting Monday, OSF's doctors will have access to all of the Mayo Clinic's research and studies. That also means they'll be able to work closely with Mayo Clinic physicians online and by phone. That's a development that OSF says will help seriously ill patients who can't afford to travel for medical care.
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The speedo gauge is hyperactive, as i accelerate it quickly dials up and by 15mph or so is pegged at 85+ and stays there until I drop below 15mph(I guess). Thankfully I've only gotten one speeding ticket. I generally just follow the flow of traffic, however there is not always some one to follow. Lol
My Tacho seems to work fine until it reaches 3500+ then it starts jumping all around. Not sure what the issue is here either.
My Temperature gauge has only registered a temp a few times. Otherwise it never reads any temp at all. This is the one that worries me the most. I have replaced the thermostat but it did not fix it. I priced out a thermostat sending unit. But it seems cheaper just to but a new aftermarket gauge in and bypass the old.
I was told when I bought the car that the ECM did not work properly. (this was the reason given for why the speedo did not work) The story was that somehow oil had gotten on it and disrupted its normal function. A new one was installed but did not help.
So at this point the as when I bought it ECS indicator light in the dash is generally on, and sometimes the EGR light.
The engine seems runs rich, and I get 23mpg regardless of what how or where I am driving.
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I miss labeled the ECM and the ECS light as ECU


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The erosion of liberty
The erosion of freedoms and privacy under the Obama administration continues at a record pace. From the politically motivated IRS scandal targeting conservative groups, to the Department of Justice's subpoenas of the phone records of journalists, to the National Security Agency's collection of "meta data" of millions of unsuspecting and innocent Americans, to police agencies capturing license plate data of millions of motorists' and their whereabouts, privacy is headed to become a mere artifact of days gone by. While President Obama and his agents of secret data collectors claim all of this is necessary to protect Americans from would-be terrorists, it is merely a red herring. Although the collection of data began under President George W. Bush when the so-called Patriot Act was authorized after 9/11, the sponsor of that bill, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Oversight Subcommittee, said Congress' intent was to only allow seizures directly related to nationally security investigations - not for the purpose of spying on American's today for occurrences that may or may not occur in the future. Sensenbrenner's colleague on the House Judiciary Committee from the other side of the aisle, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said the problem is that the administration considers "everything in the world" relevant to fighting terrorism. The administration's stomping on Americans' expectations of privacy (there are no specific constitutional protections of privacy), continues with further destructions every day.Last week, WHEC-TV in Rochester, N.Y., reported that a woman's car had been searched while at the Rochester airport after she used the valet parking service prior to boarding a flight. Upon her return to the airport, she found a note on her dashboard that her car had been searched by the valets at the direction of the TSA. This was done without her knowledge or permission, and she insists there were no posted notices that this could be done. TSA claims signs were in place that all cars are subject to search. TSA gave no explanation why the woman's car was searched, and it is worth noting no contraband was discovered. Regardless, the TSA's actions suggest the deterioration of personal privacy in the name of protecting Americans from terrorism remains at full-throttle. Our liberties will continue to be destroyed until such time as Americans say "enough is enough." From our founding fathers to modern-day presidents, the value of liberty and our personal freedoms have been on the forefront of the American way of life and are worthy of protections. Benjamin Franklin, one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, is attributed with saying, "He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security." Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States: "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." And in more modern times, Ronald Reagan, our 40th president: "... freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same." President Obama appears determined to erode the rights and expectations of freedom and privacy of all Americans in the name of "security," based on the administration's real or perceived threats that may or may not ever occur. Accepting these indignities and losses of privacy and freedom in the name of security is just the beginning in the further erosion of all of the rights and expectations we as Americans hold so dearly. Chris Ingram is a Republican political consultant and political analyst at Bay News 9. Follow him on Twitter: @IrreverentView.
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Tutorials, Books, discussions and lots of lots of research.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man!
In addition to all of the above I'd like to point out that most of us took years to master the art. Some do it faster, some slower. Just don't expect to know everything we know in a couple of days/weeks. It took years of experience to get where I am now. I've progressed from helpdesk, NT admin, network admin to security specialist.
Maybe you should start with something you can do and work your way up?
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
As most of us, I also am still in the progress of learning, but i must say i learned a damn lot in the past year and a half. I can say now i have a very solid base now, and i'm learning now to refine everything now. Dunno how long it will take but i will get there. I very much like to search-and-try one every topic/discussion i come along. Sometimes it are for.ex. just try-outs from for.ex. the securityfocus mailinglists.
Heh, this my experience and i like it so far ...
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Meh. I'm still learning, of course. Like just about everybody else in here.
As for how I learn...
One word: reading.
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Babies And Razor Blades Don't Mix
Reader Ted (whose daughter was born on St.Patricks's Day, Congratulations Ted!) found a razor blade inside a Learning Curve Close and Secure Sleeper he purchased from Target. Ted writes:
I've been enjoying your site for many months now, but I'm easy to please so I haven't had the need to e-mail you about anything until now. Our baby daughter was born on St. Patrick's day and we brought her home yesterday. Today my fianc
e and I went to Target East in Madison, WI and I waited in the car with the baby while she went in and bought a Close and Secure Sleeper which is from The First Years line by Learning Curve. It is a mini-bed of sorts that allows your baby to sleep in bed with mom and dad. This afternoon we put it on the couch and put the baby in it while we watched tv. This evening my fianc
e was getting tired and she wanted to take the baby upstairs and put her in our bed so they could both get some sleep. I folded it up, brought it upstairs, and unfolded it on the bed. That's when I saw it: the silhouette of a razor blade beneath the mattress cover for the Sleeper.
The rest of Ted's email and more pictures inside…
Ted continues:
I pulled back the cover for the thing, and sure enough there's a fucking razor blade in the thing!! Needless to say I am livid. I called the number on the box and they're of course closed. I don't have the patience to wait until 9AM or whatever, so I'm e-mailing you guys. I'm about to call the local news and get some reporters over here. What do you think I should do? Is it time to lawyer up? See (and post) the attached pics please. I included a hi-res pic of the razor blade so you can see the details.
We suggested that Ted contact the CPSC and the manufacturer. They can then properly issue a recall if needed.
Ted has already called Target and the manager offered him a gift card. Ted stresses that he's not upset with Target, as they're just the reseller.
Remember: Be like Ted. Check your child's toys, clothes, whatever before letting them use them. You never know what's in the box.—MEGHANN MARCO
UPDATE: Ted says he was mad when he wrote the email and isn't looking for a payout:
I was angry when I typed that e-mail and I've been watching a bit too much CSI lately 😉 I'm not looking for a payout, I just want to make sure that the company does something about it.
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text: B-52s With The Wild Crowd! – Live In Athens airs Monday, March 12, at 9 pm on KLRU-Q This special was filmed in the B-52s' hometown of Athens, Georgia at a show that commemorated the band's 34th anniversary of their first-ever live show on Valentine's Day 1977. Filmed with 8 cameras in stunning high definition and directed by Bruce Green, this concert delivers a sizzling performance that turned Athens' Classic Center into a cosmic dancehall! Wig-wearing, boa-draped, glitter-covered fans came from near and far to celebrate this historic event, and a B-52s live show is always the best party in town! In front of their hometown crowd they even managed to turn it up a notch further, delivering high-spirited versions of their classics "Love Shack," "Rock Lobster," "Give Me Back My Man," "Funplex," "Roam," "Planet Claire,", "Pump", "Private Idaho" and many more.


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Survey: Pa. hospitals dropped 3,900 jobs this year, need stability
Pennsylvania hospitals shed 3,900 jobs in the past year, according to the most recent employment statistics, and The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania says rougher terrain could be ahead if steps are not taken to stabilize the industry.
"Pennsylvania hospitals confront a changing and uncertain health care environment, mounting federal payment cuts, and an economy that is still struggling," Andy Carter, HAP president and CEO, said in a news release. "As hospitals work to transform the delivery system, they need stability in federal Medicare and Medicaid payments in order to make needed improvements without jeopardizing Pennsylvanians' access to health care."
Carter urged Congress to extend support for rural hospitals and cautioned federal lawmakers not to use hospital payment cuts to fund much-needed reforms to the sustainable growth rate, the famously dysfunctional formula that sets Medicare physician payments.
He also called on the federal government to approve Pennsylvania's Healthy Pennsylvania waiver, which proposes using Obamacare Medicaid expansion funds on a largely private alternative.
On the state level, he said the Corbett Administration's proposed 2014–2015 state budget takes important steps toward providing hospitals with stability and predictability.
"We urge state lawmakers to preserve and protect hospital payments in the upcoming budget," he said.
This month HAP surveyed 104 of the state's 164 general acute care hospitals and reported that many hospitals have already done the following, or plan to: freeze hiring (67 percent), lay off current staff (49 percent), cancel or delay needed renovation or building projects (51 percent) and cut health care services (41 percent).
According to HAP, successive waves of federal budget actions have reduced hospital payments since 2010, and Medicare payment cuts from 2013 through the end of 2014 will cost them about $800 million. In all, Pennsylvania hospitals are expected to lose nearly $10 billion in Medicare payments over the next decade.
In addition, two Medicare policies (the Medicare-Dependent Small Rural Hospital program and Low-Volume Hospital Adjustment) crucial to the fiscal viability of Pennsylvania's rural hospitals are set to expire on Monday.
HAP is a statewide membership services organization that advocates for nearly 240 Pennsylvania acute and specialty care, primary care, subacute care, long-term care, home health, and hospice providers, as well as the patients and communities they serve.


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And let's not forget the utterly forgettable kick coverage unit of the Bengals. Whose to say that without Chad's penalty, the Titans wouldn't have had the ball at the 40 anyway.
In another shocker, the Cincinnati media blows up a non-story involving one of it's best, most talented athletes. Yawn.


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There was a reason Florida State pushed the Hurricanes around Saturday night like a little brother.
The Seminoles are better, elite in a lot of places: quarterback, running back, receiver, defensive line, secondary. The gap may not have looked that big after two quarters Saturday. But it was on display for the nation to see over the final 30 minutes. Florida State is legit, national championship good. Miami is just getting back into the Top 25 good.
That gap is nothing to be ashamed about if you bleed orange and green. Jimbo Fisher has been building this thing for over five years, since we first heard he would be the guy replacing Bobby Bowden.
Al Golden? He's been trying to rebuild Miami for three years with one arm tied behind his back. It wasn't until two weeks ago tomorrow the 28-month hostage situation with the NCAA really came to an end. Even then, it's been impressive what Golden has been able to accomplish the last couple years.
As fun as it was to see this team start 7-0, climb to No. 7 in the national rankings, ask any talent evaluator and they will tell you these Hurricanes truly were not ready for a Top 10 showdown Saturday. Three recruiting classes into yet another Miami makeover, Golden has restocked the shelves with a few gems (RB Duke Johnson, CB Tracy Howard, DE Tyriq McCord, DE Quan Muhammad, CB Artie Burns, S Deon Bush, OL Ereck Flowers, WR Stacy Coley, LB Jermaine Grace). But really, he's still playing catch-up and only now beginning to fight with both fists free.
I know the thirst has been here for awhile to shout "We're back baby!" But that's really not going to happen until the Hurricanes get to the point where Florida State is. Where you have legit NFL prospects up and down your roster. Fisher had a school-record 11 players taken in last April's NFL Draft. He'll probably have eight more at least this year with half of that taken in the first two rounds.
Miami had two players taken last April (RB Mike James, CB Brandon McGee) and might have four or five this April (LB Denzel Perryman, QB Stephen Morris, OL Brandon Linder, OL Seantrel Henderson) and one of them is a punter. Do the math. Did that sound like a Top 10 matchup Saturday night?
Truth is Golden and his staff over the last three years have taken a bunch of average, leftover talent (DT Curtis Porter, OL Jon Feliciano, S Kacy Rodgers, MLB Jimmy Gaines, WR Allen Hurns, DE Shayon Green, OL Malcolm Bunche, WR Rashawn Scott), coached them up, plugged in a few holes with transfers (DL David Gilbert, DL Justin Renfrow, P Pat O'Donnell) and made this team better year-to-year.
Saturday's game might have been a little closer in the second half had a few guys (LB Eddie Johnson, LB Gionni Paul, CB Thomas Finnie) kept their heads on straight and still been here. But every program has a few knuckleheads who don't seem to get it. Until Saturday, UM hadn't faced a team with superior depth and talent to the them. Florida? The Gators have an elite defense and that's why Miami was in a dog fight. But the Gators are 4-4 now, proof even Will Muschamp (hired at the same time Golden was) isn't having an easy time of it in Gainesville after losing eight draft picks from last year's team.
What the Hurricanes have proven thus far in 2013 is that they are not going to lose games they shouldn't and have the fight in them to rally when they're down. Players are improving. That's what we didn't see enough of during the last regime.
Now, after Saturday's heartbreaking loss (Golden gave the team Sunday off to rest and recover) we'll get to see what this coaching staff and this team is really made of. Duke Johnson is a special talent. But he's not the sole reason Miami is 7-1 and still ranked 14th in the country.
Saturday's opponent, Virginia Tech, a team UM hasn't beaten twice in a row since 2002, is the real benchmark the Hurricanes have to measure themselves against. The Hokies have won the ACC four times since coming over from the Big East with Miami in 2004. Their talent and Miami's talent is and has been much more comparable over the last couple of seasons.
What Golden and his coaches have to prove to us now is that even in the face of adversity (losing his best player) and coming off a humbling defeat against the team you want to catch-up to they can get this football team to re-focus and finish the season strong. As Golden pointed out last year, you can't win the ACC until you win the Coastal Division.
That's really what this season needs to be measured on: Can these Canes continue to beat the teams they are supposed to, win their division and finish the season with momentum for the future?
That's what Randy Shannon's teams couldn't seem to do. UM only had one winning month in November (3-1, 2009) in his four years here. Golden is now 5-4 after Saturday in November. UM finished 3-1 in November last year.
It's going to be challenging without Johnson to finish this November 4-1. But this UM team should be good enough to beat Virginia Tech (6-3, 3-2) at home Saturday, Duke (6-2, 2-2 ACC) on the road Nov. 16, Virginia (2-7, 0-5) at home Nov. 23, and win at Pittsburgh (4-4, 2-3 ACC) the day after Thanksgiving.
It's time to finish the mission Canes.


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By Michael Aneiro
Just in case U.S. airports don't already provide enough forms of stress, their credit rating stress now stands to rise in the wake of the merger between American Airlines parent AMR Corp (AAMRQ) and US Airways Group. (LCC).
So says Moody's in a report this week, which calls the merger "a credit negative for US airports, particularly where the two airlines account for a high proportion of passenger volume." Moody's points out that airport revenues are highly dependent on passenger volumes, which will likely decline if the combined carrier seeks to improve its operating efficiency by reducing service levels, as expected.
Moody's says the largest airport hubs for the combined carrier would include the Texas Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Florida's Miami International, and North Carolina's Charlotte Douglas International Airport. From Moody's:
The key risks for those airports are that the combined carrier may reduce service on overlapping routes or reduce service to markets connected by these hubs. Such capacity reductions give airlines a greater ability to raise fares, which in turn can result in lower passenger volumes.
Fewer passengers reduce revenues paid to the airports owing to reduced income from airplane landing fees, terminal concessions, and vehicle parking.
Moody's adds that these risks are heightened at smaller regional airports with high amounts of service by the combined carrier, such as California's Fresno-Yosemite Valley Airport and Alabama's Huntsville-Madison County Airport, and at larger airports with high AA and US Airways combined concentrations, such as North Carolina's Raleigh Durham International and Arizona's Tucson International. Moody's again:
Mergers such as this expose airports to an increasingly concentrated pool of airline counterparties. Since 2008, the number of network carriers in the airline industry has declined 50%. When coupled with difficult economic conditions, airline mergers exacerbate the negative pressure already being exerted on US airports.
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On April 12, 2012 at approximately 11:35 AM, Officers with the Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) executed a search warrant at 1320 Randolph Street, Waterloo reference an ongoing weapons and narcotics investigation.
Officers had to force entry into the residence after the occupants refused to open the door after the Officers knocked and announced their presence. During the course of the search warrant, Officers located two firearms, a Springfield Armory .45-caliber handgun with the serial number scratched off and a Jennings Firearms 9mm handgun. Both firearms were fully loaded with ammunition.
Officers also seized a large amount of crack cocaine, powder cocaine and marijuana. Also inside the residence were two young children, ages 2 and 3. VCAT Officers were assisted by the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force, Waterloo Police Patrol, and the Waterloo Police K-9 Unit.
Donald Benjamin Earl Reed, age 27, of 1320 Randolph, Waterloo, IA was charged with:
Possession of Crack Cocaine w/ Intent to Deliver more than 10 grams while in immediate possession of a firearm (B-Felony)
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Possession of Cocaine
Possession of Marijuana
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Alicia Latrice Buchanan, age 24, of 307 Adams Street, Waterloo, IA was charged with:
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Say what you want about Terry Jones, but he proves time and again that Islam is a religion of death and destruction. And does it with such ease. Jones can thank Obama, Clinton, Rice et al in part for the death sentence. via News from The Associated Press.
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world.
The man behind the film, Mark Basseley Youssef, was among those convicted. He was sentenced in a California court earlier this month to one year in federal prison for probation violations in an unrelated matter.
We're calling bullshit on AP. He was on probation for an unrelated matter but he was detained, arrested and convicted for the violation in the specific matter of the previously unknown and unseen video trailer that Obama knowingly lied about and blamed for the deaths of American citizens.
Youssef, 55, admitted that he had used several false names in violation of his probation order and obtained a driver's license under a false name. He was on probation for a bank fraud case.
Multiple calls to Youssef's attorney in Southern California, Steve Seiden, were not returned Wednesday.
Florida-based Terry Jones, another of those sentenced, is the pastor of Dove World Outreach, a church of less than 50 members in Gainesville, Fla., not far from the University of Florida. He has said he was contacted by the filmmaker to promote the film, as well as Morris Sadek, a conservative Coptic Christian in the U.S. who posted the video clips on his website.
In a telephone interview Wednesday, Jones said the ruling "shows the true face of Islam" – one that he views as intolerant of dissent and opposed to basic freedoms of speech and religion.
"We can speak out here in America," Jones said. "That freedom means that we criticize government leadership, religion even at times. Islam is not a religion that tolerates any type of criticism."
And proving that a video trailer had nothing to do with the coordinated Islamic terrorist attacks on 9/11/12, is a video trailer for a movie by an ex-Muslim that has caused no controversy whatsoever. Yet. via Mundo sin Islam


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District gets "InSync" with parents, teachers and students | Families
Tampa, Fla. – Hillsborough County Public Schools parents, teachers, and students have a new web-based tool through which they can access thousands of standards-aligned academic activities to help students master critical concepts in math, science, reading, and social studies.
The program is called "InSync" and is available from any location and any device with internet access. The InSync portal offers every activity online or as an audio file, and content is provided in English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole. A link to the portal is on the district homepage, www.sdhc.k12.fl.us.
In addition to InSync Education's online library of academic activities, some schools are offering free parent-centered academic activities as a way to encourage school-wide parental involvement.
Clair Mel Elementary School will include InSync training at Education/Family night from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. The school's computer lab will be open for parents to create accounts and get tutorials. English Language Learner staff will be present to coach Spanish-speaking parents.
Clair Mel Elementary School is located at 1025 S. 78th St., Tampa.


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UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velásquez blitzed through his rival Junior Dos Santos to retain his title for a second time in one of the best cards the UFC has ever hosted.
The pair met in the octagon for a third time with each having one victory over the other.
The fight started at 100 mph, with both men swinging for the fences.
It was JDS who had first advantage, rocking the champion with a left hook.
However, the Brazilian was unable to capitalise and Cain managed to get Dos Santos to the cage and go to work - using knees and dirty boxing to work down his opponent.
Round two was much the same. Cain's superior cardio and athleticism was influential, with the champion holding JDS against the cage, using knees to the thighs along with short elbows and punches to wear the Brazilian down.
However, within the dying seconds of round two, Dos Santos caught Velasquez with a short elbow followed by a right hand, shaking the champion, before he was saved by the bell.
The third round was where Velasquez really tightened his grip on the fight.
After a good start to the round from JDS due to a big right hand, again Cain scrambled him to the fence.
When JDS broke free, we saw a reflection of what dropped Velasquez in the first fight - this time by the man himself.
It was what started the beginning of the end for the former champion.
He dropped and took some massive shots from Velasquez and the only thing that kept him up was his amazing chin.
As the two entered the championship rounds, a repeat of round three was witnessed.
Midway through the round, referee Herb Dean had to call the doctor into the ring to look at him - one eye nearly closed, and the other bleeding profusely above the eyebrow.
It was ugly to watch and was very likely a 10-8 round on the judges scorecards.
In the final round the fight was largely on the ground with JDS desperately looked for a submission, however, the amount of blood that pooled the pair and the canvas made it impossible.
The fight bizarrely eventually ended when again Cain shot to a take-down.
Dos Santos leached on for a guillotine choke, however, the punishment he had taken for 23 minutes was finally highlighted.
JDS face-planted the mat and virtually KO'd himself.
Dos Santos was left admitting he had been second best - his face left in a complete state.
Velasquez proved his talents once again.
Both fighters showed the heart of a lion but the champion was just far too good in every aspect of the game.
He dominated JDS for 99 percent of the fight and proved that his loss to the Brazilian was in fact just 'a lucky punch.'
In the co-main event of the evening, Velasquez's training partner Daniel Cormier went to 13-0 as he brushed aside Roy Nelson in what is seemingly looking like his last fight at heavyweight.
Weighing in at just 224 lbs, former Olympic wrestler Cormier out struck and out grappled 'Big Country' for the whole of the fight.
The speed advantage was noticeable from the first bell and gave Nelson no options to close the distance.
Nelson had no answers for Cormier hoped one of his wild overhand rights would land on the chin of DC.
Cormier feels disrespected by Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and wants to prove how talented he is to the 205 lbs title holder.
However, it was Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez who stole the show.
Their fight was an all out war and has fight of the year written all over it.
The fight promised potential and certainly delivered.
The first round was interesting as it was Sanchez who gained a grappling advantage, getting the back of Melendez early on.
However, 'El Nino' was able to shrug Sanchez off and took over, cutting 'The Dream' with a nice short elbow against the cage.
Round two was all Melendez too.
It seemed Sanchez was willing to take three or four shots in order to land a decent one.
It was back and forth but Melendez really turned the screw and got the upper hand of every exchange.
The final round was then an absolute classic. It was vintage Diego Sanchez.
Just like his fights against Clay Guida and Martin Kampmann, he pressed and pressed and managed to reel Melendez into his dog fight.
The pair swung for the fences and Sanchez dropped Melendez with an upper-cut however, he couldn't capitalise.
The judges gave Melendez the win.
Gabriel Gonzaga continued to impress since returning to the UFC, knocking out Shawn Jordan with a counter right hand after just 93 seconds of their Heavyweight clash.
John Dodson too highlighted why he is ranked the second best flyweight in the world.
Coming off the loss in his title fight to Demitrious Johnson, he welcomed Darrell Montague into the UFC.
His striking looked more patient and matured and the Ultimate Fighter winner was rewarded with a first round KO.
On the undercard, Tim Boetsch picked up a very surprising decision victory over CB Dollaway.
For the first two rounds, Dollaway's striking was superb, out-striking Boetsch in every exchange. He also had his opponent in side control for a large portion of the round.
Round 3 could have went to either and even with Dollaway losing the round and being deducted a point for two accidental eye pokes, he still done enough to win the fight.
Hector Lombard sent a message out to the welterweight division.
He waltzed past former Strikeforce WW champion Nate Marquart, smashing him with an uppercut followed by a hammer-fist in the very first round.
It puts Lombard in a very strong position in the division. As for Marquart, that's three loses straight and could very well see him fighting in another promotion.
One man who's next fight certainly won't be in the UFC is George Sotiropolous, who was decisioned by KJ Noons. That's four losses back-to-back for the Aussie and he should be expecting his P45 soon.
Other Undercard Results:
Women's Bantamweight Jessica Eye def. Sarah Kaufman Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Adlan Amagov def. TJ Waldburger KO (punches) 1 3:00 Lightweight Tony Ferguson def. Mike Rio Submission (d'arce choke) 1 1:52
Catchweight (148.5 lbs) Andre Fili def. Jeremy Larsen TKO (punches) 2 0:53
Bantamweight Kyoji Horiguchi def. Dustin Pague TKO (punches) 2 3:51
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Barton & Hamann in Twitter slanging match
On-loan Marseille midfielder Joey Barton was involved in a heated exchange with former Germany international Dietmar Hamann on Twitter on Monday night.
Barton, who is known for his outspoken nature on the social media platform, had recently said that l'OM forward Loic Remy was heading to his ex-club Newcastle United during the current transfer window.
Recent reports, however, have suggested the Frenchman could in fact join Queens Park Rangers, despite their manager Harry Redknapp saying last week that he had been snubbed by the striker.
Reacting to the speculation, Barton, who is on loan at Marseille from QPR, suggested that Newcastle potentially missing out on Remy was down to the club's managing director Derek Llambias.
This claim evoked a reaction from Hamann, who played alongside Barton at City in the 2006-07 season, with the German suggesting the Englishman should stay out of "club politics".
Then followed a lengthy exchange between the pair, which ultimately turned into a slanging match, with Barton writing that Hamann should "get his own life in order first" and labelling him "Tourette's face".
Hamann issued a retort to the "England international", who has one cap to his name. He wrote on Twitter: "No problem Joseph let's see each other in 5 years I hope I don't have to go to Walton #prison."
He added: "The medals won't make my kids respect me but im (sic) not prepared to punch a child in the face in McDonald's for them to respect me."
Barton also wrote: "Sick of washed up former pro's giving it big portions cos (sic) they've wasted their money. Medals don't pay your kids schools fees... #jogon."


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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida growth projection highest in 7 years
Florida's economy is expected to keep growing through 2013. A Federal Reserve index that tries to predict state-by-state economic growth for the short term shows an expanding economy in the Sunshine State. More at the Miami Herald and see the report from the Federal Reserve.
Planned job cuts fall to lowest level since 1997
After three months of stepped-up layoffs, the number of planned job cuts in December plunged to 32,556, the second lowest monthly total of 2012. "Planned" job cuts are those announced by employers. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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Children's Voices
Children, as every good parent knows, want more than anything to feel that they're being heard — even more than they want to get their way. And for 30 years, the state of Florida has struggled to give damaged children a voice amid the clatter and din of its child protection bureaucracy.
When dining at the Blue Windows Bistro in south Fort Myers, bring your appetite, but leave your children at home. As the nation ages, more businesses like Blue Windows are catering exclusively to adults. More at the Naples Daily News.
Workshops offer basics for aspiring entrepreneurs
For those aspiring entrepreneurs who included a business startup among their goals for 2013, two programs are offering seminars on the basics. More at the Tallahassee Democrat.
South Florida poised for record trade in 2013
South Florida is poised for record trade in 2013, thanks largely to solid growth in Latin America, the area's top trade partner, trade analysts said Wednesday. In the first 10 months last year, South Florida's trade with the world reached $102.6 billion, up by $9.4 billion from a year earlier, according to U.S. census data analyzed by media company WorldCity in Coral Gables. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
When Juan Ponce de Leon searched for riches in Florida, he unknowingly helped turn the Sunshine State into the first travel destination in the United States. Five centuries later, the state is celebrating its Spanish heritage with a series of events throughout 2013.
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Peter Beers.
photo from a season or three ago.
alright now...
the dog has been walked and will be walked again after I hit publish and post
it is my parent's dog... he is visiting for a few days... and well... he is older and not in full control of his shit... so I want to be sure he gets some exercise along with the opportunity to do what he needs to do
last night he left a surprise on the couch
on the couch?
at least it was solid...
the kids are at school with their bikes... which means that I will meet them for a post school ride on the bicycle instead of in the car
hopefully it is not too cold... hope I do not get any argument from the boys about not going to the park around the corner from school... hopefully the notion of the new backyard climbing wall before dark is enough of a draw to get us rolling straight home without attitude
dishes need to be done... laundry needs to be folded
dishes always need to be done and laundry always needs to be folded
the house needs to be cleaned... the house always needs to be cleaned...
as this is a house with a seven and ten year old boy
gotta do a mess of things today... in addition to trying to tidy up this mess
must get this list in my head before I start moving forward
okay... question... Would Occupy DC be interested in a couple of bags of old books?
that will dictate what happens to these books
if they are interested... the books will go there... if not... I will just bring down some old clothes
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Baby was born scheduled C-section on 5/21/12. 7lb 10oz. She initially lost about 15% of her body weight and had some issues, but then she was gaining fine and was around 20% in weight on the charts. Then she had some issues with weight, then she was fine...it's been a back and forth game with the pediatrician.
She's exclusively breastfed and seems completely satisfied after every feeding. She laughs, she smiles, she's advanced developmentally. She's my third baby and certainly the happiest I've had. The problem: she spits up excessive, ridiculous amounts.
Her GI is extremely concerned with her weight. Not only is her weight small but she's stopped growing in height completely. The GI said that next her head will stop growing and will cause mental retardation. At 7 months today, she is 12lbs 5oz. I think she's .4% on the weight chart. The GI doctor has her on 3 reflux medicines and can't stop the reflux. She had an Upper GI and sonogram that showed reflux. Tuesday she had an endoscopy with multiple biopsies to see if she has some sort of malabsorption problem like her brother. 3 weeks ago we started feeding her an ENTIRE avocado per day in addition to all her nursing sessions and it did nothing for her weight.
The GI doesn't want me to stop nursing because the baby is so happy and developing so well. Most "Failure to Thrive" babies have severe developmental problems and delays but my baby is doing great and she's never been sick. At the same time, we have GOT to get more nutrition into her. She nurses and then just spits up 10 times and all her milk is on the blanket! The doctor said that, ideally, we'd stop the spitting up but because she hasn't been able to do that, even on the strongest medicatinos available, we have to make sure that what DOES stay down is higher-calorie.
So, the GI's plan is for me to nurse all she wants and then give her 2 ounces of breastmilk mixed with an elemental formula (that would be double the calories in the same volume). How do I do that, though? Do I nurse all she wants and then pump? Because then she wouldn't be getting the cream. We've tried it several times since her doctor appointment and she doesn't want it, either. She's full! And I hate wasting breastmilk! She just spits up more. How do I keep my supply up while providing her the nutrition and calories she needs? How do I work the logistics of nursing all the baby wants AND pumping? (I have freezer milk I can use, I'm just trying to figure out how to make this work long-term....since it's coming to that). We're really close to having a feeding tube.
Edited to add - I did all the standard things you do with a baby with reflux. We sleep her at an incline. I removed dairy, soy, gluten from my diet. We burp her well. We took her to a chiropractor. None of that helped.


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Given that the TV show was cancelled 2 years ago, it's strange to see the arrival of an official game based around the world of Scrubs. Still, there are plenty of fans out there that are no doubt keen to get another dose of Sacred Heart Hospital. Pity the sharp sense of humor doesn't really reside here.
Scrubs is a Hidden Object game at its heart, interspersed with some decidedly iffy dialogue. It's the kind of scripting that makes you wonder if the people behind it have ever watched an episode of Scrubs. I fear not. Such words are delivered by some animated, bobblehead-esque caricatures which are, at least, memorable.
Step away from such peculiar presentation and the Hidden Object scenes are quite competent. A little worrying, perhaps, given just how messy areas of the hospital are, but quite appropriate. Items to be found are listed either in picture, word or outline form, adding to the variety of what needs completing. This list can be moved around the screen, greatly helping players struggling with the small details of the scenes on the iPhone screen. At times, it's fiddly to be able to tap on the right object, especially when one is located on the edge of the screen. Fortunately, players aren't harshly punished for mistaps which counteract this issue, to an extent.
Each room works together at times, with some objects needed from other rooms in order to grab a new item from a different place. Some simple puzzles also pave the way to making things a little more varied. In all cases, it's possible to use a series of hints to make things simpler. Once the free supply is exhausted, it's possible to buy new ones via in-app purchases, although there's rarely a need to.
It does all feel quite run of the mill, however. It's the kind of game that could have been done with any story backdrop, rather than requiring the Scrubs franchise, meaning it feels wasted. Hidden Object fans might enjoy it, but Scrubs fans have little reason to be enthralled.


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During our August trip to Disney World, my husband and 5- and 7-year-old sons received jaunty "First Visit!" buttons. When we got back, I wanted an "I Survived Disney Without Spending an Unholy Amount of Money!" button. Because, dang it, I deserved it—and the retail lessons I learned apply in the Magic Kingdom and surrounding areas.
- Downplay expectations. Like so many retail sorcerers, Disney is the master of marketing and product placement (hello rides that dump you off into gift shops!). But all I told my sons was that we were going to the big Disney theme park—and that there would be a pool at our hotel. Dazzled by that much, many of the extras—like being able to dress up as a pirate—passed them by.
- Lay down a game plan. Many Disney (and Target) veterans bemoan how much they spend, and shrug their shoulders as if to say, "You can't fight the Mouse!" I beg to differ. I told my boys: There will be lots of goodies, but WE only want certain very, very cool things, so we'll just look a lot. And it worked! I had a mommy-nirvana moment when my little guy, trying on a Goofy hat, told another shopper, "We're not buying anything. We're just looking."
- Let them spend…their own cash. I let both kids take whatever amount they chose from their piggy banks ($32 for the big guy; $11 for his brother). They loved the idea of having their own wallets—and of getting change back after purchases. Their total haul was tiny: pens and postcards, key chains and lollipops.
Yes, my boys did beg for ice cream at 9 a.m. (hey, it's hot), but they were more enthralled with the Mad Tea Party ride than with the madness of buying, buying, buying. Oh, wait: they did make one other significant purchase; my husband and the boys sprang for a pair of tiny Mickey Mouse earrings with my birthstone, as a thank-you. So there's another lesson: How much fun it is to buy something for someone else.
|Bottom Line. What's your defense against the Mouse and other spend-happy destinations?
Denise Schipani is a mother of two. She's the Mom Advice columnist for American Baby, and blogs at www.ConfessionsofaMeanMommy.com


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This trip takes Dave and Alvin McLane north to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge covers over 570,000 acres of Nevada and acts as home to a variety of species. Stretching across most of the northwestern corner of the state, Sheldon attracts lovers of wildlife, hunters, and, since the early 20th Century, opal miners.
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It would be one thing if bar staff took umbrage at a pregnant woman downing shots and getting drunk. But a bar in the Chicago area has asked a lady to leave despite the fact she was drinking water. (via Chicago Tribune)
Hero Pilot Pulls Out the Stops to Help Grandpa Reach Funeral: 2011's Most Heartwarming Travel Story?
The most important trips aren't about getting somewhere. They're about getting to someone. (via Elliott.org)
Horoscope Hang-Up: Earth Rotation Changes Zodiac Signs
If you're the type of person who relies on mysterious-sounding locations of stars to determine your personality and outcome in life, get ready to be shocked.
Conan Likes Letterman. Leno? Not So Much
In the least-surprising revelation since Brett Favre went back on his retirement promise (watch out for this year's edition soon!), the chat show host who earned the sympathy of a nation has let forth his views on his peers. And, …
The Catcher in the Rye Part 2: More Teenage Angst, Courtesy of Swedish Author
If you've been waiting on the edge of your seat for sixty years, it's finally here. The next chapter in Holden Caulfield's life.
Over 300 Killed in Brazil Floods and Mudslides
Just as things were getting better in Australia, they're getting worse in Brazil.
Ted Williams, the Golden Voice, is Headed to Rehab
After shooting to instant fame when a video of his "golden voice" went viral last week on YouTube, Ted Williams has decided to enter rehab for drug and alcohol addiction.
New Zealand Saves Beached Whale; Others Die
New Zealand volunteers and conservation rescuers have managed to save a beached whale, refloating it in the water, after it had become displaced with four other whales on New Zealand's North Island.
Yes, It Happens: Paramedics Race to Boy, Tongue Frozen to Stop Sign Pole
We thought it was a given, if you lick a frozen pole, you are going to get stuck. It's as if no-one's even seen A Christmas Story.
Quotes: 'Millionaire Matchmaker' Patti Stanger Gives Julian Assange Dating Advice
"He wants a woman who will give him an opinion — but I bet you he'll hate her opinion. I will bet you he'll slice her in half when she says what she feels."
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To Put it Lightly, Antonio Cromartie "Hates" Tom Brady
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CFCA serves more than 33,000 sponsored children and elderly in India, and many of them come from various faith traditions. If your sponsored friend is from the Hindu faith, it's likely the Ganesh Chaturthi festival (which took place this year on Sept. 1) plays an important part in your friend's life. Here's an explanation of the festival from Sreekanth Gundoji, our communications liaison in Hyderabad.
Ganesh Chaturthi is an annual festival marking the birthday of Ganesha (also known as Vinayaka and Ganapati), the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Celebrations continue for 10 days starting on Ganesh Chaturthi, which usually falls during the end of August or early September.
Hindus celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm and respect.
Two to three months prior to the festival, artistic clay models of Ganesha are made by skilled artisans.
They are decorated and depict Ganesha in various poses. These statues vary from three-quarters of an inch to more than 50 feet tall.
(Durga Prasad, a CFCA sponsored child, helps his family make Ganesha statues for a living. You can read more about Durga Prasad and his family here.)
The Ganesha statue in this photo is 55 feet high.
People also offer laddu, an Indian candy, to the god and place it in the statue's hands. On the 11th day the candy is distributed among the people.
The laddu in the hands of this statue can weigh more than 4,600 pounds (2,100 kilograms).


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A legislative committee is scheduled to vote this week on a bill that would ensure repeat drunken drivers spend time behind bars.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee is set to meet on Thursday to take up the measure, which would require judges to impose a three-year prison sentence on seven-, eight- and nine-time offenders and a minimum four-year prison sentence for 10-time offenders and beyond.
Judges also would be required to impose a mandatory 30-day jail sentence on anyone who causes an injury by driving with a blood-alcohol content between 0.04 percent and 0.08 percent.
The bill comes after a state appeals court ruled last month current law leaves a judge free to decide whether to impose prison time.
Committee approval would clear the way for a full Assembly vote.