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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - You might have noticed your allergies peaking around this time of year. Coughs and colds are also common, but the symptoms aren't coming from germs alone.
WKYT tested the air and found a lot of fungus in Central Kentucky.
"The weather being unseasonably warm a lot, means a lot more fungi can grow," explained biologist Dr. Marcia Pierce with Eastern Kentucky University.
WKYT sent petri dish samples throughout Central Kentucky to test the air, 18 of them in all. Seven were placed in Lexington, inside public buildings and private studios. All of them incubated at room temperature for a few weeks, and grew hundreds upon hundreds of microscopic spores.
"They're not fond of the temperature of the human body. Most fungi don't really like our temperature which is why a vast majority of fungi do not cause human disease, although there are a large number of allergens," said Dr. Pierce.
The trays we placed outside across a dozen different counties, Dr. Pierce told us, look normal for being in the elements.
"Anywhere outside should have higher concentration than some place inside. That's the idea behind HEPA filters and filtration systems is that you are filtering out a lot of the fungal spores."
The Kentucky Horse Park and Keeneland win for most variety of mold.
"You're in a farm. You're talking a lot of animals, talking a lot of dirt," explained Dr. Pierce, "someone with allergies should be aware that they might see more symptoms if they go there. I wouldn't avoid anything.
Our inside samples showed a lot less growth. We did not find any black mold. The dark fungi, is the type Dr. Pierce says you have to be very wary of.
"You have mold in your refrigerator. You have mold, mildew in your bathroom. That is fairly standard, but if you have constant water exposure is when you're looking for the bad mold and that's when you're looking for something like stachybotrys which would not want to be getting close to."


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March 1, 2011
MALIBU, Calif. - Pepperdine scored five runs with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to turn a two-run deficit into a 9-6 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.
The Waves, who had loaded the bases at various times throughout the game, finally struck through with a bases-loaded walk and consecutive two-run singles against right-hander Bryce Uhrig. The Santa Barbara native relieved Nick Capito with the bases full and two outs in the eighth inning and worked ahead to an 0-2 count on Trent Diedrich.
But, Diedrich worked a walk before Joe Sever's single and Sam Meyer's single did in the Gauchos.
UCSB (3-3) loaded the bases in the ninth inning with nobody out after John Vaccaro, Brandon Trinkwon and Ben Edelstein all singled. However Vaccaro tried to score on Sean Williams' flyball out and was cut down at the plate. Joe Wallace grounded out to end the game.
The Waves (4-4) snapped a four-game losing streak with the win, while Santa Barbara has a three-game losing skid.
Mark Haddow went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI for the Gauchos while Edelstein added two hits. Ryan Palermo had a pair of RBI on a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single.
UCSB scored three runs in the fourth inning to take a 3-1 lead when Wallace walked and moved to second on Haddow's single. Then, Pepperdine starting pitcher Alex Najera threw a pickoff attempt away, scoring Wallace and moving Haddow to third, who scored on Palermo's sac fly. Lance Roenicke later reached on an error and Dan Camou's triple scored him.
After the Waves scored three runs in the fifth inning - without a ball leaving the infield on a couple of fielder's choice ground balls and an infield hit - UCSB tacked on two more in the sixth inning.
Palermo's single scored Haddow and Roenicke's single scored Palermo as UCSB built its lead to 5-4. The Gauchos added a run in the seventh on Haddow's sac fly and led 6-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth when everything unraveled.
Head coach Bob Brontsema was ejected in the fourth inning arguing with home plate umpire Dwayne Finley that Trevor Whyte was hit by a pitch. Finley ruled that the pitch hit Whyte's bat and Brontsema, who had Whyte show Finley the mark on his arm, argued against the call.
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2008 Women's Soccer Preview
Bluffton to focus on consistency for 90 minutes in 2008
By: Thea Rosengarten, sports information assistant
August 7, 2008
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|Sixth year head coach Steve Smucker anticipates a successful campaign for the women's soccer team this fall. With a deep and talented incoming freshman class, the Beavers are ready to regroup, push the limits and surprise the competition with their improved performance on the field.
|Last season the Beavers went 5-10-1 overall and 2-6 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference; however, Bluffton was on the verge of a winning season as four of the losses were decided by one score. The Beavers' defense limited opponents to an all-time low 34 goals in 2007. "Starting from day one, the ladies must get rid of the losing mentality, and when we are ahead by one we must keep, lead and seal the game," said Smucker. "The key to improvement on the field for the 2008 season is consistency-to play and complete 90 full minutes of soccer." Bluffton will need to fill the shoes of Eva Voth and Jessie Good who anchored Bluffton's defense which limited opponents to an average of just two goals per contest.
|The philosophy that the Beavers will subscribe to in 2008 is one that places great emphasis on both academics and athletics. Both areas require hard work, determination and commitment. Bluffton will be counting on senior captains Elyse Burckhart (Telford, PA/Souderton), Amy Dahl (Perrysville/Loudonville) and Allison White (Lima/Shawnee) for leadership both on and off the field this season. Also back on the pitch for the Beavers are the two top scorers from a year ago. Junior Meghan Forquer (North Canton/Green) and sophomore Nicole Frey (Wauseon/Wauseon) combined for 10 goals and three assists in 2007. With 13 newcomers and many positions open, there will likely be several freshmen with the opportunity to step up, see playing time and make an impact on the team from day one.
|New to the schedule this year are non-conference tilts with Oberlin and Pikeville and at Thiel. This season the Beavers will host conference rivals Franklin and Manchester as well as HCAC heavyweights Rose-Hulman and Tranyslvania. They will travel to Mount St. Joseph, Anderson, Hanover and Defiance. Although the Heartland will again be a competitive conference, the Beavers are working hard to prove that they can move into the upper echelon with a berth in the post-season tournament in 2008. "I am very excited about the season, we have a lot of potential and we plan to surprise people," concluded Smucker.


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This item is a world drop from level 50-60 mobs.
When you combine this card with the other cards of the Portals set, you make the [Portals Deck]. The can be turned in at the Darkmoon Faire to earn the [Darkmoon Card: Twisting Nether].
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The quest for happiness sends millions of people into bookstores, doctors' offices and pharmacies — especially at this time of year, when well-being seems to be a national requirement.
Of course, the pursuit of happiness is relatively new to humankind — our ancestors were much too focused on their day-to-day survival to spend much time contemplating contentment — but scientists and writers have worked to fill the void in the last few decades, flooding the marketplace with theories and checklists. (See "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom" by Jonathan Haidt, or "Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Todd Gilbert or "Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week" by Joel Osteen.)
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Is Pope Francis an Exorcist?
Pope Francis' obsession with the devil has taken on remarkable new twists, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man from four different demons, despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.
The Rev. Gabriele Amorth, an exorcist for the diocese of Rome, said he performed an exorcism of his own on the man Tuesday. He said the demonic possession was related to the legalization of abortion in Mexico City.
Images of Francis laying his hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square on Sunday have raised speculation that he may have performed an exorcism. The man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, then slumped in his wheelchair.
The Vatican insists the pope didn't intend to perform an exorcism.
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Dr. Jeff Livingston, OB/GYN, is hooked on social media.
As I explained in a previous blogpost, Livingston jumped onto My Space when his teenager daughter told him that would help him reach out to teenagers facing pregnancy and STDs, and he never looked back.
Why? Because, he says, "social media makes your life easier and the care you provide better."
How? It has to do with the long life of online information. Here's how Livingston explains it:
Americans want to engage online about their health
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By Ben Levisohn
China's performing like, well, China again.
And its recent stock-market rally been accompanied by a surge in investors cash.
According to Ned Davis Research's Neil Leeson and Stephanie O'Brien, assets in dedicated China exchange-traded funds have jumped to $12.5 billion dollars and are closing in on levels not seen since July 2009.
Not surprisingly, the ETFs are performing quite well. Leeson notes that there are 21 Chinese-specific funds, and all of them–except for one–continue to show strong relative strength, a measure that compares their momentum to the overall market. Take the Global X China Materials ETF (CHIM), which has gained 9.7% this year through Jan. 22. Leeson and O'Brien write that:
The trend model turned positive for CHIM at the beginning of December, and relative strength has improved ever since. On a short-term relative strength basis, this fund is ranked 68 out of the 1164 long-only funds that we rank, putting this fund in the top 20% of all funds…This is an improvement from a rank of 240 established at the beginning of the year, and a rank of 617 the day the trend model turned bullish. This is the type of relative strength rank improvement and indicator progression we like to see.
Some fifteen of the 21 China ETFs are now ranked in the top 20% in terms of relative strength, however, a sign that the funds could be ready for a pullback. But if investors continue to pout cash into these funds, don't expect them to fall too much yet.
The one exception: The Guggenheim China Real Estate ETF (TAO). Its relative strength has been declining, Leeson and O'Brien say–a sign that the fund could be primed for a plunge. The upshot: Don't buy this fund right now, Leeson says.
The China Materials Fund has gained 0.3%, while the China Real Estate ETF has dropped 1.2%. The broad iShares FTSE China 25 Index ETF (FXI) has dropped 0.6% so far today.


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Citric acid urine test measures the level of citric acid in urine.
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You will need to collect your urine at home over 24 hours. Your health care provider will tell you how to do this. Follow instructions exactly so that the results are accurate.
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- Excessive muscle activity
- Medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors)
- Parathyroid glands do not produce enough of its hormone (hypoparathyroidism)
- Too much acid in the body fluids (acidosis)
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- A high carbohydrate diet
- Estrogen therapy
- Vitamin D
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First, I am new to this site and I am eating up all the great info about my phone. Thanks to all who take the time to post this invaluable knowledge.
Secondly, I have only had my storm about 2 months and decided to play with different themes. My question/problem is; when I apply my new theme, all my 3rd party apps vanish. The app folder shows them still installed and when I switch back to my default theme they reappear. Am I doing something wrong or did I get a bogus theme?


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — "The Internet of Things" was one of the more hyped concepts coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show this week, amid a sea of new tech gadgets.
The concept, which refers to everything being connected to the Internet, is being embraced especially by companies looking to create the smart home, a futuristic concept of a Jetsons-like home, where your refrigerator tells you it is out of milk and you can remotely turn on the heat at home from your office.
While the idea of the intelligent home was first broached possibly as early as the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, it still seems to be in the realm of sci-fi. But this week, there was talk that the smart home may not be as far away as we think. A number of industry groups were formed to help it along, and one major tech stalwart, International Business Machines Corp. IBM, -0.30% says that cloud computing will be the key to help bring the concept to fruition.
"Somebody needs to connect all of those things," said Martin Kienzle, an electronics industry leader at IBM Research. "The best place to do that is the cloud."
IBM and two partners, STMicroelectronics NV STM, +1.13% STM, +1.13% and a private company called Shaspa, created a system that could monitor a home's temperature, carbon dioxide levels, and human motion to guard against intruders, or to keep an eye on kids or elderly relatives.
In Las Vegas this week, the three companies demonstrated a prototype system, with a TV linked to a gateway developed by STMicro, running software from Shaspa, and connected to the IBM cloud. Through sensor chips developed by STMicro, the system monitors temperature and movement and communicates that data to a smartphone or tablet.
One current issue that has so far prevented adoption of some smart home technology is that it is difficult to retrofit older appliances and thermostats, and turn them into "smart" products that can talk to each other as well as your TV and smartphone. For the most part, consumers need to buy new appliances with sensors and software that are already built in.
LG Electronics 066570, -1.33% and many other consumer electronics giants are trying to entice consumers with these sorts of whiz-bang features of new appliances. At CES, LG talked about its plans to introduce a series of new appliances later this year, among them a refrigerator and an oven, that will communicate with your smartphone. Read about LG at CES.
Various industry consortiums are also forming, so that company members develop disparate devices that will connect and talk to each other. One, called the Internet of Things Consortium, has as its goal to "see billions of connected devices that benefit from communication with other devices and services." Read a Wall Street Journal blog about the Internet of Things Consortium.
During his opening keynote address at the conference, Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs predicted that "pretty soon, the number of mobile connections is going to outnumber us," referring to the idea of each person having multiple connection points to the Internet.
Still, one has to wonder if it will take a lot longer for the smart-home evolution to take hold, as consumers typically don't rush out to buy new appliances until they break down, or move to a new home just to get the latest gadgetry.
According to a Pew Research Center study last June, many consumers find comfort in their current "dumb" systems. While 51% of participants interviewed believed that by 2020, the connected home will be a model of efficiency, another 46% believe that by 2020, most initiatives to embed IP-enabled devices in the home have failed due to difficulties in gaining consumer trust and because of the complexities in using new services. Read the Pew Research study.
IBM's Kienzle said, however, that the connected-home future is not far off.
"For the connected TV, we are here. You practically cannot buy a TV that does not have Internet access on it," Kienzle said. But he added that the general consensus is that this year, "2013 is a year of experimentation, and 2014 is the year of growth. But in 2015, this is where the mass market kicks in."
IBM sees an opportunity in the smart home to provide a range of services to companies such as telecommunications customers. In addition to providing a cloud for these customers to use as the backbone of any kind of consumer service, IBM will gather and analyze data, some of which could be useful for things like energy management, or for your insurance provider to see that you need to do more of your physical-therapy exercises, for example.
That is the other rub to the vision of a utopian Jetson-style home. Already, the idea of gathering data-smart electric meters by utility companies to track energy use is controversial. The future also is likely to see even more devices that can gather data from the home, or even your person, and send it somewhere else.
Speaking of privacy concerns, IBM said these systems are a choice by the consumer. "These smarter home systems are ones where the owner would choose to engage them for their own benefit: entertainment, safety and security; energy management; and health and well being," an IBM spokeswoman said.
Suffice it to say that in this age of mobile devices and the increasingly pervasive Internet, consumers will be able to do more things with their smartphones and other devices, including turning on the heat in their house before they get home. But it is feasible that as these "smart appliances" become more available, they might also have a possible hidden cost to your privacy.


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The standard price point for games on the Nintendo 3DS is $40. It's not surprising then, that Capcom's decision to price the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations at $50 has raised a few eyebrows. One might initially assume that the higher price-point might mean the inclusion of something like the Circle Pad add-on for the handheld--a good fit for RE: Revelations--but that's not the case here.
"A true console experience on a handheld device, Resident Evil Revelations is an epic title that offers both a single-player campaign for that classic survival horror gaming experience, and an additional RAID mode that can be played cooperatively or single player," a Capcom representative told Kotaku in an email. "To handle all of that data Resident Evil Revelations requires a 4GB cartridge, resulting in a higher price point" the email explained.
Capcom's approach (and subsequent justification) of RE: Revelations' pricing seems unprecedented, but it's not very consumer-friendly. Just imagine if multi-disc console games were suddenly twenty-five percent more expensive than their single-disc counterparts at launch.
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pretentious wrote:I've started to use vim for programming, hoping to get a really elegant workflow. I've got 2 questions about it that google isn't really going to cut it for. First the simple one. while in the opposite to insert mode, whatever it's called, i can't position the cursor at the absolute end of the line, the block is on the last character so when i go into insert mode, and say i back space everything, there is still that last character. Is this a feature or am i doing something wrong?
pretentious wrote:the second question is how do you efficiently use vim? In a normal text editor you would use the mouse or arrow keys to move around which might take a while but it's just one button click. In vim, you need to hit esc|ctrl+c|ctrl+{ to get out of insert mode and then move the cursor around, then hit i, then you can make your simple correction and often my corrections seem to be only a few characters away from where the cursor is at, say i want to move one space to the right. Is this an incorrect workflow or is it just something that takes a while to become efficient?
Goatboy wrote:Oh, that's simple. All you need to do is dedicate many years of your life to studying security.
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Google censored its homepage logo in the US to protest against two bills that could damage the Internet and destroy its core values. "Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA," explains Google.
Google's homepage also includes a link that asks users to "tell Congress: please don't censor the Internet." The censored logo is only available in the US, but the link is also displayed outside US.
While the new bills may seem to be well-intended, they're easy to abuse and they'll not stop piracy. "These bills would grant new powers to law enforcement to filter the Internet and block access to tools to get around those filters. We know from experience that these powers are on the wish list of oppressive regimes throughout the world. SOPA and PIPA also eliminate due process. They provide incentives for American companies to shut down, block access to and stop servicing U.S. and foreign websites that copyright and trademark owners allege are illegal without any due process or ability of a wrongfully targeted website to seek restitution," mentions a Google blog post.
Google's suggestion is to cut the funding for pirate sites. For example, ad services would be required to stop providing ads for sites created to infringe copyright and payment services would no longer be allowed to intermediate transactions between US residents and the company that owns the pirate site. I'm not sure that's a great idea because this law could also be abused.


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Marseille beat Lille to move level with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1
Marseille moved level on points with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain with a 1-0 win over 10-man Lille on Sunday.
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All the key action took place in the space of two minutes around the interval as Lille's Florent Balmont saw red in first-half stoppage time before Jordan Ayew netted the only goal a minute after the restart.
OM move onto 26 points, level with PSG but second to the capital club on goal difference. Lille are ninth as their inconsistent campaign continues.
Marseille welcomed controversial midfielder Joey Barton into their line-up for the first time in Ligue 1 following the expiry of his 12-game domestic ban.
Bordeaux missed the chance to move top as Remy Cabella's goal midway through the second half gave struggling champions Montpellier a 1-0 victory.
The hosts started the game level with Sochaux, who occupied the third relegation spot, but Cabella's goal was just reward for their second-half display and gave them only a fourth win in 14 games, lifting them five places to 12th.
Lyon's annual capitulation at the Stadium Municipal saw Wissam Ben Yedder bag a brace as Toulouse climbed up to seventh in Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win.
Ben Yedder's double and Etienne Capoue's last-minute strike goal made it 11 goals conceded without reply from Lyon's last seven trips to the south west, as Remi Garde's men missed the opportunity to dislodge PSG from the top of the table.
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Earlier means longer, whats wrong with that?
Unverified Voracity Could Beat Up Godzilla
Truth. From the message board: a post entitled "Jake Long is bigger than you" that is 100% truth.
The third guy in that line is a 6'1", 235 pound former D-III linebacker.
[David Chappelle racist white guy voice] "They have such animal passions." [/dcrwgv] One of the main tensions on the message boards around here is between people who reflexively attack people who write anything even slightly negative about Michigan and people who push back at them. I thought the latter group was more correct after the signing day press conference when Dave Birkett went into I Are Serious Reporter mode and latched onto Rodriguez's pant leg for a series of questions about Demar Dorsey.
Yeah, it was kind of a dick move, but if you're going to add every reporter who sees a piece of meat and goes after it to the enemies list there isn't going to be anyone left off that list in short order. QED: even Angelique Chengelis got knocked around after she said the Victors Rally was dumb. Birkett was one of the people pointing out that the ridiculous Freep story about Rodriguez invoking Hurricane Katrina left out that thing called context.
This from the latest chat on AnnArbor.com, however, is indefensible. Birkett is out and pops back in. He offers this apropos of nothing:
Dave Birkett: Sorry had to run for a more. A buddy came over to look at my home repair issue. I'm back.
Dave Birkett: If anyone needs any home improvement done, try Nelson Home Improvement. I've been using them for years.
Dave Birkett: And thanks Demar, I'll see you here shortly. No need to bring your crowbar.
There is absolutely no context for that. So… wow. Cheapshotting a kid who hasn't even enrolled, you've never talked to, and is trying to turn his life around. Classy. How about we wait for Dorsey to do something, maybe?
First in line. Due to a walk-on snafu, Michigan is only going to be able to enroll 26 of their 27 players this fall. This will leave at least one scholarship open, and the guy at the top of the list will surprise no one:
UM coach Rich Rodriguez maintained throughout the season that it's his intention to include Kovacs among his scholarship players. That process has seemingly progressed this offseason.
"He'll have the first one available in the fall, and it looks like one will be available," Rodriguez said. "I'm hoping it will be available for this summer because he's earned one."
I've seen a couple people react to this article as if Kovacs is now a full scholarship player, but that does not seem to be the case. If Michigan actually has 85 scholarship players on the roster in 2011, Kovacs will have to pay his way. Given the way Michigan recruits—not oversigning like a mother—that's not likely.
Also in that article is a rundown of the players who will be unavailable for spring: Brandon Herron, Mike Martin, Vincent Smith, and David Molk. Junior Hemingway has a minor injury and will miss a week or two.
No thanks. Chengelis suggests the spring game should be held at night. I'm not one of those guys who hates night games, but that seems like an epically bad idea. Reasons:
- In April it's often really nice out during the day and super cold at night. One of the main draws of the game is to have an excuse to sit outside in the spring sun after the traditional Michigan hibernation period.
- Attendance would be depressed since people aren't going to get a hotel room for the spring game.
- Michigan would have to shell out for portable lights.
- Any Michigan football game that starts after 3:30 is like feeding Gizmo after midnight. Do you want a zombie apocalypse?
I would like to see Michigan push the start time back to two or three so I can take the rare opportunity to tailgate properly.
In which you prove their point anyway. WLA tiff with the Buckeye Battle Cry, the new-ish SBNation Ohio State blog. In sum: WLA posts picture of Kevin from the Office on blog to imply that while the "writers" there are probably not handicapped that's something you would need careful examination and probably a DNA test to confirm. Kevin from the Office deletes, bans, and then contacts the poster's employer.
I'm not sure why SBN even has an Ohio State blog if that was the best one they could sign up. Talk about damaging your brand.
Etc.: Jimmy King interviewed by Lost Lettermen. New blog by a diarist around here is up: Wolverine Tactics opines on what to do with Denard. Discount tickets available for the CCHA Championships. Markus previews UConn. Yes, in March.
Insofar as he's claiming that he's responding to a poster, why the "I'll see you here shortly"?
From reading the entire transcript, it looks like he was responding to a comment that was not published in the chat. His responses just prior to the Demar one did not have a corresponding comment. Also, later in the chat he mentions that he is not able to post the submitted comments. This looks like something on the innocent side that is getting blown out of proportion.
...my point is that unless the alleged unpublished comment said something like "I'll be stopping by for nachos and dip later", then his "see you soon" was clearly meant to evoke Dorsey.
Why does it matter what he was responding to? I'm missing the way this is "on the innocent side." If a poster asked a snarky question about Dorsey, are you saying that excuses the reply?
Is it the poster who used Demar Dorsey's name or a varient to make an initially snarky comment or Birkett to use the poster's name in his response.
Since Birkett was talking about home improvement the comment he was responding to could have easily been rather innocent. Maybe along the lines of wanting to help with demolition.
Supposedly Birkett is trying to get the original post that the "Crowbar" comment is in response to. Once we see that we will see just how out of bounds the comment was.
Yeah, I kind of agree. A submitted comment (which you know may not be printed) doesn't give license to the chat admin to take a pot shot at a 17-year-old kid. I don't think context means much here; it was a jerk move and completely unnecessary. Nelson Home Improvement will still get their plug, so just move along.
Brian, I booked a hotel for the Spring Game coming in from Toronto for the weekend. I don't think I am alone.
Kovacks getting a schollie is nice, but what happened with the "snafu"?? Are we sure someone isn't making it or is someone getting screwed?
I was wondering the same. Which freshman can't enroll?
with one of the recruits, but agree that is a piece of info that begs for more explanation
Yes, what is the snafu exactly? And why can we only enroll 26 of 27? Admittedly, I've been in Jamaica for the last week and not paying attention to MGoBlog, so did I miss something?
Jake didn't turn around.
I thought that little kid was Tate Forcier... Glad to see I was wrong.
His problem is what to do with the spent fuel rods from his reactor core.
... now I'm depressed :-/
Yeah, I think that preview gave UConn too much credit in a lot of areas. First of all, although UConn only lost one WR, he caught half the balls that UConn threw, and the other guys only got the ball when opposing D's were concentrating on him.
Also, Todman hasn't been injury prone because he's only been asked to carry the ball 15 times a game. He was always option 2, or maybe option 1A, but he always had a good powerback to compliment him. Other than him, UConn doesn't have a RB who did a damn thing last year, so Todman will either have to carry the load on his own (which he's never had to do and he's little) or he'll split carries with a nobody instead of a very solid senior. Very different situation.
He also gave way too much credit to Zach Frazier, IMO, who only played about half the season last year, had a 53% completion rate and threw as many picks as TD's, and saying Frazier will improve as much as Tate is silly. Any player will improve more from year 1 to 2 than from year 4 to 5. But the rest of the preview I don't know enough about to comment.
Posting that comment about Dorsey for the entire internet universe to read was nothing other than incredibly dumb, dumb, dumb for a supposedly "professional" journalist.
Let's be honest: the fact that he couldn't keep that highly inflammatory comment to himself reveals exactly what his attitude towards Rodriguez and the Michigan program is.
I can only speak for myself but I will answer Brian's query. No I do not want a zombie apocalypse.
Blue and Gold/Scarlett and Gray, call me Woody Harrellson!
like to be judged for the rest of your professional life by your first two years of high school?
"Kids like Dorsey" are "kids who have made a few mistakes and are looking for a fresh start" not "incurable criminals." I thought this university was all about improving kids' lives, not like the fucking Ivy League who just takes those who already have it made.
What a low move, seriously let's give this kid a chance. He really seems like he wants to change his life and everybody keeps bringing the negative back up.
sucks. What a wuss.
Hey, I don't condone what BBC did, but you can't honestly think that internet anonymity is some kind of magical shield. Hell, WLA even said that none of the privacy policy exemptions apply to this situation. So why bring it up at all? Here's why: they're mad that someone retaliated after they went and shit in BBC's yard. Nevermind that the logic that WLA uses is ridiculous and their argument is spurious. Well guess what, you mess with the bull, you get the horns...even if those horns come in the form of petty, petulant, immature revenge.
So yeah, the BBC guys are dicks. But the WLA guys are failing terribly at playing the victim. In short, nobody looks good here.
Merely saying somebody's "logic...is ridiculous" and her/his "argument is spurious" isn't the same as demonstrating either claim. Put up, or shut up.
The WLA isnt mad at "retaliation"
It was typical rivalry blog back and forth until those folks at BBC crossed the line and basically tattle-told to a WLA member's real life boss about him wasting time on the Internet.
Come on, man, that's why this is an issue. It was petulant and immature, not to mention dangerous to somebody's livlihood. Telling somebody to eat a shit sandwhich or mocking a WLA member in a post is not only fine, but encouraged at the WLA.
Crossing the line to try to get somebody fired or trouble is not. When that was done to a fellow WLA member, the WLA fought fire with fire.....and rightfully so.
What would your reaction be if a MICH blogger didn't like a post of yours on his blog, so he took your IP address and e-mailed your employer, thus violating his own privacy policy? While he may have access to that information (as you say, it's the internet and there is no true anonymity), the privacy policy exists to protect against that kind of abuse.
BBC fucked up. No two ways about it.
Well, for the sake of argument let's assume that I post from work (I don't, but feel free to track down my IP if you don't believe me).
Would I be upset? Of course. But hypocrisy doesn't make you wrong, it makes you a hypocrite. I'm not trying to paint anybody in a bad light, and I certainly apologize if I have the facts here wrong (and I think I do; I understood that it was someone who writes WLA who was posting on BBC, but that appears to not be true RE: my statement about 'playing the victim' - my apologies), but I am not entirely clear that they in any way violated their own privacy policy.
Should this sort of thing be included in their privacy policy? I think there's a good argument that it should (and I happen to think that it should). And it's obviously a dick move that they made. But this isn't a case of "should" but a case of "is". Is it against their privacy policy? I am unpersuaded that it is in a literal sense, though certainly it against the spirit of the policy. If SBN wants to terminate the BBC's contract, I don't care (I don't read BBC or WLA, FWIW). But they have to walk a fine line between "you violated company policy" and "you did something that isn't in the spirit of company policy". That's all that I'm saying.
Anonymity isn't a shield. However, the expectation of privacy, as detailed by the site's privacy policy, as well as common decency are. They establish trust between a website and its visitors. In this instance, that trust was breached.
As someone who helped write that WLA post, I can say the reason for bringing up the exceptions in the privacy policy was, as you noted, to demonstrate that none of them applied. That means to say, the general policy stated that no information, such as an IP address, would be shared, except for certain defined situations. None of those situations applied. As a result, the IP address should never have been sent to the person's employer, nor should the person's employer have been contacted.
Even so, the nature of the comment was a picture of Kevin from The Office. The response to that comment was not simply to delete it and ban the user, but to further contact the user's employer about such "offensive content." That crosses the line not only of the privacy policy, but also conventional behavior, even for the Internet.
In the discussions with SBN, termination of BBC's contract was never advocated. An apology to the wronged parties would have been fine. Termination of the contract was a decision SBN came to upon reviewing the evidence, discussing the situation with Jeff, the head of the BBC, and weighing all the factors involved. The folks at SBN took the situation very seriously, and rightfully so. They should be commended for it.
As a final note, the WLA is not playing the victim. I certainly do not feel like a victim in this. We stuck up for an e-friend. The only victim, if you want to identify one, is the guy who posted a picture of Kevin from The Office on the BBC and in return had his IP traced back to his employer followed by an email complaining about the picture as being "offensive content" in an effort to get him in trouble with his employer. If you don't believe that's a breach of trust or crossing the line, then I don't know what to tell you.
Not just violating SBN's privacy policy, but doing it to a guy who hangs out on a blog with a bunch of lawyers and Internet minons.
...thank god.
I'm all for being against a "time thief", hell I work in an office and there are instances where I steal time. Now I wonder, the one who went through all of that work to tattle, did he do it on his own time? Either way he's a douche, just more so if he did it on the clock.


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I agree with those who state the ending is leaving space for the viewer. I think this is a characteristic of great art; some room for the consumer of the art.That made me think of the ending to "The Graduate." After what seems to be the ending, when Benjamin sweeps Elaine out of her own wedding, things drag out. They catch a bus, all giddy, and take the big seat in the back. We stay with them a long time, long enough to lose the thrill of the escape and start to doubt whether they're going to be very happy, long enough to set us up for a big conversation after we get out of the theater about whether it's going to be much good at all.
Remember the end of Lost in Translation when Bill Murray's character says something to Johanson at the end and the audience never finds out what it is?
So let's have some more examples. And let's try to define some distinctions. Some movies end inconclusively to leave room for a sequel. (This type of movie can have a real, solid tie-up-all-the-loose-threads ending, followed by a coda that introduces new material for the sequel, as is done quite amusingly in "Back to the Future.") And some movies just have botched endings. An inconclusive ending is risky because many viewers will decide that it is just a bad ending -- they didn't know how to end it or they didn't know how to make the ending clear.
These days, they test commercial movies and redo the ending if people aren't satisfied enough. I think one of the reasons movies have gotten worse in the last 8 years is that endings are being tweaked to satisfy lazy, emotionally needy audiences. But I still think the inconclusive ending is a classic narrative strategy. The classic classic example is the story "The Lady or the Tiger."
The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to presume to set myself up as the one person able to answer it. And so I leave it with all of you: Which came out of the opened door - the lady, or the tiger?After thinking of that, I checked out the Wikipedia entry for the story, and -- things get updated so quickly these days -- found this:
In "The Sopranos" series finale ... [spoilers deleted] ...
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It's 'So Hard' for Judges Not to Love Jairon Jackson
'American Idol' has come under fire for essentially seeming like a glorified karaoke contest, but Aspen contestant Jairon Jackson disproved that all by himself. The 19-year-old restaurant host performed an original song for his audition and blew the roof off.
Jackson performed a song he wrote on his own called 'So Hard.' He was initially apprehensive about performing the tune after receiving some worry from friends. "I had a couple people tell me I shouldn't sing it because it's not something that's known," Jackson said. We're glad he did it anyway, and so were the judges.
Introducing himself to the panel as "Jairon Don't Forget the Jackson," Jackson launched into his song 'So Hard.' While the title evokes a danceable Rihanna track, Jackson's tune was a heartbreaking R&B ballad. Though the name was 'So Hard,' the song proved judge Jennifer Lopez to be a softie.
"He's a lover," Lopez whispered to Randy Jackson. It was a sentiment she reiterated to Jairon once he concluded his song. "You're a lover," she sighed, smiling. "It was beautiful. I loved it. Yes!" Lopez said. "I think you got something special there, especially since you wrote it yourself."
The rest of the panel concurred with J. Lo, sending Jairon screaming, jumping and dancing his way to Hollywood. He so enthusiastic that his golden ticket to Hollywood was ripped and crumpled by the time he exited the studio, and he actually shattered a statue on his way out — not that he minds.
The judges were in awe of Jairon, even after he left, proving that his reward for performing an original song was well worth the risk. "That kid is a real artist," Lopez said. Randy agreed. "That kid is a real deal right there." It's unlikely that 'Idol' audiences will forget this Jackson for quite some time.
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Mason-Dixon Collie Club
January 11, 2014 (AM)
Breed/Jrs. Judge: Linda Tefelski
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Roughs: 13-16 (2-5) 0-1
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Our intercollegiate athletics program has compiled a record that is enviable both for its successes on the playing fields and courts and for the accomplishments of student-athletes in the classroom and laboratory.
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AMANDA OFFERS NIKITA A DEAL - Division is in an uproar when their agents are being assassinated one by one. Amanda (Melinda Clarke) realizes Percy (Xander Berkeley) is behind the murders and is trying to undermine her authority with the other Division agents. She reluctantly calls Nikita (Maggie Q) with an offer that is hard to resist - stop Percy and she'll give Nikita Ryan (guest star Noah Bean). Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca and Aaron Stanford also star. Eagle Egilsson directed the episode written by Kristen Reidel (#216).


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LSU women's basketball player Theresa Plaisance got a chance to showcase her talents in front of a national television audience against No. 14 Texas A&M on Monday in Baton Rouge.
LSU women's basketball player Theresa Plaisance got a chance to showcase her talents in front of a national television audience against No. 14 Texas A&M on Monday in Baton Rouge.
Plaisance, a former Vandebilt Catholic product and junior center for LSU, scored 11 points in a game televised on ESPN2, but it wasn't enough to help the Lady Tigers.
Texas A&M rolled to a 74-57 win over LSU.
Plaisance, who entered the game as the Southeastern Conference's leading scorer with 18.2 points per game and shot blocker with 2.8 blocks per game, finished with six rebounds, two blocks and one assist on 4-of-6 shooting from the field.
The Lady Tigers (13-9 overall, 4-5 in SEC) will play their next two games at home against No. 12 Tennessee at 8 p.m. Thursday (televised on Cox Sports Television) and No. 9 Georgia at 12:30 p.m. Sunday (televised on ESPNU).
Here's how several other local products fared in recent games.
--LSU men's basketball player Shavon Coleman, a former Thibodaux standout, scored 11 points with seven rebounds in a 69-68 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. LSU won the game with a last second shot from Anthony Hickey.
It was Coleman's first start since a game against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 5.
The Tigers (12-7, 3-5 in SEC) will host Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN3.
--Arkansas-Monticello's Jamal Nixon, a former Ellender product, had six points, two assists and a rebound during a 71-70 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma College on Saturday.
The Boll Weevils (11-8) will play Southeastern Oklahoma College on Thursday.
--Nebraska sophomore women's basketball guard Brandi Jeffery, a former St. James product, is contributing to the Lady Huskers (16-6, 6-3 in Big Ten) this season with 3.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 14 assists and 13 rebounds per game this season.
Nebraska plays Northwestern at 7 p.m. Thursday.
--McNeese State sophomore Alaina Verdin, a former Terrebonne product, scored three points with an assist during the Cowgirls 80-54 win over Northwestern State on Sunday. It was the fourth straight win for McNeese (12-9, 7-3 in Southland Conference). The Cowgirls will play Sam Houston at 5:30 p.m. Thursday on ESPN3.
--Louisiana-Lafayette freshman guard Jasmin Mills, a former Assumption player, had 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals during a 68-61 loss to Troy on Saturday.
The Lady Cajuns (7-15, 1-12 in Sun Belt) will play Louisiana-Monroe at 5 p.m. Sunday in Lafayette.
--Spring Hill College freshman guard Leah Washington, a former Vandebilt Catholic prep, had seven points and nine rebounds during a 71-63 win over Belhaven on Saturday. Spring Hill will play William Carey at 5 p.m. Thursday.


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Harsco's support solution includes a combination of heavy-duty GASS shoring towers and Roll Shore castellated beams, engineered to provide support to the 400 foot-long bridge, as well as providing safe worker access throughout the refurbishment.
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- Harry Redknapp starts reign as QPR manager with a 0-0 draw at Sunderland
- QPR are the only one of English football's 92 clubs without a league win all season
- Aston Villa climb out of relegation zone with 1-0 win at home to Reading
- German sides trying to close gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern suffer disappointing night
New Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp believes he squeezed the most out of the Premier League's bottom side as his reign began with a 0-0 draw at Sunderland.
Even a win would not have been enough to lift the London club off the foot of the table but the draw did increase their tally to five points from 14 games after avoiding defeat for the first time in seven away games.
"I don't have a magic wand and all I can do is get the best out of what I've got -- and I got that tonight," said the former Tottenham Hotspur manager after the game.
Touted as a potential England manager earlier this year, Redknapp replaced Mark Hughes last week after the Welsh coach was dismissed with QPR making the worst start to a season in over twenty years of the Premier League.
Redknapp has identified a lack of hard work as lying behind the fact that QPR are still the only one of English football's 92 clubs to have failed to win a league match all season.
"You can't win football matches if you get outworked by the opposition -- and everybody worked their socks off, which was important. You can't ask for any more, so that is encouraging for the future."
"I am feeling a bit more optimistic. They showed a good attitude, there's a good spirit in the dressing room and they realized they can get good reward for working hard."
Elsewhere, Aston Villa climbed out of the bottom three after a late Christian Benteke was enough to win 1-0 at home to Reading and move up to 17th in the table.
In Germany, the three teams closest to league leaders Bayern Munich suffered disappointing evenings.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who have been performing so well in the Champions League, failed to make up ground on the Bavarians after they were held 1-1 at home by a late goal by Fortuna Dusseldorf, who were reduced to ten men in the dying moments.
Seeking a fifth straight win, Borussia now trail Bayern, who can extend their lead when traveling to Freiburg on Wednesday, by eight points ahead of the enticing clash between the top two in Munich on Saturday.
After the final whistle in Dortmund, Dusseldorf's director of sport Wolf Werner stopped his team's jubilant players from talking to German Sky Sports, angrily claiming that the broadcaster had "belittled" the team in the past.
Schalke stayed third in the table after losing 3-1 at Hamburg, while fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at home to Mainz.
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Just got this keyboard and was wondering if there is any support to make it function as it should. macros, LCD screen, LED back light colors, ETC.
I have the g15 keyboard selected in the keyboard setting (gnome) but nothing seemed to change.
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
take a look into the wiki, AUR and google
I found the G15daemon in there and i was able to install the dependencies for it but I cannot makepkg the actual daemon.... This is the output.....
[root@comp*** g15daemon]# makepkg --asroot
==> Making package: g15daemon 126.96.36.199-3 (Sun Feb 6 20:10:42 PST 2011)
==> Checking Runtime Dependencies...
==> Checking Buildtime Dependencies...
==> Retrieving Sources...
-> Downloading g15daemon-18.104.22.168.tar.bz2...
--2011-02-06 20:10:48-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/g15dae … .3.tar.bz2
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... 220.127.116.11
Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net|22.214.171.124|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/projec … .3.tar.bz2 [following]
--2011-02-06 20:10:53-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/projec … .3.tar.bz2
Reusing existing connection to downloads.sourceforge.net:80.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/proje … .3.tar.bz2 [following]
--2011-02-06 20:10:54-- http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/proje … .3.tar.bz2
Resolving surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net... 188.8.131.52, 2001:620:0:1b::21
Connecting to surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net|188.8.131.52|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 309933 (303K) [application/x-bzip2]
Saving to: "g15daemon-22.214.171.124.tar.bz2.part"
100%[======================================>] 309,933 110K/s in 2.8s
2011-02-06 20:11:02 (110 KB/s) - "g15daemon-220.127.116.11.tar.bz2.part" saved [309933/309933]
-> Found g15daemon
-> Found g15daemon-188.8.131.52-uinput.patch
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
g15daemon-22.214.171.124.tar.bz2 ... Passed
g15daemon ... Passed
g15daemon-188.8.131.52-uinput.patch ... Passed
==> Extracting Sources...
-> Extracting g15daemon-184.108.40.206.tar.bz2 with bsdtar
==> Starting build()...
/home/user**/Desktop/keyboard/g15daemon/PKGBUILD: line 22: patch: command not found
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
'pacman -S base-devel' should take care of that, if it doesn't make sure patch is installed.
THANK YOU R00KIE!!! I got it installed but it doesnt run.... nor does it give me any output..... and when I try to run any of the "plugins" they say "cannot connect to G15daemon" after I run g15daemon as root of course....
thanks again
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
found this online so I ran it. :}
[root@COMP*** g15daemon]# g15daemon -d6
G15Daemon CMDLINE ARGS: -d6
libg15: libg15 1.2.7
libg15: Found 0 supported devices
libg15: Trying to find Logitech G15
libg15: Logitech G15 not found
libg15: Trying to find Logitech G11
libg15: Logitech G11 not found
libg15: Trying to find Logitech Z-10
libg15: Logitech Z-10 not found
libg15: Trying to find Logitech G15 v2
libg15: Logitech G15 v2 not found
libg15: Trying to find Logitech Gamepanel
libg15: Logitech Gamepanel not found
Unable to attach to the G15 Keyboard... exiting
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
damn, it looks like I have to recompile lib15 http://www.g15tools.com/node/715 any idea where to start??
sorry for being a noob xD I just cant stand windont anymore
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
First you have to get the source code and the patches you want to use, then you want to make a PKGBUILD or adapt an existing one, create a package and install the package with the patched lib15. Oh and working as root is a bad idea, create a user for yourself and build packages as your user to avoid any accidents.
not sure where to get the patches from.. and I have no idea how to get or patch lib15 or make a PKGBUILD file.... (CODE NOOOOOB)
also I've always had issues with sudoers file.... doing things as root for 10 seconds is just as risky as using sudo (a hack)...
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
@Darkreaper: Something you might not have fully grasped yet, is that makepkg was created with using a user account in mind. You will not get an error building a package because you are a simple user. On the other end, being root while doing so (and specially while testing the make / make install by hand) might send unwanted files all over the places and possible screw up your system.
all guides one find on the Internet are not created equal.. I really suggest you do as R00KIE suggested and keep off "root". And also, he never suggested you used "sudo" and do everything with it. It is, as you suggested, as risky. Using pacman, editing conf files and restarting services is what sudo/su/root is mainly used for on a daily basis. Building packaged for Arch is not, really.
Oh and by the way, thanks for starting this thread I will most probably be buying this very same keyboard soon and will have to dib into lib15/G15/G13 stuff to make it work as right now I could not find anything "stable".
In my search this (http://www.g15tools.com/node/715) was my first hit and promising development, although not stable yet with all options.
This forum (g15tools) is kinda awkward to read, last post seems to be from late December while last reply accepting the patch from beginning of January.
Last edited by Angel_LB (2011-02-11 18:04:41)
Well I never suggested doing any work as root either. I read that I had to run the daemon as root so I did as specified..... I thought he meant to not install stuff with AUR using --asroot option thats why I said what I said... I have a user account and use it but when installing stuff from AUR it trys to activate sudo which again I have issues with...
yes I have been through the g15tools site and thats where I am referring from... I hope you get this keyboard working because I can not...... Ive read through that link and cannot find anything they are talking about with the source code.... Its driving me crazy really..... any help would be appreciated.
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
Bump??? any help please??
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
ok I found what I ned to do and how to do it... I got the source code for libg15 and made the patch file but then when I ran the patch command it FAILS.....
# patch trunk/libg15/libg15.h patch-file.txt
sh: ed: command not found
patch: **** ed FAILED
please help
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
I just received my Logitech G13 which has only recently been given libg15 support as referenced here:
I was looking at the PKGBUILD for libg15 on the AUR in an attempt to modify it to grab the latest version from svn where G13 and G510 are supported. I read the wiki page on PKGBUILD, but I didn't see any way to specify a svn repository as an option. Is this possible, or will I have to download and install everything from source via svn? I apologize for the newbish question, but I have never written a PKGBUILD before.
pacman -S ed
Use another PKGBUILD that gets things from svn as an example and modify it to suit your needs.
Thats funny I was just working on getting my G510 running.
I have libg15 compiled to it works but I would really like a way to have temperatures and load information. G15stats seems to have some of that but not core temp. I cannot figure out how to get the command right for g15composer.
well following these directions http://www.g15tools.com/node/715 ; the header file patched after I got rid of the last " . " for some reason it wouldn't patch with it there ("patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line"). then got the same error as before when trying to patch the libg15.c file but this time with lots of questionmarks
patch: *** ed FAILED
thanks! 1 step closer
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. -Mark Twain
Anyone got this working yet? I had it working under #!, but i did it over a year ago and forget how i did it. One thing i noticed though - when i had this working, the media keys sent alternate signals. Thus it would not work with XMonad anymore.
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Northeast Texas Community College recently announced that it will offer a new Pharmacy Technician program through the NTCC Continuing Education department. This hybrid (combination of online and face-to-face instruction) course of study will prepare students for a career as a community pharmacy technician in a retail setting.
Upon completing the 288 hours of instruction, which includes an 80-hour supervised externship, students will be prepared to take the Texas Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. According to the The Bureau of Labor Statistics , the the average salary for pharmacy technicians in Texas is about $29,000 per year. These individuals perform duties such as processing prescription drug orders, patient medication record maintenance, issuing of medication to patients and inventory management.
"We are very pleased to expand our healthcare field offerings to include the pharmacy tech program," Lisa York, Coordinator of Continuing Education, said. "This is a great option for those looking for relatively short-term training that will prepare them for a career in an in-demand field."
The pharmacy technician program is currently accepting applications for the first class, which begins on September 22. The cost of the program is $1,485 plus textbooks and scrubs. Limited financial aid may be available.
"Unlike regular college courses, continuing education programs bundle the cost for the entire course of study. The price includes all of the instruction from start to finish," York said.
In order to be eligible to complete this course, applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and not have been convicted of a felony. Before admittance to the program, students must complete a basic skills assessment test, pass a background check and drug screening, provide current immunization records and negative TB test, and complete a CPR for healthcare providers course.
Prospective students can call 903-434-8134 for more information on the NTCC pharmacy technician program or visit www.ntcc.edu/pharmtech www.ntcc.edu/continuinged to learn more.


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The Penitent's Vision: The Shepherd's Dream
WHAITE, Henry Clarence (1828 - 1912)
Media: oil on canvas
Size: 118.2 x 82.7 cm
Acquired: 2001; Purchase
Accession Number: NMW A 19777
Whaite was born in Manchester, and attended Manchester School of Art and Leigh's Academy in London. From 1851 he spent much time at Betws-y-coed, where he was encouraged by David Cox. He was on the periphery of the Pre-Raphaelite circle, and was praised by the critic John Ruskin in 1859. In 1862 he began a large painting called The Penitent's Vision, which he reworked on a theme from The Pilgrim's Progress, but this was rejected by the Royal Academy in 1865. In 1883 he cut the painting into four sections, of which this is one, adding the figure of the sleeping shepherd.


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In its 11th year, the Five Points has kept alive a decades old tradition of swinging, live jazz music in this historic neighborhood. Niecie Washington organizes this weekend's event (May 17, 2014) on behalf of Denver Arts & Venues. She visited "First Take with Lando and Chavis" with details of the family event.
"The neighborhood has been so fantastic about the festival," said Washington. "Everybody comes out!" Crowds may tip 20,000 this year, but the offerings along Welton will keep the energy spread out at venues along Welton Street, from the new Climax Events Center at 23rd, to the Blair Caldwell Library (2401 Welton, Jason Klobnak leading "Jazz 101" seminars), to the main stage outside the KUVO studios at 29th and Welton. A true festival, 30+ bands on eight stages are presented.
Details are posted at www.ArtsandVenuesDenver.com.
Music on this feature by Tierney Sutton, "Old Devil Moon," from the CD Blue in Green, and (festival headliners) Brad Leali and His Orchestra, "Special K," from the CD Maria Juanez.


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Farmers and other supporters of biofuels have been working relentlessly to derail proposed cuts in renewable fuel standards before the 60-day public comment period ends Tuesday.
Last November, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a renewable fuels quota of 15 billion to 15.52 billion gallons for 2014, a cut of about 18 percent from the previously set standard of 18.15 billion gallons. The standard applies to corn-based ethanol as well as biodiesel made from soybeans and cellulosic products.
The proposed change in the amount of biofuels that can go into Americans' gas tanks has sent fear into grain and energy markets, and threatened the stability of investments with biofuels producers.
"We've really been gearing up for our efforts against the EPA proposal," said Jill Frueh, manager of the Bureau County Farm Bureau.
Those efforts include an Illinois Farm Bureau petition drive that warns of the damage the EPA cutbacks could do to the ethanol and biodiesel industries.
Jim Rapp, who raises corn north of Princeton, is District IV director of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. As an investor in Patriot Renewable Fuels in Annawan, he has been heavily involved in efforts to defeat the EPA proposal.
"We've sent out emails, news releases, and encouraged people to contact EPA to tell them how important ethanol is to the American farmers," Rapp said.
The Illinois Petroleum Institute, Rapp said, is circulating "robocalls" to tell people ethanol is bad for their cars and it is responsible for rising food prices.
"These guys have a lot of money and they are known to tell some tall tales," Rapp said. "Ethanol has enabled me and my two sons to sell crops for a profit. We need to keep that market strong."
An ethanol industry-organized Day of Action on Thursday unleashed a flurry of grassroots efforts across the Midwest against the EPA proposal. On that day, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, led a rally at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau in Freeport. The 17th district congresswoman is a member of the House Agriculture Committee.
Bustos and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, a Republican from South Dakota, led a bipartisan group of 31 members of Congress in expressing concern over the EPA proposal through a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. A group of 31 senators then followed suit by sending EPA a similar letter against the proposal.
Bustos told the large group gathered at the Farm Bureau that this is a personal issue for her – she comes from a long line of farmers on her father's side. The congresswoman stressed the economic importance of a robust biofuels industry.
"There are seven biofuel plants and another that has broken ground in my congressional district," Bustos said. "This is a growth industry – it has created 50,000 jobs in Illinois, and it's a $5.3-billion-a-year industry."
When the EPA made the proposal, Bustos set up a meeting with the EPA administrator to give her a heads-up that she would be getting a letter signed by the bipartisan group of lawmakers. Bustos said she left the meeting feeling hopeful.
"I anticipated hitting a brick wall," Bustos said. "But she [McCarthy] stressed that these are just proposals, asked for data, and made it clear that EPA and the administration are not against biofuels."
While U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, did not sign the Bustos letter, he and GOP colleague Aaron Schock of Peoria sent their own letter to the EPA. Sent Friday, the letter calls the RFS "a success story for American energy independence and the development of sustainable rural economies in our home state of Illinois and across the country."
Citing the biofuels industry's importance to domestic economic growth, job creation, and energy independence, Kinzinger and Schoch's letter "strongly urge EPA to get this policy right and revise the proposed reduction in RVOs [renewable volume obligations]."
Ray Baker is general manager of Adkins Energy, a 50-million-gallon ethanol plant in Stephenson County. The plant has produced ethanol for 11 years, and Adkins' new biodiesel plant will be operational in early spring. A reduction in the RFS would be a huge step backward, Baker said.
"In 2005, the RFS set a course to put renewable fuels onto the marketplace," Baker said. "That marketplace had essentially been blocked for years."
If the cuts are put into effect, the impact will transcend farmers and the biofuels companies, Baker said.
"Farm income will suffer, economic development and job growth will suffer, our country will become more dependent on foreign oil, and consumers will see higher gas[oline] prices," Baker said.
Since the renewable fuel standards were started, U.S. oil imports have dropped from 60 percent to 40 percent of the nation's consumption.
Ryan Whitehouse, associate director for national legislation and policy development for the Illinois Farm Bureau, told farmers to reach out at the highest level.
"Contact the White House directly," Whitehouse said. "Call the switchboard and tell them that this is an environmental issue that is part of the administration's stated mission."
"At the very least," Bustos said, "I hope we can keep the status quo."