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MLB MVP Awards 2012: Miguel Cabrera vs. Mike Trout debate to be settled
The American League and National League MVP Award winners will be announced tonight on MLB Network. And all eyes will be on the battle between Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout in the AL.
The Cabrera vs. Trout debate has raged since August, as two camps have emerged.
The old-school camp favors Cabrera, who won the first Triple Crown in the majors since the 1967 season. The new-school camp favors Trout, who finished with a higher WAR (10.7 to 6.9, according to baseball-reference.com) and also scored higher using other advanced metrics. In addition, Trout is considered a better all-around player in terms of defense and baserunning, while Cabrera is viewed as more one-dimensional (an offensive force). Earlier this week, Trout was named AL Rookie of the Year.
The other AL finalists are Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton and third baseman Adrian Beltre, and New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano.
In the NL, San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley, Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen and St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina are the finalists.
— See the full list of SN MLB Players of the Year, 1936 to 2012
Posey is considered a slight favorite after leading the charge for the World Series champion Giants following the suspension of left fielder Melky Cabrera. But it is worth noting that Braun actually posted better numbers in 2012 than in 2011, when he was named NL MVP. Working against Braun: his positive test for PEDs last offseason (his suspension was overturned on appeal) and his team missing the postseason.
Each race should be tight, with voting done by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. When Sporting News polled a panel of 203 MLB players before the end of the regular season, Cabrera (108 votes) beat Trout (71 votes) for Player of the Year honors. No other player received more than five votes.
A look at each MVP finalist's stats from this past season:
Cabrera: .330 AVG*, 44 HR**, 139 RBI**, .393 OBP, .606 SLG**, 109 R
Trout: .326 AVG, 30 HR, 83 RBI, .399 OBP, .564 SLG, 49 SB**, 129 R**
Beltre: .321 AVG, 36 HR, 102 RBI, .359 OBP, .561 SLG
Hamilton: .285 AVG, 43 HR, 128 RBI, .354 OBP, .577 SLG, 103 R
Cano: .313 AVG, 33 HR, 94 RBI, .379 OBP, .550 SLG, 105 R
Posey: .336 AVG**, 24 HR, 103 RBI, .408 OBP*, .549 SLG
Braun: .319 AVG, 41 HR*, 112 RBI, .391 OBP, .595 SLG*, 30 SB, 108 R*
Headley: .286 AVG, 31 HR, 115 RBI*, .376 OBP, .498 SLG, 17 SB
McCutchen: .327 AVG, 31 HR, 96 RBI, .400 OBP, .553 SLG, 20 SB, 107 R
Molina: .315 AVG, 22 HR, 76 RBI, .373 OBP, .501 SLG, 12 SB
* Led the league
** Led the majors
The announcement schedule for all of the BBWAA awards (all times EST):
Monday: AL Rookie of the Year (Mike Trout) and NL Rookie of the Year (Bryce Harper)
Tuesday: AL Manager of the Year (Bob Melvin) and NL Manager of the Year (Davey Johnson)
Wednesday: AL Cy Young Award (David Price) and NL Cy Young Award (R.A. Dickey)
Thursday: NL Most Valuable Player (6:17 p.m.) and AL Most Valuable Player (6:47 p.m.)
SN awards: Rookies | Comebacks | Managers | AL All-stars | NL All-Stars | POY | Exec


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Patrick Byrne (born 2 April 1925) was an Irish politician. An accountant by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North East at a by-election on 30 April 1956.[1] The by-election was caused by the death of his father, Alfred Byrne. In 1957 he joined Fine Gael and was re-elected at the 1957, 1961, 1965 general elections. He did not contest the 1969 general election.[2]
His father Alfred Byrne was an MP, TD, Senator and Lord Mayor of Dublin. His brothers Thomas Byrne and Alfred P. Byrne were also TDs.

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Arredondo hopes to contribute
ANAHEIM – Jose Arredondo was back on Saturday on the Angel Stadium scene where he made such a dramatic impact in 2008, greeting Angels teammates with a big smile.
After making 12 appearances this season and working through ulna nerve issues in his right elbow at Triple-A Salt Lake, Arredondo has returned to supply middle relief, replacing starter Joe Saunders on the Angels' 25-man roster with the lefty going on the 15-day disabled list because of left shoulder stiffness.
"It's better than it was," Arredondo said of his right arm, which gave the Angels a tremendous lift last season when he was 10-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 52 games as a rookie. "It's still not perfect, 100 percent, but I'll do the best I can. I want to help this team again."
Arredondo was 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA in 19 appearances at Salt Lake. He yielded 13 hits and 14 walks in 20 2/3 innings, striking out 24 hitters.
"The last couple outings, his fastball command was better and his velocity was better," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Last year, the way he pitched was terrific. His stuff isn't quite there, but it's much better than it was earlier. He worked a couple things out and pitched with more confidence [at Salt Lake].
"This guy has potential to be a closer. He has that kind of stuff and makeup. He was really searching for some things earlier in the season."
His primary search was for a healthy elbow, it turns out. If he can cut loose, he can give the Angels some quality work. Scioscia said Arredondo is capable of pitching multiple innings if necessary but won't be thrust into a setup role right away.
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gotta love the way that kevin jepson pitched yesterday. If he's going to come in and throw 95mph gas with command, the 8th inning will be less of a problem, thereby helping the entire bullpen.
Not enough has been made of the loss of Scott Shieds, but this was a huge blow to the Angels. Coupled with injuries that have limited the effectiveness of starters, instability in the bullpen has been a very negative factor.
Hopefully, jepson and arrendondo can make a huge impact.


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Shaped by nature and made possible by the forces of modern history
Modern Sharm El Sheikh has, over the decades, evolved from a fishing village into a naval port and ultimately into a bustling resort town renowned for its year-round sunshine, clear blue seas, family-friendly beaches, 5-star hotels and, of course, world class diving.
Egypt doesn't get much more tourist-centric than Sharm el Sheikh, meaning you won't struggle to locate places to pick up a souvenir of your stay. The most obvious concentration of gift shops is in the area known as The Old Market, where streets of dedicated stores sell everything from spices and toy camels to leatherwork and hookah pipes. You may have to haggle. Elsewhere, the Il Mercato Shopping Promenade describes itself as the 'Champs Elys�es of the Sinai' and houses Adidas and Timberland stores, among various others, while many of the top-end resorts offer their own retail boutiques.
Food & Drink
You'll find a wide spectrum of different restaurants, from fast-food joints and traditional Egyptian eateries to the full gamut of Chinese, Indian, Italian and Thai. Good options at Soho Square include Saffron, which offers quality Middle Eastern cuisine, L'Entrecote Steak House, which specialises in French brasserie-style dishes, and Mai Thai, which serves tasty Thai food. In Naama Bay, Vino (Shamandura Mall) is a decent choice for steaks, while The Tavern Bar (Mall 14) caters well for Brits abroad. At the Four Seasons, Il Frantoio is an Italian restaurant with a strong reputation. And to round the evening off? Pacha Sharm (Sanafir Hotel, Naama Bay) provides banging beats until late.
Coptic Christmas
Celebrated by Sharm el Sheikh's community of Coptic Christians, this early January event is marked by small but colourful parades, live musical concerts and other happenings. It's estimated that some 10% of Egypt's population are Coptic Christians.
Sharm el Sheikh Triathlon
Tapping into the global enthusiasm for multi-discipline racing, Sharm el Sheikh now holds an annual sprint triathlon. Open to all, it involves a swim in the sea before returning to land for the bike and running stages. There are different categories of race, including a youth event.
International Camel Competition
Camels have been integral to the culture of the Sinai Peninsula since time immemorial. This annual event, which centres on organised racing, draws large numbers of the beasts from around the region. At full speed, they work up quite a pace.
International Shopping & Tourism Festival
Aimed at drawing more visitors to the resort, the shopping and tourism festival sees discounts at various retail outlets – and some hotels. Dates vary, but if you're in town at the right time it can be possible to seek out a bargain.
Eid al-Fitr
Although it doesn't generally impact on non-Muslim tourists, Ramadan is an important religious rite for a large number of Sharm el Sheikh's residents, making Eid al-Fitr – the three-day celebration that marks its ending – a memorable occasion to witness.
If there's one thing Sharm el Sheikh does well it's providing beachside accommodation for tourists, so there's plenty of choice. The top dog is still generally considered to be the Four Seasons Resort Sharm el Sheikh (1 Four Seasons Boulevard), drawing celebrities and dignitaries with its polished levels of service and luxurious facilities. Close by is the impressive Royal Savoy Sharm el Sheikh (Soho Square), which has a private beach and a location on the restaurant hub of Soho Square, while the three-star Kahramana Hotel Sharm el Sheikh (Naama Bay) is a solid option in the more mainstream surrounds of Naama Bay.


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Facit Homes is one of the first companies in the world to digitally fabricate and manufacture an entire house on-site. The company's patented D-Process uses a compact, high-tech machine to turn a 3D computer model into exact physical components that can be snapped together like LEGO bricks. Facit Homes' D-Process was shortlisted as one of 60 finalists for the 2013 Index: Award.
Using D-Process, Facit Homes designs each building on a computer in extremely detailed pieces which are then cut on a CNC router. The building components are shaped into LEGO-like cassettes and are usually made from plywood, which is light enough to be easily assembled on-site. Thanks to the high precision of the process, costs and material waste are kept to a minimum.
Each home includes a thermal envelope that makes sure the house is air tight, conserving energy and minimizing heat loss. Depending on the site requirements, an array of supplementary environmental systems such as solar thermal systems and photovoltaic panels can be plugged into the building to make it perform more efficiently.
Houses like Villa Asserbo in Denmark and the Hertfordshire House in the UK are just a few successful examples of homes built using the on-site D-Process. In the case of the 200-square-meter Hertfordshire House, the home's heating system has the equivalent output of a single 4kW radiator, while the layout of the Villa Asserbo, built from 800 sheets of sustainable plywood, takes advantage of natural light and surrounding views.


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|Sep 24th, 2013 09:04 AM
|Lord Tony
|You should make a sequel to this, it was fun.
|Oct 30th, 2011 08:31 PM
|Lol I remember playing this a long time ago on Free Web Arcade and Newgrounds. X3
|Dec 17th, 2010 10:17 PM
Glad ya like it! If you do get stuck in one place too long, there is a video walkthrough of the entire game on Youtube. Here's part 1:
|Dec 17th, 2010 08:17 PM
I love this game <3 No really, I think I'm in love....
How sadd though. I suck so bad at these games that I'm stuck on finding the items for the Halloween costume part. LOL, but dont tell me ! I'm destined to beat this game without a walkthrough. Even if it takes forever...and ever...and ever
|Oct 24th, 2010 03:25 AM
|Hooray! I beat it, but I had to use the walkthru. This was was a lot of fun, with good jokes.
|Jul 12th, 2009 05:14 PM
|Danny 4 Eyes
|At last I have finished the game. Best. Ending. Ever.
|Jul 7th, 2009 12:12 AM
|Billy Idol...wow, this game just keeps gettin' weirder, i don't think i'll finish playing it
|Jul 2nd, 2009 09:32 PM
|awesome game!
|Nov 17th, 2008 07:27 PM
I just finished this game a night or so ago, and Im actually sad.
I already miss the nostalgic feel and the music of it..Oh well, c'est la vie.
Great game, but you all already knew that.
|Nov 3rd, 2008 07:28 PM
|I finished this game in one sitting, man!!!
|Nov 3rd, 2008 12:44 PM
There is a walkthrough for the game:
It's a full text walkthrough of the game, and you'll also find the video walkthrough at the bottom of the page. Problem solved!
|Nov 3rd, 2008 10:48 AM
boy, i have been trying to get out of the first part of this game for what feels like a year, do i really suck this bad or is anyone else having this much trouble with the game?
id buy a cheat guide for it if there was one :/
|Oct 31st, 2008 12:20 PM
|Guahh I can't even get past the first thing! I suck at this.
|Sep 6th, 2008 02:42 AM
|Diabetes?! Damn, I never win.
|Jun 24th, 2008 02:13 PM
Thanks McFly, that's exactly the kind of game we modeled it after... old adventure games like Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, King's Quest, Space Quest etc.
Anyway, in regards to where you're stuck, here's a little hint that might help you. The redneck wants a beer, but word on the street is that he prefers it shaken, not stirred. Maybe you should have Soundwave inspect the beer.
If you're still lost, you can always check out the walk-through video on Youtube or visit the text walk-through page for the game.
|Jun 24th, 2008 09:28 AM
This game reminds me of the old Maniac Mansion games that I used to play long ago. They can be fun and frustrating at the same time.
As for my progress
I got past the C.H.U.D. and already received two bags of candy (one from the old lady and one from the man with the leaky pipes). Now I am stuck with the three-headed dog and a red-neck that seems to want beer and talks how flammable his moonshine is. I know I probably have to do something with either of these locations, but am stuck for the moment.
|Apr 6th, 2008 08:52 PM
|Man this game is frustratin.
|Mar 5th, 2008 02:39 AM
|Yikes, I can't believe I'm stuck so early on. I'm guessing I need goggles and I'm sure it's right behind me by the ladder... I kind of remember doing this but it's been a long time. Swinging light has got me at a loss too.
|Mar 4th, 2008 03:35 PM
Yay! Got it!
|Mar 4th, 2008 02:48 PM
|Indeed. It's very silly in context as well.
|Mar 4th, 2008 02:44 PM
|Taken out of context, that sounds very silly.
|Mar 4th, 2008 02:34 PM
|Here's a hint: you need a certain musical instrument and some taffy to repair that leaky plumbing.
|Mar 4th, 2008 12:49 PM
|Me I just can't figure out how to fix that damn plumbing.
|Feb 27th, 2008 12:15 AM
|You need to lure the CHUD away with the candy corn you get from billy idol by trading him some TP to vandalize the neighborhood.
|Feb 26th, 2008 07:08 PM
I would help,but I am currently listening to the Bow wow wow's "I want candy", it's so corny.
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I had the privilege of attending part of a CAST (Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe) rehearsal (not in costume) for their upcoming presentation of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Here are some photos, alternated with the text of their press release.
Performances February 27 (opening special: all seats $5) through March 2 are at 8 PM; Sunday, March 3 at 3 PM at the Gorton Theatre (home of the Gloucester Stage Company) 267 East Main Street. Tickets, $15, general; $10, student; $5, youth under 19, are available at the door or may be reserved at email@example.com . More information is available atcapeannshakespearetroupe.blogspot.com and Facebook.
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents William Shakespeare's politically charged drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, a story of ambition, intrigue, betrayal and assassination. Rome is divided between its support for the military hero, Julius Caesar, and the senate of the republic which sees Caesar's ambition as a threat to its collective power. Under the leadership of Cassius and Brutus, a faction of senators assassinate Caesar sparking a civil war with his supporters, led by Mark Antony and Octavius.
"This is a story which we are currently seeing played out in many parts of the world: Shakespeare's play is, unfortunately, still very relevant", points out Joseph Stiliano, the drama's director. "We see it in the news,and in the video games that challenge our nimble fingered virtual warriors.Our modern-dress production, though not changing the time or place of the action, stresses its current pertinence."
Written in Shakespeare's mid-career, it has a spareness and pace that drives the action to its conclusion. It is less a tale of good and evil, than one of clashing world views between factions that can find no common ground.
The cast includes David Adams, Jonathan Arnold, David Cluett, Stephanie Cochran, Richard Crowell, Timothy Edwards, Ashlee Holm, Ray Jenness, Ian O'Connor, Craig Owen, Dominic Parry, Matthew Recine, Jim Robinson, Jessie Sorrells, Ken Stoeffler, and Pauline Wright.
It was still a rehearsal, of course, so fumbling lines led to some hilarity from time to time… More photos of the rehearsal are here with other photos from CAST.


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Michael, Shining Star, Slips Away
As Maya Angelou said in her beautiful poem she sent: "our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind." But, she also offered: "Only when we confess our confusion can we remember that he was a gift to us and we did have him."
[Michael Jackson's Passing: Comment]
As a bona fide child of the 80s the reality is still sinking in.
Regardless of the gargantuan amount of coverage, commentary, debate and discussion I'm still in a state of shock. I'm not delusional, I'm aware that no one is immortal but still, the creator of the first cassette I ever owned, the first song lyrics I ever knew by heart, the man who made Moonwalker –lets see how many people own that one on VHS—dead?
Is that possible?
Today's memorial is further confirmation that the seemingly impossible has actually happened, featuring heartfelt performances from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Usher, as well as personal tributes from Brooke Shields, Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson.
There were a myriad of touching moments throughout the event: Jermaine Jackson's emotional performance of "Smile," his brother's favorite song; Brooke Shields fighting back tears as she relived countless memories; Smokey Robinson fondly speaking of hearing 10 year old Michael sing a song he'd written, "Who's Loving You?," and practically usurping ownership; and, John Mayer's beautiful guitar solo of the under rated classic "Human Nature."
Today was a poignant celebration of Michael Jackson's life and achievements. No one wanted to go there and no one did, directly. But everyone must have noticed the thunderous applause when Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee reminded everyone that under the U.S Constitution we are "innocent until proven otherwise and the standing ovation when Rev. Al Sharpton told
As for me, and I'm sure for countless others –besides perhaps Rep. Peter King—the most heart wrenching and honest moment was when 11-year-old Paris Katherine Jackson, Michael's daughter stepped up to the mic and spoke of the "best father you could ever imagine."
It would take a pretty hardened cynic or a media hungry Congressman not to sympathize, as she spoke, not of a superstar or a world class entertainer, but simply of a father. In that moment, it was easy to forget all his other titles as she promptly broke down; Michael Jackson superstar and all was instantly a father, and now three kids have lost him.
And so it's over.
The impossible is possible. As Maya Angelou said in her beautiful poem "our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind." But, she also offered: "Only when we confess our confusion can we remember that he was a gift to us and we did have him."
R.I.P Michael Jackson.
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It was considered to be quite unsavory when couples began turning in three quarter time on the dance floors of Vienna's suburbs at the end of the 18th century. This, however, could not stop the Viennese waltz from triumphing across the world. But the fact that now, in the 21st century, Vienna remains a global dance capital is thanks to the ImPuls Tanz Festival.
International stars such as Mathilde Monnier, Wim Vandekeybus, Marie Chouinard and Akram Khan have already staged their work here, and they remain linked to what has since become Europe's largest dance festival. The festival is also commited to supporting contemporary dance. Every year the Newcomer-Schiene [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series presents a selection of trendsetting productions. The highlight is the bestowal of the European young talent award, the Prix Jardin d'Europe.
Throughout the course of a month, this Viennese festival hosts around 50 productions at venues including the Burgtheater, the Volkstheater, the MuseumsQuartier, the Odeon and the Schauspielhaus. Around 150 teachers hold about 200 dance workshops.


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Terrifying robot watch update: in the video above, a defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) robot called "Pet-Proto" is locked in a corridor and presented with two obstacles. The first is a step it must climb onto. The second is a gap it must inch across.
It's like a video game tutorial. Only instead of learning how to move an avatar, it's learning how to get around obstacles so it can complete its mission to eradicate humanity.
It's just one of several robots at DARPA which look, and even move, unnervingly like one of the Metal Gears from Konami's famous stealth series.


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Using AutoCAD LT 2005 DesignCenter
DesignCenter is a dumb name for a useful, if somewhat busy, palette. The DesignCenter palette is handy for mining data from all kinds of drawings. Whereas the Properties palette is concerned with object properties, the DesignCenter palette deals primarily with named objects: layers, linetypes, block (that is, symbol) definitions, text styles, and other organizational objects in your drawings.
Named objects
Every drawing includes a set of symbol tables, which contain named objects. For example, the layer table contains a list of the layers in the current drawing, along with the settings for each layer (color, linetype, on/off setting, and so on). Each of these table objects, be it a layer or some other type, has a name, so Autodesk decided to call them named objects (duh!).
Neither the symbol tables nor the named objects appear as graphical objects in your drawing. They're like hardworking stagehands who keep the show running smoothly behind the scenes. The named objects include
- Layers
- Linetypes
- Text styles
- Dimension styles
- Block definitions and xrefs
- Layouts
When you use commands such as Layer, LineType, and Dimstyle, you are creating and editing named objects. After you create named objects in a drawing, DesignCenter gives you the tools to copy them to other drawings.
Getting (Design)Centered
The DesignCenter palette consists of a toolbar at the top, a set of tabs below that, a navigation pane on the left, and a content pane on the right. The navigation pane displays a tree view with drawing files and the symbol tables contained in each drawing. The content pane usually displays the contents of the drawing or symbol table.
The four tabs just below the DesignCenter toolbar control what you see in the navigation and content panes:
- Folders shows the folders on your local and network disks, just like the Windows Explorer Folders pane does. Use this tab to copy named objects from drawings that you don't currently have open in AutoCAD LT.
- Open Drawings shows the drawings that are open in LT. Use this tab to copy named objects between open drawings.
- History shows drawings that you recently browsed in DesignCenter. Use this tab to jump quickly to drawings that you used recently on the Folders tab.
- DC Online shows parts libraries that are available on Autodesk's and other companies' Web sites. This tab is essentially an advertising vehicle for software companies offering to sell you symbol libraries and manufacturers encouraging you to specify their products. Browse the offerings on this tab to see whether any of the online libraries can be useful in your work.
The toolbar buttons further refine what you see in the navigation and content panes. A few of these buttons toggle off and on different parts of the panes. If your DesignCenter palette is missing an area, click each of the buttons until the missing part reappears.
Follow these steps to use DesignCenter:
1. Load the drawing(s) whose content you want to view or use into the navigation pane on the left.
If a drawing doesn't appear on the Open Drawings tab, click the Load button — the first one on the DesignCenter toolbar — to load it into the navigation pane.
2. Navigate the symbol tables (such as blocks and layers), viewing their individual named objects in the content pane on the right.
3. If you need them, drag or copy and paste individual named objects from the content pane into other open drawings.
Copying layers between drawings
The following steps copy layers from one drawing to another, using DesignCenter. You can use the same technique to copy dimension styles, layouts, linetypes, and text styles.
1. Toggle the DesignCenter palette on by choosing the DesignCenter button on the Standard toolbar.
2. Open or create a drawing containing named objects you want to copy.
You can also use the Folders tab, the Open button, or the Search button to load a drawing into DesignCenter without opening it in AutoCAD.
3. Open or create a second drawing to which you want to copy the named objects.
4. Click the Open Drawings tab to display your two currently opened drawings in DesignCenter's navigation pane on the left.
If you used the Folders tab, the Open button, or the Search button in Step 2, skip this step; DesignCenter already displays the drawing you selected on the Folders tab.
5. If DesignCenter doesn't display the symbol tables indented underneath the source drawing (the one you opened in Step 2), click the plus sign next to the drawing's name to display them.
6. Click the Layers table to display the source drawing's layers in the content pane.
7. Choose one or more layers in the content pane.
8. Right-click in the content pane and choose Copy from the menu to copy the layer(s) to the Windows Clipboard.
9. Click in the destination drawing's window (the drawing that you opened in Step 3).
10. Right-click and choose Paste from the menu.
DesignCenter copies the layers into the current drawing, using the colors, linetypes, and other settings from the source drawing.
You can copy layers from DesignCenter in two other ways: by dragging layers from the content pane to a drawing window, or by right-clicking in the content pane and then choosing Add Layer(s) from the menu, which adds layers to the current drawing. The copy-and-paste method in my example requires the least amount of manual dexterity and less guesswork about which drawing the layers get added to.
If the current drawing contains a layer whose name matches the name of one of the layers you're copying, DesignCenter doesn't change that layer's definition. For example, if you drag a layer named Doors whose color is red into a drawing that already includes a layer called Doors whose color is green, the target drawing's Doors layer remains green. Named objects from DesignCenter never overwrite objects with the same name in the destination drawing. AutoCAD LT always displays the Duplicate Definitions Will Be Ignored message even if no duplicates exist.
If you're repeatedly copying named objects from the same drawings or folders, add them to your DesignCenter favorites list. On the Folders tab, right-click the drawing or folder and choose Add to Favorites from the menu. This step adds another shortcut to your list of favorites.
- To see your favorites, click the DesignCenter toolbar's Favorites button.
- To return to a favorite, double-click its shortcut in the content pane.


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Before hitting up the great state of Pennsylvania, she spent quite some time in the Empire State. Sofia worked as the morning anchor and reporter at WETM in Elmira. She also worked at WIVT/WBGH in Binghamton as an anchor/reporter for three years. Before getting to the southern tier, she was in New York City; first at WABC as a Desk Assistant, and then a freelance reporter at News 12 the Bronx.
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So, I have a couple of projects that I have been working on and I am trying to decide if I want to open source them or provide them for free as closed source.
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Topic: Gizmodo
Apple sells out of all iPad mini models as Amazon pans its price
10/29/2012, 08:10 am
As Apple sold out of its launch inventory of all iPad mini models, online retailer Amazon made a direct assault on the new 7.9-inch tablet, with a large ad on its front page saying the Kindle Fire HD offers "much more for much less."
Apple: Misdirected iMessages due to bad configuration, not a software bug
02/02/2012, 02:02 pm
Reports of iOS 5 iMessages being sent to the wrong recipient are the result of a misconfigured phone, not an issue with the operating system or Apple's cloud services, the company indicated.
Two suspects plead not guilty in lost prototype iPhone 4 case
09/01/2011, 02:09 pm
The two suspects charged in the 2010 incident where prototype iPhone 4 was lost in a bar have pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor theft.
DA decides not to bring charges against Gizmodo in iPhone 4 case
08/10/2011, 02:08 pm
The San Mateo County district attorney's office has filed misdemeanor charges against two people involved in finding and selling an Apple iPhone 4 prototype to Gizmodo, but has decided not to bring charges against any employees of Gizmodo or its parent company, Gawker Media.
Police interviewed Steve Jobs in iPhone prototype case
09/20/2010, 09:09 pm
California authorities are close to wrapping up their investigation of the case involving the iPhone 4 prototype obtained by Gizmodo in April. Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was interviewed during the investigation.
Gizmodo affidavit says roommate's tip led police to iPhone
05/14/2010, 06:05 pm
Police were alerted to investigate Brian Hogan's possession of the prototype iPhone after his roommate called Apple Security out of fear she might be considered an accomplice in the theft.
Prosecution seeks to protect informant in Gizmodo iPhone case
05/10/2010, 08:05 pm
Prosecutors investigating the case of the iPhone prototype that was sold to Gizmodo last month have filed an argument that says details of the search must be kept sealed to protect the identity of an informant who confidentially participated in the investigation.
Media request to unseal docs in Gizmodo iPhone case rejected
05/06/2010, 08:05 pm
A request filed by the Associated Press and other media organization to obtain the sealed affidavit used to obtain the search warrant for the raid on Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen's home has been denied.


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Happy New Year
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. And here's to another great year in 2010! Wherever you're ringing in the New Year tonight, be safe and have a blast. I'm back home in Chicago and will be off for a little while, so expect the blog to remain quiet over the next week and a half or so. Next time I blog, it'll be 2010 and we'll all be one step closer to Spring Training. Happy New Year everyone.
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Whether you're the Royals or the Yankees or somebody in between (Blue Jays), it is still baseball – and that is a good thing. Happy New Year to you, JB. Thanks for your work in 2009 and enjoy that young 'un.
From TSN.CA STAFF–General Manager Alex Anthopoulos' quest to rebuild the Toronto Blue Jays could involve the big money signing of 21-year old Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
According to ESPN, the Jays held a private workout for Chapman Thursday morning in Florida, before meeting with his agents.
The 21-year old left-hander, worked out for around 14 teams in Houston three weeks ago, where his fastball reportedly topped out at 97 mph.
Chapman was reportedly offered a $15.5 million offer from the Boston Red Sox in November, when he was with his previous agent.
Chapman, who defected when the Cuban national team was playing in the Netherlands, is the highest regarded defector since Jose Contreras left in 2002 when the national team played in Mexico.
Contreras received a four-year $32 million contract with the New York Yankees in 2003. It is believed that Chapman could command a $20-25 million deal.
First off HAPPY NEW YEAR TO 1 AND ALL 🙂
It would be great if we got Aroldis Chapman, it would be a big boost to the farm system.
Regarding Chapman, I like his potential. Money should be no issue regarding signing him. My concern has to do with long-term commitment to the Jays. Is he going to sign and stay with the Jays long term. In a best-case scenario, it is going to take 2 or 3 years for any team to fix his delivery and get the kid close to his potential. However, if it can be done, the sky is the limit. I just worry that being from a warm climate, he would feel much more comfortable pitching south of the border. (Yes, I know about other Cubans pitching up north. However, I am still skeptical. Especially, when the kid reportedly asked for $15 million a year for 4 years.) I would like to see us put our money into players who are "salt of the earth" types and have moral centers, like Doc Holladay. This is not to say that this Kid does not. But I think that the "big money" contracts need to go to kids who want to be part of the Blue Jays — not players who are seeking to sell themselves to the highest bidder.
Burt-My take is the Jays won't sign him unless they really believe they can fix his delivery issues, there's too much injury and performance risk if they don't fix it.
Remember we will still control this kid until he reaches 6 years of mlb experience and if we're creative with his contract, we might be able to stretch that a year of two and then if need be-trade him for prospects, just like we did for Halladay.
Consider this kid like the first draft choice, the money he's seeking is similar to what Strasburg got which was $15 mill over 4 years-not $15 mill per year as you suggest.
I'm not sure any 21 year old has that much of a "moral center", or at least not one anyone can really witness. I suspect and hope there's still some wild oats that need to be dispersed.
There is only one Doc Halladay.
ORLANDO – The Dominican baseball player Edwin Encarnacion was discharged on Saturday in a Miami hospital, where he was taken from the Dominican Republic after suffering burns to his face caused by fireworks during New Year celebration.
Encarnacion suffered burns of first and second grade at the front and right side of the face, after a rocket hit him in the jaw and exploded near his mouth.
"Thank God all is well with my face. I have no fractures or serious damage and will not need any surgery," said Encarnacion told ESPNdeportes.com on the phone as he left the Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital.
"The doctors say I'll have to go a week without sun, but I can train without problems in two weeks," said third baseman of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Encarnacion told the incident occurred at his home in La Romana in the eastern Dominican Republic, while celebrating the New Year early Friday. A batter brother lit a firecracker that instead of going up, flew sideways into a group of people and hit Encarnacion.
The player was treated by emergency at a local clinic on Friday and was later moved to Miami with his fianc�e, Jennifer Pena, the eldest daughter of Tony Pe�a, bench coach of the New York Yankees and manager of the Eagles Cibaenas, the club that owns Incarnation in the Dominican winter league.
"I was treated very well in the Dominican, but when doctors started talking about operations in the face, I contacted my agent, Paul Kinzer to look for a private flight and take me to a hospital specializing in burns," said Encarnacion.
"The kid's okay, just what led the United States as a precaution," Pena said from Santo Domingo.
I might be wrong but i am almost certain that i read numerous reports where chapman asked for 15million per year for 4 years and then the sox offered him 15.5 OVER 4 years and he refused.
I believe that his initial asking price was based on his lack of knowledge of MLB and I am sure he probably heard the huge amounts of money people like Barry Zito, Sabathia and Burnett earnt, so he tried to compare himself to that sort.
Personally I would love for the jays to pickup chapman but for nothing much more than a 20million contract (personally everywhere i read it says that he will garner 20-25 million dollars and over how many years would that be?)
Chapman seems like he has an amazing arm but did poor in the World Championship thing for Cuba and I am sure he will get better but too many kinks. So nothing for more than 20 million, its a high risk high reward deal.
Thanks, Harry. I, too, was sure that he asked for 15 million per year. Obviously, he needs a new agent! Changing gears, though, even if this kid has more upside than Purcey, the difference is not that great. I am convinced that Purcey's arm has a no-hitter in it. You cannot get better than that. Also, the guy is a horse. He has a roger-clemens type body that should allow him to pitch huge numbers of innings for years to come. If the Jays organization cannot get Purcey's control problems solved, I would not be so optimistic about them solving Champman's either. Both players have great potential — but it has to be harnessed. That said, I would be very happy to see Chapman in the fold. However, ANTHO MUST NOT MOVE AWAY FROM HIS STRATEGY OF BUILDING THROUGH THE DRAFT. THIS MEANS THAT WITH NINE PICKS AVAILABLE NEXT YEAR, THE CUPBOARD SHOULD BE FULL TO SIGN THOSE PICKS.
i just found where i first saw the quote:
Chapman, who touched 100 m.p.h. on the radar gun as a reliever for Cuba at the World Baseball Classic, had originally been reported as seeking $15 million per season over four years.
that is by Richard Griffin and there are more people ( i believe ken rosenthal was one as well) who said that chapman was looking for 15 million per season as well. (i coudln't find that link though)
heres the toronto star:
Harry/Burt-very early on, Chapman had a different agent-A Edwin Mejia who had no experience in handling baseball players or knowledge of the game. He's the one who made this ridiculous request, but backed off on it the moment he started talking to teams.
Ultimately, Chapman replaced him with the Hendricks Brothers and although there has never been a retraction for the initial statement, its been understood by the offers he's received so far that it isn't happening. Mejia has sued the Hendricks brothers, but I doubt if it goes any where. Sorry, should have made that clear in the first post.
I expect he'll sign for between $20 and $25 million over 4-5 years and I hope we're the ones who sign him.
Thanks for the clarification. As I said, I am all for signing him, as long as we have the full 16 million to spend on those first 9 picks.
ya i didn't know that and the 15 million per year did seem ridiculous to me too.
also ya i agree, most other experts also suggest that chapman will be signed for 20-25 million dollars, and 4-5 years sound good to me.
The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a seven-year, $120 million deal with Matt Holliday, SI.com has learned. Holliday will also get a full no-trade clause. Scott Boras lost one here, in that he was demanding a deal like Tiexera got of $180 million over 8 years, but, imo, baseball still lost as well.
Holliday hit 39 doubles, 24 hr's and drove in 109 rbi's last year, compared to Adam Lind who hit 46 doubles, 35 hr's, drove in 114 rbi's. and got paid $411,800.00 in 2009. I guess Adam is deserving of a healthy raise this year.
A contract like Holliday's, imo, hurts baseball. I don't necessarily have as much of a problem with the annual stipend as I do with the length of contract, because it's all guaranteed. If Holliday gets hurt in the next game he plays and can no longer play baseball, he still gets paid the full $120 million.
Not that I'd expect Holliday to play for the amount Lind gets paid, but there has to be a happier medium. These long term contracts at these absurd levels like given here or to Wells do nothing but hurt baseball. I mean think about it, Halliday will make more in one year next year than most Doctors earn in a career.
They also underline why it's so critical for the Jays to build, build and build the minor league system so there's a continual stream of high quality candidates coming to the big club. It might be, we reach a stage where Adam Lind can or will demand a contract like this. If or when he does, we need to be in the position of trading him for prospects like we did Halladay and continually build kids we can keep under control for 6 or more years.
The Marlins apparently are giving free agent Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman something to think about. According to an American League source following the situation, the Marlins are "still in the game" and are believed to have increased their initial $13 million offer in hopes of landing the hard-throwing Chapman.
Chapman told one associate he expects to sign within the next three or four days. If the Marlins do somehow lure Chapman, it probably won't be with the most lucrative deal. They're counting on Chapman's comfort level in South Florida bridging the gap.
Another industry source said he expected Chapman ultimately to sign with either the Angels or Blue Jays for around $21 million.
Looks like that report of Aroldis Chapman signing in the next few days is true and he's already hired his new body guards. Check these two out and tell me whether you'd want to run into either of them down a dark street. Lol
Today's hall-of-fame vote would likely have turned out differently if Alomar had played in NY or LA. No doubt, Alomar will get into the hall sooner than later, but the quality of his career justified a first-ballot entrance. Oh, well.
From MLB Rumors: Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald tweets that internally, the Marlins have "conceded defeat" in the Chapman sweepstakes.
burt-Not sure if that was the issue. There's still a pile of writers that think no one should ever get in on their first try since "even Joe DiMaggio didn't." But he definitely will get in next year.
From MLB rumors: Tim Brown of the LA Times tweets: Angels source on Chapman: "Despite what you read, we're not in that deep."
Los Marlins dejan la lucha por Chapman ante oferta de $23 millones de Toronto.
No culpen a los Marlins si Aroldis Chapman termina en otro horizonte que no sea el sur de la Florida, pues la eterna Cenicienta de las Mayores hizo su mejor esfuerzo por firmar al prospecto cubano.
En t�rminos econ�micos, la oferta de $23 millones de los Azulejos de Toronto y otra muy cercana a esa cifra -todav�a por definirse- de los Angelinos de Los Angeles colocaron a los peces fuera del rango para aspirar al holguinero, quien podr�a ser un hombre rico antes de que termine el fin de semana.
Balance of article here: http://www.elnuevoherald.com/deportes/story/623681.html
Even if we don't sign Chapman, clearly Alex has raised Jays profile in Latin America by offering Chapman $23 million, which is sure to help us in the future. By the way there are plenty of free Spanish to English translators on the web, just google it and take your pic,none are 100% accurate, but able to give one the jest of the article.
The Indians have traded lefthander Zach Jackson to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later, according to a team press release. He's been assigned to their Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas.
Jackson, 26, has a 5.81 ERA in 105.1 big league innings, striking out just 5.4 batters per nine innings. His minor league track record isn't much better (4.83 ERA, 6.2 K/9), however he's always been stingy with walks. Toronto originally drafted Jackson in the first round back in 2004, but sent him to Milwaukee in the Lyle Overbay trade after the 2005 season. He joined the Indians in 2008 as part of the C.C. Sabathia deal.
***Too bad they didn't take Overbay back.
"gist" of the article, not "jest".
"gist" of the article, not "jest".
Randy Ruiz is making a statement in winter ball. In 23 games to date with Indios de Mayaguez, Randy is hitting .345/.429/.595 with 3 doubles, 6 home runs and 26 rbi's.
When the pr came out on Mike McCoy, I checked him out and thought-I wonder if this kid is for real cause if he is, he could help us.
His play in winter ball is certainly helping him make his case. He played 59 games with Tomateros de Culiacan and hit .304/.413/.374 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homeruns and 26 stolen bases while being caught only 6 times.
These numbers are almost identical to the numbers he put up in AAA last year. For me the key for him is OBP and stolen bases, not slugging or even BA, although he did hit .395 with risp which is a surprise.
Considering what he did last year along with this performance, I'd say the Jays have to take a long look at this kid in spring training, cause if he can maintain close to that OBP with his speed in the lead off role, he could help us a lot.
Sounds like Chapman may be signing with Cinci – 5 years, $30 million. It will be interesting to see how he develops both as a ball player and an individual.
There are at least 3 things we've learned from this "chase for Chapman."
First, our new GM has a big set of balls, and is prepared to put them on the line whenever needed to try to improve this franchise. No matter which way you say it $23 mill. is a lot of money for a raw kid who never pitched in pro ball before and if Alex had signed him, his job and reputation would have been on the line-no doubt.
That is exactly the type of attitude we need from our GM in order to succeed in the future. No one wins them all, and sometimes you need to know when to hold them and sometimes when to fold them and I think we folded at a good time here, but the aggressive attitude is what we need for the future, so well done Alex.
Second, this Blue Jays organization has new found discipline. Throughout, this negotiation there was not a single peep leaked to the press from the Blue Jays organization. That shows me there's a lot of respect internally for Alex and Beeston and a new found team spirit which will bode us well in the years ahead. What a difference that is from not long ago.
Third, We have learned that Rogers is very prepared to back up the rhetoric we've heard from Alex and Beeston and are seriously prepared to build this team for the future. Let's face it Chapman might or might not be good, who knows at this point. There's already rumors leaking out that he's 3-4 years older than advertised and whether that's true or not or how good he becomes only time will tell. But the fact is, Rogers stepped up to the tune of $23 million for a raw kid who's never thrown a ball in organized baseball in NA. That takes a reasonable amount of faith in management.
That should give Blue Jays fans a lot of confidence that whatever funds are needed to sign draft choices or prospects in the future will be there and ya gotta like that. Almost makes one feel this club is really going to be special again in 3-4 years.
The contract option given Chapman is a major league contract; the option for the 6th year is a player option, not a club one, and if Chapman declines the option, he goes to arbitration.
So this deal is worth a minimum of $30 million over 6 years and if Chapman does well, likely a lot more than that since if he does go to arbitration in the 6th year, the first thing the arbitrator will take into consideration is his salary for the preceding year.
This effectively means Cinnci will not get any "low cost years" in this deal one way or the other, so from their standpoint he'd better do really well and do it in a hurry. It also offers proof that their intent is to get him to the majors as quickly as possible, no way will they leave him in the minors for one or two years like the Jays would probably have done.
Cinnci is already been under serious budget restraints and re-negotiated Rolen's contract and declined an option on Gomes to save cash.That being said, the signing of this contract likely also means Cinnci will need to dump either Arroyo or Cordero, both of whom they've been shopping already in order to free up budget space to afford this deal. Now I expect they'll have to take a hit to move either one or both of them.
IMO, this is a questionable deal for both Chapman and Cinnci. There will be so much pressure on Chapman to change and succeed in a hurry, that he's probably either going to fail miserably or for sure never achieve his true potential. I blame the agent here as much as I do Cinnci, this deal should have never happened.
Sorry-that should read" The contract given Chapman."
From the Cincinnati introduction of Chapman: The Reds' GM wouldn't predict when Chapman would join the Major League rotation, but wouldn't rule out the possibility of him breaking camp with the team.
Well, in my earlier post, I did forecast the Reds would rush this kid, although having this kid break camp is almost a sure fire recipe for early disaster.
In most ways, I am happy that the Jays didn't sign Chapman. $23 mil is a lot of eggs to put into one basket, considering that Chapman has yet to toss a ball in a major league game. As gsjays posted, however, it does show that Rogers is willing to invest money to make the club better, which should make all of us very optimistic about this club's future. IMHO, that $23 mil can be used in many different ways to get equal value to Chapman, and with a better chance of success.
I will still be keeping an eye on Chapman, however, because I don't think his arm will last 5 years, especially if they push him to the majors too soon.
How's this for a worthy use for $23 mil? Move Overbay, pay his salary, and get a good prospect in return. Turn 1st base over to Dopirak/Ruiz/Wallace. Extend Hill. Tie up Lind for 5-7 years. Draft the best college players available, pay the slot money, and trade up for the pieces you need, like a young Tony Fernandez to play short. Just some ideas.


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The Transportation Security Administration is apologizing for making a nursing mother use her breast milk pump in an airport bathroom to prove its purpose.
Amy Strand, an elementary school vice principal, was on her way home to Maui with her 9-month-old daughter when she was flagged for security screening at Lihue Airport.
A TSA worker questioned whether the empty bottles Strand was carrying were for breast milk and told her that she couldn't board the plane with the bottles and pump.
"He said I couldn't go through because there was no milk in the bottles," Strand said in an interview with KITV4 News. "But I was not going to leave a part of the breast pump behind — it cost over $200. He told me that my option was to leave it behind or to put milk into it."
There was no private area where Strand could plug in the electric breast pump, so the TSA officer accompanied her into the women's restroom, where she was forced to plug into the room's only outlet.
"I had to stand in front of the mirrors and the sinks and pump my breast, in front of every tourist that walked into that bathroom," Strand told KITV4 News.
Once the bottles were filled, she was allowed to board the plane.
In a statement to KITV4 News, Lorie Dankers, spokeswoman for the TSA's Northwest Region, said, "We accept responsibility for the apparent misunderstanding and any inconvenience or embarrassment this incident may have caused her."
Strand said the officer should have been more familiar with TSA policies.
"It really confuses me as to how an empty breast pump and cooler pack are a threat to national security and 20 minutes later, with milk, they no longer pose a threat to national security," Strand told ABCNews.com.


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Aviva Premiership
Mathew Tait set for Tigers return
ESPN Staff
August 6, 2012
Mathew Tait made just two starts for the Tigers in the Aviva Premiership last season © Getty Images
Leicester Tigers hope to have Mathew Tait available for the start of the new A-League season with a return to the full team pencilled in for November.
Tait joined Leicester at the end of the 2010-11 campaign but missed the majority of last season due to a groin injury. With the Tigers opening their A-League campaign against Northampton on September 3, Tait has been inked in for the East Midlands clash but coach Matt O'Connor admits that they will take their time re-introducing Tait to the Tigers' set-up.
"Mat has trained with us during the past couple of weeks and he has looked good," O'Connor told the Leicester Mercury. "We are going to be over-cautious with him because we want to get him to the start line, and we don't want him to be breaking down.
"You would imagine he will feature in those A League games at the start of the season and progress gently. It's a good luxury to have him back. Having him fit around November, when our international blokes go away on Test duty, will be a nice luxury to have."
The Tigers have recruited former Brumbies and Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Pat Phibbs on a short-term deal to cover Ben Youngs' return from injury and O'Connor has backed the 30-year-old to push Sam Harrison and Micky Young for the half-back berth. "I have coached Pat before for four or five seasons Down Under in Canberra," said O'Connor. "He was at Exeter last year on injury cover, so he knows the league well.
"He is a bloke who, due to circumstances, hasn't had a great opportunity to play much rugby. But he will learn our structures quickly and, if required, will do a really good job behind Micky and Sam."
In related news, Tigers back-row Craig Newby is unlikely to make the start of the new season but Jordan Crane should be back in the selection mix.
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Just trying to get the assembler instructions for <__execve> of the code below because i want to build the shell spawn opcode list:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
char *happy[2];
happy[0] = "/bin/sh";
happy[1] = NULL;
execve (happy[0], happy, NULL);
Objdump gives me this :
8053a20: 53 push %ebx
8053a21: 8b 54 24 10 mov 0x10(%esp),%edx
8053a25: 8b 4c 24 0c mov 0xc(%esp),%ecx
8053a29: 8b 5c 24 08 mov 0x8(%esp),%ebx
8053a2d: b8 0b 00 00 00 mov $0xb,%eax
8053a32: ff 15 a4 d5 0e 08 call *0x80ed5a4
8053a38: 3d 00 f0 ff ff cmp $0xfffff000,%eax
8053a3d: 77 02 ja 8053a41 <__execve+0x21>
8053a3f: 5b pop %ebx
8053a40: c3 ret
8053a41: c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff mov $0xffffffe8,%edx
8053a47: f7 d8 neg %eax
8053a49: 65 8b 0d 00 00 00 00 mov %gs:0x0,%ecx
8053a50: 89 04 11 mov %eax,(%ecx,%edx,1)
8053a53: 83 c8 ff or $0xffffffff,%eax
8053a56: 5b pop %ebx
8053a57: c3 ret
8053a58: 90 nop
8053a59: 90 nop
8053a5a: 90 nop
From several texts I've read there was supposed to be a int 0x80 somewhere in the above output. Why isn't there one?
Are there any major changes in the 3.2 kernel concerning how syscalls work that might affect the algorithms of shellcode building (specific register loads, etc) which are presented in books written 3-4 years ago? The above dump looks very different from the output presented in the "Shellcoders Handbook" or "Smash the Stack"


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Just hours after AT&T announced pricing and availability for the Galaxy S5, T-Mobile has come forward to reveal its own plans. T-Mobile will begin accepting pre-orders for Samsung's next flagship on on March 24th for $0 down and $27.50 per month for 24 months.
That comes to a total of $660 for the phone. Since T-Mobile doesn't have service contracts, it gives you the option to pay off the phone a little bit each month. You also have the option to pay the full cost up front if you want.
AT&T, by comparison, is offering the Galaxy S5 for $199.99 on a two-year contract. You can also buy the phone from AT&T without a contract for $649.99. There are also payment plans that let you pay the phone off for as little as $25 per month. You can pre-order it starting March 21. T-Mobile hasn't mentioned whether or not it will sell the Gear Fit, Gear 2, or Gear 2 Neo wearable devices. AT&T, however, announced that the wearables will debut alongside the Galaxy S5, with the Gear Fit and Gear Neo selling for $199.99 and the Gear 2 costing $299.99.
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Sometimes I'm just humbled by the courage of our fellow man - from the Anchorage daily News - 3 November
Wednesday, November 3, 1999
Deer hunter fends off mauling grizzly
By CRAIG MEDRED
Daily News reporter
Sixty-eight-year-old Gene Moe was butchering a deer on Raspberry Island on Monday when a grizzly bear jumped him, knocked him to the ground and began to maul him.
The Anchorage contractor fought back the only way he could: He stabbed the bear with the knife in his hand.
A badly mauled Moe told Silver Salmon Lodge owner Peter Guttchen that when he sank his knife into the animal's neck, blood "spurted" out. Moe told Guttchen that he stabbed the bear twice more before it climbed off him.
Fish and Wildlife Protection trooper Allan Jones of Kodiak said the Anchorage hunter then recovered his rifle and shot the attacking bear three times. The shots, Jones said, apparently killed the bear.
Moe, despite being badly injured and alone, climbed to his feet and started hiking for the beach of the wilderness island east of Kodiak.
"He's one tough old buzzard," said nephew Doug Moe of Homer. "He's an old-timer, but he's got the heart of a 20-year-old."
"I don't know how far he walked," Jones said, but it appeared that Moe might have covered as much as two miles getting to the beach.
It was there, Jones said, that Gene Moe met other members of his hunting party. Seeing how badly he was injured, Guttchen said, they loaded him into a skiff and made a run to the nearby lodge.
The group came motoring into the bay waving wildly, he said. When he went down to see what was wrong, they told him they had a badly injured hunter.
Guttchen said he could barely believe what he saw. The bear had torn an 18-inch-long chunk of fat and muscle out of Moe's leg, and ripped skin hung loose from the hunter's shoulder and arms.
But he got out of the boat and started walking up the beach to the lodge. Doug Moe said he'd have been shocked if it had happened any other way.
"This guy is one of the toughest beings alive," Doug said. "He could walk to the North Pole in his day."
"He's an awesome guy," added daughter Jane Newby of Anchorage. "(But) I'd rather listen to his stories than experience them."
Family members said this was not the first near-deadly hunting accident for Gene Moe. He fell hundreds of feet down a Chugach Range mountain while sheep hunting in the 1950s, they said.
This time, Guttchen said, Moe was lucky to survive.
He was in pretty bad shape when he got to the lodge. Fortunately, Guttchen was able to reach the U.S. Coast Guard in Kodiak on a cellular phone. The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to rush Moe to the Kodiak hospital.
He spent seven hours in surgery there Monday night and Tuesday morning.
"The nurse said that this guy had so many stitches she couldn't even count them all," said Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Tod Lyons.
Moe is expected to recover from the injuries, but he was sedated on Tuesday and unable to talk. That left details of the bear attack sketchy.
Here's what was known based on interviews with the Coast Guard, troopers, family friends, hospital personnel, employees of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and lodge owner Guttchen:
Moe was hunting near Selief Bay on Raspberry Island about 25 miles west of the city of Kodiak in a party with his son and two others. The hunters had separated sometime before Moe shot and killed a Sitka blacktail deer.
Moe was dressing and butchering that deer in heavy brush when he was jumped by the bear. He told trooper Jones that he thought the bear might have been a sow with two cubs.
Moe told Guttchen he neither saw nor heard the bear before the attack.
"He was totally surprised," Jones added.
The bear knocked Moe to the ground, grabbed his leg in its mouth and began trying to throw him around. It then grabbed him by the shoulder, and Moe began stabbing the bear with the knife he had been using to butcher the deer.
Eventually, the wounded bear retreated, at least temporarily. Moe grabbed his rifle and started shooting. Jones thought Moe killed the bear. Doug Moe, who had talked to Gene Moe's son by cell phone shortly after the shooting, thought the bear was only wounded, and that his cousin was going back to finish it.
There was no word on what might have happened to the cubs, if there were any.
Lodge owner Guttchen said the Raspberry Island bears appear to have been particularly aggressive this fall because of a lack of food. Salmon runs were weak, he said, the berry crop was poor, and deer numbers dropped precipitously because of a bad winter last year.
Fish and Game biologist Larry Van Daele of Kodiak estimates deep snow and cold weather in the Kodiak Archipelago might have killed 30 to 35 percent of the deer last winter.
As always, state biologists say, Kodiak deer hunters have to be alert to the possibility of bear encounters. They advise hunters to hunt in pairs for safety, and drag deer to openings where they can see any approaching bears before beginning the process of gutting and butchering.
* Reporter Karen Aho contributed to this story. Reporter Craig Medred can be reached at [email protected]
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One thumb up for Facebook security improvements
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Security changes designed to curtail the spam and scams that have become endemic on Facebook over recent months have received a cautious welcome from security watchers.
Facebook has introduced a raft of features including: a known-bad-site blacklist (via a partnership with crowd-sourced blacklist outfit Web of Trust); protection against clickjacking; and limited support for two-factor authentication. As an opt-in service, Facebook will send users an SMS every time someone logs in from "a new or unrecognised device".
Net security firm Sophos welcomed the changes as a step in the right direction but criticised the dominant social network for not going far enough towards creating a genuinely safe online environment. Further measures Facebook ought to introduce include a popup confirmation dialog every time a user "likes" something, and an option to apply two-factor authentication for every login, not just for those from new devices.
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Cambridge's only gluten-free baker forced to relocate due to rent hike
Originally published Aug. 20, 2014 in the Cambridge Chronicle.
Leesteffe Jenkins' time and options are running short.
In less than a week, the doors to Violette Bakery will close and without a new, affordable location, Jenkins said she will be forced to shutter Cambridge's only gluten-free bakery, founded only a year ago.
It's not that her store wasn't successful.
Named Best of the New for bakeries by Boston Globe Magazine in January this year, Jenkins said her made-from-scratch gluten-free goodies had garnered a solid following.
But when her landlord said he was raising the rent by 200 percent, Jenkins said she knew there was no way her small bakery could sustain the price hike.
"Our margins are tiny," Jenkins said. "They're tiny because we're gluten free and they're tiny because we try to use very healthy produce."
A representative from the building's property management agency, Eastport Real Estate Services, did not return a request for comment.
Like many gluten-free bakers, Jenkins started experimenting with wheat-less baked goods when she was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2005. Celiac disease is intolerance to gluten, or a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and oats that have been contaminated with gluten from other products. For people with the disease, an estimated 1 in 133 Americans, gluten damages the lining of their intestines, preventing the nutrients from being absorbed and a variety of other symptoms.
For Jenkins, the disease manifested as uncontrollable vomiting and diarrhea.
"This is really gross," Jenkins said by way of apology for describing the graphic details of her hospitalization in 2005. "(The doctors) could see that my entire intestines were completely compacted."
Jenkins had always been sickly as a child, she said, suffering a variety of illnesses that would often leave her debilitated. But, when she stopped eating gluten at the age of 45, she said many of the aches, pains, and anxieties that plagued her throughout her life cleared up.
"It's almost like you had a nightmare your whole life and you never knew what the nightmare was about, and then suddenly you realize the nightmare is your body and your body's reaction to food," Jenkins said. "You start to unravel something that's always been bothering you. My whole digestive track relaxed and my body's way of functioning has completely changed."
The only problem, Jenkins said, was the gluten-free options available to her at the time tasted terrible.
"It was absolutely inedible and dreadful," Jenkins said. "It sucked."
Jenkins would probably still be cooking for herself if her veterinarian's daughter hadn't gotten sick. The daughter's symptoms sounded food-related to Jenkins, so she offered to help.
"I said, 'Let me cook for you for three to four weeks and see if it turns you around,'" Jenkins said. "Her daughter was up and about. … She's gluten free and she's completely healthy now."
Word spread and soon strangers were asking to buy her baked goods.
"My friends have always said, 'I love your stuff,' but it wasn't until people I didn't know, who didn't need to be nice to me, started asking me to buy my food that I started (thinking seriously) about doing this," Jenkins said.
Jenkins' gluten-free foods are different, she said, because she uses special medium-grain brown rice grown only in California, which she grinds into a fine powder in her shop. The rice doesn't leave the same grainy, gritty texture that gives most gluten-free goods its signature chalk-like taste.
She uses only organic flour and eggs from free-range chickens, ensuring the products in her cooking come from both sustainable and local sources. A strict adherence to ethical cooking does add to the cost, Jenkins admits.
"If you have ethics, you have to stand behind them because if people don't stand up for their principals, then change will never occur," Jenkins said.
Despite a slightly higher price tag for the goods she bakes, Jenkins said her store was turning a profit and with only a handful of brick-and-mortar gluten-free bakeries in the greater Boston area, had attracted a dedicated customer base.
Everything was going fine, she said, until her landlord told her she had two months before she had to get out or her rent would increase by 200 percent. She launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise the $30,000 she estimates she will need to move her equipment and build out a kitchen in a new location.
That is, if she can find a new location. Jenkins said she has a bid in for a space in the Alewife shopping center, but hasn't heard back from the landlord there. It's the only place available now that meets her space and kitchen needs that she can afford, she said.
She can't share a commercial kitchen, she said, because the federal gluten-free labeling law of 2013 requires gluten-free foods to be made in facilities without any gluten products.
"It's my last grasp," Jenkins said. "We hope (the Alewife location) will work out, but we're really running out of time."
Violette Bakery will be open until Aug. 24, Jenkins said. Then, she'll have a week to move her equipment out of the space. Since she's still paying loans on the equipment, she'll have to either move into a new place quickly, or sell it.
To find out more about how to support Jenkins' Indiegogo campaign, visit: indiegogo.com/projects/be-part-of-a-gf-food-revolution-eat-love-share.


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I recently bought a pair of Seba High Black based on forum posts from Skatelog. So thanks to all members sharing info about that model. I'm very pleased with it apart from the very narrow fit. I'm looking into ways of blocking out the boot to allow for extra space to accommodate mild hallux valgus/bunion. Will need to check with Seba if the material can withstand heating and moulding.
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Brazil and Mexico are maintaining their market leadership with annual installed capacity accounting for more than 50% and 25% respectively of the region's total output. Growth in other countries, despite some ambitious targets and plans, is rather more modest.
However, wind power is making some inroads into new smaller markets such as Uruguay. In Central America, it is becoming the most competitive technology option to transform the region's high dependency on fossil fuels. Wind energy is pushing down the average cost of electricy as it is awarded low-price contracts through various tendering processes, lower by far than spot and long-term electricity prices.
The annual installed capacity records in the region shows how this emerging technology is contributing to cutting fossil fuel consumption, particularly in those markets most dependent on it. It also has a direct effect on reducing reliance on electricity systems with high CO2 emission.
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Nevertheless, wind power suffers throughout the region from an absence of sound political and institutional vision of its full potential to contribute to energy supply and to drive economic growth and prosperity.
Its development is hampered by oversized restrictions still anchored in outdated myths. Action is required to reverse the investment atmosphere through sound policies in which the role of wind power can be fully addressed.
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Daniel Radcliffe Sorts Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, Kanye + More Into Hogwarts Houses [VIDEO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Daniel Radcliffe recently sat down for a round of 'Celebrity Sorting Hat,' where he acted as the magical talking hat from the 'Harry Potter' series. He was asked to sort some big celebrities into Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff, and the result is hysterical.
The 24-year-old actor stopped by BuzzFeed for a lengthy interview, which concluded in the wizarding game. The interviewer pulled out a pretty convincing Sorting Hat replica and handed Daniel four signs representing each of the Hogwarts Houses.
Right off the bat, Dan was feeling pretty hesitant about his sudden power. "I already can't put anyone in Slytherin, because that's just me bashing them. Is Kim Jong-un in there?" he joked.
First up at the Sorting Hat was Meryl Streep, who went off to the house of scarlet and gold, "because she's awesome, and awesome people go to Gryffindor," Daniel reasoned. (Are you implying the other houses aren't awesome, Dan?)
When faced with Andrew Garfield, the British star let slip a comment about one of the houses. Hufflepuffs, you might want to skip over this part if you're easily offended! "Hufflepuff has always implied, like, a little bit of… dimness in the books and in the films," he laughed, not unkindly. Then he held up Ravenclaw and Gryffindor signs. "[Andrew]'s obviously not nasty, and he's obviously not dim. So you pick, Andrew, you can go in either!" (He eventually picked Ravenclaw, "just to even it out.")
Miley Cyrus was another tough one. "Oh man, you're making me do this," the former 'Harry Potter' star groaned. "And especially after what I just said about all the other houses. Come on, Miley, come to Gryffindor. We'll sort you out."
Apparently Gryffindor is where all the cool celebs hang out, because that's exactly where Harry Styles ended up, too. "He's kind of got a bit of a mane himself, doesn't he," Dan said, comparing Harry to Gryffindor's official animal, a lion.
He shook things up a bit when he sorted Beyonce into Hufflepuff — it was a crowd vote; he doesn't think Beyonce is dim, but maybe the crowd does! — and again when he put Kanye West into Slytherin. "I think he'd be kind of happy with that, though. I'm going to get hell for this," Daniel added.
The actor sorted a total of 16 celebs, and it just gets more hilarious with each passing sorting. To see all of the Hogwarts House results, check out his interview up above. (Warning: It's a long one! The Sorting Hat segment is at the end.)


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Sen. Cynthia Creem of the Massachusetts State Senate has introduced SD 844, which was spearheaded by an industry coalition led by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) to reduce nighttime skyglow and light trespass in Massachusetts while ensuring that customer choice and proper lighting quality is maintained. In recognizing the importance of this issue, the industry coalition reached out to the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) for its input and support. IDA members in Massachusetts have played a strong role in this issue. Its participation was integral to the introduction of this bill.
SD 844 would take advantage of current lamp and luminaire technology and recognized lighting practices and standards to the maximum extent possible with optimal "total lifecycle costs," assurance of good visibility, and minimizing energy consumption. In addition, SD 844 would provide the maximum latitude in selecting products and technologies while balancing the needs of energy efficiency, reduced light trespass, safety, and security. Providing latitude in selecting products lets the market determine the best product for the application and ensures that manufacturers are not adversely affected by unnecessary restrictions.
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