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Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 18:26
Post subject: rtl8192cu usb
hi Pemasu
I tried the pet you made for PAE kernel with no luck maybe the driver needs to be compiled on non PAE kernel? i am using retro Precise (old laptop).....what information do you need?
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in console, run
and post the created tarball from /root.
Do that without that non-working pet driver. Use pristine fresh frugal installation or live cd boot if possible, the usb wireless sticked in, when you run pmodemdiag.
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Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 19:06
Post subject: realtek 8192cu usb wireless
Subject description: doesnt work in precise
Hi Pemasu
uninstalled PAE driver pet then rebooted with pfix=ram and ran pmodemdiag resulting tarball attached
pmodemdiag tarball
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Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 19:43
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VendorID=0bda ProductID=8176 KERNEL-MODULE=rtl8192cu
It means that the 8192cu or rtl8192cu should be working driver for your chip.
Unfortunately that 0bda:8176 seems troublesome. If either driver does not work, there isnt much what can be done. Not even latest kernels seem to have fix:
I reread your post above. You cant use my driver pet in non pae 3.2.32 kernel. It wont work. You have to test the driver in pae distro. Kernel modules certainly wont work in other kernel versions.
If you tested my driver pet in non pae precise puppy, it surely failed to work.
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Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 20:35
Post subject: realtek 8192cu usb wireless
Subject description: not working
thanks Pemasu.....looks like I will have to stick to Lupu on my laptop..which is not a bad thing really...thankyou for your time and effort
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Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 21:45
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Wow I really like this new puppy, It is a lot faster and easier to use. I have not been around much, I am a little lost, is there anything that tells me what is changed in Precise.
I see there are some things missing, "a settings menu and quick pet". I got the one that was just posted.
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Posted: Sat 12 Jan 2013, 05:29
Post subject: changes
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...is there anything that tells me what is changed in ....
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Posted: Sat 12 Jan 2013, 06:04
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Hello pemasu,
pemasu wrote:
gawk aka gnu awk 4.0.0 compiled in Upup Precise, basically same as Precise Puppy. I tried to compile latest gawk, but got failures, so I decided to compile 4.0.0 if it worked.
It has -e argument.
Test and give feedback.
Oh...awk is just symlink to the gawk.
Thank you! I tried to compile gawk-4.0.2 too and it seems that all worked fine
(Puppy Precise 5.4.3: please see the output message below)
but I couldn't upload the pet: murga's forum returned "Tried to upload empty file". Something strange, my pet is much heavier than yours
(2181 K! Translations?)
. I installed it and the BK command line worked perfectly...
I will test your pet and give feedback later...
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I did include only the updated gawk binary....and for sure the symlink to the awk.
What I inspected, the ubuntu gawk .deb, that is the only needed update.
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Posted: Sat 12 Jan 2013, 14:23
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ASRI éducation wrote:
With the latest version of Precise (updated via PPM), I used the PPM to install guvcview.
For displaying functional and able to make video captures, I changed preferences "Output Camera => YUYV" and "Audio Format => PCM".
I tested guvcview with Lucid Puppy 528, all video formats are accepted.
So, what should we change for Puppy Precise be able to do as well ?
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Posted: Sat 12 Jan 2013, 15:55
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ASRI éducation wrote:
I tested guvcview with Lucid Puppy 528, all video formats are accepted.
So, what should we change for Puppy Precise be able to do as well ?
I have understood that there is some work-in-progress about webcams and video capture. I have understood that ffmpeg is going to get retired and supported only for compatibility problems. If you try to use directly ffmpeg in precise you are adviced that it is not possible and another standard is used (I don't remember the name, now I am in wary EDIT: avconv).
Try in precise something of the following kind to get the advice:
exec ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -s 320x240 -i /dev/video0 /root/my-documents/out.mpg
It worked until precise. Ctrl-C to stop saving and recording.
My webcam with guvcview in precise randomly freezes. It works fine in wary.
EDIT: problem solved by retiring my old Labtec webcam. With a new UVC webcam all works fine and I have no errors advice using avconv and ffmpeg directly.
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Posted: Sat 12 Jan 2013, 18:48
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@ watchdog
Thank you for your explanations (avconv) that allow me to better understand the problem.
I tested your code :
exec ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -s 320x240 -i /dev/video0 /root/my-documents/out.mpg
It works and I can record a video. This method is not very friendly, but it works.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 01:46
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I have understood that ffmpeg is going to get retired and supported only for compatibility problems. If you try to use directly ffmpeg in precise you are adviced that it is not possible and another standard is used (I don't remember the name, now I am in wary EDIT: avconv).
FFmpeg is a separate project from the avconv project (which was forked off from FFmpeg code). As far as I know the FFmpeg project has not been retired; at this moment the latest version of its ffmpeg code is version 1.1, which was released on 7 January 2013.
However, Debian and Ubuntu have adopted project code (avconv) from the libav project in preference to the FFmpeg project code. A problem that arises is that though the use and commandline options between the two (libav project's avconv and FFmpeg project's ffmpeg) is almost the same they are apparently not always exactly identical. Furthermore, as the following link (second post) points out the libav project also released their own temporary version of code they called "ffmpeg" which is the one which outputs the misleading warning message about ffmpeg binary being "provided for compatibility only":
The "compatibility" message is misleading because libav project's ffmpeg code IS NOT the same as the continuing to be developed ffmpeg code from FFmpeg project. Newer versions of libav project code apparently no longer provide the temporary ffmpeg and only avconv.
In summary, however, since Debian and Ubuntu are providing libav project code in preference to FFmpeg code (original ffmpeg) it may be necessary to start using avconv directly since if the use of the program options are not identical to ffmpeg then a symlink will not resolve the issue. I'm not sure of the situation with other Linux versions, however, and various programs traditionally relied on FFmpeg project ffmpeg (e.g. Mplayer, VLC, xine), so that potental problem has to be considered too.
As of 7 Jan 2013, the latest libav code is version 9.1. The version of libav project's avconv in Precise retro 5.4.3 (which I use) is 0.8.3. It also provides a libav project ffmpeg binary (which allows programs which refer to ffmpeg to work, albeit sometimes with some modifications to options and their commandline placement). Some differences between FFmpeg project ffmpeg and avconv are itemised in the libav code changelog for earlier libav code version 0.8_beta1:
- ffplay/ffprobe/ffserver renamed to avplay/avprobe/avserver
100 - ffmpeg deprecated, added avconv, which is almost the same for now, except
101 for a few incompatible changes in the options, which will hopefully make them
102 easier to use. The changes are:
103 * The options placement is now strictly enforced! While in theory the
104 options for ffmpeg should be given in [input options] -i INPUT [output
105 options] OUTPUT order, in practice it was possible to give output options
106 before the -i and it mostly worked. Except when it didn't - the behavior was
107 a bit inconsistent. In avconv, it is not possible to mix input and output
108 options. All non-global options are reset after an input or output filename.
109 * All per-file options are now truly per-file - they apply only to the next
110 input or output file and specifying different values for different files
111 will now work properly (notably -ss and -t options).
112 * All per-stream options are now truly per-stream - it is possible to
113 specify which stream(s) should a given option apply to. See the Stream
114 specifiers section in the avconv manual for details.
115 * In ffmpeg some options (like -newvideo/-newaudio/...) are irregular in the
116 sense that they're specified after the output filename instead of before,
117 like all other options. In avconv this irregularity is removed, all options
118 apply to the next input or output file.
119 * -newvideo/-newaudio/-newsubtitle options were removed. Not only were they
120 irregular and highly confusing, they were also redundant. In avconv the -map
121 option will create new streams in the output file and map input streams to
122 them. E.g. avconv -i INPUT -map 0 OUTPUT will create an output stream for
123 each stream in the first input file.
124 * The -map option now has slightly different and more powerful syntax:
125 + Colons (':') are used to separate file index/stream type/stream index
126 instead of dots. Comma (',') is used to separate the sync stream instead
127 of colon.. This is done for consistency with other options.
128 + It's possible to specify stream type. E.g. -map 0:a:2 creates an
129 output stream from the third input audio stream.
130 + Omitting the stream index now maps all the streams of the given type,
131 not just the first. E.g. -map 0:s creates output streams for all the
132 subtitle streams in the first input file.
133 + Since -map can now match multiple streams, negative mappings were
134 introduced. Negative mappings disable some streams from an already
135 defined map. E.g. '-map 0 -map -0:a:1' means 'create output streams for
136 all the stream in the first input file, except for the second audio
137 stream'.
138 * There is a new option -c (or -codec) for choosing the decoder/encoder to
139 use, which allows to precisely specify target stream(s) consistently with
140 other options. E.g. -c:v lib264 sets the codec for all video streams, -c:a:0
141 libvorbis sets the codec for the first audio stream and -c copy copies all
142 the streams without reencoding. Old -vcodec/-acodec/-scodec options are now
143 aliases to -c:v/a/s
144 * It is now possible to precisely specify which stream should an AVOption
145 apply to. E.g. -b:v:0 2M sets the bitrate for the first video stream, while
146 -b:a 128k sets the bitrate for all audio streams. Note that the old -ab 128k
147 syntax is deprecated and will stop working soon.
148 * -map_chapters now takes only an input file index and applies to the next
149 output file. This is consistent with how all the other options work.
150 * -map_metadata now takes only an input metadata specifier and applies to
151 the next output file. Output metadata specifier is now part of the option
152 name, similarly to the AVOptions/map/codec feature above.
153 * -metadata can now be used to set metadata on streams and chapters, e.g.
154 -metadata:s:1 language=eng sets the language of the first stream to 'eng'.
155 This made -vlang/-alang/-slang options redundant, so they were removed.
156 * -qscale option now uses stream specifiers and applies to all streams, not
157 just video. I.e. plain -qscale number would now apply to all streams. To get
158 the old behavior, use -qscale:v. Also there is now a shortcut -q for -qscale
159 and -aq is now an alias for -q:a.
160 * -vbsf/-absf/-sbsf options were removed and replaced by a -bsf option which
161 uses stream specifiers. Use -bsf:v/a/s instead of the old options.
162 * -itsscale option now uses stream specifiers, so its argument is only the
163 scale parameter.
164 * -intra option was removed, use -g 0 for the same effect.
165 * -psnr option was removed, use -flags +psnr for the same effect.
166 * -vf option is now an alias to the new -filter option, which uses stream specifiers.
167 * -vframes/-aframes/-dframes options are now aliases to the new -frames option.
168 * -vtag/-atag/-stag options are now aliases to the new -tag option.
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Post subject: gtkdialog 0.8.4
gtkdialog 0.8.4
Here is newest gtkdialog. I noticed will putting together the package that
Exprimo does things differently thatn Barry Kauler. Barry makes
gtkdialog the application and gtkdialog the link, whereas
Exprimo does it in reverse.
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menu - desktop - pwallpaper :
Apply a new background image, error message "no pinboard was in use"
then right or left click on desktop, it displays alternatively old and new image
# wcpufreq
/usr/sbin/wcpufreq: line 156: cd: /lib/modules/3.2.29/kernel/arch/*/kernel/cpu/cpufreq: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module Choices
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module File-Sharing
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module Startup
menu - system - Pschedule
click (star icon) about
click link to forum , it doesnt open browser.
/usr/lib and /usr/local/lib dont need to be in LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?
DISPLAY=:0 should be 0.0 instead ?
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|December 11th, 2011, 06:48 PM
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Renaissance reminiscences in Caucasian weavings?
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|December 11th, 2011, 08:03 PM
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Hi Yohann,
Not likely to find reminiscences of Spanish Renaissance in nineteenth century South Caucasus IMHO.
Indication that similar motifs existed in the Islamic portfolio in the 14-15 th century and
1) travelled to Al Andalus and
2) survived in Caucasus until the 19th century?
For sure the analogy is puzzling.
|December 11th, 2011, 10:26 PM
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Hello Pierre,
I should probably entitle the thread differently.
I didn't want to mean that the spanish (european) renaissance had such an influence on the XIXth c. rugs in south caucasus of course! I used the european renaissance as a chronology reference only.
In another hand, during the XVIth c. Spain was the most powerful country in Europe and maybe in the world...
You can also note the progressive disappearance of the classical bestiary in painting. The knowledge is now diffusing due to the progress of books printing since Gutenberg. Universities and library are now beginning to rise in Europe (1500).
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|December 12th, 2011, 09:20 AM
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Interesting, bravo Yohann.
|February 24th, 2012, 07:01 PM
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Reminiscences of earlier examples?
Hello to all,
The square format and the field composition of the textiles illustrated below, drove me to some interesting things (I dare to think).
Even if the still existing examples I found on the web are later than the paintings, these pieces may lead us to conclude that the concerned weavings are not rugs and may have their origin somewhere in or around the Caucasus.
FIG 31 G. del Cossa. 1476-1484. Allegory of April, detail. Palazzo Schifanoia. Ferrara.
18th century Caucasian Embroidery Rippon Boswell Spring 2003 sale, 17th May 2003
Iran 1700-1724 Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning and running stitch, backed with plain weave cotton and faced with bias-cut silk.
Cf: Plate 10, p.107 in Jennifer Wearden in 'Azerbaijanian Embroideries: A Synthesis of Contrasts' in Hali Issue 59, October 1991 pp. 102-111.
This embroidery belongs to Group 2 as defined by Jennifer Wearden in 'Azerbaijanian Embroideries: A Synthesis of Contrasts' in Hali Issue 59, October 1991 pp. 102-111. Group 2 textiles are characterised by surface darning; if the colours are dark and strong the textiles may date from the early 18th century.
Source: V&A museum.
Concerning another painting:
FIG 30 A. da Fabriano. 1474. Virgin and Child.Genga.
Azerbaijan 1740-1790 Plainweave cotton embroidered with silk in surface darning on the diagonal with running stitch for the outlining.
The ground is covered with cartouches alternated with eight-pointed stars like in the illustration above.
This textile belongs to Group 3 as defined by Jennifer Wearden in 'Azerbaijanian Embroideries: A Synthesis of Contrasts' in Hali, Issue 59, October 1991 pp. 102-111. Group 3 textiles are characterised by surface darning on the diagonal and date from the middle of the 18th century into the early part of the 19th century.
Source: V&A museum.
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|February 26th, 2012, 12:03 PM
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Interesting theory Yohann!
You are right, their small-, sometimes square format and their main apparent use for windowsill decoration could support your theory that at least some of these small "rugs" with simplified pattern, were embroideries.
Velvets and brocades are plentiful in old masters paintings (much more frequent than rugs actually) and so were silk satin textiles and (obvious) embroideries. Many could have been woven in Europe (Venice, Lucca, Palermo etc..)
Could the following Renaissance paintings, FIG 1, FIG 2, FIG 3 also feature embroideries? I am a complete ignoramus in this field, but Marla Mallet, if she reads us, could perhaps give us her expert opinion.
FIG 1: I. da Viterbio, 1393, St Francis preaching. Porziunco la.
FIG 2:Anonymous. 1425-1440. British Library.
(Note the walking gooses. Hardly fitting for one of our modern Presidents (with a few exceptions of course) but apparently perfectly OK for a Renaissance King.)
FIG 3:Fra Angelico, 1420-1430, St Cosma & St Damiano on the pyre, Annalena altarpiece .
Besides, the analogy between your Rippon Boswell Caucasian embroidery and Del Cossa's rug will win you the devotion of the strong and virulent sect of Caucasomaniacs, here on Turkotek, given the rarity of fourth- or fifteenth century paintings featuring a rug which could plausibly be ascribed to Caucasus.
Arguably, the following one, by Pinturicchio, could be such a rare bird too. (it is, apparently, a rug, but please note the strange fringes )
FIG 4. Pinturicchio, 1475-1480, Virgin and Child, National Gallery, London.
However Yohann, to really achieve sainthood- or prophet status here on Turkotek, you will have to bring us a painting featuring a credible fourteenth century Turkmen rug or, better still, l an extant one !
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|February 26th, 2012, 02:26 PM
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As one (and probably the only one left) member of the formerly "strong and virulent sect of Caucasomaniacs" on Turkotek, I applaud the idea "that the concerned weavings are not rugs and may have their origin somewhere in or around the Caucasus".
Unfortunately , what's lacking is the darned proof (excuse the pun) i.e. surviving Caucasian embroideries of that age or at least a document mentioning their use in Europe at the time.
The textiles in the paintings could probably be embroideries but they could have been locally made, though.
|February 29th, 2012, 12:50 PM
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Pierre and Filiberto,
"The square format and the field composition of the textiles illustrated below, drove me to some interesting things (I dare to think)"
I meant, interesting because of the visual similarities!
Of course, I have no darned proof and I don't defend any caucasomaniac theory.
If only this could provocate some readers to post new (and better?) elements...
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If you've got a book lover in your life, or if or someone you know is getting a Kindle, tablet or smartphone this holiday season, StoryBundle's the perfect complement to that. Just hop on over to their Gift Card page and you can send anybody a gift card for any future bundle. Instead of guessing what your giftee wants to read, the gift card lets them choose their favorite genre at any time. Best of all, the gift cards never expire. Plus, when they redeem their gift card, they can choose to give part of their purchase to a worthy charity. What's more in the holiday spirit than giving?
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How to prepare to watch an Apple keynote
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Internet,
Right on the money, if you ask us.
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How to watch today's Apple iPhone & iWatch event live
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Wearables, Corporate News, Handhelds, Internet,
Today, Apple will be holding its We Wish We Could Say More event where it's expected to reveal the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iWatch, and a new mobile payment processing system. Some are also expecting an update to the iPad Air, and the Apple TV set-top box. This is shaping up to be one of the biggest Apple keynote events in company history—certainly the biggest yet for Steve Jobs successor, Tim Cook—and the company wants you to see it all go down, live as it happens. Here's how you can watch today's Apple Event:
- If you have an Apple TV, Apple has added a dedicated Apple Events channel. Fire it up at 10:00am PDT (1:00pm EDT), and you'll be able to tune in. You need to have a second- or third-generation Apple TV running software version 6.2 or later.
- If you want to live stream the event from your desktop, you'll need to be running OS X 10.6.8 or later and Safari 5.1.10. From there, just head to the Apple Live page.
- You can also stream the event in the Safari web browser on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch as long as you are running iOS 6.0 or later.
Of course, if you're somewhere that you aren't able to live stream video, you can keep it locked right here to Gear Live, where we will be bringing you reports of all the announcements at breakneck speed. Additionally, you can also follow along at The Verge, Recode, and Engadget.
Once things are wrapped up, Apple will make the video of today's presentation available for on-demand viewing and downloading later today.
So there you have it! How will you be following along?
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Where you can watch Apple's iPhone 6, iWatch reveal event live
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Wearables, Corporate News, Handhelds, Internet,
Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 6, iPhone 6L, and iWatch wearable among other announcements about iOS 8, Yosemite, and more at its Wish We Could Say More event on September 9th. Anticipation is obviously at a fever pitch, but not everyone can be there in person for the news. Fortunately, Apple just announced that it will be live streaming the event in its entirety, so anyone can watch everything go down as it unfolds. We'll still be here to bring you all the news as it happens, along with detailed analysis, but if you wanna see it for yourself, hit the link below for Apple's new Live Event page.
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Deal of the Day: 3 Years VPN Unlimited Premium for 53 cents per month
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Today in the Gear Live Deals Shop we've got 70% off VPN Unlimited Premium as our Deal of the Day. For the next 6 days, VPN Unlimited is offering 3 years of VPN access for just $19. That is 36 months of VPN access, for roughly 53 cents per month. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better price anywhere. It's a full account, so any upgrades or new features added over the next 3 years, you'd get access to them as well.
For those curious what a VPN is, it is a Virtual Private Network. It allows you to connect to any website anytime you have Internet access. All data sent through VPN is encrypted, which means your information is hidden from hackers or identity thieves. The other benefit is you get to choose the country of origin for your data. For example, means that if you are in Canada putting up with the abysmal WWE Network issues up there, you can instead connect with a VPN, set your country as USA, and get the full experience. Or if you're a Netflix subscriber traveling abroad, you can still access the content.
Aside from accessing the VPN on your PC or Mac, VPN Unlimited also has apps for Android, iPhone, iPad, and even Linux.
Head on over to the Gear Live Deals Shop to grab the 3-year VPN Unlimited offer for $19.
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Donna Rockwell, PsyD
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Psychology of Fame & Celebrity, Mindfulness Teacher, Private Practice
Contact Information:
Donna Rockwell, PsyD
(248) 877-9611
Follow me on Twitter: @drdonnarockwell
And on Facebook: Donna Rockwell
Dr. Donna Rockwell is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City and Farmington Hills, Michigan. She has worked with clients on wellness issues since 1999.
In addition to her clinical practice and academic posts, Dr. Rockwell teaches public mindfulness classes and conducts outreach work, bringing the theories and practical application of mindfulness to corporations, small businesses, MBA courses, and sports teams.
Dr. Rockwell is adjunct faculty at the Michigan School of Professional Psychology (MiSPP) in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Saybrook University, School of Mind-Body Medicine. She was mentored by Humanistic Psychology founder, Clark Moustakas, PhD at the Center for Humanistic Studies in: phenomenological and heuristic research methods, humanistic-existential psychotherapy, existential dream analysis, and play therapy for children.
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A Tennessee grandfather says he spotted a federal air marshal snapping photographs up the skirts of women boarding their plane in Nashville, snatched his cellphone and alerted a flight attendant, leading to the man's arrest.
Adam Bartsch, 28, of Rockville, Md., who police said was on duty as an air marshal for the Transportation Security Administration at the time, was charged with disorderly conduct and released on bond Friday from a Nashville jail, Nashville NBC affiliate WSMV reported.
Rey Collazo of La Vergne, Tenn., told WSMV that he was seated next to Bartsch on Tampa-bound Southwest Airlines Flight 3132 when he spotted him surreptitiously taking photos.
"He did it at least three or four times," Collazo said. "After that, that's when I looked at him. I says, 'Man, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.'"
He said he "twisted his wrists" and grabbed Bartsch's phone to prevent him from deleting the photos from it.
"Taking pictures of ladies without them even knowing that you're doing that? That's bad," Collazo said. "I mean, he's a law enforcement officer. C'mon!"
TSA Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge Michael Pascarella told the Associated Press that Bartsch was immediately removed from duty and is in the process of being suspended or fired.
"TSA does not tolerate criminal behavior," Pascarella said. He said the TSA is assisting with the investigation.
Bartsch is due back in court in Nashville on Nov. 14.


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North Raleigh News
Locally grown food on day care centers' menu in Wake County
More local fruits and vegetables will soon be on the menu for day care centers throughout Wake County in an effort to foster lifelong healthy eating habits, especially among low-income children.
Wake County SmartStart, a nonprofit, will run a three-year project that connects farmers to day care centers that want to serve nutritious, local food. The program also will provide training and assistance to help day care staff prepare and serve the food.
The goal is to give children exposure to foods they may have limited access to, setting up preferences that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
"What we know is the importance of shaping those eating patterns when children are young is really critical because they are open to the exploration of food and taste," said Pam Dowdy, executive director of SmartStart. The group's mission is to promote the healthy development of young children.
The centers that participate in the project will qualify in part based on how many low-income children are enrolled. Low-income children may have less access to fresh food and have more risk factors associated with being overweight or obese, Dowdy said.
In Wake County, 16.9 percent of children ages 2 to 4 are overweight, and 15.7 percent are obese, according to 2011 state data.
Obese and overweight children are five times more likely than their peers to be overweight or obese as adults, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Beyond the health risks associated with being overweight or obese, the conditions can drive up health care costs for both individuals and the health care system as a whole, Dowdy said.
The project, which will include more than 160 day care centers, is funded by a $675,639 grant from the John Rex Endowment.
SmartStart will work with Advocates for Health in Action, a Wake County group dedicated to healthy eating and exercise, and the Wake County Cooperative Extension to run the project. The program grew out of a pilot grant to AHA from the John Rex Endowment.
Wanda McCargo, owner of Wanda's Little Hands Educational Center Inc. in Raleigh, is one of eight centers that participated in the pilot, which she said was a hit among the children at her day care.
Through the pilot, the center's kitchen staff received training on how to prepare fruits and vegetables, and farmers set up a regular produce stand for families there. Even after the pilot, the center asked families to participate in a weekly salad bar.
"It was a real big plus for us because I saw there was a way for the kids, and even the parents, to eat more fruits and vegetables," McCargo said.
When the project rolls out, day care centers will tailor the options to their needs, Dowdy said. One center may need lots of training for their kitchen staff while another be looking for a connection to a local farmer.
Over time, the project will build a set of resources that other day care centers will be able to access, without having to reinvent a program each time. Developing those resources is critical, because it helps the project endure beyond a one-time intervention and encourages day care owners who can see what their peers have done, said Sara Merz, executive director of AHA.
"They can say 'yes' and just start learning," she said.
Carol Mitchell, local foods coordinator at Wake County Cooperative Extension, said the program is one of few in the country that connects farmers and day care centers.
She said that when the pilot started, farmers were eager to participate but wanted to make sure day care centers would understand the demands of growing and harvesting seasons, and how it would affect the availability and scheduling of food deliveries.
The farmers and day care owners worked to determine how their schedules best meshed, a process that will continue as the full program rolls out, Mitchell said.
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D.J. [SLO] needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We are a team of 4 young internet enthusiasts from Europe and we develop web business solutions on open source (advanced interactive websites, business systems, advertising agency). A smaller part of the company also deals with web publishing (content & multimedia). Please read the complete brief.
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We are looking for a clean professional logo. We really like the overall clean design of some Web 2.0 companies and especially Apple. Colors that we had in mind are metallic, silver, blue and green but we are open to other color schemes.
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By Rob Glidden
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The Board of Education formally returned their former headquarters at 49 Beecher Street to the town after a unanimous vote during its last meeting.
The century-old building has been home base for school administrators for many years, but is now vacant as the district's management has moved into the new North Center municipal building. There was initial discussion among town officials about the building being leased to a private buyer but no offers have been reported.
"Our use of Beecher Street has ended," said Superintendent Dr. Joseph Erardi. "Everything that was needed has been taken. The building is in move-in condition for any new prospective buyer."
Board of Education Chairman Brian Goralski is expected to finalize the action by writing a formal letter to Town Manager Garry Brumback. Board member David Derynoski asked if the board was still responsible for maintenance and energy costs for the building. Erardi said that it was his understanding that the school board would relinquish those costs along with the rest of the site.
During the last few meetings of the Town Councilor, Councilor John Barry has spoken about the need for more senior housing in Southington. He has suggested the Beecher Street property as a way to provide this, but no official action has been taken.
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Canucks coach Alain Vigneault fired for losing the games that really counted
General manager Mike Gillis's 'reset' starts with easiest thing to change
Vancouver Sun columnist Iain MacIntyre and sports reporter Elliott Pap dissect Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis's decision to fire Alain Vigneault.
VANCOUVER — The National Hockey League is a results-driven business, except when it isn't.
Alain Vigneault, easily the most successful coach in Vancouver Canucks' history, was fired Wednesday because he didn't win enough games that really mattered and didn't fit the template of general manager Mike Gillis's organizational "reset."
Vigneault's dismissal, widely expected after a second straight, first-round playoff exit, ends a seven-year run that saw the Canucks win 313 games, six Northwest Division titles and get within one victory of the 2011 Stanley Cup.
Vigneault was so successful he raised expectations in Vancouver that became impossible to meet the last two years when Gillis underestimated the NHL trend towards bigger, stronger teams and failed to improve the Canucks after their Stanley Cup Final loss to the Boston Bruins.
But Vigneault owned the Canucks' 1-10 playoff record since Game 5 of the 2011 final, and was accountable for special-teams problems this past regular season and playoffs and his team's lack of discipline in the San Jose Sharks' four-game playoff sweep of Vancouver.
There are other arguments for firing Vigneault, from nonsense about his ability to develop young players and coach offence, his handling of goalies Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider and the charge he was responsible for Keith Ballard's inability to play dependably after Gillis's disastrous trade for the defenceman three years ago.
Agendas, however, can be harpooned by simple wins and losses. Vigneault squeezed every regular-season point he could from his flawed roster. But at playoff time, when intensity and physicality increased, the Canucks weren't good enough.
Still, they should not have lost as badly as they did against the Sharks and, the previous year, the Los Angeles Kings.
But most of the numbers were still in Vigneault's favour this month, except for the last 11 playoff games and the seven years he has been with a team — a tenure that pre-dates owner Francesco Aquilini's hiring of Gillis in 2008 to replace former GM Dave Nonis.
"We're at a point now in the evolution of this team … where a change is required," Gillis explained. "There's no other motivation other than that. We didn't get the result that we wanted to get.
"You have to keep evolving and keep moving because it's a very fluid business. Alain has been a great coach here. He's a terrific person. But in our evolution, it's time."
Gillis offered no timeline for hiring a new coach. Only Vigneault and Marc Crawford have coached the Canucks in the last 14 years.
Vigneault has two years remaining on his contract. Top assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown, fired with Vigneault, have one year owing.
While Gillis focused Wednesday on recent playoff failures and dubiously suggested Vancouver was favoured to beat San Jose — the surging Sharks had only two fewer points in the regular season while playing in a much tougher division — he needed to change his coach in order to reset the organization.
After seven years of Vigneault, changing the coach-player dynamic in Vancouver is not a bad thing unless Gillis hires the wrong guy to replace him.
It seems pretty obvious that the sameness on the Canucks was not going to be changed by changing players because Gillis is still largely committed to the Canucks' core.
Vigneault, wary of becoming a voice tuned out, years ago took a calculated step back from the dressing room and empowered a "leadership group" to establish expectations and police accountability through peer pressure.
The group includes Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows, Kevin Bieksa and Dan Hamhuis, and amid this environment the Canucks won back-to-back Presidents' Trophies and nearly a Stanley Cup.
But this leadership model also detached Vigneault from players. He once explained that, under other circumstances, he probably would really like infuriating defenceman Shane O'Brien on a personal level, but as a coach he had to maintain his distance.
Vigneault maintained that buffer with all his players so when he crossed the hallway from his office to the dressing room at Rogers Arena in order to reprimand a player, no one should take it personally.
The Canucks' next coach is likely to be more involved in the dressing room, more involved with players on a personal level, especially if Gillis achieves his goal of making the Canucks younger.
All the Canucks did under Vigneault was win.
Players rarely left his teams and did as well or better elsewhere.
And those who did — Michael Grabner, Willie Mitchell, Cody Hodgson — were beyond the coach's responsibility, unless anyone thinks Vigneault should have played Hodgson ahead of centres Kesler and Hank Sedin.
"When I took this job, the assumption was five years ago that Alain would be fired," Gillis said. "We found a way that we could work together, were successful together. I believe it's been the best five years in the history of this franchise. But the last two years, we haven't done the job … and we're in a results-oriented business and we have to look at the results."
Vigneault is surely the first NHL coach fired while riding a streak of five straight division titles. But clearly, the mandate is to win a Stanley Cup and Vigneault and everyone else in the organization, including Gillis, has failed at this. Equally obvious, the team as configured isn't good enough.
The Canucks' trajectory, ascending for most of Vigneault's time as coach, has flattened with the age of players and will be angling perilously downward unless Gillis buttresses and re-energizes his team.
He chose to begin with the coach. It was the easiest place to start.
• Coaching quips: Alain Vigneault in his own words


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Tweak Windows 7, Vista with the free GIGATweaker utility
Most users of Windows 7 and Vista simply use the Microsoft default settings for almost everything on their computers. In my experience, they are likely unaware that there are a myriad of customizable settings in Windows that can be used to improve performance, enhance security, change appearance, speed the boot process, and otherwise control just about anything that Windows can do. Some of these settings choices are built into Windows but are often hard for the non-geek to find and modify; many other settings and customizations are available but require a third-party utility in order to access and change. Many of the system utilities available have some capacity to alter some of the system settings, but now there is a free utility, GIGATweaker, that claims to be able to alter more Windows settings than any other utility available.
GIGATweaker is a free download from the author's Web site at 7room.net/gigatweaker. The latest version available is 126.96.36.1990 and is explicitly designated on the Web site for Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit builds. According to the readme file available after the program is installed, this software will also work well on Windows Vista 32 and 64-bit builds. The author, Pavel Mikhaylov, says GIGATweaker is a "completely portable and lightweight tool with built-in Startup Manager and Uninstall Manager. All changes made by GIGATweaker in the system are transparent through informative console." Once downloaded, the software can be installed on a computer's hard drive or installed on a flash drive and used as a fully functional portable utility. GIGATweaker has been awarded a 5-star or other top rating by many of the popular download Web sites, as shown at its awards page at 7room.net/gigatweaker/awards.
I downloaded the installer file from the Web site by clicking on "Download version with installer" the right side of the Webpage. The installer file, g3_setup.exe, is a 1.95mb file that downloaded quickly and installed in a matter of seconds with only minimal user intervention. Immediately after the install, the user has the option to view the readme file and to start the program. When starting the program for the first time, before the program itself actually loads, the software displays a screen "Welcome to GIGATweaker 3.1" and asks if the user would like to create a restore point (recommended). I strongly agree with this recommendation that the user should create a restore point just in case a change is made to the system settings that the user is not satisfied with and cannot easily determine how to undo any selected changes. The user can always restore the computer from an earlier restore point, often without the loss of any data files, by going to Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore and selecting "Restore System Files and Settings."
As soon as I created a restore point, the GIGATweaker console appeared with the main menu on the left side of the window, with the different sections available by utilizing the slider. The console, which is the "front end" interface, is easy to follow and understand, as it is logically divided into sections: Administration, Display, Customization, Communication, Maintenance, and GIGATweaker.
The Administration section offers tweaks that cover the system, security, files and drives, restrictions, and system information. Clicking on a selection opens a series of context sensitive tabs on the right half of the window, with a brief explanation of each of the choices. The user needs to be aware of the ramifications of some of the potential tweaks that are available. For example, under Administration – Security is a tab marked "User Account Control" (UAC) that allows the user to disable the UAC if desired. Above the checkbox used to disable the UAC is the statement, "User Account Control (UAC) is a Windows function which prevents unauthorized changes to your computer." Microsoft generally recommends that the UAC remain enabled, as it displays a warning in the center of the window whenever a program loads that may make changes to the computer, a process that many types of malware try to do. Many users find that the UAC popping up frequently asking if a program is legitimate is an irritating distraction, as many times more legitimate programs are interrupted from loading, and that most malware would be stopped prior to this point by the security software. Many technically competent users knowingly accept the risks and choose to disable the UAC.
There are also security concerns about flash drives and CDs being the vector used to spread malware to a computer when the "AutoPlay" feature built into Windows allows the flash drive or CD to automatically load software or play when inserted. AutoPlay can be selectively disabled under the Administration – Files and Drives – AutoPlay tab.The Display section included options for Windows Explorer (the file manager) and Visual Effects. Under the Explorer tab, by my personal choice, I have the file system show hidden files and folders, show protected operating system files, and show extensions for known file types. By default, Windows disables these selections to make it more difficult for users to delete or otherwise manipulate critical system files, but I find it useful to see everything, including file extensions.
Under Customization, the user can select from a variety of tweaks that can improve system stability, optimize the system and startup process, control the context of menus, and improve memory management. For computer with less than optimal memory, a tweak that I perform on most computers is under Customization - System - System tab - Force DLL unload from memory. This tweak can improve performance by forcing Windows to unload unused DLL's (Dynamic Link Libraries) from memory, which may increase the amount of memory that is available for applications.
The Communication section includes network performance and security features, as well as tweaks to modify the functions of the Internet Explorer Web browser. As with the previous categories of tweaks, GIGATweaker explains what the networking tweaks will do if selected.
One way that many users can improve performance and speed the boot process is to control which programs load when the computer is booted; too many programs loading slows the boot process and consumes valuable resources, which may degrade performance. From the Maintenance category, the Startup Manager tab can be selected, which displays the programs loaded at boot. By unchecking the box adjacent to the program, the selected program will not load at boot, speeding the process and freeing up system resources. If the program is later desired to load at boot, the box can be re-checked. Information may also be displayed about each startup item, and unwanted entries can be permanently deleted, if desired. Also available under the Maintenance menu is an Uninstall Manager, which performs similarly to Windows integral Add/Remove programs function. The Windows Utilities selection in the Maintenance category used a tabbed display to implement dozens of Windows built-in utilities, including system utilities, Windows tools, network functions, Windows enhancements, and some interesting advanced Windows functions such as creating a "Windows master Control Panel" where all of the Windows control panel and system settings can appear in a single menu on the desktop or start menu.
Under the GIGATweaker menu are tabs for customizing GIGATweaker and displaying information about the program. Among the settings available are the choice to create a log file, something that may be useful in troubleshooting any problems that may arise from the use of the program.
As a free program, GIGATweaker is an excellent utility to customize Windows 7 and Vista in order to increase performance, functionality, security, and appearance. As long as the user creates a restore point before each use of GIGATweaker (the selection "Restore Point" is prominent on the bottom of the console), the user may find that GIGATweaker is capable of making Windows work the way you want it to work.
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