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Note: If you're visiting this page to remediate your Puppet Enterprise deployment due to CVE-2014-0160, a.k.a. "Heartbleed," please see this announcement for additional information and links to more resources before using this guide. Before applying these instructions, please bear in mind that this is a non-trivial operation that contains some manual steps and will require you to replace certificates on every agent node managed by your Puppet master.
IMPORTANT: This page describes the steps for regenerating certs in an open source Puppet deployment. If you use Puppet Enterprise you should NOT use this page as doing so will leave you with an incomplete replacement and non-functional deployment. Instead, PE customers must refer to one of the following pages:
In some cases, you may find that you need to regenerate the certificates and security credentials (private and public keys) that are generated by Puppet's built-in certificate authority (CA). For example, you may have a Puppet master you need to move to a different network in your infrastructure, or you may find that you need to regenerate all the certificates and security credentials in your infrastructure due to an unforeseen security vulnerability.
Regardless of your situation, regenerating your certs involves the following three steps (complete procedures follow below):
- On your master, you'll clear the certs and security credentials, regenerate the CA, and then regenerate the certs and security credentials.
- Next, you'll clear and regenerate certs and security credentials for any extensions.
- Lastly, you'll clear and regenerate certs and security credentials for all agent nodes.
Note that this process destroys the certificate authority and all other certificates. It is meant for use in the event of a total compromise of your site, or some other unusual circumstance. If you just need to replace a few agent certificates, you can use the
puppet cert clean command on your Puppet master and then follow step 3 for any agents that need to be replaced.
Step 1: Clear and regenerate certs on your Puppet master
On the Puppet master hosting the CA:
- Back up the SSL directory, which should be
/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ssl/. If something goes wrong, you may need to restore this directory so your deployment can stay functional. However, if you needed to regenerate your certs for security reasons and couldn't, you should get some assistance as soon as possible so you can keep your site secure.
- Stop the Puppet agent service with
sudo puppet resource service puppet ensure=stopped.
- Stop the Puppet master service. For Puppet Server, use
sudo puppet resource service puppetserver ensure=stopped. For a Rack-based master, stop whatever web server you're using.
- Delete the SSL directory with
sudo rm -r /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ssl.
Regenerate the CA by running
sudo puppet cert list -a. You should see this message:
Notice: Signed certificate request for ca.
- Generate the Puppet master's new certs with
sudo puppet master --no-daemonize --verbose.
- When you see
Notice: Starting Puppet master <your Puppet version>, type CTRL + C.
- Start the Puppet master service by reversing whatever you did in step 3. (E.g.,
sudo puppet resource service puppetserver ensure=running.)
- Start the Puppet agent service with
sudo puppet resource service puppet ensure=running.
At this point:
- You have a brand new CA certificate and key.
- Your Puppet master has a certificate from the new CA, and it can once again field new certificate requests.
- The Puppet master will reject any requests for configuration catalogs from nodes that haven't replaced their certificates (which, at this point, will be all of them except itself).
- If you are using any extensions that rely on Puppet certificates, like PuppetDB or MCollective, the Puppet master won't be able to communicate with them. Consequently, it may not be able to serve catalogs, even to agents that do have new certificates.
Step 2: Clear and regenerate certs for any extensions
You may be using an extension, like PuppetDB or MCollective, to enhance Puppet. These extensions probably use certificates from Puppet's CA in order to communicate securely with the Puppet master.
For each extension like this, you'll need to regenerate the certificate(s) it uses. Many tools have scripts or documentation to help you set up SSL, and you can often just re-run the setup instructions.
- PuppetDB users should first follow the instructions below on regenerating agent certificates, since PuppetDB re-uses Puppet agents' certificates. After that, restart the PuppetDB service.
- MCollective often uses SSL certificates from Puppet's CA. If you are replacing your Puppet CA and are using the same certs for MCollective, you should go through the standard deployment guide and re-do any steps involving security credentials. You'll generally need to replace client certificates, your server keypair, and the ActiveMQ server's keystore and truststore.
Step 3: Clear and regenerate certs for Puppet agents
To replace the certs on agents, you'll need to log into each agent node and do the following:
- Stop the Puppet agent service. On *nix nodes, run
sudo puppet resource service puppet ensure=stopped. On Windows nodes, run the same command (minus
sudo) with Administrator privileges.
- Locate Puppet's SSL directory and delete everything in it. The SSL directory should be at
Re-start the Puppet agent service. On *nix nodes, run
sudo puppet resource service puppet ensure=running. On Windows nodes, run the same command (minus
sudo) with Administrator privileges.
Once the Puppet agent starts, it will automatically generate keys and request a new certificate from the CA Puppet master.
- If you are not using autosigning, you will need to sign each agent node's certificate request. You can do this by logging into the CA Puppet master server, running
sudo puppet cert listto see pending requests, and running
sudo puppet cert sign <NAME>to sign requests.
Once an agent node's new certificate is signed, it will fetch it automatically within a few minutes and begin a Puppet run.
Once you have regenerated all agents' certificates, everything should now be back to normal and fully functional under the new CA.


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The Dark Knight Is Now a Dark Potato Head [PHOTO]
We know that vegetables are good for us, but now one of them could save our lives. Who knew a potato could be heroic? The peeps at PPW Toys did, that's who. And now they've created the Batman Mr. Potato Head.
This masked tuber will make french fries of the Joker and julienne the Riddler. The Penguin will know he's as good as mashed when he runs into this caped potato.
We're not sure the Dark Knight is the kind of superhero who sends a very Potato Head message, but we'll admit that the little guy is quite endearing. Perhaps there should be an entire line of DC Comics Potato Heads and then some kind of Potato Head-inspired movie in which they battle it out until all but one has been made into waffle fries.
For now, if you're in the market, you can also get an Elvis Mr. Potato Head, KISS Mr. Potato Heads and the Three Stooges Mr. Potato Heads, among others.
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A fabulous range of Lego inspired, 3D installation kits for kids and adults from Jekca.
A novel way of using building blocks with a unique locking system to build your own models.
By using screws, you can make a strong, tight fitting structure at your own leisure without the worry of it collapsing and having to reassemble.
Each kit contains full instructions, building blocks, screws and screwdriver.
Recommended for 7 years and over. This kit may look like a toy but it's certainly not just for kids!
This charming German Shepherd will stand nicely in your hallway or living area.
If not in stock there is a delivery time of around 1 week on all Jekca products.


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1/8" Shank Long Taper 1/8" (Coarse Grit) Green 18T18L
Condition: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Model: Green
Brand: Saburr-Tooth
UPC: Not applicable
Please Note: Not for use on METAL or CERAMICS.
Safety: Always use approved eye protection and safety devices!
Sizes: Coated diameters are nominal and may vary in size by .150"
Recommended Operating Speed: 4,000 to 25,000 RPM
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Applicants must be accepted and in good standing as a student in the graduate program supporting the assistantship.
Work Hours in Exchange for Tuition
4 credits of graduate tuition remission for 12 hours of work per week for 15 weeks ( 180 hours per Fall/Spring semester). The Student will owe the balance of tuition and fees after the tuition remission for 4 credits is applied.
Application Process
- Applicants must complete the Graduate Assistantship Application by each semester deadline – November 15 (for spring) and July 20 (for fall).
- Applicants submit application to Financial Aid who will forward all applications to the graduate program division chair for his/her selection for each semester. The selected student is subject to a criminal background check.
- Graduate Assistants must reapply each semester.
- In order to receive an assistantship, students must make satisfactory academic progress in their program.
Graduate Assistantship Duties
- Assistantship positions are designed to provide the student with a meaningful work experience in the field of study while enabling and/or supporting a division project or initiative. Duties and responsibilities are described in assistantship position descriptions posted each semester.
Graduate Assistant Supervision
- The division chair or a designated faculty member is responsible for supervising the graduate assistant.
- Supervision is aided by required submission of a task list and work hours log given to the supervisor by the end of each month of the semester.
- The supervisor will complete a mid-term evaluation to ensure that the graduate assistant is meeting the assignment objectives, as well as an end-of-semester evaluation providing summative documentation of the work accomplished, its quality, and timeliness.


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Video game company wins big funding at Start Garden Update Night
Of the nine ideas presented during Start Garden's Update Night Thursday, only one received a yes to move on to a higher level of funding
Hip Shot Dot, a video game technology company created by Tim Murphy and Brandon Buckingham, jumped from a $5,000 investment to a $50,000 investment overnight, skipping the seed fund's $20,000 level.
"Normally, we'd start at $20,000, but with this one the marketplace is a bit more clear," said Paul Moore, Start Garden marketing director. "Really, what we're trying to fund is their first production run. $20,000 wasn't going to get them the inventory they really need. We really felt it was time to see if this could get very big very fast. "
The idea of Hip Shot Dot is to create a red-dot sight for a gamer's TV or monitor to help them aim while playing first person shooter games such as "Call of Duty." The red dot would be a cross-platform accessory.
Several companies presented updates to Start Garden after receiving an initial investment: Detroit Glass, Teamwork Bags, Growing Health Farms, Vival iOS Application, Rita Girls Mobile Bakery, Gent, This or That and Flowstate.
Each presenter was allowed three minutes to explain their hypothesis, experiment, what they've done so far and what's next. This or That, Flowstate and Teamwork Bags all received tracking responses from the fund. They will not receive additional funding yet, but will still be considered for future assistance and funding from Start Garden.
"We're going to invest in 100 ideas in a year, so the ones that actually play out for us not only have to make money as a business, but have to make enough money to make up for all the ones that don't make it," said Mike Morin, Start Garden investment analyst. "You might have a perfectly good business . . . but it's probably not going to ever get the kind of return we need as venture capitalists . . . We need not like 8 percent; for the stuff we're doing -- for the ones that win -- we need (about) one hundred times our money back to make the kind of funding we're doing work."
The Update Night was the first one at the fund's new downtown facility at 50 Louis St. The space, which offers memberships, is described as a clubhouse for entrepreneurs where the fund hosts classes, events and meetings.
Start Garden, the brainchild of ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos, uses a $15 million seed fund to get new ideas into the marketplace by incrementally investing in a for-profit idea, starting at $5,000. Two ideas are selected weekly: one by the Start Garden team and one by the public. If selected, the entrepreneurs get two months to develop their ideas before they must report back in person on Update Night.
For those deemed promising, funding could continue at $20,000, $50,000, $100,000 or even a $500,000 level. Hip Shot Dot is now at the second highest level of funding so far, with only Nxt Mile reaching the $60,000 level.
DeVos launched the fund in April along with its website where the ideas are submitted and voted on by the community. In its first week of competition, Start Garden had 250 ideas, 20,000 visitors, 136,000 page views and more than 1,800 endorsements.
"Since April, $570,000 has already been invested," Moore said. "It snuck up on us very quickly."


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FIREFIGHTERS attended three incidents during an hour strike on Saturday night.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union were taking strike action between 10.59pm and 11.59pm as part of a national dispute with Government over planned changes to firefighter pensions.
During that time fire crews released two youngsters who had got locked in a flat in Clacton before being called to someone trapped in a bathroom in Hutton – who was released before the arrival of the crew.
In Colchester, working crews dealt with a car fire in Pill Box Walk. The vehicle was in a car port and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle the fire.
An investigation will be carried out to establish the cause.
A further two hour strike is planned for today between 12pm and 2pm and another one hour strike between 10.59pm and 11.59pm.
Strikes are planned for everyday until next Saturday, August 16.


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Opening Sequence
Trump fumes over impeachment as public hearings loom
Hong Kong's violence dramatically escalates
Rep. Peter King to exit Congress
Sanders slams Bloomberg for eyeing 2020 bid
Unrest in Bolivia after Morales resigns
Syria White Helmets backer found dead in Istanbul
Airport therapy pig hogs the limelight
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POLL: Do you support the "Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012"?
To the surprise of many, the "quasi-copyright-for-fashion" bill is back on the table. (The bill's advocates wisely dropped two letters from the previous version's unwieldy acronym.) The latest iteration of the proposed law is embedded below, and a summary of the key provisions can be found here.
Once you've brought yourself up to speed on the IDPA, visit LAW OF FASHION's official LinkedIn group and let us know whether you support the bill -- and if not, why not?


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- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil. During last 5 minutes of cooking, add frozen artichokes. Drain and return to pot.
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey and garlic; cook until turkey is lightly browned around the edges and no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Stir in flour and then add milk, salt, basil, and pepper. Cook until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
- Add turkey and sauce to pasta and toss until well-combined. Top with parmesan cheese and serve.


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Meet Savvy Shopper Michelle Rubrecht
When: 1-5 p.m. March 24
Where: Summer Camp Expo, Oglethorpe Mall
Coming in April: A Savvy Celebration
When: 1 to 5 p.m. April 28
Where: Savannah Morning News auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway
Cost: $5. Register at savannahnow.com/events by April 26 to guarantee your spot. Limited tickets available at the door.
Come and celebrate your savings with your friends, new couponers and Michelle Rubrecht, the Savannah Morning News Savvy Shopper.
Participate in one or all of the following workshops. The cost is just $5, whether you participate in one or all of them.
Bring extra items in your stockpile to donate to America's Second Harvest food bank.
Everyone who brings a donation will receive extra door prize entries and a Sunday paper.
1-2 p.m. Coupon swap, questions and answers: Bring your coupons and swap with others.
Don't need those baby or pet coupons? Swap with someone who does.
Do you have a question about shopping savvy? Get answers from the Savvy Shopper and other participants.
Found a great deal lately or a new way to save? Share it at the meeting.
This is a time to meet other savvy shoppers, find some couponing friends and celebrate a savvy life.
2-3:15 p.m. Meal-planning workshop, recipe swap: We'll cover how to plan your weekly meals based on sales and your stockpile.
Share great meal-planning sites, including some that will give you recipes based on what you already have in your pantry.
We will learn more about once-a-month cooking, using a slow cooker and how to prepare meals quickly in the microwave.
You will receive a handout with forms to help you prepare a menu and some favorite recipes.
Bring your favorite recipe and get copies of shared recipes after the meeting.
3:15-4:30 p.m. Savvy drugstore shopping: This workshop will teach you how to shop savvy at the drugstores.
We will talk about Extra Bucks, +UPS, Register Rewards and the coupon policies of Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens.
Learn how to use the stores' money to score many items for free. Each participant will receive a handbook to take home.
4:30-5 p.m. Door prizes and more: Prizes include a digital Crockpot, Crockpot recipe book and a Food Saver.
If you bring a donation to the food pantry, you get an extra chance for the drawing.


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PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) a simple cost effective way to buy your new or nearly new vehicle.
You choose the vehicle, the deposit, how long you want the contract to run for and the mileage you intend to do. You will then receive a quote for fixed cost motoring for the length of the contract. At the end of the contract you have a choice to either buy the vehicle outright for an agreed lump sum (the Guaranteed Minimum Future Value or final balloon payment), or hand the vehicle back to the lender.
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One of the main benefits with Hire Purchase is the ability to buy a high value vehicle on monthly payments.
Hire Purchase allows you to tailor your finance package as deposit, length of time and monthly payments are all flexible.
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Body: Van
Trans: Manual
Combined - 46 mpg EC Extra Urban - 50 mpg EC Urban - 40.
Insurance groups range from 1 to 50 and dictates the cost of the vehicles insurance. The higher the group, the higher the insurance will be for the vehicle.
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Road Tax is based upon the CO2 emissions of the vehicle and is split into 13 bands from A to M. The higher the letter the greater the cost of tax paid to drive the vehicle on public roads. In addition to the road tax detailed below, any vehicle that had a manufacturers retail price in excess of �40,000 when first sold, attracts a road tax supplement of an additional �320 per year. This is charged until the vehicle is 6 years old.
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Ten Second Review
The Ford Transit Custom is a state-of-the-art mid range van and is now the product that every other contender in this segment fears. With a much-improved cabin and car-like driving manners, it's a great ownership proposition. Class-leading carrying capacity and solid financials make it work on the balance sheet too. Let's check out the practical 130PS lwb version.
Ford Transits lead a tough life. Always have, always will. It's the nature of the market. They need to cover a huge array of tasks, from rental fleet vehicles to crew buses, ice cream vans to site workhorses and airport taxis. In short, the Transit needs to be able to do almost anything. A few years ago, Ford realised that trying to do all that from one platform was just too big an ask and now the Transit is a family of models, that encompasses everything from a lightweight Transit Connect city van right up to a hefty tipper truck. The bedrock of the Transit range, and still the definitive model today, is what's now called the Transit Custom to differentiate it in the minds of buyers and if you haven't driven a van for a while, you need to try one of these. Perhaps you thought vans were crude and awkward to drive. If so, prepare to have your perspectives rearranged. That's what happened when we tested the top 2.0 EcoBlue 130PS long wheelbase variant.
Driving Experience
Whether you choose your Transit Custom with long or short wheelbase, as a standard van, Double Cab or Kombi minibus or in whichever payload or trim level, it'll come with a 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engine up-front. There's a choice of output though, ranging from an entry-level 105PS unit, through this 130PS mid-ranger and on to the 170PS flagship motor if your hauling needs are heavier. Whichever of these you choose, sales statistics suggest that the bodystyle variant you're most likely to want to match it to is the short wheelbase, low roof model, a version that should feel even more car-like to drive than its larger contemporaries. And Ford's engineers have certainly gone to great lengths to make this Transit feel more car-like at the wheel than ever before. To achieve this, the Ford global one-tonne platform which underpins the Transit Custom was made much stiffer and stronger - increasing torsional stiffness by as much as 37 percent - benefiting both handling and noise levels. Tuning of the suspension components and steering system resulted in significantly improved ride comfort too, along with the required more precise and agile handling. Like the current Ford Focus, the Transit Custom also features the latest Electronic Stability Program technology with Torque Vectoring Control for better traction and stability. The stiff structure, together with a determined effort to eliminate unwanted noise and vibrations throughout the vehicle, has resulted in a quieter environment for the driver. As proof that this has been achieved, Ford claims that speech intelligibility has improved by nine percent within the cab in this generation model.
Design and Build
This revised Transit Custom has a smarter look that's based around a high-mounted trapezoidal grille and dynamic, slim headlamps. The cabin has been completely upgraded, with an instrument panel based on Ford's latest interior design philosophy which offers a user-centric layout influenced by consumer interactions with smart devices and tablets. High-series models feature a floating, tablet-inspired eight-inch 'SYNC 3' colour centre-dash touchscreen for communications and entertainment. For models not equipped with the larger display, the MyFord Dock in the centre of the instrument panel provides the ideal location for drivers to mount, store and charge their smartphone, MP3 player or satellite navigation system. Get inside and you'll find well-sculpted front seats and a dashboard that wouldn't look out of place in a family car with a colour display panel on the dashtop, nice use of metallic finishes, wheel-mounted audio controls and a centre console that's clearly had some styling love lavished on it. There's storage for bottles, phones and papers, and driver comfort is improved through a highly adjustable driving position which features increased seat travel. There's 30mm more rear travel for taller drivers and the steering column is adjustable for reach and rake.
Market and Model
As usual with Transit models, there's a huge range of choice. The short wheelbase Custom models offer an overall length of 4.97 metres, but if that's not enough, long wheelbase variants like the one we tried extend that to 5.34 metres. All versions currently offer the same roof height. Prices have been kept very reasonable, with well under £20,000 ex VAT being enough to get you the entry level 105PS variant. From this starting point, a £1,500 premium will net you the pokier 130PS engine and a £2,500 premium will get you into the really quite rapid 170PS version. Whatever your eventual choice, you should be able to make your Transit Custom as versatile as your working day demands. Ford claims class-leading load-carrying ability, something aided by a number of clever loadspace features. These include a load-through hatch in the bulkhead for extra-long items and an integrated roof rack which can be folded away when not in use. You've also the chance to benefit from the availability of technologies like a Lane Keeping Aid (to keep dozy drivers from veering out of their lanes on the highway) and Ford's clever 'SYNC' system for your mobile phone.
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Key Standard Features*
- Front seat pack 25 - Transit Custom
- ICE Pack 21 - Transit Custom Trend/Limited/Sport
- Cruise control includes adjustable speed limiting device, trip computer, leather steering wheel
- Solid paint
- Speed limiter
- Misfuelling device
- Halogen projector headlamps with LED daytime running lights and Adaptive cornering front fog lights
- Full size spare wheel
- 180 degree opening rear doors - unglazed
- LH sliding side load door
- Full width unglazed steel bulkhead with through load hatch
- Solid - Frozen white
- Cloth - Ebony
- Blind spot monitor
|Body Glass
|Tinted glass
|Quickclear Heated windscreen
|Intermittent front wash/wipe
|Electric front windows with one touch facility for driver and front passenger
|Roll stability control
|Side wind mitigation
|Driver Aids
|Pre-collision system with pedestrian detection
|Driver Convenience
|Adjustable steering column
|Front and rear parking sensors
|Easy fuel capless refuelling system
|Driver Information
|Trip computer
|Seatbelt warning indicator
|Ford Eco mode
|Driving Mirrors
|Body coloured door mirrors
|Power folding electric heated and adjustable door mirrors
|Power point
|2 12v sockets
|Diesel particulate filter
|80 litre fuel tank
|4 speakers
|Audio controls mounted on steering wheel
|Aux input socket
|Exterior Body Features
|Front mud flaps
|Rear mudflaps
|Body coloured front bumper
|Body coloured body side mouldings
|Body coloured rear bumpers
|Body colour door and tailgate handles
|Exterior Lights
|Front fog lights with cornering function
|LED Daytime running lights
|Headlamp levelling
|'Guide me home' headlights
|Automatic lights and wipers
|Air conditioning and pollen filter
|Front manual air conditioning
|Recirculation heater
|Interior Features
|Rubber floor covering
|Cloth upholstery
|Reach and rake adjustable steering column
|Moulded cab headlining
|Front passenger grab handle
|Assist handle
|Driver and passenger sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
|Lockable glove box
|Interior Lights
|Courtesy light
|Map reading lights
|Illuminated footwell
|Load Area
|Load area protection kit
|Half height load compartment trim boards
|Tie-down loops
|Easy clean load floor
|Underseat storage compartment
|Drivers airbag
|Front passenger airbag
|3 point seatbelts for all seats
|Height adjustable drivers seatbelt mount
|Front seatbelt pretensioners
|Passenger seatbelt height adj
|Front outer passenger airbag with deactivation switch
|Heated front seats
|Drivers seat with lumbar adjust
|Height adjustable front headrests
|Remote central locking
|Thatcham category 1 alarm
|Configurable Unlocking
|Power door dead locks
|Auto relocking
|Auto locking on drive-away
|2nd remote key
|Wheels - Alloys
|16" 6.5 alloy wheels
|All weather tyres - Goodyear
|Continental Tyres
|Tyre pressure monitor
|ICE pack 25 with Intelligent adaptive cruise control - Transit Custom
|Smokers pack - Transit
|Front seat pack 30 - Transit Custom
|Visibility Pack Premium - Transit Custom
|Front seat pack 24 - Transit Custom
|Front seat pack 25 - Transit Custom
|Adaptive cruise control pack - Transit Custom Trend/Limited/Sport
|ICE Pack 21 - Transit Custom Trend/Limited/Sport
|ICE Pack 24 - Transit Custom Trend/Limited/Sport
|Front seat pack 31 - Transit Custom
|Driver Convenience
|Lane departure warning and Lane keeping aid
|Parking slot measurement
|Cruise control includes adjustable speed limiting device, trip computer, leather steering wheel
|Lane keeping alert includes quickclear, leather steering wheel, Driver Impairment monitor, Auto headlights, Auto windscreen wipers
|Rear view camera with trailer hitch assist (display in audio screen)
|Exterior Body Features
|Special solid paint
|Metallic paint
|Solid paint
|Roof rack integrated stowable
|Rear ladder
|Interior Features
|Cargo Stowage Rail
|Grab handle on B pillar
|Fleet key
|Interior roof rack
|Starter equipment (-29)
|Speed limiter
|Misfuelling device
|Acceleration control
|Delete misfuelling device
|62mph fixed engine governor
|70mph fixed engine governor
|Exterior Lights
|Bi-Xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and static cornering function
|Halogen projector headlamps with LED daytime running lights and Adaptive cornering front fog lights
|First aid kit
|Trailer tow attachments
|Wheels - Spare
|Full size spare wheel
|180 degree opening rear doors - unglazed
|LH sliding side load door
|Unglazed liftgate
|Unglazed dual side load door
|Full width unglazed steel bulkhead with through load hatch
|Ford MyKey
|Driver Information
|Enhanced park assist
|Programmable Interface Module
|BLIS (Blind spot information system) with Cross traffic alert, includes power folding door mirrors
|Twin batteries
|Rear auxilliary power point socket
|3 Pin point power converter - 230V/150W
|Load Area
|Cargo net
|Paint - Metallic
|Metallic - Kapoor red
|Metallic - Agate black
|Metallic - Moondust silver
|Metallic - Magnetic
|Metallic - Orange glow
|Metallic - Chrome blue
|Metallic - Diffused silver
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Frozen white
|Paint - Special
|Special solid - Blazer blue
|Special solid - Race red
|Trim - Cloth
|Cloth - Ebony
|Driver Aids
|Blind spot monitor
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my friend got the e-revo and we bought two lipo battery packs 2s1p 4000mah 25c , what do you recommend for lipo cutoff so we do not destroy our batteries ??? thanx in advance .....
Master of Greek bashing
Novak smart stop 2S or 4S.
I was told by someone on here that the "2S car lipo deep discharge protector" that True RC sells works good. Just connect it to the battery on the BEC side of your ESC, as that battery will drain faster than the other, thus protecting both batteries. I have mine ordered and waiting for its arrival so I haven't tried it out yet, but the reports I have heard are good.
Linky (you need to click on "Connectors & Misc", then scroll about halfway down the page):
Welcome to GnarCal!
4s - that's if the batteries are wired together in a series, right?
2s - that would be to put on one of the 2s1p packs...presumably the BEC side battery because it will drain a little faster, right?
No....4s if you run parallel....2s if you run series...Originally Posted by GotRevo?
the E-revo FAQ is your friend. LINK
look at post #72;
all the wiring diagrams you need for what you are doing
be nice.
i will connect them in series 14.8v , and i want to ask why the bec side battery discharges quicker .
r u sure about that ,?
so i only need a 2s cutoff. ?
, ok but somewhere i read that the novak cutoff some incompatibility issues with the evx .
Master of Greek bashing
Originally Posted by Andreas_BL
the bec side discharges quicker because that is the side that powers your servos, and receiver along with the motors....the other side just powers the motors IIRC.
look at the links I sent you.... the diagrams will set you up correctly depending on the way you decide to go.
If it were me....I'd want to protect both batteries, so I'd wire using a 4s LVC.
but in reality...i sold my evx-2 before I ever ran it and went to a brushless set-up with an ESC that had a cut-off built in....so my first hand knowledge here is limited. I do know, however, that the wiring diagrams in the e-revo faq are spot on.
be nice.
just picked up from ebay this
and 2 of these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=200308168117
what do u think ??
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My understanding, is that series wiring before going into the ESC will combine the total number of cells, while capacity remains unchanged. In this case, OP has two 2s1p 4000mAh batteries. In a series, the ESC sees all four of the cells for a total of 14.8V and 4000mAh. I actually asked this question in another thread, but it was never answered, so I'll ask it again. How is wiring up two 2s1p 4000mAh batteries in series with one another before going into the ESC any different than wiring one battery into each of the two leads that go into the stock E-Revo ESC?
If the same two battery packs were wired in parallel with one another before going to the ESC, wouldn't the ESC only see 2 cells (7.4V), but double the capacity (8000mAh)?
If my understanding of series and parallel are correct, why would one use a 4s LVC if OP's batteries were wired in parallel, and a 2s if OP's batteries were wired in series (that's the impression I got from your response to me)? After all, the pic you linked me to even shows 2s packs wired in series before the ESC, and a 4s LVC.
I looked at the manufacturers website for the CellShield and at the bottom of the product page it said this:
"CellShield is intended for aircraft with 0-100% style one direction only throttle. A future product will be aimed at cars."
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U R 100% right . i must send him an e-mail to abort .. thanx a lotOriginally Posted by Self Medicated
Master of Greek bashing
so , what about the novak cut off , ? is it compatible with the evx-2 ????
Master of Greek bashing
I don't know about the Novak Smart Stop, but here is a link to some ebay sellers that have the deep discharge protector I mentioned earlier:
Only good reports from users so far.
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cool , i ll try one of those , lot cheaper 2..
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Threshold for deep discharge protection : 2.6V/Cell, 2.85V/Cell or 3.1V/Cell (Correspondingly, the total threshold for a 2S Li-Po battery pack is 5.2V, 5.7V or 6.2V)
what about that ??? i think the best setting is the 3.1v per cell just to be safe. what do you think ????
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GotRevo?, I answered your question in the other thread
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Correct. I talked to Dan at True RC and he recommended using the highest setting.Originally Posted by Andreas_BL
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Originally Posted by GotRevo?
ok.... I realize the confusion comes from my first answer....because I didnt complete the answer. So let me apologize for that
When you connect two bateries to the EVX-2 it automaticly connects them in a series internally. In order to add a lvc in this situation (without using a jumper on one side) the best solution is a 2s cutoff. But this leaves the other battery w/o a LVC. Most people believe this does not matter because the bec side will drain faster than the other, so as long as its connected on the bec side, you should be fine. Wiring like this would look like the following;
I, however, would feel safer if I had both batteries protected. When I mentioned 4s cutoff being used for parallel I was refering to wiring like this;
I see that it was confusing now, because it doesnt apply to the OP's question. oops!
However (and here's the part I left out earlier ) You can use a 4s cut off and still protect both batteries if you wire like this;
It uses a series connection on the BEC side and a jumper on the other. This allows both batteries to be protected.
sorry for the confusion. I hope this helps clear it up
be nice.
what about this ? : if you install a 4s lvc with the positive cable to one connector of the battery and the negative cable to the other connector.
i say that because the speed control conects them in series inside. what is the point of pouting the jumper..
like this ::
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Whew! I was halfway worried I had everything backwards about series/parallel for a little bit when I saw your first answer. But everything you just said was exactly how I understood it to be. I've still got a lot to learn. baby steps...baby steps.
Except you did point out something that I hadn't thought of, and let me make sure I'm getting it right: it's better to wire two batts in series/parallel depending on one's application onto the BEC lead of the ESC (and a jumper on the non-BEC side) so that the LVC is protecting both batteries.
I'm not positive, but I dont think that will work.Originally Posted by Andreas_BL
There isnt anything to close the circuit going to the lvc....you could be asking for burnt wires
BrianG would know.
Thats my opinion. some may disagree.Originally Posted by GotRevo?
be nice.
And I may be wrong for doing so, but I hold your opinion in high regard.
Just to make sure: in order for both batteries to be protected they still need to start off with an equal charge right (a bit like the bec-side lvc option)? Else the batt with the lowest voltage might drop too low while driving before the LVC kicks in.Originally Posted by HoovHartid
Yup, both packs must be fully charged and balanced before using. Never run a pack that was already used or drained with a fully charged pack.
I'm still not convinced that wiring the EVX2 like this is a good idea. The BEC is designed to run off of 1 battery pack and is expecting 7.2 to 8.4 volts.By doubling up the volts on the BEC side of the ESC, your just asking for trouble.
If Traxxas had a high voltage BEC inside the ESC, I dont think that they would have wired it to only one side of the battery inputs.
This is just something to keep in mind when doing this.
Last edited by skeppley; 03-12-2009 at 09:18 AM.
Skeppley, I think you may be right... the above diagram shows a series/parallel circuit and if I understand the evx2's innards.. you'll be showing the full series voltage on the bec side of the esc. As Chinsy as these esc's are, I doubt the bec is designed to handle that full voltage here.. but then, I know some have used it, just don't know how well they've held up.
Edit:, after looking at my comments I realized that all legs of the ckt are series, no parallel.. sorry about that, that is, the batts are wired series outside of the esc, and the internal wiring of the esc is series. Personally I don't see any pluses to wiring this way.
Last edited by fmj40; 03-12-2009 at 09:20 AM.
Reformed nitro operations specialist..
Yeah, your better off just using a 2S cutoff on the BEC side. That way the internal BEC is still gonna get the factory voltage.
That was kinda what I thought, as the series setup doesn't give full low voltage protection anyway, you might as well go with the lvc on bec side option since thats closest to the default setup.Originally Posted by skeppley
I tried this in two different trucks and the Jumper idea didn't work for me....I ended up doing the one sided LVC with the 2s Novak Smart-Stop.....worked until my motors burnt out. Now I'm BL in both.
4x4 Slash/E-Revo/E-Maxx Castle all around
when i start running lipo batteries i still want to use my nimh packs to for running in water and stuff wut is there a way to disable the LVC without switching a bunch of wires around. or opening the waterproof reciver box every time. (thats where i plan on putting the LVC at) if u add a switch in on the LVC - wire would that disable it or would that stop the truck completley.


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Ok this started off in my mind as a response to a few PvP/BG posts going around about how to win/not loose BG's, and the primary message coming out was about communications.
So I am going to start this off today with a couple of tips, and finish up tomorrow on a mod that I find useful for knocking out BG warnings etc on the fly (for those times when you already have 9 fingers on the keyboard, and you only have one more to issue the warning).
I guess my fundamental thought is, if you are loosing, and not doing any communication yourself, then for all intents and purposes you are the reason the team is loosing… I know this is harsh, and a massive generalization, but if you communicate often and early, the risk of a loss is greatly diminished.
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At the spawning point type in:
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If nothing else this 1st line will do.
- GRP1: LM, GRP2: GM, GRP3: BS. Last toon out the gate capture ST.
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- Grp2: You are defence group – keep it!
- Call FC position, ping minimap to guide team.
- Grp1: DR, Grp2: FRR, Grp3: MT & BeT
- Ignore flag – Flag is for noobs.
- Take 4 bases then hold Horde at spawn point.
Alterac valley.
Too involved for me to bother with… sorry 😉
Note: you don't have to be BG leader to issue the commands – it just helps as it is harder to miss/ignore commands in the middle of your screen.
Communication continued.
Don't stop talking when the gates open. Call incs etc… People will remain silent until they have a good example – YOU! They will start watching chat, they will know it is valuable (not just QQ'ing), and they will call incs because they see it is effective.
Random tips:
All BG's.
- Ping the minimap to get focus for the team.
- Kill all enemy healers, protect all friendly healers.
- If you can heal… HAEL!
- If you are in a FG when you die, don't release immediately. Wait until you can see where the flag is going and call it out (you have less to worry about than those still alive).
- If you can't stop the enemy flag carrier, at least harry or slow them down until help arrives – you did ping the minimap didn't you?
- Mages – Cast featherfall, mount up and jump down to BS or GM.
- Take the mines. In a battle of attrition you getting reinforcements when the enemy doesn't = Win.
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Bird flu kills 300,000 ducks amid fear of more human fatalities
Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that killed hundreds of thousands of ducks in recent weeks as a more virulent type which is new to the country, according to a letter seen Tuesday.
"We found a highly pathogenic avian influenza sub-type H5N1 (virus) with clade 2.3…" the agriculture ministry's veterinary chief Syukur Iwantoro said in the letter obtained by AFP. "
This clade is a new clade found for the first time in Indonesia, that is very different to the avian influenza found before, which is clade 2.1." A clade is a group of organisms, usually species, with a common ancestor.
A poultry breeders' association had reported the death of more than 300,000 ducks in several provinces on Java Island since November to the ministry.
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You are to write a driver program that will interact with the CustomerOrder class to process a customers order. Your program is to interact with the user by getting all customer input related to the order. It should then use the CustomerOrder class to store the information and get information back related to the order for display to the user. Ultimately, you will be asking for the order information and displaying their order results to the screen in the form of a bill statement as shown in the screen shot below. While your output does not need to look exactly like what is shown, it should have the same information and should be displayed in a neat, readable format with all currency formatted to 2 decimal places.
Example output for a customer order once it has been processed:
What you have been given:
UML diagram for the CustomerOrder class
The javadocs for the CustomerOrder class
The .class file for the CustomerOrder class (necessary to be able to interact with it since you are not being given the CustomerOrder.java file. This file MUST be placed in your project 3 folder with your Project3.java file in order for it to work.)
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o CustomerOrder.class
o Javadocs for CustomerOrder and Project4.java
o CustomerOrder UML diagram modified to show your Project4 class interacting with the CustomerOrder class
A hard copy of your driver program source code (Project4.java)
Driver program details:
Your program should provide all input and output interaction with the user. You will prompt for the following information:
Customer name (last name). MUST BE AT LEAST 4 CHARACTERS LONG. Prompt should indicate to the user that if it isnt, they should add Xs to the end.
Customer phone number (in the format ###-####). MUST BE IN THIS FORMAT. Prompt should make this clear to the user.
Number of gadgets being ordered
Number of widgets being ordered
Shipping option (check the javadocs for CustomerOrder to see what the available options are). Prompt should make clear to the user their options for shipping.
Taxable option (check the javadocs for CustomerOrder to see what the available options are). Prompt should make clear to the user their option of tax status.
Discount code (check the javadocs for CustomerOrder to see what the available options are). Prompt should make clear to the user their options for a discount.
Note: you will NOT be prompting the user for the customer number. That will be automatically generated by the CustomerOrder class.
Once you have all of the required order information, you should store that information in an object of the CustomerOrder class using the appropriate methods. At that point, you can begin to process the order and display the final bill to the user. You may not do any calculations in your driver program. All of the functionality is provided in the CustomerOrder class. You are to call the appropriate methods to get the information that you need in order to display the bill to the customer.
Note: There is one method in the CustomerOrder class that may not be used at this point. It is the toString method. It has been provided for functionality later on, but may not be used in this assignment.
The following should be the last thing you add to your program because we will not be covering this until you have already started working on your program
Once the program has displayed the bill to the customer, it should ask the user if they would like to place another order. If they answer yes, your program should repeat from the beginning. This should continue until the user indicates that they have no more orders to place.
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Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said China will overtake the U.S. to become its largest market, as the iPhone-maker adds more stores and considers debuting new products in the country."I believe it will become our first," Cook said in an interview with state-owned Xinhua News yesterday. No timeframe was given for the prediction. The Cupertino, California-based company had $5.7 billion of sales in China during the quarter ended September. U.S. revenue was about $14.4 billion, based on figures in an Oct. 25 earnings statement.
Cook also met the chairman of China Mobile Ltd. while in the country, as he seeks to boost cooperation with a wireless operator that has 707 million customers and no agreement to sell iPhones. The CEO is making his second visit to the country in less than a year as Apple tries to reverse its shrinking share of the local smartphone market.
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Cook also said he would also "love" to introduce new products in China first, according to the report. The iPhone 5 was released in China in December, almost three months after the U.S. introduction.
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Led for the first time by a guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for their 11th open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Austria's Imperial Schönbrunn Palace, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
The concert soloist will be the internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso Lang Lang who plays Strauss' "Burleske." As it happens, Eschenbach (a former star pianist himself) was one of the conductors who recognized and encouraged Lang Lang's talent very early, initiating a long-standing artistic friendship. The Chinese pianist encores Mozart's famous "Turkish March."
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Strauss conducted both works at concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Following their first encounter in Salzburg in 1906, he invited the ensemble to take part in the "Richard Strauss Week" in 1910 in Munich, where he conducted 18 separate works among them being "Burlesque" and "Till Eulenspiegel."
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If you're ever fortunate enough to go to Paris, you are bound to walk by many sidewalk cafés, brasseries, bistros and the like. As ubiquitous are the chalkboards that guard the entrances to these eateries, calling out the specials of the day. On almost all of them, you will find salade niçoise.
This is not the tuna salad that one traditionally finds in America, slathered in mayonnaise and sweet pickles. Salade niçoise hails from the Côte d'Azur; region of France, and is named after the city of Nice. It is a combination of tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, eggs and canned tuna packed in oil. It is typically topped with anchovies and Dijon vinaigrette. Like many French dishes, the name may evoke visions of elegance and glamour, but in reality the dish is the result of the vegetables and proteins available in that region of France. Put another way, it's really just a fancy way of describing a tossed salad from Nice.
I personally love this dish, because it is easy to make and perfectly captures the flavors of the Mediterranean. It won't replace the traditional American-style tuna salad, but instead provide you with a healthier alternative.
Yields: 6 servings1 dozen baby butter lettuce leaves
1 dozen baby Yukon potatoes, washed and peeled
1 dozen black olives, sliced
2 dozen cherry tomatoes , halved
1 dozen quail eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 shallots
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 dozen green beans
12 ounces white Albacore tuna filet, shredded in small chunks
1 tablespoon curly parsley, finely chopped
1 dozen anchovy filets (optional)
1-1/3 cups Dijon champagne vinegrette
For the butter lettuce: Wash and spin dry the whole butter lettuce leaves. Set aside.
For the green beans: Wash the green beans. Blanch them for about 4-5 minutes in boiling water and transfer into an ice bath. Drain thoroughly of all water, then pat dry on a paper towel. Do not overcook the green beans; they should still be tender and crisp, not mushy, or you will have depleted all the healthy nutrients. Trim the ends of the beans. Cut the beans into 2-inch long pieces. Set aside.
For the steamed potatoes: Fill a pot with cold water until it barely touches the steamer level. Place the peeled potatoes in the steamer, bring to a boil, add 2/3 teaspoon of salt, then reduce the heat to medium-high. Steam for about 8-9 minutes. The potatoes should be fork-tender. Remove from the steamer. Let them cool completely. Halve or quarter them depending on the size of the potatoes.
Pickling the shallot: Peel and thinly slice the shallot; mince finely. Place the minced shallot in a bowl, sprinkle with some brown sugar and drizzle with the lemon juice. Set aside.
Hard-cooked quail eggs: Place the eggs in a saucepan. Cover them with water. As soon as the water reaches a full boil, add 1/3 teaspoon of salt. Lower the heat to medium-low. Cook for about 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Cover with a lid and let the quail eggs sit for about 10-12 minutes. Transfer to an ice bath. Cool the eggs completely. Peel and halve them.
For the Dijon champagne vinaigrette: The recipe is the same as the one used for my savory goat cheese panna cotta with beluga lentil relish.
Assembly time: Use butter lettuce leaves as bowls. Place them on a serving platter. Combine all the ingredients and distribute them evenly into the lettuce bowls. Drizzle with the Dijon champagne vinaigrette. Garnish with curly parsley.
Accompany with a grilled pain de campagne (fresh artisan bread) and of course a little butter .
Bon appétit!
I picked all miniature ingredients for an aesthetic, appealing presentation. If you like, you can use traditional-sized ingredients.
It's almost the end of tomato season. Lulu planted 5 varieties of cherry tomatoes last February and I was able to gather Sun Gold, Sun Sugar and Sweet 100 tomatoes for this dish.
I couldn't find any haricots verts which are more delicate and tender, at my local market. I used regular green beans. Just look for the thinnest young fresh green beans. To check for quality and for freshness, just break one in half; it should snap and be crisp.
You can find quail eggs at the Asian market. 10 eggs cost $0.99.
This dish is perfect if you're hosting a buffet-style party. It's a time saver. You can prepare all the ingredients in advance. Refrigerate them and drizzle the vinaigrette when you're ready to serve.
For the salad dressing, it's essential to add mustard, which is a great binder (it contains some lecithin) for a smooth-textured vinaigrette.
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