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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Arsène Wenger and his side face Montpellier at the Stade de la Mosson on Tuesday so, to find out more, we asked tactical expert Michael Cox and French journalist Philippe Auclair for their pre-match views.
When winning Ligue 1 last season, Montpellier's attacking play was largely based around Olivier Giroud.
The striker finished as joint top goalscorer in the division, but was equally impressive with his hold-up play, combining excellently with attacking midfielder Younes Belhanda. Giroud departed for north London in the summer, of course, but coach Rene Girard has otherwise largely kept his squad intact.
Montpellier are not a side who dominate possession heavily – when winning Ligue 1 last season they averaged 51 per cent of possession, only the seventh highest figure in the league. This season, it's down slightly to 49 per cent.
Arsenal will see the majority of the ball and push high up the pitch, which means Giroud will be important - he thrives in the penalty box, rather than on the break.
His replacement at Montpellier is Argentine Emanuel Herrera, who shares many qualities with his predecessor – he's tall, is a natural No 9 and brings others into play well, although he's less powerful than Giroud.
The main threat is Belhanda, who will play between the lines and test Arsenal's ability in that zone more than any opponent so far this season. He's not dissimilar to Santi Cazorla – not overwhelmingly fast, but quick over the first couple of yards and clever with his appreciation of space. Formerly a defensive midfielder, Belhanda is also capable of scrapping, and can get past opponents with either trickery or power.
On the flanks, the injury to left winger Jon Utaka is a big blow for Montpellier, as he had been the only ever-present outfielder this season. Karim Ait Fana or the more direct Anthony Mounier will replace him.
Souleymane Camara will offer a goal threat from the right, and both wide players will offer their full backs significantly more protection than Southampton did on Saturday.
French international Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa was surprisingly omitted for the 3-1 defeat to Reims at the weekend, but will return in the centre of defence. He'll be partnered by either left-footed Brazilian veteran Hilton, who lacks pace at 35 and could be vulnerable to counter-attacks, or right-sided Daniel Congre.
Overall, Arsenal might have to be patient in possession and resist throwing too many players forward, which would open up space for Montpellier to break into. But the French champions haven't adjusted to life without Giroud, sitting down in 16th place in Ligue 1, and Arsenal should get a result in France.
There is actually quite a lot of uncertainty about Montpellier's starting line-up. They may go for Emanuel Herrera, their Argentine striker, who they signed from the Chilean first division. In truth he has had a rough time. His nickname is 'The Tank' and sometimes he has the first touch of one - but he scores goals and his record is not that bad at all at club level.
Last season they were playing something of a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Younes Belhanda in a playmaker role just behind the striker. But it really does depend on whether Herrera plays. A big plus for them is having central defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa back, who didn't play at the weekend against Reims. They had a terrible game there and looked dysfunctional. They looked like their minds were on something else - which may very well be tonight.
I really don't know what to expect from Montpellier. I don't know whether what has happened in the league so far this season [they have won one game in five] is a consequence of their success, but Olivier Giroud's departure has certainly hurt them a great deal. Everything went through him and he hasn't really been replaced.
They had the best defensive record in the league last season but the key figures of that backline have stayed. You just wonder what on earth has actually gone wrong. It is a very odd combination of factors and we have not seen what this team can do.
As champions people expect them to have a lot of the ball and dictate play. But against Arsenal, who will have more of the ball, they may be able to counter-attack. That is perhaps better suited to the quality they have at the moment. I cannot see any other result than a quite clear Arsenal win away from home. Rationally, looking at the squads and atmospheres at both camps, it would take an awful lot for Montpellier to suddenly transform themselves. I will say a 2-0 or 3-0 victory for Arsenal.
But Montpellier, in their words, want to make it "hell" for Arsenal. Maybe this game could inspire a group of players to perform for the fans they were so close with last season? It could completely liberate them. At the moment there is no indication which way it could turn.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Pic6. Tungsten carbide piston with carbon grooves. This weapon uses a floating piston like the saiga shotguns.
Pic7. "Gas block" left side with angled setscrew for lock down. Note spring loaded plunger for timing gas plug.
Pic8. "Gas block" right side with angled setscrew for lock down.
Pic9. Bottom view of gas block showing access hole for the actual gas port.
Pic10. The total weapon with welded on muzzle break.
Pic11. Foam insert glued to stock for "CHEEK WELD". Actually needed for picking up quick red dot quickly. No weld, no red dot, no shot, NO SHIT!

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I swear there's a Phase I clone pilot helmet in there somewhere!:confused
I know I really enjoy build up pics. So, I thought I'd share a project I started tinkering with after I caught the clone pilot fever this past summer. I revisit it now and then in between working on member's orders or during drying times, but it's pretty much a "long-term" project. Who knows if it'll turn out alright, but at least I'll be able to call it my own.:wacko:lol
Thanks goes out to stormtrooperguy and skygunbro for their inspirations.
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The day will be facilitated by the Australian Studies Chair at Harvard University, Prof. Mike Young who is teaching a course on transforming water, fish, forest and environmental policies.
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Carolina's matchup with NC State tomorrow presents perhaps the most interesting one-on-one matchups of the season. A capsule look at the players to watch:
Point Guard: NC State's Lorenzo Brown (6-5, 186) vs. UNC's Marcus Paige (6-0.5, 157)
For all the talk about Carolina's smaller lineup, and State's use of T.J. Warren, the point guard position is where the Tar Heels simply must get a better performance, or the rest of the matchups will be secondary. Brown has torched Carolina lately, amassing 54 points and 23 assists over his last three games against the Tar Heels. Twenty of the points and 11 of the assists came in the first meeting this year, when Brown overwhelmed Paige.
This time, however, Paige gets the advantage of playing at home, and he has played solidly through the difficult last four games of the schedule (13 assists, 5 turnovers). Every young point guard at some point gets taught a lesson by an older, wiser veteran. It happened to Kendall Marshall against Duke's Nolan Smith in the 2011 ACC Tournament, and it happened to Paige in Raleigh against Brown. The return match will show how much he learned from it.
Shooting Guard: NC State's Scott Wood (6-6, 169) vs. UNC's Dexter Strickland (6-3, 180) or Reggie Bullock (6-7, 205)
This is where it gets interesting. Bullock has given Wood fits over the past two seasons, as State's sharpshooter is just 9-for-30 in his last four games against the Tar Heels--due largely to Bullock.
But leaving Bullock on Wood means Strickland would have to defend the much bigger Warren. This is an intriguing choice, and the answer in Saturday's early minutes of the game will be informative as to which player Roy Williams feels is the bigger threat.
Offensively, you would think Strickland would be guarded by Wood. If that's the case, it's imperative that the Tar Heel senior makes Wood defend some drives to the basket rather than trying to shoot jumpers over him.
Small Forward: NC State's T.J. Warren (6-8, 233) vs. UNC's Strickland or Bullock
Warren was spectacular against Virginia Tech this week, totaling 31 points and 13 rebounds. But he hasn't been as effective away from PNC Arena, and Carolina will pay close attention to him after watching him shoot 9-of-12 in Raleigh. The key for Bullock or Strickland: get back on defense, because several of Warren's buckets in the first meeting came in transition, as the Pack lit up Carolina for 39 fast break points.
Carolina has been able to unleash Bullock defensively in the past because they haven't needed him to contribute quite as much offensively (he's averaging just 6.8 points per game in six career games against the Pack). But the Tar Heels will need him to score tomorrow, no matter how much energy he's exerting against Warren or Wood defensively. It sounds simple, but Carolina absolutely must make shots to limit State's opportunities to grab a defensive rebound and dash away on a fast break.
A wild card is Leslie McDonald, who scored 15 points in Atlanta and has been trusted with some big defensive assignments this year, most notably against Virginia Tech's Erick Green. For the Tar Heels to stay with the smaller lineup, they need McDonald to be consistent.
Power Forward: NC State's C.J. Leslie (6-9, 200) vs. UNC's P.J. Hairston (6-5.5, 220)
Hairston's quick hands have quietly been one of the underrated storylines of the lineup switch. He has a knack for knocking the ball away in the post, which has turned into some transition opportunities for Carolina. Hairston got an early taste of playing occasional post defense against Georgia Tech's Robert Carter Jr., who finished Tuesday night just 4-of-11. Like Carter, Leslie can occasionally be persuaded to float away from the basket.
The key here might be in keeping Leslie off the glass. Richard Howell is by far the Wolfpack's best offensive rebounder. Allowing Leslie (who is not a prolific offensive rebounder, as his 19 offensive boards in conference play is the exact same as Hairston's total, who has played 133 fewer minutes) to become an impactful secondary offensive rebounder would be very damaging for Carolina's chances. Offensively, Carolina would benefit if Hairston--who has attempted 17 free throws in his last three games--could find a way to get to the free throw line against the sometimes foul-prone Leslie.
Williams expects to play two big men more often--"I really foresee the fact that we'll play two big guys together more," he said on Friday--so Brice Johnson, Jackson Simmons, Desmond Hubert and Joel James (who is cleared for practice Friday and will test his conditioning before his game status is determined) will also be important here.
Center: NC State's Richard Howell (6-8, 257) vs. UNC's James Michael McAdoo (6-9, 230)
Interesting matchup here between a big man who is most effective on the block and a big man who is most effective away from the block. McAdoo picked up two early fouls against Leslie in Raleigh, which jumbled the rotation for the rest of the first half. The more wide-open Tar Heel offense over the last three games could take Howell away from the basket, where he pulled down 14 rebounds in the first meeting, and create a little more space under the rim.
Adam Lucas is the publisher of Tar Heel Monthly and the author or co-author of seven books on the Tar Heels


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Posted by Judy Riley on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008
The University of Minnesota, Morris is one of only 12 campuses selected nationally for a site visit and analysis by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a prestigious center for sustainability and renewable energy thinking. RMI is collaborating with the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), of which UMM is a member, to research barriers and solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions on college and university campuses. A Morris campus visit is tentatively planned for February 2009.
"This RMI project aims to develop a web-based framework that campuses can consult for guidance in the planning and implementation of a successful climate-change-mitigation initiative that is targeted to campus operations," according to the RMI's Web site.
In August, RMI invited U.S. colleges and universities to submit proposal applications to host RMI researchers on their campuses this fall and take part in a collaborative RMI workshop to find solutions to common greenhouse gas mitigation challenges. In addition to the Morris campus, the following campuses were selected for visits and workshop participation:
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland
Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, Wisconsin
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Richland College, Dallas, Texas
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Unity College, Unity, Maine
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
The intent of RMI's campus visits is to meet with three participants from each of the campuses to gain a better understanding of and offer feedback regarding climate-change initiatives.
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About stings...obviously I could and would not post the picture if I had it, but last summer while some recently acquired hives during the night, one of the bees crawled up my suit to sting me in the "scrotum", the fear and panic where greater than the consequences. You get to think many silly things when it happens.
OK. I said this once on another topic somewhere.... but really I must know..... How does one find someone's pain, suffering, and/or embarrassment funny?
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Hey guys, I have created a Helmet Painting Service thread in the helmet section so I thought why not make an Armor one too.
I can paint any type of armor, whether it's metal, plastic, foam, gel, clay, glass, poop, anything haha. I can also trim the armor, and paint it in any Movie style or custom that you want.
I charge $110 for armor painting and you would have to pay for shipping here and back. If you want anything installed on the armor, custom or not, that would be an extra $20.
I do not supply anything besides screws, nuts, glue, and small various pieces.
I will also paint your gauntlets for free if you include it in the armor package. Gauntlets are still armor. However, I will not supply any large missing pieces such as darts, and the missile for the gauntlets, or the knee darts, etc.
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If you were created directly in paradise you could not appreciate the value of paradise. Your armchair would have no meaning for you. Your car would have no meaning for you, nor your fork and spoon. You could not take pleasure from anything. The great majority of people could not appreciate it. You could not love a brave person for his courage, or a loyal one for his loyalty. You could not love someone heroic because of their heroism. So you could never then find a generous man. You could never find a martyr, filled with love of the Prophet and Allah, who died on Allah's path. You would just see regular people. So the power of paradise would be seriously reduced. Indeed, Almighty Allah tells the story of the Prophet Adem (as) in order to demonstrate that. Allah sent them down to Earth, to the dimension of this world. Then after being educated in this world they returned to paradise. Ask the Prophet Adam (as) if he is happier now or before. He will be a hundred times happier after learning things in this world. After being educated he will delight in everything. He will take pleasure from his armchair and his bed and conversation. Because he will have seen pain and suffering and difficulty. Everything will then delight him. And that is how it is in this world. A person does not know love without experiencing difficulty. People who know pain, suffering and difficulty are more intelligent and better quality. Go and look at people who have never suffered; they are totally different. Education in this world is vitally important. Someone who knows weariness also knows how to relax in his chair. A person can never forget, not for all eternity. Allah loves rich beauty. He wants rich beauty, and that is why He applies this method. That is the way to happiness and to richness of beauty. Allah tests us to perfection.
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Djinns can pass through walls and appear where they want instantaneously. For example, if they are in America, they can be in Turkey the very next second. They move at the speed of light, and even possess an attribute faster than light. They can easily move in and out of matter. But some of them believe that when they die they cease to exist. They do not believe they will be resurrected after death. They have that sickness. They also live for a very long time; 1000, 1200 or 1300 years. But since they move at the speed of light such a life span may seem very normal to them. Because our perception of time is not the same as theirs. For us, their life spans are very long, but prefectly normal for them. Allah constantly shows them their existence in destiny. They constantly watch a film. From start to finish. Why should Allah, who maintains so many images, not continue with the ones that come after? There is an image that continues non-stop. Death for djinns meaning passing out of that dimension. They pass out of that dimension, but the image persists. But since they think in the same way some materialists do they insist on going and seeing the hereafter, being held by the hand. But an unbeliever who goes to the hereafter is still an unbeliever there. If he does not want to believe, then nothing changes. Such people are still irreligious. They go the hereafter and come to life there but they are still materialists and opposed to Allah. There is no end to being irreligious. Allah says they hide their pollution. They look out of the corner of their eyes are very stubborn. They even strive against one another there. And they do not pray to Allah direct. They say, "Tell your Lord to give us food to eat." They are reluctant to establish direct relations with Allah. They say "Your Lord" because they do not believe in Him themselves. That is why this behavior on the part of djinns is very surprising. Allah has created such a sickness so that human beings can reflect more deeply. This is something in their destinies.
The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in them glorify Him. There is nothing which does not glorify Him with praise but you do not understand their glorification. He is All-Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat al-Isra', 44)
They say the atom is very small, quite tiny. Yet the atom is a whole world, a world like space. Since the orbits around that nucleus are very regular and delightful they have a sound, but we cannot hear it. Each movement produces a sound, but we cannot hear it. What does Almighty Allah say in the verse? "There is nothing which does not glorify Him with praise but you do not understand their glorification." Allah says you cannot hear it. We can hear specific frequencies and detect specific wavelengths. The rest we cannot hear. Insects hear some sounds, for instance, but we cannot hear what they hear.
When you recite the Qur'an, We place an obscuring veil between you and those who do not believe in the hereafter.(Surat al-Isra' 45)
'An obscuring veil," They are dead, in another dimension. But since they are dead, they cannot understand. Our Prophet (saas) went and preached to the most fanatical pagans of Mecca. There were masons at that time, too, and our Prophet (saas) preached to them, There were Jews and Christians, and he preached to the Jews and Christians. He made no distinctions. He did not say, "That person is a mason, so I will not talk to him, and he is a pagan, so I shall not speak to him." He went to the land of Uqaz. Everyone was there. There were irreligious types and devil-worshipers. And Zoroastrians. Our Prophet (saas) preached to them all. He never said, "He is a Zoroastrian, so I will not preach to him." So if we exclude or refuse to speak to a freemason, or do not talk to someone because he is irreligious or an atheist, then we are failing to preach Islam. Islam is something that has to be preached to all. And it is a blessing. Anything else is a sin. Allah will ask us in the hereafter why we failed to preach it.
Some people want to engage in cheap heroism. They stand up and say: "One must not preach to masons or atheists. One must not preach to anyone who worships shaytan, or to Zoroastrians. One must not preach to Jews or Christians. One must not preach to the Knights Templar." So who can one preach to? Only to innocent Muslims as they come to the mosque. You go and shout and talk nonsense. That is not the way. What our Prophet (saas) and the other prophets did was this. There were masons in the time of the Prophet Sulayman (as). But he preached Islam to them all. He preached the true Word. That is what a Muslim must do. There are people who worship shaytan, the stars or idols, people who hold completely atheist or even worse views, at all times, but they are all servants of Allah. We have an obligation to tell them all about the faith. We cannot discriminate. But some bigoted groups say, "Don't go near them and do not talk to them, one must not preach to them." So who can one preach to? And what do you base that idea on? If you say you get it from the Qur'an, the Qur'an says that preaching is obligatory. And one must preach to all. One must strive to make them Muslims, to love the Qur'an, and so the moral values of the Qur'an will rule the world. If nobody ever preaches to Christians and Jews, to communists and satanists, then Islam cannot possibly rule the world. They are saying it is impossible for Islam to rule the world. But a group of people who want Islam to dominate the world will preach it to everyone, without discriminating. They will try to save everyone as servants of Allah. That is what I am doing in the shadow of the way of the Mahdi. We therefore want everyone to be well and happy. I do not stand up and say: "I want to get on with everyone and make everyone like me, so I am not going to go and preach to masons. I will not preach to Jews, or to atheists. And in that way, everyone else will be very pleased with me." There are other people who do that. But I am not like that. I act according to the Qur'an. And I feel affection for everyone. I strive for the happiness of them all.2011-01-30 13:00:15


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Ok, pretty LAME title, I know But it got your attention didn't it?
This casting is actually "as cold as ice" though. Or in this case, real aluminum
It may have appeared that Fettpride went AWOL again in the last 3 or 4 weeks. But not true. I've been diligently working away at finishing molds for Boba/Jango Guants, updated BF Armor, and some other Jango goodness.
Just thought I'd give peak at one of my pet projects. Everyone is well aware by now that I obtained the Jango helmet molds cast from the original ILM prop. I've been experimenting with aluminum binding the castings. This was a pretty good casting that I thought I'd get some feedback on from you good folks. It's not that shiny because it hasn't been polished yet. Just a quick buff with "0000" steel wool, nothing special. Imagine what it'll look like when it IS polished
This will not be something that I will always be offering, because it's more of a pain in the butt to cast this way. More expensive, yada yada But I thought it was pretty neat. Besides, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of Jango fans anymore anyway
On a side note (isn't there always a side note in my posts?) ...
The restored ear cap can be seen in the middle of the collage. I started a thread about this ear cap sometime ago with not a whole lot of feedback. But this is what it looks like in its restored state. As some of you may know, the original pieces (molds) were in pretty poor condition where the ear cap is concerned. I will still provide original castings for posterity, but they would NOT even be useable for displaying on a helmet casting, let alone trooping. So it needed to be restored for functionality. The front and back portion of the cap were intact, however, the middle portion was pretty eroded. Bottom line is that the ear cap was restored from the original "buck" casting that was used to make the current molds that I had acquired, so no shrinkage during the revitalization. For all intents and purposes, this is EXACTLY the ear cap that you would see on film, as it was restored using the original pieces. There was only one washed out detail that could not be definitively restored, and that is one of the mounting holes on the rear of the cap was too eroded to even make a guess. So it was left off of the restored piece. It is cast as a one piece unit, back and front. When the originals were made, they were initially 2 caps just like Boba. But during production, the separate caps were permanently assembled making them a unit. This was done to accept the newer RF stalk base. The RF stalk is confirmed non-moveable. It simply slides in and out of a single track, standing straight up. It is machine screwed from the rear of the cap, into a threaded hole in the bottom of the stalk, and the cap is bolted to the helmet. Pretty cool actually. I'll provide more pics of that later if anyone is interested.
Lemme know guys and gals!
As always, thanks for all your patience. Look for my redesigned Jango Gauntlet posting this coming week.


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So for the third year running it's another new device that does the same old things. Boring
I think the only think left for Apple to do now is to start taking things away from the spec and calling it a whole new device.
Maybe the next ipad will be the same as this one but without the screen - ipad shuffle !!
Maybe we should slap on a Apple logo onto all the 4K TVs to make all the Apple fanboys blindly upgrade all their 1080 TVs to help bring 4K to the masses ! And yeah, another new (revised ?) device that does the same things as the old one. Boring.
It's a bit thinner. Is that is?
No, it's a lot lighter and a lot faster too. Which makes it quite appealing as an upgrade from an older model, such as the iPad 2 or 3. Much the same with any product update really.
It's all very meh.
And my word, even for Apple the Mini is ridiculously over priced.
I'm just confused about the iPad naming structure now. Wasn't there an iPad 2 already? That's going to lead to a lot of eBay shenanigans.
I know that I'm not Apples market, in that I'm not American and I'm technologically literate, but there's a slowly increasing feel of stagnation and staleness hanging around Apple.
I think you will find that most of the people in the UK that are in Apple's market are not American. And that the UK market is quite substantial. Your point about being an American to be in Apple's market would appear to not hold much merit and as such seems fairly offensive.
Apple's largest market by FAR is the US, (http://www.washingtonpost.c... ) and they target their advertising and products almost exclusively at lifestyle and fashion rather than technology.
If you're not American, and you have a broad knowledge of the technological landscape, chances are you don't buy Apple.
If you're offended by simple figures then I really can't help you.
The chart you have linked to shows *worldwide* market share for mobile phones. I don't see how it corroborates your argument.
Perhaps a chart showing Apple's tablet market share in the US and that in the UK, would be more relevant?
Its a chart showing how Apple are a minority player in every market except the US.
It tells you where they focus both their products and their image, which tells you that people in England like myself are not their primary target market, which is the point you've been missing since my first post.
I'm not replying anymore because you either are being wilfully dense or you're genuinely not that smart.
Either way, good job being the typical Apple fan.
You are referring to this chart?
Or are you just extrapolating from the first sentence of that article which says "For all of its success in the United States, the iPhone accounts for only a small fraction of worldwide mobile phone sales", without any quantification whatsoever?
And please could you avoid the temptation to make insults.
Hey guys, shouldn't you be recommending everyone to go and get "a 'proper' laptop"??
Well, most yearly product upgrades are pretty incremental -- so who cares if it's a bit 'meh', or w/e.
One thing I object to is that the tag line of this article is something about 'changing the game'(??). The other is the amount of regurgitated marketing guff.
For the record I'm an Android user who thinks Apple products are grossly overpriced. However on the basis that competition forces technological improvement I have always wanted them to deliver, particularly on their reputation for inovation (I also want WinPhone to succeed as well)..
From this point of view, the new products are really disappointing. The improvements are nice, of course and clearly represent an improvement over previous models - but to me, both the new iPad and Mini are just what the previous versions should have been.
However, I don't think the issue is Apple - I think it's a problem all of the smartphone/tablet manufacturers are facing. Whilst we criticise them for a lack of genuine inovation, there is another question in response - what would you add to your tablet/phone that it can't currently do?
I use my phone (Galaxy S3 with extended battery since you ask) as an email client, MP3 player, sat-nav, camera, exercise monitor, web browser, for casual gaming and occasionally for watching TV/Netflix (and as a phone, of course). It matches or exceeeds my expectations for all of them and lasts more than a full day with my typical usage. Great!. I have a tablet at home too, but it's only really used for Netflix at home.
My point is thatI can't think of anything else that I want my phone to do. Sure there is room for iterative improvements such as a better low-light camera, improved battery etc, but I can't think of a new function that would persuade me to spend big money on a new phone.
It's not just me either - I work in an office full of Apple fanboi's, yet only one or two have an iPhone 5, with the majority happy with their 4/4S, despite the fact that many of them are out of contract and could get the new model if they wanted to.
It seems the manufacturers are largely banking on connected watches to be their saviour, but I reckon the market for these will be relatively niche when compared against the success of smartphones & tablets.
So whilst I tend to agree with those whingeing about a lack of inovation, I can't think of anything I want them to create (iterative improvements aside). So what new function would you add to your phone or tablet if you could?
It's exactly the same as every other manufacturer. People only complain because Apple is expensive, but other manufacturers are getting more and more expensive. Personally, I think this is great improvement over the old iPad.
Well put. I think Apple's reputation of being constantly innovating (which is unfairly bestowed on them by their fanboys, and overly criticised by their detractors) is over done, but then most generational upgrades, offer small levels of improvement. And being thinner, and lighter, while more powerful, and with apparently equal battery life, sounds quite impressive. But probably not enough to tempt me over an equal option with a different badge, and without a 40% mark up.
wow. Really game changing moves that...
My iPad 2 will meet my needs for quite a while it seems.
Interesting. I think it is reasonable to expect an Ipad Pro range in the near future.
Considering their progression with moving productivity applications to iOS, which does not quite make sense at the moment, we could be seeing a major shift; the beginning of porting and merging of iOS and Mac OS X to ARM v8.
Performance of the A7 CPU is already good enough for most ordinary users. I expect the Ipad Pro range to exclusively use the expected A7x CPU, this might even be quad core. We might finally be seeing an SD Card slot, and rumours about a keyboard or monitor dock could hold some truth.
I am expecting the performance of the A7x to be similar to Intel Baytrail, which is expected to appear in entry level laptops, so now the customer can choose which platform they want to use... the consumer could finally be king, and competition be restored.
You're technologically literate so you don't use a Mac, how patronizing of you. So all us Mac users, by inference, are technologically illiterate, thanks mate.
AndyB makes some very sane comments. I, too, am an Android user both for my phone, an ageing Galaxy SII, and my two tablets, the 2012 Nexus 7 and an older Asus T101 Transformer.
I believe Apple products are overpriced but then I'm not obliged to buy one. I value my money too much to waste it on the latest "must have" gadget, be it Apple or Android, and which widely is touted as better than I presently have. There has to be a point where technical improvements don't add a commensurate reward in overall functionality, and until I can see a worthwhile improvement over what I currently have, my money stays in my pocket.
I am eyeing the 2013 Nexus 7, though! But the 3G version. Oh, no, I'm on that roundabout again. Will someone please save me from myself?
Childish and unnecessary comments in general....
I fail to see why people need to express their hate against Apple? I don't think Apple is a "bad" company compared to others - are they really?
It's the same old story - VHS against BetaMax, Unix vs Windows, Mac vs Windows, etc etc
Can't you stay openminded against things that happen on the marketplace?
Does one thing HAVE to be more supreme than other things?
You also state that their products are overpriced - well - companies tend to be glad for making money; is that a bad thing? If they don't they will soon be out of business, and how should that help markets/technologies forward?
I guess you cannot argue against the fact that Apple "invented" the iPad, iPhone etc - or is Samsung or the Android business the ones that were responsible for this?
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I'm sure there are many technologically literate people who use Macs, but I'm equally sure they aren't Apples target market.
It's hard not to generalise Apple owners as precious and shallow when so many of them seem to look for reasons to be offended.
It's absolutely amazing to see how the Druids land up on every Apple review site or blog to spray venom on everything that's coming out of Cupertino. Likewise I do not see flame-skewers between Range Rover fans slam dunking owners of BMW X5 or the Merc G class! They simply go about enjoying their ride on the vehicle of their choice. Likewise GMC, FORD & JEEP fans continue to enjoy every bit of their own respective ride, sticks to their own forums and avoids flaming others, but instead respects each other's choice.
I wonder why people can't get fully immersed on the product that suits their pockets and that gives them the gratification from the product of their choice. Some of the posts definitely shows hues of plain green jealousy, either they cannot afford the recently launched product or they are simply that way (read as hiding behind their screen and spewing venom on everything around). Yes, I am aware of constructive criticism and it's benefit.
I haven't seen so many GNUfella or Linux guys posting crap on the blogosphere, instead they invest all their time making their cocoon of comfort better by the day. Yes, time and again they would poke some fun on the Windows clan, but that I deem fit as pure fun. Try Ubuntu 13.04, it's simply awesome and has come a long way. Also please note that within the Linux environment, gone are the days where everything is FREE, quite a few things need to be bought.
I know the day will never come when this crap between the Druids and the fruityloops will ever stop, and we have the choice to ignore both of them, and go about enjoying the technical reviews for the merit is based on. No review is straight forward and without any bias, however it is for us the readers to make the call or delete the bookmark when an excessive dose of bias is observed.
Not everybody can afford the fruit of the loom, since they do not manufacture models for the wide bandwidth of household income, whereas the competition is a bunch or manufacturers with an assortment of models to fit every budget.
Isn't it amazing that the whole chapter is all about one small town called Cupertino challenging the entire planet of smartphone manufacturers. That's absolutely stunning.
I own an iPhone 5 personal phone and a Galaxy S4 work phone. Both great phones but I just prefer the iPhone. That's my choice. It doesn't mean I'm a "Fanboy" (which by the way has to be the Worlds most annoying word" and it doesn't mean I'm a sheep. I do agree that Apple is overpriced and has its faults but I'm happy with the phone and that's all that matters. The whole Apple vs Android argument really is truly pathetic.
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Monroe • Out of the fog, Santa Claus taxied down the runway in a single-engine plane with Mrs. Claus and two of his elves on Thursday as hundreds of cheering elementary schoolchildren waited.
As the temperature hovered around zero, students with red noses waited anxiously. Bundled in mittens, coats and winter hats, the children clung to the fence of an airport gate as Santa emerged from a Beechcraft Bonanza A-36 a substitute for his reindeer for the day.
St. Nick came bearing more than 5,000 pounds worth of gifts for more than 650 students at Monroe Elementary as part of the Santa Flight, an annual charity event organized by the Angel Flight program. Angel Flight is a national nonprofit volunteer group of pilots who arrange free non-emergency transportation to those with health care needs. The group's west organization held their 11th annual Santa Flight on Thursday.
Kindergarten student Jossalyn Roberts, 5, said she was so excited when she heard Santa was coming early to her school that she wore a pretty red dress with a white collar just for his arrival.
"I saw the elf," Roberts said of meeting the holiday brigade at the airport. "There were two elves, they were still making toys. He went over there and the people were taking pictures of him."
While elves handed out rainbow-colored candy canes to the children, gifts were transported to the school.
Children held homemade signs that read "Welcome Santa, Mrs. Claus and Scouts."
A school bus drove the Claus couple along with kindergarten and first-graders from the Richfield airport to the school in Monroe. During the ride, children rattled off their wish lists to Santa and sang Christmas songs.
"I wanted a dress or a toy," Roberts said. "I wanted him to surprise me."
Hundreds of students packed the school gym and watched as the old man dressed in red greet them with a hearty "Ho, ho, ho."
Kindergarten teacher Michelle Elmer said the recent tragedy in Connecticut, where 20 children ages 6 and 7 were killed by a gunman, has made her focus on never taking moments with her students for granted.
"I just love to see the light in their eyes," Elmer said. "It is such a magical time."
Seven Boy Scouts from the Salt Lake Valley and one from Cedar City gathered the donated items for the children along with $1,000 cash, as part of their Eagle Scout projects.
Scouts Nate Coelliker, 13 and Chase Larsen, 14, said it was impressive how many people came forward to donate when they began collecting items in November.
"It felt really good we could help out," Koelliker said.
Larsen handed out fliers in the neighborhood and used social media to collect donations. Scouts collected toys, school supplies, winter clothing, books and hand sanitizer, among other things.
Angel Flight West Wing Leader Steve Bollinger said five prior attempts to fly to the school had been stifled by inclement weather, but the skies finally cooperated for the 12 pilots who took off from the South Valley Airport in West Jordan Thursday morning. One pilot estimated that with the cost of fuel, time and operating expenses, each pilot personally donated about $300 to make the trip possible.
To decide what school to visit this Christmas, Bollinger looked through a list of the state's low-income schools and chose Monroe Elementary in Sevier County, where about 60 percent of the school's population is economically disadvantaged, according to statistics from the Utah Department of Education.
With beaming smiles full of more empty spaces than teeth, the young students waved and yelled, "Bye, Santa" as Kris Kringle left the school Thursday.
Roberts, meanwhile, reflected on how she was going to get her surprise presents on Christmas Day.
"I don't have a chimney, but he knows how to get inside my house, because he is magic," she said. "He uses his reindeer all day to get in the chimney. He goes to every house at one time."
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Example: B5 A4 in front of a McDonalds-You get it done (you must submit picture of YOUR car in it and it HAS to be recent). Then YOU say a picture of a homeless guy holding an vwvortex sign on a piece of cardboard next to your car.
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How to play:
Pick a person, place, or thing to take a picture with that has an A4 in it. The first person who responds with the picture that satisfies the request gets to pick the next request.
Note: please try to make the requests do-able so that the game can continue.
1) No photochop. (shop, yes. chop, no).
2) Please only post pictures of YOUR A4, this way you will actually have to go out and take a picture if necessary (or if you've got the time..which, judging by some of the posts counts here... I think some of us do. )
3)No dupes - let's be creative.
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* currency (the participants of this game will not be limited to those with immediate access to large amounts of funds. There is one thing that we each share, regardless of the size of our bank accounts - and that is the fact that we each drive some flavor of one of the greatest cars ever made.)
* Nudity (NSFW stuff is ok; nudity is not).
* Destruction of one's own property or any piece of public property
Once a challenge has been satisfied, the user who met the challenge should post the picture in the A4 Picture Game Thread
Again, as a forum of enthusiasts, this list of rules is growing and becoming more clear as time goes on. Please let me know if there are additional changes that the community feels would be beneficial to keeping this game going.
Mods - I feel like this is more of a general discussion/participation thing so I didn't put it in member photos. If you disagree, feel free to move.
*Edit: NickBroderick is allowed to post his c5 in here also
Edit: Changed rule #5 from 7 days to 2 days.
Edit: Added score board.
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In the lead: gear- 11
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Financial Aid policies are determined by the U.S. Department of Education. We encourage you to be familiar with these policies so that you maintain federal financial aid eligibility throughout your academic career at Lesley University.
The three Financial Aid Policies covered here are:Satisfactory Academic ProgressWithdrawalsFailure to Receive a Passing Grade
Students receiving financial aid of any type are required to make satisfactory academic progress toward their degree. "Satisfactory Academic Progress" is defined by federal regulations of the U.S. Department of Education as "proceeding in a positive manner toward fulfilling degree requirements." Academic progress is measured using qualitative (GPA) standards, quantitative (credit completion rate) standards and students are eligible for financial aid consideration through their first 180 attempted credits of their 120 credit degree program. According to these federal guidelines, Lesley University students must maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined in their College Catalog. Students are reviewed on an annual basis in June with regard to their continued eligibility for federal, state and institutional financial aid for the following year.
Students who are not making satisfactory academic progress are allowed to submit an appeal, along with supporting documentation, based on unusual circumstances. The Appeal Form will be provided by the Office of Financial Aid to students who are eligible to appeal. Please note that appeals will not be approved more than one time during your enrollment at Lesley University.
Students who withdraw completely from Lesley and who have been awarded financial aid may have their financial aid awards adjusted according to calculations mandated by federal and state regulations and policy. The Federal Return of Funds regulations require that the Financial Aid Office calculate the amount of financial aid that must be returned to the federal government and other agencies and the amount that can be retained to pay Lesley charges. Students who are considering withdrawing are encouraged to contact the Financial Aid Office at 617.349.8760 for more details.
The calculation of the return of Title IV funds is determined by the date that the student withdraws, which could be:
Federal Title IV aid and all other aid is earned during the time a student is attending Lesley University. The percentage of aid earned is determined by dividing the number of days a student was enrolled by the number of days in the semester, up to the 60% point. Return of Title IV funds is no longer necessary after that point. If the student withdraws from all courses after the 60% point in the semester, Title IV aid is viewed as 100% earned. However, if a student completely withdraws prior to that 60% point, the student may owe back part of his/her financial aid if the Financial Aid Office determines the student has received an amount larger than the earned amount.
The refund policy for state financial aid is the same as the federal policy. A copy of the worksheet used for this calculation can be requested from the Lesley University Financial Aid Office.
The term "Title IV Funds" includes the following programs:
In accordance with federal regulations, financial aid funds are returned and allocated in the following order:
Lesley University will also return any funds necessary to Title IV programs upon completing the calculation. The student's responsibilities in regard to the return of Title IV funds include repaying to the Title IV or state programs any funds that were disbursed directly to the student and which the student was determined to be ineligible for via the Return of Title IV Funds Calculation. The procedures and policies listed above supersede those published previously and are subject to change. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions about this policy. Students who are not financial aid recipients should refer to the institutional policy.
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Title IV financial aid recipients who receive all failing grades for a semester will be identified by the Financial Aid Office contact the student and request that they provide documentation to show that a failure(s) was academic in nature. If the student cannot provide such documentation, it will be determined that the student "unofficially withdrew", and the following procedures will be initiated:
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No Ahmad Bradshaw ? No Hakeem Nicks? No problem for the Giants as their offense picked apart the Panthers at will Thursday night on their way to a 36-7 victory. With Bradshaw out due to a neck injury, Andre Brown followed up his solid Week 2 performance with 130 yards from scrimmage and two more touchdowns. Ramses Barden filled in for Nicks, who was surprisingly ruled out on Wednesday because of his foot injury. Barden had caught 16 passes from 2009 through Week 2; he caught nine passes for 138 yards last night.
Fantasy Analysis:
This is going to get interesting when Bradshaw and Nicks are able to return to the lineup, so let's try to sort this out.
Well, Nicks and Victor Cruz are still the Giants' clear top two WRs. But remember how an unknown Cruz put together some big games early last season and became a breakout star even when Nicks and Mario Manningham were on the field? A similar scenario could be taking shape with Barden. I wouldn't put him in my lineup next week if Nicks is active, but he's definitely worth a pickup. Barden is a huge target, knows how to use his body to box out defensive backs and has very strong hands for plucking throws out of the air, as he did impressively a few times last night.
Brown is more intriguing than Barden to me because when you consider what he has shown through the past seven quarters, I'm not sure if Bradshaw is this team's best running back any longer. He certainly looked slow in Week 1, and Brown has shown that he deserves more playing time going forward. This could turn into a timeshare, but the bigger news here is that Bradshaw has gone from a strong RB2 just a few weeks ago to a shaky week-to-week play because of Brown's emergence. Try to deal him now and see what you can get because of his name recognition.
Two final quick notes: No matter who gets hurt and can't play, the Giants keep showing the world that they have superb depth, and Eli Manning will keep putting up big numbers no matter who is on the field.
And secondly, David Wilson got one carry last night and can be safely dropped in re-draft leagues. Acknowledging that hurts me deeply.


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Canisius (31-14, 14-4 MAAC) at Niagara (16-27, 8-11 MAAC)
May 10-11
Probable Starters
RHP Rohn Pierce (9-2, 2.08 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Schwartz (4-5, 3.10 ERA)
LHP Alex Godzak (7-3, 2.76 ERA) vs. LHP Cody Eckerson (5-0, 3.46 ERA)
RHP Devon Stewart (4-5, 5.05 ERA) vs. RHP Liam Stroud (0-6, 5.19 ERA)
- Canisius plays its final road games of the 2014 regular season with a three-game series at rival Niagara University this weekend.
- The Golden Griffins enter the weekend on a nine-game winning streak, their longest winning streak of the season. Canisius has had a winning streak of eight or more games three times in 2014.
- Entering the weekend, the nine-game winning streak is the fourth-longest active streak in the country.
- Canisius has a 14-4 record in MAAC play, and the Golden Griffins start the weekend in first place in the conference standings.
- Canisius is the first team to clinch a spot in the 2014 MAAC Championship, qualifying for the eighth straight year - the longest streak in the conference.
- The top six teams will qualify for the 2014 MAAC Championships, to be held May 21-25, in Lakewood, N.J. The top two teams will receive a first-round bye.
- Canisius needs four wins in its final six conference games (or three wins and one loss by Quinnipiac and Fairfield) to guarantee a spot in the top two of the league standings and linch a first-round bye.
- Canisius has 19 road wins, which is tied for the most in the country at the start of the week. The Griffs have won their last eight road games, the third-longest road winning streak in the country.
- Canisius started the week ranked No. 85 in the official NCAA RPI. In the last three weeks, Canisius has moved from No. 163 to No. 85.
- Junior Connor Panas was named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on Monday, becoming the second player on the team (joining junior Rohn Pierce) to win the award this season.
- Panas also was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, for the second time this season. Canisius has won eight weekly awards from the conference office, twice as many as any other team in the MAAC in 2014.
- Panas and Pierce were named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team last week. They are now eligible to be named an Academic All-American, which will be announced at the end of May.
- Since the start of the 2008 season Canisius has 248 wins, which is the highest total in the Northeast as the Griffs lead Connecticut (245).
- Canisius is the only team in the Northeast to have 33 or more wins in five of the last six seasons.
- Canisius has won 19 road games this season, including eight straight road games away from the Demske Sports Complex.
- At the start of the week, the 19 road wins tied for the most in the country. Canisius was tied with Seton Hall and Louisiana Lafayette.
- The eight-game road winning streak is currently the third-longest streak in the country.
- Niagara enters the weekend with a 16-27 overall record and 8-11 record in conference play. The Purple Eagles are currently in sixth place in the MAAC standings. Niagara is playing its final MAAC series of the season and is fighting for a spot in the six-time MAAC Championship.
- Niagara is hitting .246 as a team and averaging 4.3 runs per game. Taylor Hackett leads the team with a .312 batting average while Greg Rodgers leads the team with 27 RBI.
- The Purple Eagles entered the week ranked fourth in the MAAC in ERA and have a team ERA of 4.89. Jordan Schwartz is 4-5 with a 3.06 ERA to go along with 91 strikeouts in 82.1 innings.
- Canisius leads the all-time series 78-76. The Golden Griffins have won the last eight meetings in the series and have won the last seven MAAC series.


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Universal Fit item created by nightmancometh, Aug 4, 2010
Pros - Lots of bass, great sound isolation, great value
Cons - Possible reliability issues, were very uncomfortable after an extended period of time
I initially bought these as a temporary replacement for my AKG K26Ps that crapped out on me after being left in a car for two weeks, and because I knew I'd want earbuds for music on the go. Given that I bought these for around $30, I was astounded at the audio quality these earbuds produced. The NE-6 has far more bass than any other earbud I've come across so far, and while there isn't a great balance between bass and treble, the mids came out clear- though these things lacked high treble. Despite this, they are easily the best earbuds I've come across in terms of audio quality, I'd say they're comparable with the lower-level Shure earbuds, which are twice as expensive, at the least. They also provide great sound isolation, thanks to the variety of earbuds that come with the NE-6. One inevitable fault of such earbuds is that they are uncomfortable to wear after long periods of time, and the NE-6 is no different. I don't consider this to be a major fault though, since this is a common issue. The only other complaint that I have concerning these earbuds is that they stopped working only two months after I purchased. I do not know if this is a result of faulty design/construction or if it's more due to the way I handled them- I used them everyday, stopped using the protective pouch that comes with it. One day the right side stopped working, and my pair has been like that since. If it was not for this issue, I would give these a 4-star rating, but I question the reliability of the NE-6.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Senior linebacker A.J. Johnson, junior defensive lineman Curt Maggitt and junior offensive lineman Mack Crowder will be Tennessee's student-athlete representatives at SEC Media Days in Birmingham next week. Along with head coach Butch Jones, UT will meet with the media on Tuesday, July 15, starting at 1 p.m. CT.
Three student-athletes and the head coach of each of the 14 Southeastern Conference football programs will participate in SEC Football Media Days, July 14-17, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
Johnson returns to Tennessee for his senior season after another stellar campaign as a junior. As a senior, Johnson has already been named to the preseason watch lists for the Bednarick Award, Lott IMPACT Award and CFPA Linebacker of the Year Award. He is a consensus preseason All-American, earning recognition as a first and second teamer from various outlets.A 2013 AP and Coaches All-SEC first-team selection, Johnson became the first Vol to record 100 tackles in back to back seasons since Earnest Fields did so in 1990-91 finishing his 2013 campaign with 106.
Johnson also notched 8.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards, tying a career high, while also recovering a fumble and breaking up three passes. Johnson notched five double-digit tackling efforts in 2013, bringing his career total to 18. He currently sits in third place on the UT career assisted tackles list with 164.
The Gainesville, Ga., native enters his final season on Rocky Top with 324 career tackles in 36 career games.
Maggitt returns to action for his junior year after taking a redshirt season in 2013 after recovering from off-season surgeries. Maggitt started nine games in 2012 at MIKE linebacker. The West Palm Beach, Fla. native recorded 30 tackles with two sacks and a team-high tying 5.0 tackles for loss. During freshman campaign played in 11 of 12 games, starting eight at SLB, tied for third on team with 56 tackles. With 56 tackles, recorded fourth-most for a true freshman in UT history ahead of Reggie White (51 in 1980). Ranked second among all SEC freshmen with 5.1 tackles/game behind teammate A.J. Johnson.
Crowder enter his junior season in 2014. The Bristol, Tenn. native finished his 2013 campaign playing in eight games, starting for the first game at center against No. 11 South Carolina.
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·Christion Jones, Wide Receiver
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·Alan Turner, Safety
·Nick Marshall, Quarterback
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·Gabe Wright, Defensive Linemen
·Jeff Driskel , Quarterback
·Dante Fowler, Defensive End
·Vernon Hargreaves III, Cornerback
·Chris Conley, Flanker
·Todd Gurley, Tailback
·Ramik Wilson, Linebacker
·Bud Dupree, Defensive End
·Jordan Swindle, Offensive Tackle
·Za'Darius Smith, Defensive End
·La'el Collins, Offensive Tackle
·Terrence Magee, Running Back
·D.J. Welter, Linebacker
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·Cody Prewitt, Safety
·Bo Wallace, Quarterback
Mississippi State
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·Benardrick McKinney, Linebacker
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Hi All
I'm new to Linux (well used Fedora in the past), but have recently started an Information Security Bsc (Hons) Degree. Pen Testing etc will not be covered until year 3 (tad to far away for my liking, lol) Well i thought i might as well get the ball rolling now and see what i can learn previous to the lectures we will be having within our Lab.
Right so i downloaded a copy of Back Track 5r1 64 bit, Gnome. Installed it to a 16gb scan disk USB mem stick.
All that works fine.
So my next step, see what can be done after watching some tutorials.
I set my router to WEP encrption since i heard it was the easiest to crack Obviously learning for ethical reasons and not with malicious intent!
The First prob to occur was:
Couldnt see my Wifi card. After reading i found there was alot of pising about to get it recognised, so went a purchased a Air Station-G Wireless USB Stick.
Loaded the OS and there it was displaying local wireless networks.
I followed the tutorial and within 10mins cracked my key.
SO i then want to logon to my OWN wireless router. Means i dont have to have my Studio PC connected to the net whilst reading info on BT5R1.
After inserting the correct passkey into Wicd Network MAnager and pressing 'connect; it went throught the usual tasks of logging into the router:
- Obataining IP Address
After a few miniutes of trying to connect i get the error 'Connection FAiled: Unable To Get IP Address'
Now today in university i had no problems in connecting to their wireless network, even though i did get kicked off every 5/10 minutes.
Usually when using Windows (Sorry for swearing) i could go to hardware device manager and see if there any driver issues. But i cant find this option within Back Track OS.
1) is this a common fault with Wicd Network Manager? (Ihave read on their web page that it could be down to 'power saving mode' of the wireless device. But once again cant find the device wihtin hardware to reconfig.
2) is it a rubbish wireless device for what i wish to perform?
i have also had issues on my Studio pc. which has a 'Wireless 11g 54Mbps PCI Card' inside.
ONce again could pick up wireless devices in my area. Also break the WEP Encryption Key but same error on loggon onto the router 'Connection FAiled: Unable To Get IP Address'.
it seems strange that i can logon to my University wireless network but not my homes using BT5R1.
HArdware for computers used:
Intel Celeron (DualCore) T3500 2.10GHz
3gb RAm DDR2
USB: Mem stick Scan Disk 16gb
USB: Air-Station Wireless-G
Studio PC:
Intel Quadcore 2.6ghz
4gm RAM DDR2
Wireless 11g 54 Mbps PCI CArd
Router: BT Business Hub
Any help would be very grateful!!!