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Rancho Suspension is a well-known name in the aftermarket lift kit industry, but did you know that for quite some time Rancho didn't offer a 6-inch suspension for IFS vehicles? Well, guess what. This old dog has a new trick.
We had the chance to take Rancho's special show truck out for a week of abuse testing, and we are going to be hard-pressed to return it since we had so much fun. This is a brand-new '14 GMC Sierra half-ton, and it has Rancho's new 6-inch suspension. This is the same truck they take to all their shows and put on display, and for some unknown reason they agreed to let us borrow it for a weeklong vacation evaluation. We put about 1,500 miles on the truck and really enjoyed the way it rode.
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In our part of the country it's very common to see new lifted trucks, and the style of these new GM trucks when lifted really appeals to us. The new engine laughed at the added weight and tire size this truck was fitted with, and we can honestly say that we never felt we needed a truck larger than a half-ton for the type of use we put it through. Overall we think this particular recipe of lift and truck will be just what many truck buyers are looking for.
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Famed American author John Steinbeck wrote a book titled Travels With Charlie back in the '60s about a trip around the U.S. with his dog Charlie, in a GMC truck, with a slide-in camper. We recently copied this idea with a Four Wheel popup camper, the Rancho Suspension GMC, and three dogs named Batman, Baxter, and Lulu. It wasn't around the whole country, but it was a few days of exploring dirt tracks and coastal towns of California. We spent nights in the camper with a warm heater, hot running water, and plenty of room for furry critters to lie about. During the day we rumbled down dirt coast roads and climbed up steep muddy NorCal trails, and the lifted crew cab never missed a beat or even noticed that the camper was on its back.
The Hawk model camper we tested has an aluminum frame and heavy fabric upper sides that collapse to give it a low overall height when in travel mode to help sneak under branches and reduce the center of gravity height. When popped up it offers over 6 feet of interior height. Our version had two large beds, perfect for two or three adults or one adult and three dogs. Other versions offer a shower and toilet options. Each camper is built to order in the Four Wheel camper factory in Woodland, California. Our only major issue was requiring a step stool to get in and out of the camper on the lifted truck.
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That is a cad photo .. the pet renew will be black in color with white text web address on it ... (and hologram where the band is hollowed out)
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Packaging should be professional, and colorful. It should promote health, and fun. The product includes a hologram on it, which may be represented in the artwork (see attached image of product). Product will be looped, in a circle, inside the packaging, so that it fits inside the 2.5cm blister.
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Again, mockup art is only used to demonstrate location of blister, and text/copy. Design and layout need not be in any way similar to mockup, in fact, we desire huge change/creativity.
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This article is third in a series of discussions about best selling Lollar pickups. This session will feature our best selling Lollar P-90 style pickups.
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday that China's "very different" political and economic systems are a concern as his government decides whether to approve CNOOC Ltd's US$15.1 billion bid for oil producer Nexen Inc.
The comments were some of the most revealing Harper has made in connection with the landmark CNOOC deal, which has raised fears over Chinese state-owned enterprises buying up Canadian energy assets.
Some members of Canada's governing Conservative Party are wary of the CNOOC bid, in part because of what they say are unfair Chinese business practices.
Harper, speaking to reporters in Dakar, Senegal, said Canada wants a growing relationship with China, but added that Chinese investments must be scrutinized from a national security perspective.
This week Ottawa hinted strongly that it would exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from participating in the construction of a secure Canadian government communications network because of security risks.
Harper, asked about Huawei and the CNOOC takeover, began his answer by saying he would not comment on any particular transaction, but in his subsequent remarks he clearly touched upon both cases.
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The Canadian government this week extended its review of CNOOC's bid for Nexen by 30 days, to Nov. 11. Earlier it had invoked a national security exemption that would allow it to block Huawei from participation in its new telecoms network. The extension, while expected, comes amid a growing furore over alleged Chinese espionage in North America. Some Canadians also fear that a successful CNOOC bid for Nexen could spark a wave of mega takeovers of Canadian energy producers by foreign enterprises.
"We will ensure as a government that we have not only a growing relationship with China, but a relationship with China that is in Canada's best interests," Harper said.
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Ottawa says that at about the same time it announces a verdict on the CNOOC bid, it is also to unveil clearer guidelines indicating the kind of foreign investment Canada wants.
The oil sands of the Western Canadian province of Alberta are the world's third-largest oil deposit and Nexen's portfolio includes operations in the oil sands as well as shale assets in the province of British Columbia and projects in other parts of the world. If approved, the CNOOC bid would be the biggest Chinese takeover of a foreign company. The deal is being reviewed under the Investment Canada Act, which allows the government to examine whether a transaction is of "net benefit" to the country.


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ABB Robotics, a supplier of industrial robots, will feature several new generation packaging robots, an array of new software technologies and a new compact controller at Pack Expo 2010, October 31 – November 3 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The ABB exhibit (Booth # 3236) will display more robots than prior Pack Expo shows, including production technology for the full range of picking, packing and palletizing operations. The highlights of the exhibit include (*indicates new technology, not previously introduced):
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- The new IRC5 Compact controller, now available for the IRB 120 and 140 robots. The smaller controller facilitates smarter, leaner robot cell designs while maintaining ABB's superior control of production lines. Like all ABB controllers, the IRC5 Compact operates RobotWare 5.13 software featuring advanced application functions and superior motion performance.
- A full lineup of IRB 360 FlexPickers, the industry's only "second generation" delta robot. The IRB 360 is available in a variety of configurations to meet payload/performance, working range and sanitation requirements for a wide range of applications. On display will be three models: the long reach, the stainless steel washdown version of the standard reach, and the compact reach. *A fourth FlexPicker, equipped with a fifth axis developed in collaboration with DE-STA-CO, will highlight a live demo picking and placing an assortment of small cereal boxes. The fifth axis allows the IRB 360 to pick flat product and reorient it to an on-edge position at the high speeds commensurate with standard pick-and-place operations.
- ABB's new and improved PickMaster™ application package, which simplifies the integration of vision guidance, vision inspection, conveyor tracking and optimized high speed pick-and-place performance for the complete range of material handling applications.
- *Indexed Conveyor Control (ICC), allowing the IRB 360 to accurately perform picking or placing operations on indexing conveyors at rates up to 450 indexes per minute. Designed to reduce the cost and complexity of high speed carton loading, this application package allows the IRB 360 to perform pick-and-place operations on indexing packaging machine infeeds, improving system throughput up to 50%.
"By strengthening our palletizing product line we will have the ideal robot for virtually every robotic packaging application," said Joe Campbell, vice president of the ABB Robot Products Group in the U.S.
With many authorized ABB Robotics integration partners also exhibiting, more than 20 ABB robots and systems will be featured at Pack Expo 2010. The list of partner exhibits includes:
- Bradman Lake (Booth #2338)
- JLS Automation (Booth #3931)
- Blueprint Automation (Booth #4220)
- Fallas Automation (Booth #2430)
- MDC Engineering (Booth #5719)
- Orics Industries (Booth #1334)
- Axium (Booth #1377)
- Propack Processing & Packaging Systems (Booth #2686)
- Mecsmart Systems (Booth #5756)
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See other Pack Expo coverage at www.controleng.com, including:
Pack Expo: Smart cameras boost packing quality, reduce costs
Also read:
ABB Robotics: 10 reasons to buy a robot now; see photos, videos – Think you shouldn't be spending money on a robot now? These 10 reasons may prove why lean times could be the best time to invest in robotics. See photos. Link to robot videos.
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Posted: Oct 27, 2013 7:01 pm
Post subject: Replace or Archive?
I have a cache in Winnipeg that has been in place for just over 10 years, but it appears to have gone missing now.
World Peace
was the first letterbox hide in Manitoba and was the only letterbox for about 6 years until the cache type was reintroduced.
Here's my question: Should I replace the cache and keep the history alive, or should I archive the listing and let someone new take the spot?
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Posted: Oct 27, 2013 8:25 pm
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Just my opinion: I think if you're willing to replace it, you should do so. That cache is a piece of Manitoba geocaching history. I'm all for letting caches run their course, but I would hate to see this one go. If you don't want to maintain it, that's of course your call as CO, but I wouldn't want to see this one archived just to free up the space. My two cents.
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Posted: Oct 28, 2013 10:44 pm
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I would replace the cache
The number of 6 digit/number cache are slowly disappearing
When they are gone they are gone
I have a number of the 6 - digit/number caches in the Marathon Ontario are and make sure they are maintain and replaced if I have to just to kept them active
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Replace! Replace!
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Posted: Oct 29, 2013 9:41 pm
Post subject: Another option
You could see if someone would like to adopt it.
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my opinion is for you to either replace it, or adopt it out... its a piece of Manitoba geocaching history after all...
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In my opinion, I think replacing would be best. If you need someone to maintain or adopt it, I probably can. Take care.
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I totally agree with replacing the cache. With that much history, it would be sad to see archived. If maintenance is an issue, I'm sure that it would be adopted by another cacher.
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I vote replace! I remember finding this with Dani when she hit #1000.
"So do they sometimes hide caches in dog poo like this?" "No, that's real poo. You might want to put that down."
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Shout out to JB. for replacing this one's container.
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That was quite a fancy stamp you had in there, it will be difficult to replace, but worth it. It was the first letterbox I found and was very impressed with stamp.
A couple of months ago I was in the same quandary with my Yellow Park-1 and decided to keep the history going, even if just for the Jasmer challenges out there.
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Thanks for all the comments. While I am an advocate for recycling cache locations and archiving caches once they have had their run, I do agree that this cache is a piece of Manitoba geocaching history. It was the first letterbox hide in Manitoba. This was one that I wanted to keep under my account as it was my first hide in Manitoba and my oldest active geocache. With all the friends I have still in Manitoba, I knew that maintenance wouldn't be an issue.
I mailed a new cache with stamp and stamp pad to ertyu and he agreed to go place it for me. In the mean time, JB had placed a temporary container, so I appreciate that effort as well. Unfortunately I couldn't find the same stamp as was originally in it. I checked two Michaels stores, but they don't seem to carry it any longer.
The original cache lasted in this location for over 10 years. Hopefully the new one will stay, but if it gets muggled again I may need to find a new location for it. That would be a shame since the tree it was in was actually spared when they built the golf course. The workers found the cache and left a note that they were going to leave the tree there.
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How did you feel when you got sponsored?
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I felt like the happiest child in the world. I was not sponsored before, but I was always going [to the CFCA office] with Yami [a mother of a CFCA sponsored child and a community volunteer].
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John is my friend, and I always carry his picture in my backpack because he is my sponsor.
Besides the help that my sponsor has provided through CFCA, my parents have also received cement and wood. This way we can live better, and I can share my birthday with my friends.
There is always food on the table, and it helps me to be a better boy in the community.
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I would ask them to continue writing me because it makes me very happy, more than any gift that they would send me. I dream of hugging them.


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Linksys WAP54G
From DD-WRT Wiki
Hard reset does not work on this device so it is not possible to clear the NVRAM using the reset button. This can be problematic if you need to reset the device in order to access it. If this happens you can reinstall the linksys firmware using the tftp method and then reset it.
MAC ADDRESS CHANGES - redhawk
If you really want your WAP to have the correct MAC address when it boots up there are 2 methods....one simple but not permanent, and one not so simple but permanent.
Method 1
For V1.x only On the Administration>>Commands tab enter
nvram set et1macaddr=<your MAC address minus 1 here> (due to the port swap) (i.e. 00:11:22:33:44:54)
nvram commit
Run then Save as Startup....now reboot the unit for the new MAC to take effect.
For V2 units - This unit version has a unique motherboard flag and should be recognized as a WAP on the Status tab.
For MAC alterations on a V2.0- V3.x - follow the same step above except substitute the et1macaddr with et0macaddr and don't use the minus 1, use your actual MAC address. (i.e. 00:11:22:33:44:55)
This will need to be re-entered if you do a hard reset (like when doing firmware upgrades).
Example of startup script for a V1:
nvram set et1macaddr=00:11:22:33:44:54 nvram set boardnum=2 nvram commit
Example of startup script for a V2.0:
nvram set et0macaddr=00:11:22:33:44:55 nvram commit
Example of startup script for a V3.X:
nvram set et0macaddr=00:11:22:33:44:55 nvram set WAPver=3 nvram commit
Once the script is run and saved as a startup....power cycle the unit. It should then be recognized as a WAP unit on the status tab.
Method 2 - Works for all WAPs (For V2.0 and V3.X use actual MAC and MAC+1)
Extract your CFE, edit in your MAC address, et0macaddr = MAC, and il0macaddr=MAC+1. (For V1.x... Use your MAC-1 for the lan_hwaddr and your MAC for the wan_hwaddr), then put the CFE back on using the HairyDairyMaid or TJTAG utility. This method is risky. You could potentially turn your router into a brick. Once this is reinstalled on the unit and the firmware has been loaded, your unit will have its own MAC addresses permanently embedded and will show every time you boot.
[note] - for the V1s, search for the embedded text string "hwaddr" using your hex editor. This will find the two MAC addresses that are embedded. Again due to the port swap the LAN MAC address needs to be entered as MAC-1 and wan_hwaddr needs to be entered as the MAC for the V1.X only
[note] - my WAP 1.0 required 192.168.1.1 using tftp.exe for the firmware load the first time... my V2.0 and 3.1 required 192.168.1.245 using tftp.exe for the firmware load the first time.
For loading firmware on the WAP54G V1.X=
- Has fixed LED displays starting with V24 RC5. - redhawk
- Connect PC to LAN port on WAP
- Configure PC for STATIC IP as 192.168.1.2 Mask 255.255.255.0, Gateway 192.168.1.245
- Press and hold Reset Button on WAP unit for 30 seconds, unplug unit, Plug back in still holding reset button an additional 30 seconds.
- Open Browser, URL = http://192.168.1.245
- Login as: Username/Password <blank>/admin
- Navigate to Administration Tab. Change the DD-WRT xxx_generic.bin file to xxx_generic.trx
- Upload the new xxx_generic.trx file to the router.
- Wait 5 minutes after it says it completes successfully.
- Unplug WAP unit, plug it back in.
- Press and hold Reset Button on WAP unit for 30 seconds, unplug unit, Plug back in still holding reset button an additional 30 seconds.
- Now use URL = http://192.168.1.1
- Go to the Administration>>Commands tab.
- Enter the following
nvram show | grep boardnum
then click on "Run Commands"
If it returns blank then issue the following commands... if it returns a boardnum=2 then you won't have to.
nvram set boardnum=2
nvram commit
- Click "Run" button and then: "Save Startup" button. - (only if you had to enter boardnum=2 manually)
- Power cycle the WAP unit.
- Check the Status page... it should now display the unit as a "Linksys WAP54G v1.x"
- Configure as you would any other router.
Power = Power, Diag = Diag or Commit
WLAN - Link LED is now a Radio On/Off indicator, Act = Wireless Activity
LAN - Link = Link, Full/Col = Full, 100 = 100
Thanks goes to Eko for making this unit display correctly.
For loading the firmware on the WAP v2.0
- follow the steps for the WAP v3.x below... except don't include the nvram variable for WAPver=3. The v2 units have a unique board and should be already recognized by the RC5 and later firmware. Eko informed me that there are no special variables needed for the v2 units. [redhawk - 11/16/07]
NOTE: On my V2.0 unit, it has original 2.07 Linksys firmware installed... this FW would not upgrade to DD-WRT. I first downloaded the latest 3.04 FW from the Linksys site and upgraded to it first. Then it would accept the DD-WRT micro_generic build (renamed to .trx extension) directly from the web GUI in the Linksys pages.
If you receive a error message saying "Unable to downgrade firmware" go to http://192.168.1.245/fw-conf.asp, set pull-down menu "DownGrade Header :" to disable and click [apply]. If this setting executed successful you see a message "Your changes have been saved". [ddvelzen - 18/01/08]
For loading the firmware on the WAP54G v3.X
Use V24-RC5 or later for Reset button function
- Connect PC to LAN port on WAP
- Configure PC ethernet port to IP: 192.168.1.2, SM: 255.255.255.0, GW: 192.168.1.245
- Unplug power. Wait 15 seconds
- Press and hold Reset Button on WAP unit for 30 seconds, unplug unit, Plug back in still holding reset button an additional 30 seconds.
- Open your favorite browser (I used Firefox) and go to: http://192.168.1.245
- Login as:
User: <blank>
Password: admin
Hit the Administration tab, and upload the MICRO version of the firmware.
- Wait 5 minutes after it says it completes successfully.
- Press and hold Reset Button on WAP unit for 30 seconds, unplug unit, Plug back in still holding reset button an additional 30 seconds.
- Go to: http://192.168.1.1 in your browser and login with the default un/pw for DD-WRT...
Added by redhawk - 11/16/07
- Next go to the Administration>>Command tab
- Type in: [note] - this is only needed for v3.x WAP units with V24-RC5 and later firmware.
(do not include these next two lines if it is a V2.0 unit...the WAPver variable is not needed except on V3.X units HOWEVER IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO USE THE COMMANDS ON A V.3.X UNIT OR YOU WILL LOSE THE RESET BUTTON!)
nvram set WAPver=3 nvram commit
- Click on the "RUN" button and then the "Save Startup" button... you want this to run each time it reboots.
- Reboot the router again then configure.
If you did NOT set the ver=3, and are now locked out of your router, try these instructions from Redhawk0 to get your router working again, and then set the instructions set out above:
- use tftp.exe program....but use the default linksys address to flash it again with a micro_generic.bin file.
- use tftp at 192.168.1.245 to talk to the unit....set a static IP on your computer first to 192.168.1.10
- Follow the tftp flash instructions in the peacock thread...but use 1.245 for the WAP address.
Added by lerley 29 January 2008
I kept getting "upgrade failed" message when trying to update the micro firmware on my WAP54G v3.1 - I ended up doing the following to make it work:
- Reset as above
- Upload micro firmware through web interface and get failed message
- Power cycle router
- Tftp micro firmware to router (still at 192.168.1.245) as per instructions in Recover from a Bad Flash#Recovering with TFTP
- When router boots, go to 192.168.1.1 and log in with DD-WRT defaults
- Go to Administration - Upgrade Firmware and upload micro firmware again
- Power cycle router
At this point it worked great and I could configure it. Probably still need the nvram stuff as above...
Added by rfuhrman 19 April 2008
WAP54v31 hardware, running Firefox on brand new WAP54v31, loading dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin ....on upload completion received "upload failed" message ala 'lerley'. My WAP54 was unaffected, I was still in Admin page, so no need to panic.... Simply switched to IE and ran same exact commands at 192.168.1.245, perfect upload 1st try. Then I could later use Firefox for finishing the configuration.
So I assume do not use browser of choice, but rather use IE for 1st upload (this is same as suggested for WRT54GL install notes).
Added by redhawk0 02 March 2009
If you are having trouble reconnecting to your WAP unit after firmware upgrade it could be due to the arp table holding the old MAC address for that unit. Try the trick listed here ....credit for tip goes to sprocket87...much thanks.
Added by hammmy 19 October 2009
The command referenced by redhawk above is
netsh interface ip delete arpcache
from the Windows command line. If from Internet Explorer the web GUI becomes unresponsive to button presses, clearing the ARP cache and reloading IE worked fine for me.
On a v3.1 WAP54G with a SST chip and running v24-sp2 micro 10/10/2009 firmware, if I entered
nvram set et0macaddr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX nvram set WAPver=3 nvram commit
into the Administration>Commands box as a startup script, the WAP would erase all NVRAM configuration and corrupt itself, requiring a reboot to access the web GUI or telnet.
What was not clear in this documentation is that only
nvram set WAPver=3 nvram commit
is needed in the startup script and after that the WAP will automatically use its correct MAC address instead of the default WRT MAC.
On my v3.1 (after several bad flashes from OpenWRT and the Linksys web GUI as well as numerous pin 16 shorts--in other words, who knows how typical this v3.1 is of the model), just the WAPver=3 command would still result in a wipe of the NVRAM configuration and general mayhem until a reboot. However, using
nvram set et0macaddr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX nvram commit
worked fine for restoring the proper MAC address while keeping the NVRAM configuration intact.
Added by tmittelstaedt 31 October 2009
I have both a WAP54G v3 and WAP54G v3.1 I've upgraded both of them by loading the latest Linksys firmware v3.04.03 on them, doing a factory reset from the Linksys firmware, then loading the current DD-wrt firmware (v24-sp2 micro build 13064) With both units, putting the
nvram set WAPver=3
in as per the above instructions causes the unit to reset to default settings. This is on clean units that have never had anything other than Linksys firmware on them, were 30/30/30 reset before loading dd-wrt, etc. Also, both units refused to take the dd-wrt firmware using the web upload feature of the Linksys firmware, both had to be tftp uploaded. Linksys must have added some sort of check for upgrade firmware.
Also, both have to have the
nvram set et0macaddr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX nvram commit
saved as the startup script or the MAC address will not be correct.
Lastly, there is one other idiosyncrasy of these units that is important. The dd-wrt firmware will turn these units into NAT routers, similar to a 2MB flash WRT54G. However, the wireless interface and the ethernet interface are reversed. The firmware considers the wireless interface the WAN interface, and the ethernet interface the LAN interface. Thus, you cannot substitute one of these units for a regular WRT54G in NAT mode. You CAN use it as a gateway router, routing between subnets with NAT switched off, or as an access point, or as a LAN2wireless bridge.
Added by truedis 25 January 2010
I have a WAP54G v3.1 and I simply uploaded the latest version using IE and the stock firmware web interface without even doing factory defaults on the old firmware and it worked just fine. I didn't have to input any of the commands - I'm using it as an access point but wanted more control over MAC filtering, etc, and everything is working great. It was a lot easier than I expected based on all of the instructions on this page.
Added by aditnsr 27 February 2010
I have a WAP54G v3.1 loaded with v24 preSP2 (Build13064). Just like [tmittelstaedt] said, initially, the wireless interface is considered the WAN interface, while the ethernet is considered the LAN. I managed to reverse it by changing the WAN port assignment. In the web interface, go to Setup -> Networking -> Port Setup. I changed the WAN port assignment twice, first to br0, and then change it again to vlan0. After that, the ethernet is now the WAN, and the wireless the LAN. Not sure if this will work for others though.
C4f 20:49, 16 April 2010 (CEST)
For ver 3.x I bricked my wap54g when I followed the instructions
1. Unplug power. Wait 15 seconds 2. Press and hold Reset Button on WAP unit for 30 seconds, unplug unit, Plug back in still holding reset button an additional 30 seconds.
I suspect that this is either a bad thing to do if the device has acquired an IP already or the power cycling itself in this manner is damaging. I have been unable to get any response from the device in any way and it was working 5 minutes prior to this attempt with latest manufacturer firmware.
I would be more than happy to see if this can be recreated/resolved however the device suffered damage and need to fix the power plug on the PCB.
Added by Sabrynna 8 Aug 2010
I have found that version 3.1 retains both WAPver and et0macaddress nvram values, at least if entered using a telnet connection. These values are still there even after a configuration restore. So just after the 30/30/30 reset procedure I have started telnet to 192.168.1.1, changed WAPver and et0macaddress then committed. Then I have rebooted the WAP54G and started the usual configuration. No need to set up the startup commands that corrupt nvram regularly.
Added by nogginoid 09 Sept 2010
I loaded the latest and greatest to my WPA54G v2.0 via the web interface according to 'Method 2'. Applied DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/07/10) micro r14896, after upgrading the Linksys firmware; going from the factory r2.07 to r3.05.03 (one can also use 3.04.03). I upgraded via this route as I read others had trouble upgrading from v2.0x. Past experience told me to do all this using IE :). In my experience, a lot of trouble uploading firmwares to linksys devices are symptomatic of 'product features' that pop up when using a standards compliant browser. Isn't it great when GPL code requires IE? (for me that means requires windoze in a VM :p (sorry- that was mean after all DD-WRT offers us!)!
I reset to factory default settings in 3.05.03, then loaded v24-sp2 r14896 as described above and all went swimmingly following the 30/30/30 reset, so here I am messing around trying to reconfig the interfaces as it thinks its running on a WRT unit. Sweet! Currently, I can't seem to get vl0 running, wl0, off to RTM... thanks to all for the painless experience!
Note to Ed: The line in red at the top warning about pressing reset seems well and truly outdated now.
Added by Evan 30 Oct 2010
This part of the 3.x section doesn't make sense to me:
- Unplug power. Wait 15 seconds -Press and hold Reset Button on WAP unit for 30 seconds, unplug unit, Plug back in still holding reset button an additional 30 seconds.
Is this supposed to mean that I unplug the power, wait 15 seconds, PLUG POWER IN, and then proceed to follow the 30/30/30 procedure?
Added by JonnyJE 16 Dec 2010
I followed the steps exactly as instructed and I was unable to flash via linksys web based firmware upgrade. I received a failed upgrade message. My heart started to race as I was unable to view the web based interface anymore. I started to read comments on this wiki and Lerley's post helped me out a lot. I was able to flash my WAP54G v3.1 firmware to dd-wrt by recovering via tftp.
After sucessfully flashing my WAP something must of happened after changing a setting (I think it was when I toggled it to bridge mode and that is what triggered it). It randomly didn't save the settings after applying the changes (after it restarted) and then it acted like I just installed dd-wrt again (it was prompting me to set a username and password again). So, I set the credentials like I did before and then it hung at refreshing the page for the longest time and became unresponsive.
Tftp'ing to the device no longer worked, I was not receiving any pings, nothing. The reset button also did not work, as I think the script that enabled the reset button to work got cleared from startup when it randomly lost all settings. I saved the script to enable the reset button before this all started, so that is why I have came to this conclusion.
I would also like the mention that the power and link LEDs were also stuck on, they would not blink or anything after power cycling and hard resetting (30-30-30'ing) several times. Now I started to freak out, knowing that I have bricked my WAP54G v3.1... After spending hours googling around trying to find some sort way to unbrick it I came across the way to short the flash memory pins 15 & 16 using the Linksys WRT54G Revival method. So I opened up my WAP54G v3.1 and located its flash memory (which is located on the bottom of the WAP54G v3.1's circuit board). After shorting the pins with a paperclip, I was able to receive pings! I could now connect to it again via the web interface. I was literally jumping for joy and praising God.
I hope that this helps someone here if they unfortunately managed to bricked their WAP54G.
Added by JJFL 14 Jan 2011
I have WAP54G v3.1 and followed the instructions. Downloaded the firmware" dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin". When I tried to upgrade the firmware from the Admin page it ended with error. I tried 30/30/30 rule to refresh the firmware, but no success. Now I don't see the Green light for activity and can not access admin page at 192.168.1.245 anymore. Please help, I am freaking out here......Thanks
Added by Scotty 26 FEB 2011
So I put the wrt firmware on my linksys WAP54g about a year ago. I have since forgot my username and password... EPIC FAIL! I can not reset the unit now I've tried the 30/30/30 method and telnetting into it and ssh but they both require the login and password so no good there. Is there a jumper on the greenboard I can trip to clear out the memory that holds the user name and password if I take the unit apart? DD-WRT v24-sp2 (01/01/09) micro
Added _KaszpiR_ on 27 Apr 2011
I had issues with update of the device on WAP54G V3.1 - after updating to dd-wrt from stock firmware, I got constant blank pages with apply.cgi - even 30/30/30 didn't work as it should. I've noticed that Status page on the web interface showed that Router Model is listed as Linksys WRT54G, which is incorrect. Any changes to execute nvram set WAPver=3 via web interface failed aswell, actually nothing could be saved via webinterface.
What I did was a telnet solution: 1. Telnet to the device with your favourite program (example with basic windows telnet client)
telnet 192.168.1.1
2. Enter user and pass when prompted. If you have not changed it then default is root/pass. After succesful login you should be in router console. (Note for windows telnet users, pressing ctrl+backspace works as backspace)
3. Enter below commands, notice that quotation marks, also each line ends with enter:
nvram set WAPver=3 nvram rc_startup="nvram set WAPver=3 nvram commit" nvram commit reboot
4. After a moment the device showed in Status page in web interface that it is running settings for Linksys WAP54G V3, finally. Unfortunately I still recieved blank apply.cgi pages, so I was a bit irritated.
5. I suggest leaving device idle for about 5 minutes, then turn it off for 5 minutes and turn on again - it should be running correctly from now on.
In reality I left device idle for 5 minutes because it started to react weird - blank pages, auto restarts or even symptons of bricking and so on. I had other work to do so I decided I will leave it. After finishing my work I had to go back home, so I took the device with me to experiment with it. After reaching home and plugging on device into the power it staretd to react in the web itnerface as it should.
That's why I assume it needed some time and few extra reboots to set up final scripts and then it started to wrok like a charm. Hope that hepls the others.
Later I will try to install newer build.
WAP54G v2.0 Headers
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I was searching on google for something tottally unrelated to animal adoption and stumbled accross this classified ad, I couldnt believe that amount of ppl on there giving away "free" unnuetered cats! are these people really that "Stupid" (There you go I changed it ) I mean even I know thats a kitten mill heaven!!! I wonder if there is a way we can post on there to say "hey you stupid Idiots do you not care??" or maybe something a little nicer?
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Last edited by Britishvixen21; March 11th, 2005 at 03:27 PM.
There are 2 categories these people fall under:
People who don't know, but would care if they did.
People who DO know, but still don't care.
If any of them are in the 1st category, you can ask them if they wish to be responsible for this:
Two uncontrolled breeding cats create two litters per year at a survival rate of 2.8 kittens per litter. With continued breeding, they create:
Year 1 = 12 cats
Year 2 = 66 cats
Year 3 = 2,201 cats
Year 4 = 3,822 cats
Year 5 = 12,680 cats
Year 10 = 80,399,780 cats
This is what I wrote to all of the ones offering free cats, one lady was giving away a free cat who just had a litter, and she hadnt even spayed her can you belive that. what a nice advert for a breeder!!!
Please do not offer your cat free of charge to people. this only attracts the likes of kitten mills who will only use your cat to breed, and they will live a very sad and lonely life. Please ask for an adoption fee or at least screen prospective adopters and make them sign an agreement to get them fixed. Especially as i see she has already had one litter! A cat can produce over 80,000 cats in a ten year period and there are already so many unwanted cats at shelters already, being euthanised just because they dont have the space to keep them.
I wonder if any of them will listen???
That's 80,000,000... not 80,000!
80 million holy cow!!! well anyways they should get the picture, probably think im some old spinster with nothing better to do!!! But they really are dumbasses.
Hold on a sec I am an old spinster with nothing better to do, LOL
I absolutely agree about "free to good home". I was just concerned about your use of the term "borderline retarded ". The term utilized now is intellectually challenged. I hate to sound picky or even pc but I am active in a disability rights organization and while we have changed so much in society, it seems we have a way to go with altering the ideas people have abnout the diabled, especially people with mental challenges.
For the record, I know a young woman who has an intellectual disability and she cares for her dog better than most people I know! And she'd never give away free kittens.
I looked at that site and it just made me so angry. There is someone selling Siamese kittens for $300 and you just know they are not registered. And they write: "Payment in advance only Seller accepts:
· Cash "
Of course they accept cash and I wonder what the contract looks like! :sad:
There was even an eight year old declawed cat - free to a good home. What better cat for a buncher than that. Labs would love a cat with no claws. And they will deliver the cat by car. Aaaaargggggggghhhhhhh!! (I should maybe say laboratory - the first time I saw the word "lab" here I thought of my favourite chocloate lab, lol
What monster gives away an eight yr old family member? This is so sad!!!!
CyberKitten, I dont know how old you are, but I guess ive picked that saying up from todays youth culture. and im sorry if you found it offensive but I think you were a little off the mark with how you interpreted it. the saying "borderline retarded' is used rather like the saying "phat" with a PH. its not supposed to be insultive to people who are mentally challenged as the word retarded is not even used in that context anymore. It was meant to emphasise how stupid these people really are. Its a little like the word dumb was once thought of as insulting. Or how they keep changing the definition of how we address African americans, is it african americans or is it blacks now??
As for your friend who is mentally challenged I have no doubt that she is an excellent pet owner, I dont recall saying anywhere that mentallly challenged people should not own pets. Todays society is so worried about being politically correct to all creeds, races, and ethnicities that they distract from the subject in hand. Do we not all need to take the stick out of our bums and let it go? I apologise if you took my post as offensive and if it bothers you that much i shall change it. However I do think you were a little quick to jump on the soap box with regards to your challenge that I was calling all mentally challenged people bad pet owners.
Re: CyberKitten, I dont know how old you are, but I guess ive picked that saying up from todays youth culture. and im sorry if you found it offensive but I think you were a little off the mark with how you interpreted it. the saying "borderline retarded' is used rather like the saying "phat" with a PH. its not supposed to be insultive to people who are mentally challenged as the word retarded is not even used in that context anymore. It was meant to emphasise how stupid these people really are. Its a little like the word dumb was once thought of as insulting. Or how they keep changing the definition of how we address African americans, is it african americans or is it blacks now??
What does my age have to do with this? I am sorry but that in itself is somewhat insulting. Are you suggesting I don't get it because I am over the hill, lol I doubt chronological age has anything to do with how someone thinks. Kindness, sensitivity to the needs of others and awareness of what is hurtful and what it not AND treating people with respect knows no age restriction.
I interact with people of all ages - my university students and my younger patients (though some can be 19) and I hardly think "borderline retarded" is in any way comprable to the use of ph - which I myself utilize at times. It may not supposed to be insulting but it most definitely is. It just boggles my mind that we struggle for years to change offensive terminology and some people continue to use it. I know many people with intellectual chllenges - I used the one person as an example - and would urge you to use less discriminatory language in the future. This is a public forum where one expects proper behaviour and respect. And I do not concur that showing disrespect is something seen as kewl by certain generations, if that is what you are implying.
I like to think we have progressed as a society but the kind of comment you made shows that either you lack knowledge about that issue - in which case you have time to learn if you are young - or that you approve of such language which I hope is incorrect.
I know some people see it as just being pc but how we refer to others, especially those some would relegate to life's margins, is very important. How we relate to others and the words we use - is indicitive of our background, education and ability to show respect for others. One of the Board members of the association I serve on refuses even to use the term "special needs" students because he belives it is derogatory. I think he is a little too pc but I do not utilize the term to respect his wishes.
I did not mean to hijack the thread over this term but as an active campaigner for human rights (which is why I serve with Doctors without Borders), I was loathe to not comment on that sad and outdated term.
Woowww back up a little here would you, I was merely apologising.
Now I had written a long explanation for my post back to you, however I feel that it would be both useless, and as you put it distracting away from the initial thread.
I would have normally given you an explanation to my post for which you are not understanding, however this is the second time you have come down on me for expressing my freedom of speech which as you will know being an advocate of this, is part of my human rights. and thankfully I live in a society where I am free to express myself.
However I feel that you are a little over sensitive and what ever I write in the explanation im sure you will have a come back for, I do not believe that there is any way to please you so im not going to try.
I apologised if you found the thread insulting and explained how I had interpreted the words. If you cannot accept my apology and except that I have the freedom of speech on here as well as you do. then I suggest that you do not read my threads anymore.
However as you said yourself - This is distracting away from the fact that there is a website allowing "people" to give away pets to whomever they please. Please do not distract away from that because you disagree with my opinions and the way I express them.
Once again I apologise and will not use the word again if you find it offensive.
Thank you for the apology. I accept it.
And I do not want to prolong what is essentially a very peripheral issue to the topic of the thread. I have worked my entire life to promote free speech but you do not know me so you really have no idea whether I am over sensitive (I cannot afford to be in the rough and tough world of academic medicine and politics in general).
This is not about me or you - nor is it even about free speech. This term is very offensive to society in general. In New Brunswick, it has been taken off the books entirely and someone using it in the school or health care system would be severely reprimanded. In Canada, the association that used to be called "The Associaton for the Mentally Retarded" has been known now for almost 20 years as the Association for Community Living, promoting inclusion in society - as opposed to how we marginalized the intellectually disadvantaged for too many years! The term would never used by even the most un pc politicians or medical professionals here.
The rare place it is heard is where someone who lacks understanding about it (like a child who overheard it and does not recognize the significance of what he or she is saying).
I do not want to belabour this but I am not seeking to curtail your freedom of speech. Freedom of speech means possessing the liberty to speak and express one's opinions. One can surely accomplish that without utilizing terms that belittle and hurt others. Thankfully, we do not use the "n" word any longer in reference to black people. We have progressed and do not refer to Native women as "Squaws" and nor do we use other ethnic slurs when we talk about groups of diverse cultures.
I do not know how old "you" are (university age? Older?) but I find it hard to imagine it is cool to use this term where you live and among your peers. If it is, you might want to share this information with them. I do know the students I teach (medical students and residents- avg age 20-29) would never utilize it and in explaining case studies, they sometimes have to refer to someone with an intellectual disability.
I am sorry you felt the need to delete something you had already written. You seem to have already judged who I am and what I am open to. I am open to everyone's opinion and viewpoint - and I know you did not mean harm in using the term. It is just that I have spent my life as a woman in what has been a male dominated profession (though that is changing ) as well as being the first woman to break certain barriers politically where I live and I see the struggle for human rights as inclusive of everyone and opted to point out the hurt and lack of awareness it conveys.
There is an old Native expression that we should not judge anyone until we've walked a mile in their moccasins (sp?) Put yourself in my shoes (and I am trying to put myself in yours) - I spent 20 years plus lobbying for the rights of disabled (among others ) and have several patients who are thrilled to live in a society that is becoming more inclusive (sadly, we are not completely there yet) and happy to be working in a real job (not just some workshop for "special people") and where they do not have to deal with that ugly term. (There will be bullies who may use it with them but they, like everyone else, need to learn how to stand up for themsleves). I've seen the effects of a child being called that by someone at her school who did not know any better and that is heartbreak no-one needs.
So you have to understand that it is very distressing to see it utilized so flippantly by you. I am not coming down on you for it - you would know if I did that, lol - I am just explaining as diplomatically as possible why it is not appropriate. I have to believe that anyone who advocates for animal rights cannot be that narrow minded and that it is a case of truly not realizing how horrible it is to hear that.
Anyway, nuff said!
OK well lets call it quits ok, and ive changed it. see first thread!
Its not my intention to upset ppl. I think were all here for a common reason so lets get back to it
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2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Reviews, News, & Model Prices – Automobile Magazine
2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
SUM UP (4 Stars)
By Automobile Magazine 1/31/2013
What's New for Lancer Evolution in 2013
The all-wheel-drive Lancer SE gains new aluminum wheels and an optional premium package, which includes a sunroof, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, soft-touch door trim, and an upgraded audio system. more
The 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has very few changes from past model years and the car remains a popular choice among those looking for a performance car with relatively little power. In recent years Mitsubishi has elevated the rest of the Lancer line, but it is still clear that the Evolution reigns supreme. Mitsubishi brought the Lancer Evolution to the U.S. back in 2003 as it had been quite popular in foreign markets.
The Lancer Evolution has long since eclipsed the Mitsubishi Eclipse as the crown jewel of the Mitsubishi lineup and the Lancer Evolution represents one of the most distinctive cars on the road. Buyers have the choice of two different trims, although they have identical four-door frames and the price differential between the two is minimal.
The exterior of the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution certainly looks distinctive and the ultra-compact design reflects the car's foreign roots. The pronounced spoiler in the rear and long antenna almost give the car the appearance of a remote control vehicle. Given that the car starts north of the $30,000 mark, it may deter some potential buyers that the appearance doesn't look very luxurious, but the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution targets a relatively limited demographic anyway.
The car hugs the ground with just 5.5 inches of ground clearance, which adds to its sporty appearance.
Interior Cargo
The interior of the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is relatively underwhelming, particularly for a car at its price point. The cheap plastic interior is not especially pleasing to the eye. Drivers should spring for the optional Recaro seats, which elevate the interior. Springing for the MR trim also brings a twin-clutch gearbox. The enhanced stereo system should appeal to younger drivers.
Otherwise, the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution feels like a standard subcompact car at an expensive price. The leather-wrapped steering wheel provides a nice touch, however.
Although there are rear seats, rear passengers are in for a difficult ride. With just 33.3 inches of rear legroom, only the smallest of passengers feel comfortable riding in it and long road trips should probably be avoided. The 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is not designed for long drives and because the seats are not particularly comfortable rear passengers should expect some discomfort.
The Lancer Evolution also doesn't make a wise choice for those who have substantial cargo needs, as the car offers a scant 11.3 cubic feet of cargo space. Occupants in the front appreciate the generous 42.5 inches of front legroom, making it clear that the car keeps drivers in mind.
The 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution offers an array of standard safety features. These include front, side, side-curtain, and driver's knee airbags. Anti-lock brakes also provide a standard, as well as a tire-pressure monitoring system. Stability and traction control ensure a well-balanced ride and the anti-theft alarm system gives it another nice touch. Those who spring for the MR trim get rewarded with HID headlamps.
The 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has not been awarded a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, although it should be noted that the non-Evolution and Ralliart Lancers were awarded Top Safety Picks.
Driving Experience
The driving experience is the true calling card for the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
Drivers have the choice between the five-speed manual of the base GSR or the six-speed manual of the MR. The difference in transmission marks the main difference between the two trims so if a five-speed is sufficient, no great need to spring for the higher trim. One of the benefits of the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is that the car offers all-wheel drive standard on both trims.
Despite its compact size, it is actually a very capable car for harsh weather conditions and should appeal to those who live in harsh climates.
The major appeal to driving the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is the thrill of driving at high speeds in a relatively underpowered vehicle. Both the GSR and MR trims come with a four-cylinder, 291-horsepower engine that delivers 300 lb-ft of torque. Of course, driving at high speeds is not particularly amenable to everyday driving and this is where the performance suffers. Handling does not feel particularly smooth and drivers get subjected to immense amounts of road noise.
Those with a lengthy commute or a significant amount of city driving should look elsewhere or purchase the Lancer Evolution as a complement to their everyday vehicle. However, the car manages to accelerate exceptionally fast. From a standstill, the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution goes from zero to 60 mph in 5.8 seconds.
A negative to the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is that despite its small size the car receives relatively poor fuel economy, which results from the size of its engine. Drivers can expect to receive 17/23 mpg city/highway.
Key Competitors For The 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer-Evolution
Honda Civic Si
Ford Focus ST
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
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Editor's Note: KDE to be Part of Debian GNU/Linux
KDE to End Up in Woody
In many ways, the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, which recently reached version 2.2, is the active and daily embodiment of the Free Software Foundation's beliefs about what constitutes an OS composed of Free Software. Though independent of the FSF, the Debian team has maintained a rigor where issues of licensing and software freedom are concerned that has been unparalleled.
This rigor revealed a strain between the letter of the GPL and developer practice where inclusion of the K Desktop Environment was involved. Though Trolltech's QPL license was widely accepted as a free software license that would circumvent the issues with earlier Qt releases, it was understood by the Debian team (and others) to be incompatible with the GPL itself. As a result, KDE 2, which had been expected to turn up in Potato, didn't make it into Debian once again.
With Monday's news that Trolltech had decided to release Qt 2.2 under the GPL, the foundation for Debian's exclusion of the popular KDE was removed.
Following the bulletin boards and talkbacks immediately after the Qt/GPL story broke, it wasn't uncommon to find some commentators wondering aloud if Debian would finally end its resistance to KDE's inclusion; and it was almost as common to read that this could never be the case:
According to some, who simply can't seem to let a good fight go, or, more practically, wait for word from the person they're standing over with a tar brush, the Debian project would likely figure out some other way to exclude KDE from their distribution because their original objection was somehow specious. According to some, the point of the exercise hadn't been licensing compatibility, but exclusionary bullying designed to boost GNOME at KDE's expense.
A minute or two at the Debian Web site to round up some addresses and a brief wait for some answers showed that anyone who wants to claim the Debian project is engaging in a vendetta of some sort probably ought to just back away from the keyboard, or find a new place to troll.
We took a few moments to write both Wichert Akkerman, current project leader for Debian, and Ivan Moore II, who heads up the (until now) unofficial effort to package KDE for Debian. We kept the e-mails short, expecting it would take the project a few days to absorb the information and make a policy decision. Both, however, answered quickly: Akkerman within an hour, Moore by the next day (he'd been out of town for the long weekend.)
"We will to wait until the Qt 2.2 release and [until] someone makes packages of a KDE2 snapshot that is based on that before we can include it," wrote Akkerman. "Considering how many people have been asking for KDE packages in Debian I expect that we will have packages within 2 weeks of the Qt/UNIX 2.2 release."
"All that is needed is for Troll to release the GPL'd QT 2.2 version and me to build/upload it. Then build KDE against that package," agreed Moore.
Moore, a Debian developer who has worked on other parts of the project, has been the self-described "pseudo-maintainer" of KDE under Debian for nearly two years. Through his efforts, Debian users who have wanted KDE packages have simply had to add a line to /etc/apt/sources.list and apt-get a complete KDE distribution. Moore hasn't stopped at simply packaging the environment, either. He's taken care to make sure that optional elements like the K Desktop Manager (kdm), and a bandwidth-hungry collection of wallpapers have been provided in independent packages, allowing Debian users to fine-tune their KDE installation.
Debian's release practices being what they are, the KDE packages will end up in Woody, the unstable working release of Debian, where they'll be tested and hammered on for issues with the rest of the distribution. In the mean time, Moore will be releasing a set of GPL-compatible packages for use with the current, stable Potato release. The existing archive Moore maintains is already split between KDE 1.1.2 and KDE 2, giving users a choice between the cutting edge or the solid and proven. Users who don't want the GPL incompatibilities of earlier Qt releases will want to limit their downloads to KDE 2.
In other words, for an organization that can take over a year to make a single point release, the Debian community has responded with alacrity and grace, according the KDE project a place in their distribution and actively working with the software KDE provides to make it work well.
If there was ever any doubt that the project's objections to KDE's initital conclusion were based on anything other than principled concern, we hope this removes them.


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Here's a city-by-city look at home prices, as the Case-Shiller 20-city composite rose 1% in June, to take the year-on-year gain to 8.1%
• The year-on-year advance was lower for every city — the first time that's happened since February 2008.
• The annual gain for San Francisco has slowed from 18.4% in April to 12.9% in June.
• At 1.6%, New York saw its largest monthly rise since June 2013.
• Las Vegas, Phoenix, Miami and Tampa all remain a third or more below their peak.
• Nationally, prices are down 17% from their peak.
— Steve Goldstein
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2015 Subaru WRX STI Details:
- 300hp turbo 2.5L boxer motor carried over to next generation WRX platform
- Features full aerodynamic body package
- Electronic aides include Subaru Intelligent Drive, Driver Controlled Center Differential and Active Torque Vectoring
- Special Launch Edition commemorating motorsports heritage limited to 1,000 units
When the third generation Subaru WRX - the era before the current version that debuted at the LA Auto Show late in 2013 - launched all the way back in 2008, the all-wheel-drive sport compact took a shellacking from critics and enthusiasts. A big reason was the uninspired design of the car, both in five-door hatch and four door sedan forms, exceedingly blah when compared to the flared fendered goodness of the model's STI trim.
So how did Subaru fix things? In 2011, they began manufacturing the standard, non-STI WRX with flared fenders. Done and done.
This morning at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., Subaru debuted the STI for the 2015 WRX, otherwise known as the fourth generation, and when we heard which engine was in the range-topping rally-inspired machine it gave us pause, taking us back to 2007 and the third-gen. rollout. See, the STI is ostensibly getting the same turbocharged 2.5-liter lump as the outgoing iteration, which seems a little counterintuitive given virtually everything else about the model is brand-spanking new.
This isn't so much a complaint as it is a "Huh?" We're sure engineers are working to find more ponies, whether that's in this mill or another - still, it threw us for a loop. And it shouldn't; 305 horsepower and 290 lb-ft of torque is nothing to sneeze at.
The power plant is mated to a specially reinforced six-speed manual transmission, the only way the STI comes. There is a staggering amount of electronic nannies on this edition of the WRX, which includes the Subaru Intelligent Drive (SI-DRIVE) powertrain management system, a Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD) and Active Torque Vectoring. The first allows the driver to tailor the car's driving characteristics by choosing from among three selectable modes, the second governs torque transfer response and the last applies brake pressure to the inside front wheel to facilitate more neutral cornering.
The new STI takes full advantage of the stiffer new WRX chassis, which helped net a quick steering response, 2.5 turns from lock to lock. Handling will also be enhanced with elements like aluminum front lower control arms, STI-tuned suspension and standard 18-inch wheels with 245/40R18 summer soles.
STI gets a lightweight aluminum hood, with the functional hood scoop set more deeply into the hood this time for better forward visibility. The full aerodynamic body kit includes signature rear wing and a rear diffuser.
The cabin is spruced up nicely, and again driver centric, starting with new Alcantara seating surfaces accented by red and black leather bolsters and red stitching. The 2015 STI also sports dual-zone automatic climate control, the All-Weather Package (dual-mode heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors and windshield wiper de-icer) and a pretty stout in-car entertainment system (AM/FM stereo with HD Radio, a single-disc in-dash CD player, 6 speakers, MP3/WMA capability, Radio Data Broadcast System (RDBS), Bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming, iPod control capability, iTunes Tagging, SiriusXM Satellite Radio (subscription required), USB port and a 3.5mm auxiliary audio input jack).
Subaru will also be offering a WRX STI "Launch Edition," a version that celebrates the brand's competition heritage and will be limited to just 1,000 units. All will be painted in WR Blue Pearl and floss gold BBS forged alloy wheels, like every proper classic STI. The Launch Edition will also rock a special cabin trim with blue highlights, short-throw shifter and keyless access and start.
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Police Seeking Information Between 11 p.m. on April 12 and 5 a.m. on April 13, someone caused damage to fences, mailboxes, and signs with a vehicle at several properties in Forks and Cherry Townships in Sullivan County, causing hundreds of dollars in damage.
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When it comes to decorating, picking a colour is probably the best way to start.
With that in mind, Style brings you Colour Theory, where we'll explore a new shade on the colour wheel once a month.
Everyone loves blue.
It's a polite, unobnoxious primary colour, as soothing as the water and the sky it's drawn from.
Cool, and not too showy, people are constantly substituting it for black when the moody end of the colour spectrum gets too harsh.
Blue, in other words, would fit in anywhere. So why don't more people decorate with it?
"It's never been the most popular colour, that's for sure," says Kirsten Proulx, owner of Jasper Avenue fine furniture boutique Henry's. Darker blues, especially navy, can be considered a "blah colour," says Proulx.
"It's one of those colours that we talk about a lot, but we don't always see," adds Sharon Grech, colour expert with Benjamin Moore Canada.
But designers say blue is versatile, perfect both as a base or as an accent.
Blue-toned greys, says Grech, are the new neutral, replacing once-popular wheats and beiges. "It's got a bit more life to it, but it's still safe."
Then you've got zesty cyans, azures and sapphires that easily hold their own on accent walls or throw pillows. Teal-based blues, likely inspired by the turquoises seen lately in fashion, are especially trendy, says Grech.
"I think that there is a blue that would work in every room, for sure," says Grech. Conservative and restful, blue can make the perfect backdrop for bedrooms and home spas.
The only place it might not work, she says, is in dining rooms, where you might want a more stimulating orange or red to fire up dinner party conversation.
"I think one mistake that people tend to make when they're choosing a blue is that they tend to go a little too bright," she says. "If you want to use blue in a paint, unless it's an accent or you're trying to do something really bold and exciting, most people want it to be sort of a nice backdrop, kind of like sky, and anything can kind of go on it.
"The more grey you choose, the easier it's going to be to have other colours complement it really well."
And there's a reason why everyone loves blue. The colour is comforting, refreshing and clean, says Grech, who sees blue becoming even more sought after in 2012.
"It's calming," sums up Proulx. "It's cool. It just makes you feel good."


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La Musica de Harry Fraud
[Sean Price]
DZA what's good? Brownsville. Harlem. Let's go
[Verse 1 Sean Price]
I will rock your knot, bitch
Remain emotionless, on some Doctor Spock shit
Robonik, Inspector Gadget with ratchets
Go-go four-four blood in your bath bitch
Listen, I will bash your brain
With a walking stick, bitch felt the wrath of Kane
Bullets make you dance, scoop, and scrap lover
Fuck firearms fam, we could scrap sucka
This nigga said he know 52
Shot up in the elbow, let's see what that shit can do
You whack! P. hatin'
Date rape Satan, initiate Freemason
Niggas take the oath
Go cover bloods from the fuckin' sacred goat
What the fuck that mean?
Sean Price the nicest nigga that's on Buckshot Team
[Break x2]
You fuck with me I'll have her tied up in the crib
Like fuck your mother, she's a stupid little bitch
I banged her about ten times a night, bitch
She ain't nothin' but a little sprite
[Verse 2 Smoke DZA]
Kiss the motherfuckin' ring, we on some mob shit
Shit on that pity party, fuck that sob shit
Disrespect you, open neck you, hog spit
Have my man Blizz violate your carcass
Frank Matthews, catch me if you can
Treat a hatin' ass nigga like Spam, ignored him
You ain't cop that piece from the district, you copped that from Fordham
You don't come straight for the re-up, nigga, always be shorten
Always talkin' that bread shit
But when them niggas come out on them big toys
You be on some givin' head shit
Kill yourself, your whole life is whack
Thirty-five and still sellin' crack? Grow up nigga
The other day lil' homie copped a Benz
Call yourself a kingpin and you're still coppin' twenty grams
Fuck outta here nigga, scram, you a peon
You should get peed on
R Kelly style, little niggas trilly wild
Good job you fuckin' pricks
It's Sean Price and DZA
Fuck your mother
KushedGod, bitch
Smoke DZA and Sean Price represent for New York on this gritty track with rhymes that would make their mothers cringe.
The message seems to be, "We are grown ass men. Fuck you who hate and fuck your mother too!"
Step to the Gods.


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• June 6
Rick Wood, roof, 208 Ridgelea Drive, estimated cost $10,000; permit fee $53.88.
USA Fireworks, temporary tent, 1000 Fashion Ridge Road, 1,200 square feet; permit fee $125.
USA Fireworks, temporary tent, 111 Stewartsville Road, 800 square feet; permit fee $125.
• June 7
Ricky Green, doublewide, 350 Scaffold Lick Road, 1,680 square feet, estimated cost $71,000; permit fee $113.65.
Rex Benson, temporary tent, 11 Taft Highway, 1,680 square feet; permit fee $125.
• June 8
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