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NEW YORK (MarketWatch)—Big investors fell out of love with General Motors in the second quarter but hedge-fund titans including Dan Loeb rushed to snap up shares of Ally Financial, the troubled auto maker's former financing arm that was rescued by the U.S. government, according to an analysis of freshly-filed regulatory documents.
Hedge funds and other heavyweights were also eager to take up new stakes in pharmaceutical firm Allergan Inc. AGN, +0.29% Google GOOGL, -0.85% The Williams Companies WMB, +1.53% and DirecTV DTV, -0.04% while eliminating stakes in eBay EBAY, +0.72% SLM Corp. SLM, +0.44% Vodafone VOD, +1.78% and Dollar General DG, +0.40% according to Whalewisdom.com, a website that tracks 13F and other regulatory filings.
Institutional investment managers with more than $100 million in certain types of assets have until 45 days after the end of a quarter to file a 13F form listing securities holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The second-quarter filing deadline was Thursday. Whalewisdom provided a breakdown of the biggest aggregate purchases and sales by the 600 most closely-followed investors on its site.
Among Ally's ALLY, +1.58% most ardent supporters, Loeb's Third Point hedge fund acquired 45.6 million shares in the second quarter. The position made Ally Loeb's second-largest holding as of June 30, according to the filing, equal to 13.4% of his overall portfolio and worth $1.09 billion at the end of the quarter.
Fellow hedge-fund titan John Paulson was also in the Ally camp, albeit on a smaller scale, holding a little over 2 million shares, worth nearly $48 million as of June 30. Stephen Feinberg, head of Cerberus Capital Management, took a Loeb-sized stake in the firm, snapping up more than 41.5 million shares worth nearly $993 million as of the end of the quarter.
Ally Financial was rescued by the U.S. government during the financial crisis. It made its debut in an initial public offering on April 10, a transaction that saw the Treasury Department raise nearly $2.4 billion by selling shares at $25 each. Ally soon dipped below its offering price and changed hands at $24.13 in recent action Friday, a 0.4% daily decline. Shares are down 0.2% since the beginning of the current quarter.
Now, 13F filings don't offer a full picture of an investors' positions. Also, the holdings are at least 45 days old. But they can offer insights into the thinking of big investors. Read more about 13Fs.
Big investors appeared to trade heavily during the second quarter in shares of Allergan, the pharmaceutical firm fighting a takeover effort by rival Valeant Pharmaceuticals. That takeover quest has been pushed by activist investor Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square hedge fund added nearly 28.3 million shares to its stake in Allergan during the quarter. Allergan was Ackman's top holding with a value of nearly $4.9 billion.
Other activists, including Paulson (who acquired a new stake of 5.6 million shares) also bought into Allergan. Shares of Allergan are up 41.3% since the beginning of the year, but have dropped 7.3% since June 30.
Also worth noting, hedge-fund legend George Soros significantly loaded up on puts on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, +1.09% while also adding to a smaller holding of calls on the same product. The move raised eyebrows among analysts, who pondered whether it belied a growing sense of caution for the otherwise apparently bullish Soros. See: Does George Soros know something we don't about the S&P 500?
Meanwhile, positions in eBay were eliminated entirely by around 5.7% of filers, topping the list of sold-out positions, with big investors dumping a total of nearly 14.7 million shares. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn in April backed away from his contentious demand that eBay spin off its PayPal unit.
Icahn, however, was a buyer of eBay in the second quarter, his 13F filing showed, picking up 3 million shares. EBay shares have rebounded 5.3% since the beginning of the third quarter, trimming its year-to-date loss to 4%.
General Motors GM, +0.51% was dumped entirely by 5% of big filers as it worked through numerous recalls and scrutiny over vehicle safety. See: Booming demand seen in 10.1% surge in vehicle output.
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|Sarah Jane Miller
I've spent more time lately researching my mother's paternal line thanks to a Randy Seaver's recent Saturday Night Genealogy Fun to list all 16 of our great great grandparents. My maternal grandparents divorced when my mother was about 10 and since she didn't stay close to her dad, we never really knew our grandfather. Her mother remarried and her step dad was the man we considered Grandpa. But that other line has always been out there, just waiting to be found :-)
I last wrote about my 2nd great grandfather, William Brooks, who was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. While I've had other ancestors who served in the Civil War, William is the first I've found who died during the war and the first who served for the Confederate Army.
I wonder how long it took before Sarah Jane Miller Brooks knew she was a widow with four small children to care for. What must communication have been like in 1862? Did someone come to her door to notify her or did she wait anxiously for a letter from her husband that never arrived. No matter how she was told, she was alone.
Sarah was born in South Carolina in November, 1836 and was the third child of Albert Miller and Margaret Finley. I have a lot more research to do on Albert and Margaret but I do know that when Albert died in 1856, he left "one negro girl (value $595) and ten bushels of wheat (value $13.25)" to Sarah's husband, William Brooks. I guess the daughter's share was given to her husband in those days.
In 1868 Sarah married John Hayward Anderson and together they had two children and moved to Fresno in 1888. It is this part of the family to which I've recently connected and my new-found cousin has graciously shared the photo above (as well as many other treasures) with me. Thank you, Terry!
Sarah died in Fresno on April 30, 1923. She was survived by all six of her children, 21 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren.
I don't know much about Sarah but I'm sure I'll learn more. I do know that she looks like a very kind woman and I wish I'd had an opportunity to know her. There are so many questions I'd like to ask.......

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Book - Oxford University Press
The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa
African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa faces three major opportunities that can transform its agriculture into a force for economic growth: advances in science and technology; the creation of regional markets; and the emergence of a new crop of entrepreneurial leaders dedicated to the continent's economic improvement.
Filled with case studies from within Africa and success stories from developing nations around the world, The New Harvest outlines the policies and institutional changes necessary to promote agricultural innovation across the African continent. Incorporating research from academia, government, civil society, and private industry, the book suggests multiple ways that individual African countries can work together at the regional level to develop local knowledge and resources, harness technological innovation, encourage entrepreneurship, increase agricultural output, create markets, and improve infrastructure.
The New Harvest is a product of the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Integrates research and policy ideas from an international panel of some of the most influential thinkers on agricultural development
- Presents enactable policy ideas for advancing agriculture throughout Africa, at the national and regional levels
- Includes a wealth of case study material from Green Revolution and educational initiatives in India, China, and throughout Latin America
Praise for The New Harvest
"Calestous Juma draws on a rich harvest of research to write a convincing analysis of the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sectors of Africa. Hopefully, it will be widely read by scholars and policy analysts across Africa as well as outside. It is a great book."—Elinor Ostrom, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University, and 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
"Calestous Juma has once again produced a book that will be an important reference for scholars, researchers and practitioners in their search for ways to break the persistent conundrum that is Africa's failure to properly exploit its huge agricultural potential. The book reveals his exceptional ability to express ideas that will be relevant to the emerging trends in Africa's agricultural and political economy."—Monty Jones, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, and 2004 World Food Prize Laureate
"This book presents a timely analysis of the importance of infrastructure in improving Africa's agriculture. Leaders at national and state levels will benefit immensely from its evidence-based recommendations."—Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
"This book is a forceful reminder of the important role that African women play in agriculture on the continent.is critical that they are provided with equal educational opportunity as a starting pointbuilding a new economic future for the continent."—Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia
"New technologies, especially biotechnology, provide African countries with additional tools for improving the welfare of farmers. I commend this book for the emphasis it places on the critical role that technological innovation plays in agriculture. The study is a timely handbook for those seeking new ways of harnessing new technologies for development, including poor farmers, many of whom are women."—Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso
"The New Harvest the importance of global learning in Africa's agricultural development. It offers new ideas for international cooperation on sustainable agriculture in the tropics. It will pave the way for improved collaboration between Africa and South America."—Laura Chincilla, President of Costa Rica
Read "Africa Can Feed Itself in a Generation"—A policy brief based on The New Harvest—online:http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20685
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Spirit of a Warrior
On 6 - 7 June I experienced two of the most exciting, satisfying days of my life: I witnessed my son, Zak Maxwell, light up the Long Beach Arena with a dazzling display of jiujitsu prowess.
On the first day he fought in the feather-weight division. He posted five straight victories before losing, by the narrowest margin possible, in the semi-finals. He received a single penalty point, which cost him the match...and the gold. While bitterly disappointed, he vowed to come back the next day and wreak havoc in the Open Weight category. For those of you who don't know, in BJJ the Open Weight means just what it says: anyone of any weight class--including super-heavyweight--can enter; therefore, winning the Open Weight is the most prestigious win of all. Most of the lighter weights typically shun the Open because it's dominated by true heavy weights--and can be dangerous to your health!
Over 100 fighters entered the Open. At a body weight of only 148 lbs., Zak was the lightest competitor in this event. No one gave him a chance, except the people who really know him. Zak went on and electrified the stadium with a stellar performance: for example, in the quarter-finals, despite the fatigue of six straight victories, he stunned his next heavy weight opponent with a 14-0 spanking. The referee could only shake his head with a smile. Because of his diminutive size, Zak quickly became the crowd favorite. While people love an under dog, they didn't yet know the fight in this little dog!
Many of the great black belts of the world, including Royler Gracie, Saulo and Xande Ribeiro, recognizing his superior jiujitsu skills, were rooting him on and coaching Zak from the sidelines. On his way to the finals, he defeated a current middle-weight (that's two weight classes above Zak) world, and national, champion. He won the match by virtue of a beautiful, outside, single-leg takedown. It was the decisive factor in the match. Anyone thinking takedowns aren't important in BJJ, take a lesson from this and get out there and perfect your judo and wrestling skills! In the finals, he fought a valiant fight against a heavy-weight champion and lost by the narrow margin of two points. At the buzzer, Zak had the guy in his famous Oma Plata shoulder lock. It was a stunning performance! On the podium, as he received his silver medal, Zak's coach, Regis Lebrè, promoted him to brown belt. And why not? He'd just gone through the best purple belts in the world.
I am so incredibly proud. From the time he was in diapers, Zak was raised to be a warrior. In another blog, I'll describe my unconventional methods of training children to excel in physical sport. Zak's conditioning is one of his major assets and he has followed--and exemplifies--the Team Maxercise protocols to the letter. He's a prime example of excellent genetics combined with maximally effective training, along with hard work and a single-minded dedication. The brown belts at the tournament were already worriedly scouting him and taking mental notes for next year--look out!
Enjoy the photos in the slideshow below!
Yours in Strength & Health,
Coach Steve
P.S. If you'd like to see some of the training methods I used with my son over the years, definitely sign up for the Gladiator Seminar 12 July, with Zach Even-Esh and yours truly! Click here for more.
17 comments:
- Mr. LowBodyFat said...
Good post Steve! Congrats to you and Zak.
- June 11, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- william said...
Awesome! I remember when Zak weighed 48lbs. He was already a bad ass. Please congratulate him for me.
- June 11, 2008 at 5:15 PM
- Mich said...
Awesome Performance!!
He sounds like a wonderful son--you are blessed!
- June 11, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Congrats to Zak, you should be proud! I got your 1st Cruel and Unusual (on VHS) and saw Zak as a young boy doing pistols and db snatches. Then in '06 I got your Abs, Back, and Core DVD and saw him older and in GREAT condition. It was a shocking comparison, and a testament to your training methods and his work ethic. Kudos to you both.
Doug Boutot
- June 11, 2008 at 5:59 PM
- Dave said...
Steve, that is awesome congratulations to Zak & you, he sounds like a great kid!!
- June 11, 2008 at 7:25 PM
- zevenesh said...
Steve, congrats on your son and congrats to him! Must be in the name :) ha ha
I have heard stories about how you trained your son since he was only afew years old, I look forward to hearing more!
We have been getting a handful of middle school wrestlers here at my gym and they are starting to wreak havoc on the competition with their superior strength, endurance and conditioning!
have a blast in Tahiti, I will chat with you soon bruddah!
- June 11, 2008 at 7:27 PM
- J.P. said...
Congrats to both of you! It is great to see a son carry on a father's tradition!
- June 11, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Congrats to Zac! What a great story of accomplishment and success!
- June 12, 2008 at 9:18 AM
Awesome, Zach & Steve..I'm speechless. Congrats!
- June 12, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Thanks Muata! How's your BJJ coming along? Keep pumping out those push-ups!
- June 12, 2008 at 2:05 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Bill,
Zak was born bad--to the bone. I'll pass it on.
- June 12, 2008 at 2:06 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Thanks to all of you for the good wishes! I'll be posting some blogs and articles about training kids soo but right now I'm in Tahiti and want to share about the academy where I'm visiting and my kind host. Good times here.
- June 12, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Congrats to Zak. Does he wrestle folk, free or greco stlyes? He should check out USA wrestling grappling.
- June 13, 2008 at 5:37 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
While choosing not to compete under wrestling rules, Zak trains in wrestling takedowns and judo throws to balance his game. He aspires to enter professional MMA when he gets out of his teen years, he's still a little young.
- June 13, 2008 at 5:49 PM
- Mr. LowBodyFat said...
I'm starting my classes this week Steve, so I'll definitely keep your posted. Oh, and I'm still pumping out those Hindu pushups on the pushup board!
- June 17, 2008 at 6:54 AM
- John Kusaba said...
Hi Steve,
Congratulations to you and your son, Zak! Truly inspiring and simply an amazing feat! I've been continuing my workouts at SB park. Feels great!
Be well.
- June 23, 2008 at 11:13 AM
- Mike said...
I was there (both as a competitor and spectator) and I can honestly say Zak is a beast.
I remember him a few years ago as a blue belt at worlds and I remember how impressive he was then...
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Samsung has unveiled a slew of smart TVs and related technologies at the 2013 CES being held this week in Las Vegas.
Samsung has unveiled a slew of smart TVs and related technologies at the 2013 CES being held this week in Las Vegas. They include a redesigned Samsung Smart Hub TV center, S-Recommendation Technology, advanced Smart Interaction technology motion control; and the Samsung Allshare content-sharing software.
Television sets unveiled by the Korean electronics giant include three with quad-core processors -- the S9 UHD TV, the F8000 and the F7500; and the F9500 OLED TV, which is the first to let two people watch different full-HD 3D content simultaneously on the same screen with corresponding audio and controls.
Samsung also unveiled the F8500, which has a plasma screen and is one of the first TVs with native support for high efficiency video coding.
The company also announced a Smart Evolution kit for its Smart TVs. This consists of a redesigned Smart Hub, enhanced voice interaction and motion control, and a quad-core chipset. It fits into a slot at the back of the TV.
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The Smart Hub now arranges content in five categories and displays them as thumbnail images to make selection easier. These are: On TV -- what's currently playing and the most relevant suggestions that may be airing based on a consumer's viewing habits; Movies and TV Shows; Photos, Videos and Music; Social; and Apps.
The Smart Hub also recognizes hand gestures.
S-recommendation is a recommendation engine that lets consumers search for TV programs, premium video on demand, apps, social content and locally-stored content on personal devices. It also offers customized content recommendation. This feature is available on smart TVs, smart home theaters and smart Blu-ray players made by Samsung this year.
An Advanced Smart Interaction feature lets users employ everyday language and casual gestures to find content or command and control the TV. This is a beefed-up version of the feature, which was launched on TVs by Samsung last year.
Samsung's SmartView lets consumers move their content between devices in real time, while Allshare will connect TVs to compatible mobile devices and home appliances wirelessly and create a smart center for media and whole-home automation. It also lets users view their TV content on compatible Samsung Galaxy tablets and smartphones.
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The plethora of new technologies from Samsung made analysts work to figure out which of them might have the most impact.
"The focus seems to be on 4K," Paul Gagnon, director of global TV research at NPD DisplaySearch, remarked. "OLED TV is also present, but it seems it's not as prominently featured as it was last year."
4K TVs have a horizontal resolution of 4,000 pixels. The technology's also known as ultrahigh definition. It has twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p TV format. This year, 4K LCD TVs will outpace OLED TV shipments, NPD has forecast.
Samsung "is one of the leaders in Smart TV and they've unveiled some pretty good work on that," Gagnon told TechNewsWorld.
"To me, the two interesting developments are in UltraHD and OLED," David Mercer, vice president and principal analyst for digital at Strategy Analytics, said. However, OLED TVs are not delivering ultraHD just now, and "OLED is a very tough technology to crack, getting costs to come down is challenging."
Smart TV, a field in which Samsung "has developed into a major player," is getting traction now for a number of consumers, Mercer told TechNewsWorld. The service potential of smart TVs is built around video "so we're seeing interest in services like Netflix."
Cupertino Gets Smoked
There has been much speculation around whether Apple will introduce a TV set that will shake up the industry, but Mercer dismissed the idea.
"We've been speculating about Apple TV for many years, and we've always been fairly skeptical about Apple's plans," Mercer said. "Apple's an incredible company for personal technologies and the one-to-one experience, but TV is another ball game."
Apple has described the Apple TV as a hobby, and, "as far as TV is concerned, Samsung has a huge lead over Apple and is the world market leader in smart TVs," Mercer stated.
Overall, however, TV sales have been falling, and, while the new TVs demoed at CES "give consumers another reason to buy TVs, it's not going to happen overnight," Mercer remarked.


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Mr. Speaker, this summer, we witnessed a major public relations stunt by the the Hell's Angels, Operation Support 81. The eight and the one represent the respective letters of the alphabet, H and A, for Hell's Angels.
Members of the gang set up kiosks at our agricultural fairs. They travelled around Quebec like rock stars, visiting Quebec City, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jovite, and Saint-Pie, along with Joliette and Saint-Zénon, which are in my riding. They rode around in their leather jackets and sunglasses like the actors from Easy Rider, but they are not celebrities. They are criminals, drug dealers and pimps, who are running a protection racket. The Hell's Angels are back and are once again threatening public safety.
Today, we learned that they are going to set up shop in Mirabel. They are going to open a boutique, as though they were florists. However, the only reason the Hell's Angels would need flowers is to make wreaths.
In the 1990s, when the biker wars were raging in Quebec, it quickly became obvious that a new law was needed to help law enforcement in their fight against organized crime. From the start, the Bloc spoke out about this reality in the House and put pressure on the Liberal government of the time.
The passage of Bill C-59 in 1997 marked a first step in the fight against organized crime. However, the amendments to the Criminal Code were too complex to effectively secure convictions in the courts. The police quickly called for amendments, and, once again, the Bloc Québécois was the first to act and bring those calls into the political arena.
In 2000, the Bloc Québécois led the effort to have amendments made to that initial anti-gang law and to expand its scope. Gilles Duceppe was even targeted by threats and intimidation from criminal organizations, to deter him from proceeding. However, Gilles Duceppe stood up to them and the Bloc Québécois demonstrated its determination.
As a result, in 2002 our efforts led to the enactment of Bill C-24, which created two new, separate offences to assist in combatting organized crime. Participating in the activities of a criminal organization and committing an indictable offence for the benefit of a criminal organization became two separate offences. It became possible to secure a conviction against members of criminal organizations for gang-related or criminal organization offences.
To better protect the public and the police who are engaged in fighting organized crime, the law also added provisions to combat the intimidation of journalists and of federal, provincial and municipal elected representatives, and also of any person who plays a role in the administration of the penal and criminal justice system.
In 2009, the Bloc Québécois again took up the issue with a motion to have criminal organizations such as criminal biker gangs recognized as illegal. Also in 2009, the Bloc supported Bill C-14 on organized crime, to have any murder committed for the benefit of a criminal organization deemed to be a premeditated murder carrying a sentence of life imprisonment. At the same time, and also at the initiative of the Bloc Québécois, the Criminal Code was amended to reverse the burden of proof and force criminal organizations to prove the source of their income.
Following an international conference on money laundering and organized crime held in Montreal in 1998, the Bloc Québécois persuaded the government to withdraw $1,000 bills from circulation, as they were commonly used to launder organized crime money.
The Bloc Québécois has always been a thorn in the side of organized crime. However, we must not forget that gangsters adapt quite readily. There seems to have been a resurgence of criminal biker gangs since 2016.
Here again, we have a responsibility to act. Let me remind the House that the biker war from 1994 to 2002 was especially bloody. The eight-year tally was over 150 deaths, nine disappearances, and 181 attempted murders. Things could very well start up again.
Since the summer of 2016, organized crime experts and observers have noted that criminal biker gangs are making a strong comeback. Since Operation SharQc in 2009, most of the bikers who were charged have been released; some of the trials just fizzled out, and many who were convicted had their sentences reduced. Now, they are making their presence increasingly known, and we have been seeing more shows of force, too.
In recent months, bikers have started congregating again, displaying their patches openly and with impunity.
For that reason we are proposing, first of all, that a list of criminal organizations be created, similar to the list of terrorist organizations, and second, that the wearing of patches and emblems associated with the organizations on such a list be prohibited.
I would point out that the last biker war resulted in 150 deaths in Quebec alone, including an 11-year-old child. We have not forgotten. Organized crime exists at considerable human cost. We cannot sit idly by and do nothing. Let us agree: in the wake of the Jordan decision, saving weeks and even months would be a good thing for our judicial system.
That is why we back at it again, now with two new measures. The first would make it possible for the Governor in Council to establish a list of criminal organizations and to place on that list those organizations recommended by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The second would make it an offence for a member of a listed criminal organization to wear emblems such as patches.
The bill sponsored by my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord, in the name of the Bloc Québécois, is another step in the fight against organized crime.
We all know that it will take much courage on the part of MPs to adopt this bill. I am convinced that there is a great deal of courage in the House.
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I am using this blog to record my genealogy research progress. My research at this point is concentrated in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania records. Since many of my ancestors ended up in the Midwest and West my research sometimes takes me in that direction. I also research Irish records.
Monday, March 4, 2013
FANing with Evidentia: Breakthrough
FAN is an acronym for friends, acquaintances, and neighbors. I've recorded the names and number of years, those who provided affidavits, had been acquainted with Jesse Callahan and his wife Eve Urmey. I noticed Edward Kindred had been acquainted with Jesse Callahan for 69 yrs.. I realized, if correct, they had known each other in childhood back in Kentucky. We, the Callahan researchers, had assumed that the family came from Mercer County, KY. I looked up Edward's family and found out his family was from Jessamine County, KY which borders Mercer for a small stretch. I wonder if Edward Kindred may actually be a relation? An A. Brenneman was an administrator of Edward's father's estate which may have been Eve's grandmother's maiden name. The Kindred family may help my trace the Callahan's back farther?
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- Nan said...
I've been reading your Evidentia related blog posts with great interest. It sounds like a tool that would help me stay more on track when I'm working a line.
You're probably aware of this Kentucky resource - http://www.genealogyinc.com/kentucky/maps/ that will help you figure out which counties were contiguous during what time frame.
- March 5, 2013 at 4:21 AM
- Annette Kapple said...
I am finding Evidentia is helping me focus better. When I just read through documents I tend to miss fine details. You can download the free version and try it out.
Thanks Nan for the link! I'll take a look at it. One of the Callahan's was wanting more proof that the family came from that area. It would be nice to find more support for that theory.
- March 5, 2013 at 11:10 AM


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Lemmy died and it made me think of Suicide Girls and all of the great things this company did for me years ago. So here I am for the first time in what feels like YEARS.
I have a husband and a baby! Whoop!
We are expecting our second child and I am craving pizza.
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Fabulous Friends by Bumblebee
Fabulous Friends are few and far between,
So when you find them, look beyond what is seen.
Hold fast, to the tears and the laughter and the shame.
Even through the worst times, together fought, can help each other's flame.
Cougar is my forever sister and my forever friend,
Though miles apart, we dwell in Virtuality's cosmic land.
If we were 1st life neighbors, she'd be here everyday,
Coaching poor ole' Bumble, and guiding her along the way.
No doubt, she can see the bigger picture of the grander scheme,
Of the life, she's already traveled, a life full of wondrousity.
Fabulous Friends are few, a mercy, a rarity,
Though miles apart, keep them close! They are your source of reality.
For more information about The Inventory Game, visit Irez.Me. We're actually into the Letter G today, soooo, mayhaps I squeeze a G thing later tonight.
And just a side-note, Cougar, I repeat… Cougar is NOT in my inventory..no matter how much I'd like her to be. No box big enough to contain all that fabulous, right?
Exactly 🙂
Flowers count as F? YAY for flowers!
On Wendz:
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Shorts: Mutresse Lana Shorts
Shoes: Pure Poison's Jolie Sandals (brazil)
Hair: Tableau Vivant' Low Hair
Skin: Glam Affair's Brandi (jamaica 1B) | Cutie Moon Fair
Hands/Feet: Slink Casual Mesh Hands, Female Mesh Flat Feet
Pose: Sari Sari's Feminine Pose G4
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Top: Sassy' Rockadoll Halter
Shorts: coldLogic shorts pitt.cotton
Shoes: Ingenue Pandora Flats (gacha)
Hair: DeLa's Mouelleux Hair
Skin: Tuli's Claire|Radiance (bronze, bare)
Hands/Feet: Slink Casual Mesh hands, Female Mesh Flat Feet
Pose: Sari Sari's Feminine Pose D9
Special Guest: Bella Elizabetta ~ ABC Awesome Breed Creations (arabian horse)
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The University of Derby is coming to Chesterfield in a move set to create new jobs and boost learning in the town.
The university looks set to move to the town's landmark St Helena Centre in 2016, it has been revealed.
The Sheffield Road building, which was built in 1911, used to be a girls' school and is currently used by Derbyshire County Council (DCC) as offices.
Councillor Brian Ridgeway, cabinet member for council services at DCC, said: "I'm delighted that we've been able to give the university the opportunity to extend their work into Chesterfield – this is the best possible use for the St Helena Centre.
"The university will bring new jobs to the area and create opportunities for people from Chesterfield, NE Derbyshire and Bolsover to increase their qualifications and skills."
A DCC spokesman added that the move would enable the university to strengthen its work with neighbouring Chesterfield College.
Hari Punchihewa, deputy chief executive and finance director at the University of Derby, said: "This acquisition extends our options to be of service to the town of Chesterfield and to help create jobs and bolster the higher education offer already in place there.
"The building is a wonderful structure which sits in a perfect location, being so close to town and the college."
A spokesman for the University of Derby was unable to confirm at this stage how many jobs would be created in the move.
Major refurbishment would be required to bring the 2.2 acre site up to standard.
The girls' school closed in the 1990s and the council used the Grade II listed building as offices until late 2013.


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State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, was reappointed as chairman of the environmental conservation committee and has also been appointed to sit on the finance committee in the New York State Senate.
"As a member of the powerful Senate finance committee, I will have oversight on the state budget, have a role at confirming all Senate nominations, and be able to vote on any piece of legislation that has a fiscal impact before it is sent to the floor of the Senate," Grisanti said.
In addition to serving as chairman of the environmental conservation committee and a member of the finance committee, Grisanti will also continue to sit on the following committees: higher education, veterans, homeland security and military affairs, insurance and labor.


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U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13th) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the unemployment rate last month rose to 8.3 percent, from 8.2 percent in June:
"After 42 consecutive months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher, this kind of jobs report has become familiar. Our small businesses are struggling, and the result is fewer jobs for middle-class families. Compounding the problem are looming tax hikes, which add even more uncertainty to a difficult situation. Washington needs to cut through the politics and give our families and employers the financial certainty they deserve.
"This week, the House approved legislation to ensure that no one is blindsided on January 1st with a return of the marriage penalty, the AMT, higher rates on capital gains, dividends, estates and painful tax hikes on income. I hope the Senate will follow suit immediately.
"In the meantime, my office is hosting fairs in our community to connect job seekers and local employers with new opportunities. On August 21st, at the Romeoville Recreation Center, local residents are invited to come to our job fair and find career opportunities at some of the great companies in our area. On August 23rd, at the Eola Community Center in Aurora, small business managers and entrepreneurs are invited to learn about new markets and grant opportunities with the federal government."
Source: http://biggert.house.gov/press-releases/biggert-statement-on-july-jobs-report/


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A man-eating plant helped a pair of Pratt High School Forensics students capture sixth place and a medal at the state 4-A Forensics tournament in Topeka Saturday.
Walking away with the sixth place finish were duet-acting teammates Brittnee Hill and Sam Eastes.
The pair broke into semifinals and finals with a cutting from "Little Shop of Horrors" the story of a man-eating plant that wants to take over the world.
Eastes also broke into semifinals with his serious solo "Charles Chaplin an autobiography." He took eighth overall and just missed the top six in finals.
Also breaking into semi finals was Adele Loomis with her original oration "One Glyph at a Time." Her effort earned her a tenth place finish overall.
For senior Sam Eastes, his final year in forensics was his best. He had been in forensics all four years of high school and this was the first time he had broken into semi finals and finals.
Eastes and Hill had been in the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" and worked opposite each other in lead roles. They both loved the show and changing it into a duet-acting piece allowed them to continue it into forensics.
Forensics coach Rose Beilman helped cut the piece, a musical, then Eastes and Hill worked together on the timing and bringing all the characters to life, Eastes said.
They had previously worked together in "High School Musical" as well.
"It was great to work with Brittnee. She is so talented," Eastes said.
It was a unique challenge to do a speaking version of a musical. The pair incorporated some singing in the piece and did some clever movements to bring the plant "Audrey II" to life.
For his serious solo that broke into semi-finals, Eastes chose the autobiography of Charlie Chaplin. Eastes said he loved Chaplin and silent films. He got some help with the movement from Krista Wilson, a local dance coach, to help him with some of the movement in the silent film portions.
Eastes liked acting at a young age and was in his first play in the seventh grade. He likes interacting with people in forensics plus getting to bring the characters in his pieces to life.
"I like the strong bond with the people in forensics," Eastes said.
Hill is a junior and in her second year of forensics. When Beilman bought up the idea of her working with Eastes, Hill jumped at the chance.
Hill said she would be back her senior year and perhaps work on a serious solo or even work with another duet partner.
She enjoys the competition of forensics. It gives her a chance to act and compete at the same time. Forensics is harder then acting because forensics has no stage, props, no costumes and judges are right in front of the actor, hill said.
Loomis brought a piece that examined courageous journalism and how it had exposed corrupt government and crimes against women.
Loomis said she chose the topic because she had an interest in journalism and it was different from what judges usually saw at tournaments.
Loomis, a junior, is in her second year of forensics. It has provided her with a chance to express herself and get more comfortable as a performer. It's also fun.
She plans to return and will probably do another oration.
She enjoyed her time and state and learned some valuable lessons.
"State teaches you how skilled you can be and how to become a better speaker," Loomis said.
Beilman is very proud of all her students. She took a young team to state, only three seniors in the group, but they all put out a great effort.
"They worked their hearts out. It's great to see the level of commitment to communicate. That is so rewarding," Beilman said. "It was exciting to get to state. They are amazingly competitive. It is a symbol of their dedication and hard work."
With 48 members on the entire team and only three seniors, this is a building year and things look bright for the PHS forensics team next year.
Pratt took 17 students to state championships in 16 events. Helping lead the group was senior Anna Stotts who qualified for state in three events but chose her informative piece.
"She has been hardworking through all four years in forensics," Beilman said.
Helping coach this year were Chris Lyman and Kyle Farmer. The team learned a lot from these coaches.
All the students had a great attitude and worked hard to get to state. Each had to place first or second in a tournament during the season to qualify for state, Beilman said.
Overall, the Pratt team placed twelfth (up from eighteenth last year) out of 49 teams at state. The 4-A Forensics Championship has the most teams of any division in the state.
State Champs
Brittnee Hill-duet acting Adele Loomis-oration
Anna Stotts-informative Miranda Flemming-oration Joseph Loomis-oration Courtney Blankenship-oration
Sidney Harrison-Informative and serious solo
Katie Buhler-informative, Spencer Sullivan-informative
Quiana Pico-serious solo Cole Fincham-duet acting Evan Fowler-duet acting Garrett Johnston-IDA Dustin McGraw-IDA
Jacob Schaefer-IDA
Ethan Sharp-IDA
State Festival
I Rating
Chloe Cannata-oration and prose
Austin Boshart-poetry
Elee Hampton-informative
Delaney Skaggs-poetry
Zach Stone-poetry
II Rating
Lauren Voss and Delaney Skaggs-IDA
Lauren Beardsley Humorous solo
Anna Stryker and Zach Stone-IDA
Cambry Schrag-informative
Joshua Ash-informative


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Microsoft has teased those who follow the Windows Phone Twitter account by announcing that some exciting news will be revealed later today at CES. With so much being unveiled and displayed at the massive event, what could Microsoft be hinting at when it comes to Windows Phone?
We suspected that the team is referring to Huawei officially announcing the Ascend W1, which we've previously reported on numerous times. But the company has yet to hit the nail, so it could well be Samsung and the ATIV S or even Sprint.
Indeed, Sprint jumped in on the conversation to essentially confirm the news and coincidentally, Samsung is having their live event going on right now (don't worry, we're there). So is that the magic two-punch?
And if not Samsung we should note we're hanging with Nokia at this moment, though they don't seem poised to launch anything today.
Stay tuned for some exciting news later today #CES #WindowsPhone— Windows Phone (@windowsphone) January 7, 2013
It's all getting underway at CES 2013 and Windows Phone Central is on the floor tracking employees down and using established torturing techniques to abstract information. We'll bring you all the latest from the show in our live blogs and on the main site.
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One of the most popular jobs that many people do nowdays is data entry online jobs. With this job, there are many people who have helped raise their family's income despite the global recession. It will give you the opportunity to have income while staying at home. The things that you need are a computer and a reliable internet connection. It does not matter what profession you are in as long as you know how to do some writing jobs and data entry.
These kinds of jobs are not always permanent jobs. Thus, the work does not come with benefits like health insurance, paid vacation and the like. When you work online, you are considered an independent contract worker. This means that you are a free agent. You will be hired based on a project and your contract will last until the project is finished. When the required job is done, it's time for you to find another job.
The pay for data entry job is based on per data sheet completed. The cost per sheet usually ranges from 10 to 20 cents. However, this varies heavily on the type of employer you have. It is expected that as data entry workers, you will also do some other tasks like data collection, change documents into new formats or edit images.
The most important thing when you try to work for online jobs is to watch out for scams. There are so many of them online (especially for data entry jobs) because lots of people are into them due to the fact that they are easier to do. Do your own research and find out the company's legitimacy before you give out personal information. Do not be fooled and unknowingly subject yourself to identity theft.
Be very suspicious when a prospective employer asks you for your financial information. Do not give out your credit card numbers or any forms of financial information when an employer asks you. This should be a red flag signaling you that the company is a hoax. Other scam propaganda requests you to send them a certain amount in exchange for a starter kit so that you may be able to start working for them. When you come across these frauds, run away from them.
It is important that in all your online jobs, you only get those legitimate ones so that you will not be taken advantage of. Check the name of the company first if they are genuine or not. Once you establish your work online, success is within your reach. Data entry jobs will no longer be your only option but you can also get a good position online. Keep looking.


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The Cafe2Go® Self-Heating Beverage Kit has everything you will need to serve 18 cups of hot cocoa. It is completely self-contained in a great package and is easy to use. It includes everything needed to heat and serve hot beverages, thanks to the patented beverage heater in each kit. Just add your potable water, follow the simple instructions and in minutes savor hot, delicious beverages on the go!
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- The unique, patented heater has heated over 1.5 billion meals and beverages
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And as much as I'd enjoy using the adjective on myself, it would be not be accurate. For most people, fear is a fact of life, a necessary emotion that allows us to navigate dodgy situations.
Apparently a woman has been found who totally lacks fear. For her, fear is an intangible thing, an emotion with absolutely no meaning. Describing her fearlessness is like describing an empty glass. There's simply nothing in there.
Psychologists found her predicament more of a problem than an asset. Rather than avoid dangerous situations, she would confront them, from poisonous snakes to street thugs. That she managed to stay among the living was something of a miracle.
I've driven with a few guys who could be classified as fearless. Or perhaps they were incredibly brave or positively insane. Maybe a mixture of all three.
Once again I find myself between turns 8 and 9 at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosemond, California. I'm driving Evosport's new CLK63 Black Series, a car with all the poise and grace of a 911 Carrera. Sporting more than 600 hp, the Evosport Black Series is what happens when enthusiastic engineers get to run wild. No soul-sucking consumer groups, no timid management meddling, just a hella-quick car with a minimum of compromise. Behind the wheel of this fine car I am the opposite of fearless. I am fearful.
In truth, I don't like starting out at a track day in a car like this. I'd prefer a mildly tuned GTI, maybe even a Miata. Helps gets the blood going, gets the reflexes reflexing. This was more like getting strapped into an F22 Raptor to make your first solo flight.
Mercifully, the track was empty so I got a chance to explore its powerband. A few squirts around the twisties wagged the tail like the world's most excited dog. Despite the gigantic Pirelli rubber, it took a gentle foot to maintain traction.
A few laps later I began to push a bit harder, and rather than becoming more difficult to control, the car actually became easier to drive. Turn-in became sharper and more precise and the whole car seemed to settle down. By the fifth lap I was pushing even harder, just daring it to do something unpleasant. No such luck. Around my eighth lap a few other cars had joined the grid. Every single one waved me by like I was Hans Stuck or something.
This was the first time I really let loose on a track, just enjoying the sheer ecstasy of driving fast. I had no pictures to take, no stories to write, no deadlines to meet. Just drive. I finally understood what all the fuss was about. I could get used to this.
I've heard the term "red haze" before, that hypnotic focus drivers sometime get after especially hard runs. I have it big time. I am hitting turns 8 and 9 perfectly, starting at the inside and letting the car gradually slide to the corner's edge. This is the same place I've witnessed dozens of cars fly off into the unforgiving desert. Our own project editor Pablo Mazlumian lost his new M3 in this very spot. I remember him walking back to the pits with parts tucked under his arm (front airdam, headlight, steering wheel).
I have a "moment" when the rear end steps out a bit much. The fear (or it could be adrenaline) flashes in the pit on my stomach and feels like I swallowed a 9v battery. It passes in mere seconds and I'm in the groove again.
Brad from Evosport waves me in, screaming about using up his tires and all. He also mentioned how well I was doing. I smile, make some self-deprecating joke, and try to walk to the pits. My legs seem to have minds of their own; they try and go different ways. My hands are rebelling too, treating my water bottle like it's a paint shaker. If I didn't know better, I'd say I was scared shitless.
All the fear I had pushed aside was coming back, big time. I started doing the math on what it would have cost if I had wrecked the Merc, what type of injuries I might have sustained, who would have taken my place as "Dad" to the kids.
Had I considered all that before my driving stint? Not really. The mind has a marvelous device that pushes fear aside, the amygdala. Apparently mine overheated. I sat the rest of the day just enjoying the desert sun.
Now that a few weeks have passed, I find myself looking forward to another track day. That whole "red haze" thing was addictive.
And I'm fairly certain my amygdala has cooled down by now.
I have a moment when the rear end steps out a bit much. the fear flashed in the pit of my stomach and felt like i had swallowed a 9v battery.
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- 1 Overview
- 2 Installation
- 3 Setup
- 4 Testing the Remote
- 5 Program specific configuration
- 6 Device Specific Examples
- 7 Troubleshooting
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- 8.1 Setup a HID device with LIRC
- 8.2 Serial receivers that depend on lirc_serial
- 8.3 Checking module based receivers
- 8.4 Your serial port support is compiled as a module in the kernel
- 8.5 Your serial port support is compiled into the kernel
LIRC is a deamon that can translate key presses on a supported remote into program specific commands. In this context, the term, "program specific" means that a key press can do different things depending on which program is running and taking commands from LIRC.
The Central Dogma of LIRC
The list below attempts to show the flow of information from the remote to the program using LIRC:
- User hits a button on the remote causing it to transmit an IR or RF signal.
- The signal is received by the receiver connected to the Linux box.
- The kernel (via the correct module) uses /dev/lirc0 to characterize the pulse-length information from the receiver.
/usr/bin/lircduses the information from /etc/lirc/lircd.conf convert the pulse-lengths into button press information.
- Programs that use LIRC translate the button press info from
/usr/bin/lircdinto user-defined actions according to Template:~/.lircrc.
Summary of Required Files
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf- System-level config translating scancodes --> keys. Is specific to each remote control to be used (can contain configure for multiple remotes and/or receivers).
- Template:~/.lircrc - File containing an include statement pointing to each program's lirc map, i.e., Template:~/.lirc/foo, Template:~/.lirc/bar, etc.
- Template:~/.lirc/foo - User-level config translating of keys --> actions. Is specific to each remote and to application foo.
Install the lirc-utils package, which is available in the official repositories. The most of LIRC kernel drivers are already included in the mainline kernel. Install the lirc package only, if the hardware requires the lirc_wpc8769l module.
The LIRC Config File
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf which is specific to each remote/IR receiver is the first step in setting up a remote.
Use a Prebuild Config File
Identify which remote/IR receiver is to be used and see if
/usr/share/lirc contains a pre-built config file for it. Once identified, create/edit
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf to use an include statement that points to the selected one.
include "/usr/share/lirc/streamzap/lircd.conf.streamzap"
Create a Config File
Users with unsupported hardware will need to either find a config file someone else has create (i.e. google) or create one. Creating one is fairly straightforward using the included
/usr/bin/irrecord program which guides users along the needed process. If using a detected remote, invoke it like so:
irrecord --device=/dev/lirc0 MyRemote
The program will ask users to begin hitting keys on the remote in an attempt to learn it. If all goes well, the user will be prompted to map out each key press to a specific scancode LIRC uses to identify that specific key press. The process should take no more than 10 minutes. When finished, save the resulting file to
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf and proceed.
Testing the Remote
Start the LIRC daemon:
# systemctl start lirc
Test the remote using
/usr/bin/irw, which simply echos anything received by LIRC when users push buttons on the remote to stdout.
$ irw 000000037ff07bfe 00 One mceusb 000000037ff07bfd 00 Two mceusb 000000037ff07bfd 01 Two mceusb 000000037ff07bf2 00 Home mceusb 000000037ff07bf2 01 Home mceusb
Program specific configuration
Generate your own lircrc with Mythbuntu's lircrc-generator
mythbuntu-lircrc-generator is intended to be started from a system with LIRC installed. It requires that you choose a remote via the LIRC package or have a
lircd.conf handy prior to running. It will then produce a sane
.lircrc for the current user.
Mythbuntu's Lirc/Lircrc Generator is available on AUR
Man page
Enable LIRC support in xine
Now LIRC works, but you have no program that can communicate with LIRC. This section will explain how to make xine work, but you can use xmms and mplayer (and probably a lot of other programs too) to work with LIRC.
Compile xine with LIRC support
Download the xine-ui PKGBUILD with ABS.
Add " --enable-lirc" to the
./configure line
$ makepkg
Uninstall old xine-ui and install the new one
# pacman -R xine-ui # pacman -U xine-filename.pkg.tar.gz
Configure xine to use LIRC
Let xine produce a default
.lircrc file. In your home directory, type:
$ xine --keymap=lirc>.lircrc
Now, in order to have a functioning xine+lirc, edit the
.lircrc file to your preferences.
However, you may choose to configure LIRC to control more than just xine. If this is the case, you will need to manually edit the
.lircrc file, and add elements.
Xine-ui Mplayer Totem Vlc Rhythmbox
All work with LIRC, but you must enable LIRC support in the program in some cases, such as VLC. Simply copy the vlc packagebuild and edit it so that "--enable-lirc" is one of the compile options for VLC not FFMPEG!
Configure Amarok2 to use LIRC
Depending on your controller model, the following configuration works with Amarok2-svn. This configuration file will work with the MCEUSB controller.
##amarok2 begin button = Play prog = irexec repeat = 0 config = qdbus org.mpris.amarok /Player Play end begin button = Pause prog = irexec repeat = 0 config = qdbus org.mpris.amarok /Player Pause end begin button = Stop prog = irexec repeat = 0 config = qdbus org.mpris.amarok /Player Stop end begin button = Skip prog = irexec repeat = 0 config = qdbus org.mpris.amarok /Player Next end begin button = Replay prog = irexec repeat = 0 config = qdbus org.mpris.amarok /Player Prev end
Configure Audacious(2) to use LIRC
Depending on your controller model, the following configuration works with all versions of Audacious, including the mercurial builds. This configuration file will work with the MCEUSB controller.
##audacious begin prog = audacious button = Play config = PLAY repeat = 0 end begin prog = audacious button = Pause config = PAUSE repeat = 0 end begin prog = audacious button = Stop config = STOP repeat = 0 end begin prog = audacious button = Skip config = NEXT repeat = 0 end begin prog = audacious button = Replay config = PREV repeat = 0 end begin prog = audacious button = VolUp config = VOL_UP repeat = 1 end begin prog = audacious button = VolDown config = VOL_DOWN repeat = 1 end
Additionally, there are other values that may be set according to the model set forth above. This was taken from the lirc.c file from audacious-plugins source code:
Configure Mplayer to use LIRC
##mplayer begin button = PLAY/PAUSE prog = mplayer config = pause repeat = 1 end begin button = FWD prog = mplayer config = seek 5 end begin button = REV prog = mplayer config = seek -5 end begin button = MAXIMIZE prog = mplayer config = vo_fullscreen end
only change PLAY/PAUSE, FWD etc. on keys from your /etc/lircd.conf
Device Specific Examples
There is a dedicated wiki page with information about X10
Asus DH Deluxe series motherboard
Check the output of:
$ cat /dev/usb/hiddevX
where X is 0,1 or bigger, and press some buttons on remote.
If you can see reply, device works fine, follow steps:
1. In file
/etc/conf.d/lircd.conf add:
2. Reload LIRC:
/etc/rc.d/lircd restart
ASRock ION series (Nuvoton) quickstart
$ ln -s /usr/share/lirc/remotes/lirc_wb677/lircd.conf.wb677 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf $ /etc/rc.d/lircd restart
Streamzap PC Remote (USB)
To disable this behavior, add the following to
Section "InputClass" Identifier "Ignore Streamzap IR" MatchProduct "Streamzap" MatchIsKeyboard "true" Option "Ignore" "true" EndSection
- Install both packages (lirc lirc-utils)
- Modprobe both kernel mods (lirc_dev and streamzap). To have modules autoload at boot create the following file
#modules for streamzap remote lirc_dev streamzap
- Create your
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf(for this remote, copy
- Fix the broken lirc.service file:
[Unit] Description=Linux Infrared Remote Control [Service] EnvironmentFile=/etc/lirc/lircd.conf ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/ln -sf /run/lirc/lircd /dev/lircd ExecStart=/usr/bin/lircd --pidfile=/run/lirc/lircd.pid -d /dev/lirc0 Type=forking PIDFile=/run/lirc/lircd.pid [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
You might have to play around with lircd and irw to find your remote. In the above example, it's /dev/lirc0.
lircd -d /dev/... to start lircd with a certain device. Run
irw and test it out. When you find the right device, modify
/usr/lib/systemd/system/lirc.service accordingly.
- Start lircd via
# systemctl start lircto survive a reboot use
# systemctl enable lirc
- Test the remote/lirc with irw
$ irw 00000000000028cc 00 CH_UP Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028ce 00 CH_DOWN Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028c8 00 8 Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028c5 00 5 Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d2 00 OK Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d1 00 LEFT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d1 01 LEFT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d1 00 LEFT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d3 00 RIGHT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d3 00 RIGHT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d3 00 RIGHT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d3 00 RIGHT Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d4 00 DOWN Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d4 00 DOWN Streamzap_PC_Remote 00000000000028d4 00 DOWN Streamzap_PC_Remote
Serial Port "Home Brew" IR Receiver
Here's how to get a "Home Brew" serial port IR receiver working:
1. Create a udev rule to give non-privleged users read/write access to the serial port. I will be using ttyS0 in my example.
# For serial port ttyS0 and LIRC KERNEL=="ttyS0",SUBSYSTEM=="tty",DRIVERS=="serial",MODE="0666"
2. Create the needed modprobe configs
install lirc_serial /usr/bin/setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none && /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install lirc_serial options lirc_serial type=0 remove lirc_serial /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove lirc_serial && /sbin/modprobe -r lirc_dev
3. Install your systemd service file.
[Unit] Description=Linux Infrared Remote Control After=network.target [Service] Type=simple PIDFile=/run/lirc/lircd.pid ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -f /dev/lirc /dev/lircd /var/run/lirc/lircd ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lircd -n -r -P /run/lirc/lircd.pid -d /dev/lirc0 -o /run/lirc/lircd ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/ln -sf /run/lirc/lircd /dev/lircd ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/ln -sf /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc ExecReload=/bin/kill -SIGHUP $MAINPID [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
4. We still need the default tmpfiles to be created, so copy that config file to
# cp -a /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/lirc.conf /etc/tmpfiles.d/lirc.conf
5. Create a
.lircrc file in your home directory for your user or a
/etc/lirc/lircrc file for system wide use.
6. Have your service start at boot and then test with a reboot
# systemctl enable lirc.service # systemctl reboot
or load the module and start the lirc.service.
# modprobe lirc_serial # systemctl start lirc.service
Receivers that do not depend on a kernel module
Usually, you only need to specify your the device where the receiver is plugged in and the lirc driver. This is an example for pinnacle or miro serial receivers):
LIRC_DEVICE="/dev/ttySX" LIRC_DRIVER="pinsys"
Then, start lircd daemon and create the remote/s configuration (/etc/lirc/lircd.conf), either by copying one of the configured defaults that comes with lirc-utils or by using irrecord. Even if you find your remote in the list of preconfigured remotes it might not work so you will have to use irrecord anyway.
After this you can use irw to check the remote, create your ~/.lircrc to assign remote buttons to actions and start irexec if you need to run arbitrary commands.
Buttons processed several times when pressed
Problem in module ir_core which processes IR commands with LIRC at the same time. Simply blacklist it by creating the following file:
# Prevent processing button several times when pressed blacklist ir_core
After upgrading or installing Arch, an existing configuration stopped working
Kernel module change
As of kernel 2.6.36, LIRC modules have been included in the kernel. Arch's lirc package has included the older kernel modules, which work with lircd without any additional configuration. However, a recent update removed those older modules, which results in the stock kernel modules being used. Unfortunately, these kernel modules treat the remote as a keyboard by default, which is incompatible for lircd. To correct this, put the following line to
echo lirc > /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols
You may also run that command as root to enable LIRC for your current session.
Systemd has moved away from
rc.local. It is possible to use tmpfiles.d (read "man tmpfiles.d") to run the command
echo lirc > /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols. Create the file
w /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols - - - - lirc
/etc/rc.conf, as it is no longer present.
Problems using default systemd lirc.service file
The lirc service used to use a conf.d file for configuring command-line parameters, but the functionality was removed for systemd since the default configuration tends to work for the majority of use cases after kernel support for lirc was introduced. See FS#31890.
As the bug report states, the "correct" way to fix this issue is to use a drop-in service file; however, the workaround below can be a quick fix for a particular common problem.
How to know you might need the workaround --
/var/log/lirc shows error finding
lircd: could not get file information for /dev/lirc
Workaround: make a symbolic link for
/dev/lirc that points to
/dev/lirc0 with file
L /dev/lirc - - - - /dev/lirc0
Replacing/overriding the existing service file
[Unit] Description=Linux Infrared Remote Control [Service] EnvironmentFile=/etc/conf.d/lircd.conf ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/ln -sf /run/lirc/lircd /dev/lircd ExecStart=/usr/bin/lircd --pidfile=/run/lirc/lircd.pid --device=${LIRC_DEVICE} --driver=${LIRC_DRIVER} $LIRC_EXTRAOPTS ${LIRC_CONFIGFILE} Type=forking PIDFile=/run/lirc/lircd.pid [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
# # Parameters for lirc daemon # LIRC_DEVICE="YOUR DEVICE" LIRC_DRIVER="YOUR DRIVER" LIRC_EXTRAOPTS="" LIRC_CONFIGFILE="/etc/lircd.conf"
With these you can start the daemon with preferred parameters from the config file.
EnvironmentFile= in the service file specifies the file with service parameters.
–device=${LIRC_DEVICE} –driver=${LIRC_DRIVER} $LIRC_EXTRAOPTS ${LIRC_CONFIG}
uses the created variables from file as parameters to the daemon.
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Setup a HID device with LIRC
Some remotes are supported in the kernel where they are treated as a keyboard and mouse. Every button on the device is recognized as keyboard or mouse events which can be used even without LIRC. LIRC can still be used with these devices to gain greater control over the events raised and integrate with programs that expect a LIRC remote rather than a keyboard. As drivers are migrated to the kernel, devices which use to only be useable through LIRC with their own
lirc.conf files become standard HID devices.
Some HID remotes actually simulate a USB infrared keyboard and mouse. These remotes show up as two devices so you need to add two LIRC devices to
First we need the
/dev/input device for our remote:
$ ls /sys/class/rc/rc0
One of the files should be input#, where the number matches the event# of the device. (To clarify you can check that directory, it will have an event# file.
/sys/class/rc. Under event#
cat name to verify which device you are looking at.
then go to
$ ls -l /dev/input/by-id
You should find a file that symlinks to the input# above, and possibly others with a similar names for mouse events.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 10月 14 06:43 usb-3353_3713-event-if00 -> ../event9 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 10月 14 06:43 usb-3353_3713-event-if01 -> ../event10
Here 'usb-3353_3713-event-if00' and 'usb-3353_3713-event-if01' are the Linux input device event for our HID device, one for the keyboard, another for the mouse.
Then, we need to edit
/etc/conf.d/lircd.conf. This file contains the parameters for LIRC daemon
# #Parameters for daemon # LIRC_DEVICE="/dev/input/by-id/usb-3353_3713-event-if00" LIRC_DRIVER="devinput" LIRC_EXTRAOPS="" LIRC_CONFIGFILE="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
The latest version of the config file for HID remotes exists in the LIRC git repository [1]. Simply save it as
In order to launch the LIRC daemon for HID remote, You must enable evdev module first
# modprobe evdev
/dev/lircd to
/var/run/lirc/lircd, but many applications still look for the socket in the old location. Since lirc-utils 0.8.6-3 the
/etc/rc.d/lircd script creates a symlink from
/dev/lircd to the
/var/run/lirc/lircd socket when it starts the lircd daemon and removes the link when the daemon is stopped.
Serial receivers that depend on lirc_serial
Make sure that your serial port is activated in the BIOS. There you can also set and lookup I/O address and IRQ settings of your ports.
Now there might be a problem: the module lirc_serial is build to use ttyS0 (COM1), if your device is not connected to ttyS0, you will have to either change the module-options or rebuild the LIRC module. If your device is connected to ttyS0, you can skip this step
To change the options for the lirc_serial module, you edit
/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf and add this line:
options lirc_serial io=0x2f8 irq=3
You should change the values after io and irq to reflect you serial port settings, the values above may work for you if you are using ttyS1 (COM2) to connect your IR-device. But you will find the correct values by checking dmesg:
$ dmesg | grep ttyS
Building the lirc_serial module for another ttySx
Update abs
# abs
Copy the LIRC files to a directory you choose yourself:
$ cp /var/abs/extra/system/lirc /some/dir
$ cd /some/dir
Edit the PKGBUILD in that directory.
Replace the line:
./configure --enable-sandboxed --prefix=/usr \ --with-driver=all \\ return 1[/code]
./configure --enable-sandboxed --prefix=/usr \ --with-driver=com2 \ || return 1[/code]
Where you replace com2 with the com-port you need.
Build and install the package:
$ makepkg # pacman -U lirc-version.pkg.tar.gz
Now try to load the serial module:
# modprobe lirc_serial
If this produces an error which says your serial port is not ready, you have the problem that your serial port support is build into the kernel and not as a module (in the default arch kernel it is build into the kernel)
If it is built into the kernel you will have to do the following (remember that it is built into the kernel, you will need to make some changes later too)
You will have to release the serial port:
# setserial /dev/ttySx uart none
(Replace x with your port number)
Load the module again:
# modprobe lirc_serial
Now it should not show any errors, and the modules lirc_serial should be listed in lsmod
Checking module based receivers
NOTE: This section only applies if your device requires a lirc_[driver] kernel module.
Before you start using lirc, you should check if your receiver is working, and if there is IR interference. Possible sources of interference include monitors/televisions (especially plasma displays), fluorescent lamps and direct or ambient sunlight. Start the following command to display raw receiver input.
# mode2 -d /dev/lirc0
If you press buttons on any IR remote, you should see a series of pulses and spaces. If there is very frequent output without pressing buttons on your remote, your receiver suffers from interference. You want to avoid such interference, e.g. by placing the receiver behind or under your plasma tv.
If you can't make out where the interference is coming from, you can try to put a cardboard roll right in front of the receiving diode, so that it only gets light from a specific direction. Invoke mode2 as above. Then point at different locations till you receive IR noise.
Your serial port support is compiled as a module in the kernel
This is rather easy: you will just have to add lirc_serial to the modules list and lircd to the daemons list in
Your serial port support is compiled into the kernel
This is more complicated, you cannot just add the lirc_serial to the modules list in
/etc/rc.conf, as the serial port should be released first.
So I created a custom startup script to fix this problem.
#!/bin/bash #/etc/rc.d/start_lirc #releases ttySx and loads lirc_serial module . /etc/rc.conf . /etc/rc.d/functions case "$1" in start) stat_busy "release ttySx" setserial /dev/ttySx uart none #load lirc module modprobe lirc_serial stat_done ;; stop) stat_busy "unload lirc module" rmmod lirc_serial stat_done ;; restart) $0 stop $0 start ;; *) echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" esac exit 0
Now load the daemons: add "start_lirc" and "lircd" to the daemons list in


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A week after restarting, work halts on CSC's $500 million ITIP contract
The Transportation Security Administration has halted work for the second time on its $500 million infrastructure contract.
The Information Technology Infrastructure Program has been mired in bid protests since it was awarded in September to Computer Sciences Corp. CSC began work on the contract immediately but when losing bidders Unisys Corp., the incumbent, and General Dynamics Corp. filed protests with the Government Accountability Office work was halted. Work was restarted Nov. 10 when TSA said GAO did not have jurisdiction to hear the protest. Instead, the FAA was the proper authority. However, sources tell Washington Technology that work was halted again Nov. 17.
The reasons for the latest stoppage are not clear. TSA officials were not available for comment.
A CSC spokesman said the company received the stop work order from TSA on Nov. 17. "We are complying. We have been working very effectively to transition prior to yesterday's stop work. We are ready to begin work again when TSA directs."
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Lost Proton - youre missing the point...before TSA was brought under the FAR, the FAA was the contracting authority - this changed in the summer of 2008 if I recall. I believe the original solicitation for this contract was issued before the switch to the FAR, and for some reason the dispute authority was never revised in the official documentation. Has nothing to do with air transportation security vs. other modes of transportation.
This story is an old and familiar one, Gogol wrote a play "The Inspector General" that I am reminded of
It's a good thing that this contract is only for delivering trivial incidentals, not anything related to security...
Come on people this is for the infrastructure that supports the security of transportation in US. Let's let the work get done and pay the legal fines later if the protests are found to be valid.
Who is TSA to tell GAO that they don't have oversight responsibility? Are we to believe that General Dynamic and Unisys lawyers were too stupid to file their protests with the appropriate agency? Doubtful. TSA obviously has had difficulties awarding this contract in a fair manner and the GAO should re-compete and award the contract itself.
Maybe we should let the Chinese contractors do the work. Since, we owe them billions of dollars. Whatever money they make($500 million) can be subtracted to the balance of how much money we owe from the Chinese government.
The TSA has been checking bus terminals and checking passengers for weapons, including penknives. This is not an area controlled by the FAA. Therefore if the budget of and disputes of the financial agreements of a contract award of TSA are to be disputed, the FAA is not the authority to handle that type of contract dispute. TSA covers more security territory than just the airport terminals and the space occupied in the sky by an aircraft while it is in flight. The FAA does not have jurisdiction over a Greyhound bus terminal, therefore how would the FAA have contract jurisdiction over a Federal Government contract for services to TSA who has security jurisdiction over more of the transportation area than just air transportation.The General Accounting Office is in charge of the issue of contracts and payment thereof when evidence of completion is fulfilled. The FAA would be a technical resource to the contract for issues relating to air transportation security only.Who is "pulling whose chain" at the expense of the tax payers who know very little or nothing about these issues?
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League One basement side Walsall staged a great fightback to earn a 3-3 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park
The found themselves 3-1 behind after 56 minutes but two late efforts earned them a point in their first game under caretaker boss Dean Smith.
Walsall went ahead with 32 minutes gone when Paul Marshall's corner was cleared into the path of Matthew Richards who lashed the ball in from the edge of the box.
The home side responded well and were back on level terms seven minutes later.
Richards and Enoch Showunmi challenged following a Joss Labadie cross and the ball deflected off Richards past stranded keeper David Bevan into the corner for an own goal.
Tranmere completed the turnaround and went in front in first-half injury-time through a 20-yard free-kick from Aaron Cresswell.
Showunmi made a hash of a great chance soon after the break before David Bevan produced a terrific save to deny Labadie.
Tranmere did make it 3-1 in the 56th minutes when Lateef Elford-Alliyu fired home from a Dale Jennings cross with Walsall skipper Andy Butler lying injured.
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- Crush one box Nilla wafers minus 20 cookies. (The whole box is too much!)
- Mix with
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- cup Pat crumbs in bottom of a 13 X 9" pan reserving 1/4 crumbs for garnish.
- Melt
- 1 10½ oz. bag mini-marshmallows with
- 2 Tb. Orange juice and
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- Cool.
- Gently fold:
- 1 carton whipping cream whipped, (or one 8 oz. container Cool Whip) into cooled marshmallow mixture and add
- 2½ cups diced fresh peaches.
- Pour over cookie crumbs.
- Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
- Chill over-night and serve.
Terri's Notes
- Watch the marshmallow, if you try to blend in the whipped cream too soon, it melts. But if you wait too long, the marshmallow sets up and makes it difficult to blend without smashing the whipped cream.
- You can serve it as soon as it sets up and is chilled, but it tastes better the next day!
- You could use filling to fill 2 pre-made, butter cookie crumb pie crusts. Or, I think it would be fabulous to pile all the filling into one baked, 9" pie shell!
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Could the universe arrange itself in a way that we'd see Keith Urban rise so spectacularly on Idol, something he's been waiting for since he married Nicole Kidman, that he might actually eclipse her? Three months ago I would have been skeptical. And then Katie Holmes rewrote the playbook and it's just... I feel like the rules are changing all the time.
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Reinforced Gearbox with Steel Internals
Inside every AK700 is a upgraded one piece metal hop up unit, MadBull bucking and 455mm inner barrel. The gearbox uses a 7mm steel bearing to reduce friction and increase the rate of fire when using a lithium polymer battery. A large delayer is also added on the sector gear providing flawless BB feeding.
2x High Capacity Waffle Type Magazines
Don't worry about reloading because every Rifle Dynamics AK700 comes with two high capacity waffle magazines each capable of holding 500 rounds.
Metal Folding Stock Perfect for CQB or Field Games
With the AK700's metal folding stock, a player can easily deploy their folding stock anytime during play. Maneuver easily around tight corners without being seen during close quarter combat games.
- Model Number: JP-76MB
- FPS (Feet Per Second): 395
- Weight: 6.5 lbs
- Features: Rifle Dynamics AK 700
- Product Support: 30 day limited warranty
- Inner Barrel Length: 455mm
- Overall Length: 27in – 36in
- Barrel Caliber: 6.06mm
- Magazines Included: 2
- Magazine Capacity: 2x 500 rounds
- Magazine Type: High Capacity Waffle Magazine
- Recommended BB: .25g or Higher
- Power source: Battery
- Battery and charger included: Yes
- Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Ready: Yes
- Battery Included: 8.4v 1100mAh
- Battery Location: Top of gun
- Battery ROF (Default Battery): 12
- Battery ROF with 8.4v: 12
- Battery ROF with 9.6v: 14
- Battery ROF with 11.1 Echo1 LiPo #2: 17
- BB Caliber: 6mm
- Bearing Size: 7mm Steel Bearing
- Body type: Steel Body
- Gearbox Reinforced: Yes
- Gearbox Type: 7mm Version 3
- Motor Type: Short Standard Motor
- Sights included: Metal front and rear adjustable
- Outer Barrel Construction: One piece metal
- Metal Specifics: 95% of gun
- Plastic Specifics: Pistol grip
- Scope Mount: Side mount option
- Sling Attachment: Front and rear options
- Spring Guide: Steel bearing
- Stock Type: Steel folding
- Gear Specs: Steel with large delayer on sector
- Hop Up: 1 piece metal with Madbull Bucking
- Piston Body: Nylon
- Piston Head: Ported
- Type of Spring: M110
- Wiring Harness: V3 to the rear
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Instant Beast Mode for your Echo1
The Echo1 LiPo Battery & Charger Combo is fastest way to dramtically change the performance of your Echo1 airsoft gun. Safely charge the LiPoly battery using the Echo1 Balance Charger and install it to your AEG. You will instantaneously increase your rate of fire and experience longer playing times between charges.
The Perfect Magazine for your Echo1
High capacity magazines are a great way to hold a lot of BBs in one magazine. The only problem is the time it takes to wind those mags up. Echo1 has solved this with the Echo1 Zip Magazine. With a couple of tugs, you're ready to go.
Destroy the Competition, Not Your Gun.
Cheap BBs will destroy your Echo1 airsoft gun. You've bought the best, why not use the best BBs available? Echo1 Match Grade BBs are made specifically for your Echo1 so you won't have to worry about jams and shattered fragments destroying your inner barrel. Go get some!
Upgrade and replacement airsoft parts are available for purchase at the Echo1 Parts Shop
From air seal nozzles to outer barrels, the Echo1 Part Shop has the most complete selection of airsoft upgrade and replacement parts available. If you can't find it in the store, simply request it and Echo1 will find it for you.