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The French say: if it is not Windows, it must have been pirated
The French government intends to slap a tax of 12 euros on any tablet unless it runs with Windows. One might wonder why France wants to pander Microsoft, but the logic is apparently that anything that is not Windows must be pirated, and that includes Android, Linux and even MacOS. The most bizarre is that a French company, Archos, would be hurt to the benefit of an American company.
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[Posted at 12/30/2010 09:42 AM by Christian Zimmermann on Open Source comments(6)]
Didn't all of Frances Government and Law enforcement just got with Linux as their main OS?
[Comment at 12/30/2010 01:00 PM by Beck]
From what I have read elsewhere the story is exaggerated. The levy applies to tablets with a non-desktop OS, so a tablet with a desktop Linux distro would not need to pay either.
The translation does not make it clear whether the tax apples to Windows CE (or whatever its called these days) or to tablets that come with no OS pre-installed (rare), or a Linux distro with a tablet UI but otherwise a desktop distro.
[Comment at 12/30/2010 10:33 PM by Graeme]
this piece of news seems so strange because, as far as I know, French was forcing is PA to use Linux instead of Microsoft OS. Could be that there is a misunderstanding?
[Comment at 12/31/2010 02:37 AM by Corrado Ruggeri]
That's a misunderstanding. It is about copyright and copyright collection societies and has (normally) nothing to with the OS used.
[Comment at 12/31/2010 08:24 AM by Eckhard Höffner]
The French leadership is a big supporter of copyright, I believe.
In addition, Microsoft gains from users moving up to Windows 7, so they could have struck any of numerous deals with the government that might lead the government to prefer its citizens to use Windows 7. There are many possibilities. The point being that what is best for those making the deals in not necessarily in the best interest of (smaller) French firms or the French population.
It would be interesting to see how Google and others respond.
PS: Wikileaks is open to anonymous French whistle-blowers... though if you use Windows 7, perhaps you won't be that anonymous (we'd need to ask Microsoft).
[Comment at 01/03/2011 03:54 PM by Jose_X]
Hello, antitrust? I thought the EU had strict rules about that sort of collusion, particularly between business and member states' governments.
[Comment at 01/03/2011 08:48 PM by Nobody Nowhere]
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Embellished tulle dress, fully lined, sheath silhouette, sleeveless bodice plunging illusion neckline, sheer sides, V back.
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- Closure: Invisible Back Zipper with Hook and Eye Closure.
- Product type: Evening Gown, Prom, Wedding Guest
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Experience the calming and restorative effect of yoga relaxation and mantra meditation. These ancient yoga practices can help you overcome stress and anxieties, helping to relieve tension and calm the mind. Guided breathing, relaxation, meditation and kirtan. Pure relaxation of body, mind and soul.
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Take 5 for Heart Health: Call 911
Imagine you're out in public or at home when someone has a heart attack. Would you know what to do?
Experts say to call 911 for an ambulance instead of driving the person to the hospital yourself when you suspect a heart attack or stroke. Unlike your car, the ambulance has an EKG machine in it. Paramedics can do an EKG inside the ambulance and send the results directly to the emergency department at the hospital. Then physicians in the ER can notify the on-call cardiologist and catheterization lab team or surgeon to send the patient straight into treatment upon arrival.
The ambulance also has a cardiac monitor that can tell if the patient has any arrhythmias.
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You probably remember Brian Bosworth as the crazy linebacker with weird hair who was good in college but sucked in the NFL and once got trucked by Bo Jackson. Regardless of what you know about The Boz, though, you probably wouldn't expect him to be the kind of guy who sends tweets like this from The xx concert:
If you aren't familiar, The xx is a perfectly mellow, enjoyable indie pop band from England. You've definitely heard their music playing in the background of various TV shows and commercials and not been offended. In other words, they are not the kind of band that you would peg as capable of eliciting an orgasmic experience from a guy who once looked like this.
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- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 4 1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed
- 1 cup 1 percent cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 8 oz reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, thinly sliced
- Cookies
- Parchment paper
- 2/3 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- Place milk in a small saucepan. Sprinkle with gelatin; allow to rest until gelatin absorbs and begins to puff up on the surface of milk, about 15 minutes. Heat on medium to medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin completely dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Blend frozen strawberries, cottage cheese and sugar in a blender until smooth. Add cream cheese and lemon juice and blend until creamy. Add gelatin mixture and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 1 to 2 hours. Heat oven to 350°F. Cover 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Grind almonds and sugar in a food processor. Lay out 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board; coat with a thin layer of cooking spray. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoon almond mixture. Stack another phyllo sheet on top and repeat. Continue until you have 5 layers, ending with almonds on top. Coat with a thin layer of cooking spray. Cut sheet into 4 even strips horizontally and then 3 even strips vertically to form 12 rectangles. Cut each rectangle diagonally to form triangles. Transfer cookies to 2 baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Spread 3 tablespoon cheesecake filling and a few strawberry slices on a cookie. Add another cookie on top and repeat filling and strawberry slices. Top with another cookie, and end with filling and strawberries. Serve immediately or store cookies and filling separately until you are ready to serve them.
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I am hoping that some other Aussies, our neighbours from New Zealand and other curious genies who would like to meet up with people from the deep, deep south will drop in and say G'day. If you would like to join us please drop me an email email@example.com (or message me via the Rootstech App) and we will make more concrete arrangements to meet up or feel free to just swing by.
The Gateway Center is just a brisk walk down from the Radisson and Family History Library or a couple of stops on the free Trax light rail. California Pizza Kitchen (which serves more than just pizza) is number 14 on the Gateway Mall Map below
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Your apprenticeship is the start of a professional career
We have a position for an enthusiastic person looking to start or continue their Cabinet Making apprenticeship.
The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to expand their current skillset and get exposure to all sectors of the Cabinet Making trade. All while working towards and completing your apprenticeship.
Why HIA Apprentices?
HIA Apprentices are leaders in the selection, management and training of apprentices in the domestic building industry. Established over 30 years ago, we make it easier for young people to get a trade, and help builders and contractors take them on. We provide excellent support to our apprentices in the workplace to make their apprenticeship a positive experience. We take care of everything for you, from the start to the completion of your apprenticeship, so you can concentrate on getting the skills for a very rewarding career that counts.
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To be the successful applicant for this position you will need to be passionate about Cabinet Making and take pride in your work, you will also need to be a team player who understands the importance of teamwork but also have the ability to work individually and show initiative, be prepared to work hard and go the extra mile. Previous site experience is not necessary but looked upon favourably. You will be required to travel to various sites and locations within the metro area.
Cabinet Making isn't just a job â it's a professional career. By doing an apprenticeship and getting qualified, you're setting yourself up for ongoing employment as a well-paid tradesperson. You'll also open up opportunities to do further study in supervision or site management, go to university, or start a business and train your own apprentices.
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The lights are always on in parking garages, so increasing efficiency makes a big difference. In the coming months, lighting in several Portland State parking garages will be updated with high efficiency LED fixtures, resulting in cost savings, energy use reductions, and increased security.
"LEDs give us the unique opportunity to meet several goals at once," said Sarah Renkens, transportation and parking services manager.
Energy Trust of Oregon, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping utility customers benefit from saving energy, is partially funding projects in the Fourth Avenue and Blumel Residence Hall garages.
Upon completion, the new lighting in the Fourth Avenue garage is estimated to save about $18,000 each year. The new LED light bulbs are more than twice as efficient as the old metal halide light bulbs.
In addition to cost and energy savings, the new LED light fixtures will require less maintenance than current systems while providing brighter light. Older bulbs, like those used in the Blumel garage, emit a dull orange glow, while LEDs are much brighter, enhancing general visibility and security in the garages.
To learn more about how you can increase lighting efficiency in your office or building, visit pdx.edu/planning-sustainability/your-actions-matter-be-the-change


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Cook to run for Assembly
Dave Cook, a member of the state Board of Education and longtime teacher, has announced plans to run for Assembly District 40 representing Carson City.
That seat is being vacated by the retirement of Republican Pete Livermore.
Cook, a Democrat, is the first person to announce plans to run for the office. He said his priority is improving Nevada's public education system.
The key, Cook said, is providing teachers and students with the modern technology they need to bring education up to 21st century standards.
"Economic growth is based on our educational system," he said. "It's the biggest single factor of economic growth."
One of his legislative goals, he said, is to create alternative ways for pupils to get their diplomas. Cook said the proficiency exams they now take are, "a high stakes test with no other mechanism." If the student can't, for example, pass the math test, he or she doesn't get a diploma.
"And it's based on standards that aren't even being taught," he said.
He said the state's system for funding capital construction in the different school districts also needs to be fixed. He pointed to Washoe County as an example with aging schools and no resources to fix them.
Cook repeated that technology in classrooms is the answer to improving learning.
"You put a tablet in every kid, K-through-5's hands," he said on how to improve learning.
He said with some 200,000 elementary students in Nevada, that would cost up to $76 million but would more than pay off in improved learning. Cook said legalizing and creating a state lottery would be a good place to start raising the necessary money.
Filing for office runs from March 3-14.
The primary election will take place on June 10 with the general election set for Nov. 4.


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EAFRD support enabled a young person to start his own commercially-oriented farm, thus contributing to the generational renewal of the sector.
Projects & Practice
RDP support financed a series of restoration and basic works on a historic monument church in rural Romania.
Using RDP support to establish an agricultural holding, purchase agricultural machinery and launch a young farmer's career .
A small community invested in creating a multifunctional sports field to stimulate growth and increase the attractiveness of the area.
Responding to clients' needs by offering new integrated veterinary services using a mobile laboratory.
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A commune in Transylvania used EAFRD support to connect homes to a water and sewage network as well as other key infrastructure.
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Paris, 3 December 2010
The OECD Secretariat today informed the Working Party on Private Pensions and the Insurance and Private Pensions Committee [IPPC] that some countries are reconsidering their approach to the provision of sustainable and adequate pensions. The IPPC and its Working Party on Private Pensions would like to reiterate that as countries do this, they take into account its previously approved key recommendations, namely:
Security in old-age should come from a diversity of pension income sources: A balance between public and private pensions is a necessity in order to maintain not only sustainable pension systems, but also to improve resilience to shocks of different nature and thus ensure quality living standards for pensioners.
Long-term considerations should drive pension policy: Long-term issues such as the sustainability and adequacy of pension systems should drive decisions on the pension system rather than short-term fiscal and political pressures.
Private pension systems should be strengthened and the efficiency and effectiveness of private pensions regulation should be enhanced to help address the challenges of ageing, as reflected in the mandate of the Insurance and Private Pensions Committee, the parent body of the Working Party on Private Pensions.
Disclosure and communication policies should be stepped up and pension education should be promoted: The understanding of a pension system by the public and policy makers is key to its success. Adequate disclosure and pension education are needed to help members manage their future retirement goals.
For further information, please contact:
Adrian Blundell-Wignall (Tel. + 33 1 45 24 91 00)
André Laboul (Tel. + 33 1 45 24 91 27)
Juan Yermo (Tel. + 33 1 45 24 96 62)
OECD Recommendation on Core Principles of Occupational Pension Regulation (pdf)
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NEWARK -- The Islanders want to grow, learn and become a team that doesn't give away leads.
They also want to win. And in this shortened season, that's just what they've been doing.
Brad Boyes jammed home a loose puck off a scramble 2:01 into overtime as the Islanders beat the Devils, 5-4, capping a 3-1-1 road trip that featured wondrous special-teams play.
The Islanders (4-2-1) moved into a virtual tie with the Devils atop the Atlantic Division but still see room for improvement.
"You want to be a team that can close other teams out because you can't give anyone a chance to come back," Travis Hamonic said. "We've got some things we need to address. But we dug in when we needed to and we got a win here."
The digging in was mostly on either the power play or the penalty kill, and the Isles worked at both in overtime. A too-many-men penalty with 1:29 left in the third period of a 4-4 game gave the Devils a chance for a late victory.
Evgeni Nabokov, who had 28 saves, thwarted Ilya Kovalchuk's blast with 10 seconds left in the third. In OT, with the Devils on a four-on-three advantage for the first 29 seconds, Nabokov stopped Kovalchuk again, then made the save on Patrik Elias' drive while lying flat in the crease to keep it tied.
The Isles got a power-play chance 1:47 into OT and made it count. Boyes forced Martin Brodeur into a turnover behind the Devils' net, then finished off a wild scramble for the Isles' third power-play goal of the game and sixth in the last three games.
"It's moving the puck around, getting the shots on net when we have a two-on-one isolated," said Jack Capuano, who missed the final seven minutes of regulation and OT after taking a puck to the left eye and requiring five stitches. "We're really concentrating on converging to the net."
John Tavares scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 14:31 of the first. Then Keith Aucoin scored on the power play at 2:41 of the second, giving the Isles five straight power-play conversions over three games.
But the Devils tied it on goals by pluggers Steve Bernier and Ryan Carter. Tavares gave the Isles the lead back at 7:31, but Henrik Tallinder tied it at 17:12 after the Isles were penned in their own zone for nearly two minutes.
"These are correctable mistakes," said Aucoin, who scored his fourth goal and won 8 of 10 faceoffs. "It's getting pucks out when you have the chance, not turning it over. Those are easy things to do."
Aucoin's line forechecked its way to a turnover in the third and the Isles got the lead back when Mark Streit's shot ticked off Adam Larsson's stick and behind Brodeur at 11:32. But Adam Henrique broke through poor coverage to beat Nabokov with a backhand for a 4-4 tie at 13:50.
Seven of 10 points on a road trip is cause for celebration, trumping the causes for concern. The Isles have scored 26 goals in the last six games and are forcing teams such as the Penguins and Devils to play a more wide-open style.
"We can still be a lot better," said Tavares, who has four goals and three assists in his last three games. "But we're starting to understand our game. We're a tough team to play against when we're skating and forcing teams into turnovers."


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Saturday Reads: A Mixed Bag of Stupid, Crazy and Sad, with Some Awesome Thrown InPosted: February 16, 2013 Filed under: children, Crime, Criminal Justice System, Discrimination against women, morning reads, physical abuse, Republican politics, U.S. Politics, Women's Rights | Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Freedom Works, inflation, Marsha Blackburn, meteorites, minimum wage, rape culture, Violence Against Women Act 28 Comments
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Did you hear about how Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsh Blackburn tried to argue against President Obama's proposal to increase the minimum wage and then index it to inflation–and then ended up demonstrating why the increase is desperately needed? She claimed that we need to lower the minimum wage to help young kids get into the work force–the way it was back in the late 1960s or early 1970s when she got her first job in Mississippi and the minimum wage was $2.15.
Quoted at Think Progress:
BLACKBURN: What we're hearing from moms and from school teachers is that there needs to be a lower entry level, so that you can get 16-, 17-, 18-year-olds into the process. Chuck, I remember my first job, when I was working in a retail store, down there, growing up in Laurel, Mississippi. I was making like $2.15 an hour. And I was taught how to responsibly handle those customer interactions. And I appreciated that opportunity.
Too bad Blackburn forgot (or didn't know) that $2.15 was worth a hell of lot more in 1968 than it is in 2013.
Blackburn was born in 1952, so she likely took that retail job at some point between 1968 and 1970. And according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator, the $2.15 an hour Blackburn made then is worth somewhere between $12.72 and $14.18 an hour in today's dollars, depending on which year she started.
At that time, the minimum wage was $1.60, equivalent to $10.56 in today's terms. Today's minimum wage is equivalent to just $1.10 an hour in 1968 dollars, meaning the teenage Blackburn managed to enter the workforce making almost double the wage she now says is keeping teenagers out of the workforce.
These poor math-challenged Republicans just can't help themselves. They're stuck on stupid.
Yesterday Dakinikat posted about Elizabeth Warren's questioning of bank regulators during her first appearance at a Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing. Oh my, the big bankers are freaking out about it. From HuffPo:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) meeting with bank regulators Thursday left bankers reeling, after she questioned why regulators had not prosecuted a bank since the financial crisis.
At one point, Warren asked why the book value of big banks was lower, when most corporations trade above book value, saying there could be only two reasons for it.
"One would be because nobody believes that the banks' books are honest," she said. "Second, would be that nobody believes that the banks are really manageable. That is, if they are too complex either for their own institutions to manage them or for the regulators to manage them."
That set off angry responses to Politico's Morning Money. "While Senator Warren had every right to ask pointed questions at today's Senate Banking Committee hearing, her claim that 'nobody believes' that bank books are honest is just plain wrong," a "top executive" emailed the financial newsletter. "Perhaps someone ought to remind the Senator that the campaign is over and she should act accordingly if she wants to be taken seriously."
So if she wants to be "taken seriously," she should act like a doormat and let bankers walk all over her?
During the hearing, Warren asked why ordinary people often faced prosecution while banks do not.
"You know, I just want to note on this. There are district attorneys and U.S. attorneys who are out there every day squeezing ordinary citizens on sometimes very thin grounds. And taking them to trial in order to make an example, as they put it. I'm really concerned that too big to fail has become too big for trial," she said. "That just seems wrong to me."
Like the Aaron Swartz prosecution, for example?
According to an article in the Washington Post this morning, the proposed new assault weapons ban isn't likely to be particularly effective: Latest try at new assault weapons ban would exempt more than 2,200 specific firearms
Congress' latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.
One model of that firearm, the Ruger .223 caliber Mini-14, is on the proposed list to be banned, while a different model of the same gun is on a list of exempted firearms in legislation the Senate is considering. The gun that would be protected from the ban has fixed physical features and can't be folded to be more compact. Yet the two firearms are equally deadly.
"What a joke," said former FBI agent John Hanlon, who survived the 1986 shootout in Miami. He was shot in the head, hand, groin and hip with a Ruger Mini-14 that had a folding stock. Two FBI agents died and five others were wounded.
The bill propopsed by CA Sen. Diane Feinstein
…would ban 157 specific firearms designed for military and law enforcement use and exempt others made for hunting purposes. It also would ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Yet there are firearms that would be protected under Feinstein's proposal that can take large capacity magazines like the ones used in mass shootings that enable a gunman to fire dozens of rounds of ammunition without reloading.
Feinstein said in a written response to questions from The Associated Press that the list of more than 2,200 exempted firearms was designed to "make crystal clear" that the bill would not affect hunting and sporting weapons.
A couple of days ago, Molly Ball of The Atlantic tried to figure out why 22 conservative Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act when do so has the effect of making Republicans "look bad."
Surely Republicans, whatever you may think of them, are not actually in favor of violence against women. But if they're going to absorb all this terrible publicity, they must have significant substantive objections to the legislation in question, right?
If you say so, Molly. I think they're just plain mean and stupid.
The objections can be grouped in two broadly ideological areas — that the law is an unnecessary overreach by the federal government, and that it represents a "feminist" attack on family values. "The ideological foundations of the law are flawed and have led to an inability to help victims effectively," Christina Villegas, a visiting fellow at the conservative Independent Women's Forum and adjunct professor of political science at Cal State San Bernadino, told me.
VAWA, Villegas said, is premised on the theory that violence against women is a product of sexism and patriarchy — "men's desire to keep women down" and the sexes' unequal social status. But research shows that such violence has many sources, from substance abuse to marital conflict, according to Villegas. "VAWA provides so much funding [based on this model] that could be so much more effective if it focused on the proven causes of violence," she said.
And so on, you can read the rest at the link. But what Ball's straight-faced reporting of conservative objections to the bill really demonstrates is that their excuses are just cover for the simple truth that a lot of Republicans think that protecting them from rape, murder, and beatings by husbands and boyfriends violates men's "rights." As Amanda Marcotte wrote in her response to Ball's piece, Republicans "have issues."
Molly Ball of the Atlantic decided to delve into why it is that Republicans have caved into conservative pressure groups who oppose the Violence Against Women Act. The reasons that conservatives gave her were, she had to admit, shallow and idiotic and, if she delved in deeper (the claim that VAWA is making domestic violence worse is simply not true), straight up dishonest, but she didn't make the obvious leap and realize that perhaps conservatives oppose VAWA because they are misogynist, and that all the excuses they give are attempts to deflect people from seeing the obvious.
But in case you are still struggling to accept that straight-up misogyny might be driving the fight against VAWA, consider this: Talking Points Memo discovered the conservative super-PAC and advocacy group [that] has been behind the push against VAWA. You don't have to dig very deep to discover that their reasons are blunt force misogyny:
In a blog post, FreedomWorks criticized the cost of the legislation — $660 million — and pointed out that domestic violence is "already illegal in all 50 states." It added: "Supporters of the VAWA portray women as helpless victims – this is the kind of attitude that is setting women back."
Well what do you know? Freedom Works again. Marcotte continues:
In other words, the solution to domestic violence is to simply refuse to label a woman whose partner is beating her a "victim". Got it. I'm curious if FreedomWorks is willing to expand this attitude towards other crimes. Mugged? Well, it's disempowering and bad for you to call you a "victim"—god forbid!—so let's just say you're generous to people who wield guns and call it a day. FreedomWorks also claims that simply having laws on the books banning domestic violence is enough—as long as we formally say we're against it, we don't need to do anything silly like make sure the laws are enforced by directing resources to them. They also make the facetious claim that feminists are demanding that men be thrown in jail for merely yelling at women. It's an amazing show of minimizing domestic violence, pretending that it's just couples fighting, and seeking any way possible to make sure that abusive men aren't held accountable.
And from the annals of rape culture, Alternet reports on "How police treat rape in America."
In some of the most disturbing and sickening news of the day, New York state police have decided that a 15-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by three boys was in fact not sexually assaulted because both she and the boys are mentally handicapped.
In May of last year, three boys attacked a 15-year-old mentally challenged student at Martin De Porres Academy, a school for students with special needs in Long Island. According to the police report, one of the boys repeatedly banged her head against the table while the other two forced her to give them oral sex and then tried to have forcible anal sex with her. In interviews with the police, the girl explained how she repeatedly said "no" and "stop" but that the boys continued to assault her. When she came home from school that day, her mother noticed that she had blood on her underwear.
But when the police learned that the alleged rapists were also mentally challenged, they withdrew the charges.
The department's spokesperson told the New York Daily News , "It was more of a consensual situation with their mental capabilities."
Of course, head-banging, blood and repeated pleas to "stop" are never consensual situations–regardless of the IQ level of the attackers. But, in this case, the police department is even further off target. As the family's lawyer explained, the girl has an IQ of about 50 points, which puts her below the cognitive functioning level to consent to sex at all.
Here's another outrageous child abuse story from the Smoking Gun: FBI: Man Slapped Crying Toddler On Delta Flight
After demanding that the mother of a crying toddler "shut that nigger baby up," a male passenger allegedly slapped the 19-month-old across the face as a flight prepared to land in Atlanta last Friday evening, The Smoking Gun has learned.
The shocking February 8 incident aboard Delta Airlines Flight 721 resulted in Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, being charged with simple assault, according to a U.S. District Court affidavit. Hundley…is president of an aircraft parts manufacturer headquartered in Hayden, Idaho.
Can you believe that? I guess the FBI got involved because this may be a hate crime.
As detailed by FBI Agent Daron Cheney, Hundley was traveling to Atlanta from Minneapolis in seat 28A on the MD-90 twin-engine jet. He was seated next to Jessica Bennett, who shared seat 28B with her son Jonah.
Bennett, 33, told investigators that the "aircraft was in final descent" to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when her child "started to cry due to the altitude change." Bennett added that she "was trying to get [her son] to stop crying, but he continued."
At this point, Bennett recalled, Hundley used the racial epithet as he told her to shut the child up. He then allegedly "turned around and slapped" the toddler in the face "with an open hand, which caused the juvenile victim to scream even louder." The slap, Bennett said, "caused a scratch below [the child's] right eye."
Thanks to Dakinikat for alerting me to this story.
And thanks to JJ for this one from The Guardian UK: Every meteorite fall [that we know about] on earth mapped. Please go check it out. The known incidents go all the way back to 2,300 BC!
Those are my recommendations for today. What's on your reading and blogging list? I look forward to clicking on your links!
28 Comments on "Saturday Reads: A Mixed Bag of Stupid, Crazy and Sad, with Some Awesome Thrown In"
Hey, if I recall, back in 1968, California, I was making $1.25 or $1.35 at most………And Marsha
Blackburn was making $2.15 in Mississippi……………Marsha of all women should know what poverty is like, coming from Laurel. She's seen the farmers, and the uneducated, and the living conditions in those Ms. shacks. I was there, and I too saw it from the inside out. She's looking to "moving on" up with the republicans. Of course there are those in Laurel, who thought she'd never amount to anything, and she is proving them wrong.
My first job at age 16 at a drive in restaurant paid 50 cents an hour. I brought home after deductions about 11 dollars and something. Maybe we should go back to that wage? I wonder if Rep Blackburn would accept that?


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Welcome to the future: 3-D printable pizza
A Texas company has won a $125,000 grant from NASA to develop technology that can print food from powder.
The last time we checked in on 3-D printing, it was being used to make print-at-home handguns. Now the hot technology is being adapted for a more benign purpose: making pizza.
NASA has awarded a $125,000 grant to a Texas company to build a food synthesizer that can mix food and print it out in layers using a 3-D printer. One of the easiest foods to print this way is pizza, because it can be created and cooked in layers.
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A German bank employee accidentally transferred 222,222,222.222 euros ($295 million) from a customer's account when he fell asleep at his computer.
The bank clerk had been attempting to transfer just 62.40 euros ($82.80) for the customer, a pensioner, when he dozed off with a finger on his keyboard's "2" key.
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Putin Warns Obama, Appeals to American Public Against Military Strike in NYT Op-Ed
Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote an op-ed published late Wednesday in The New York Times where he strongly challenged President Barack Obama and the American public against a military strike against Syria, a longtime ally of Russia, warning of the likelihood of exacerbating the Mideast conflict to beyond the Syrian border and undermining the authority of the United Nations Security Council.
In his remarks, Putin called upon Americans to exercise "caution" when dealing with Syria, advocating for talks instead of military action.
"The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria's borders," wrote Putin. "A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. It could undermine multilateral efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and further destabilize the Middle East and North Africa. It could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance."
"We are not protecting the Syrian government, but international law. We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today's complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding in chaos," the Russian president continued. "Under current international law, force is permitted only in self-defense or by the decision of the Security Council. Anything else is unacceptable under the United Nations Charter and would constitute an act of aggression."
Putin also argued that while no one disputes the claim that chemical weapons were used on civilians in Syria late last month, there is still much dispute as to which side committed the atrocity.
"…there is every reason to believe it was used not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition forces, to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons, who would be siding with the fundamentalists," wrote Putin.
Putin's remarks come as talks are in play to have the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad turn over its chemical weapons stockpile.
Since the first reported usage of chemical gas to kill hundreds of civilians was made known, investigators have disputed which side in the near two-year old conflict was culpable, but the U.S. recently came out and stated that its investigators believe the Assad regime is responsible for the chemical attack.
Putin's opinion piece comes two days after President Obama's televised speech arguing for the need to strike the Assad regime.
"…we know the Assad regime was responsible. In the days leading up to August 21st, we know that Assad's chemical weapons personnel prepared for an attack near an area where they mix sarin gas. They distributed gasmasks to their troops. Then they fired rockets from a regime-controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clear of opposition forces," said Obama.
"We know senior figures in Assad's military machine reviewed the results of the attack, and the regime increased their shelling of the same neighborhoods in the days that followed. We've also studied samples of blood and hair from people at the site that tested positive for sarin."


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The weather outside may be frightful but the tech around these days is so delightful that we simply had to share with you just what's on our Christmas wishlists this year.
We hope Father Christmas understands that we're not really and truly expecting £9,000 TVs and expensive cameras in our stockings – we haven't been that good – but hey, a tech writer can dream.
So, in the spirit of Christmas and mass consumerism, and on the off chance that a wealthy benefactor is waiting in the wings of our lives to swoop in and spoil us with all the tech our hearts desire, here it is: the TechRadar Christmas Wishlist 2011.


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Lyme Disease
by Mary Calvagna, MS
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection. The infection is spread from the bite of an infected deer tick.
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria found in some deer ticks. An infected tick passes Lyme disease to humans through its bite.
If untreated, the bacteria can pass into the blood. The blood will carry it through the body. The bacteria may then settle in various body tissues.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chances of Lyme disease:
The symptoms of Lyme disease will be different in each person. They can also range from mild to severe.
The first sign may be a red rash. The rash starts as a small red spot at the site of the tick bite. It will then spread over the next few days or weeks to form a circular or oval-shaped rash. Sometimes, the rash resembles a bull's eye with a red ring around a clear area with a red center. The rash may cover a small dime-sized area or a wide area of the body.
Early Infection
In the first 3-30 days after the bite, if the infection has not spread you may notice:
These symptoms do not necessarily mean you have Lyme disease, even if you have spent time outdoors. See your doctor right away if you have these symptoms and think you have been exposed to a tick.
Early Disseminated Infection
An infection that has begun to spread may cause the following symptoms in days to weeks after the bite:
Late Infection
Symptoms can develop months or years after the tick bite in untreated infections. These symptoms may occur regularly or intermittently and include:
Less common symptoms of late Lyme disease include:
Lyme disease may be diagnosed based on your symptoms and the history of a tick bite.
After 4 weeks of Lyme disease, your body may create antibodies against the infection. A blood test may help look for these antibodies. The blood test cannot confirm or rule out Lyme disease. Instead, the results of the blood test will be used in combination with your symptoms and personal history to make a diagnosis.
Lyme disease responds well to antibiotics. These medications can kill bacteria.
The length of your antibiotic treatment will depend on your condition. You may need to take them for 10 days to 3 weeks or more. You may be given the antibiotics by mouth or through an IV.
To relieve pain from chronic arthritis you doctor may recommend:
To help reduce the chances of Lyme disease:
If you live or are visiting northeastern, northwestern, mid-Atlantic, or upper north-central regions of the US, and northwestern California:
Insect repellent can help prevent tick bites. Repellents containing DEET can be applied to clothes and exposed skin. Repellents that have permethrin can be applied to pants, socks, and shoes, but not to skin. Repellents can cause eye irritation and skin reactions. Be sure to read the label for instructions on application, including:
Tick Management
Deer ticks are unlikely to pass the infection unless they are in contact with the skin for at least 24 hours. After spending time outdoors in a high risk area:
If you do find a tick, remove it by doing the following:
There are some steps that do not help. They may cause more problems.
If you have been bitten by a deer tick, especially if you live in an area where Lyme disease is common, you should watch for a rash to appear. A rash can occur in about 70-80% of infected persons and generally begins at the tick bite site. The rash may appear within 3-30 days, usually before the onset of fever. The rash is usually the first sign of infection, is usually circular, and is called erythema migrans (EM). Some may develop additional EM lesions on other parts of the body.
If you have a tick bite and live in a high-risk area, your doctor may recommend a dose of antibiotic. This may reduce the risk of contracting Lyme disease if taken within 72 hours after a tick bite. However, this antibiotic can have serious side effects in children younger than 8 years old. This prevention step is only used in people older than 8 years of age.
The risk of getting Lyme disease after a single tick bite is low. Many experts do not recommend preventive antibiotic treatment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lyme Disease
Health Canada
Lyme Disease Association of Canada
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Lyme disease. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T114365/Lyme-disease . Updated September 22, 2017. Accessed February 15, 2018.
Lyme disease. Family Doctor—American Academy of Physicians website. Available at: https://familydoctor.org/condition/lyme-disease. Updated June 2017. Accessed February 15, 2018.
Lyme disease. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website. Available at: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease. Updated April 6, 2016. Accessed February 15, 2018.
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Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, et al. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43(9):1089-1134.
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Pretty Marsh
Doug Hylan
Skill Level to Build:
intermediate to advanced
Good performance with modest horsepower, a soft and predictable ride. I/O or outboard, 80-200hp.
If you are a designer who offers plans, or kit boats, we invite you to enter your information in the Directory of Boat Plans & Kits. There is no charge! This is for boats of WOOD hull material. And if you're in the market for a boat to build, this is a fine place to start.
To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search "Nutshell Pram Kit" and you'll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.


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ResortQuest Steamboat Vacation Rentals is enticing guests to Steamboat Springs this summer with an unprecedented vacation package which includes every 3rd night of lodging free and bonus spending money in the form of Steamboat Springs Chamber Gift Certificates valued up to $100.
The longer you vacation with ResortQuest, the greater their Power of Free deal. For example, guests who book a Steamboat vacation rental for four nights will not only receive a free night, but they will also receive a $50 Steamboat Chamber certificate. Add a night and vacation for five nights and guests will receive a $100 gift certificate.
Guests have the freedom to choose where to spend their gift certificate in Steamboat Springs. The Chamber Gift Certificates can be redeemed at all Chamber member businesses, from the Howelsen Howeler Alpine Slide to the Strawberry Park Hot Springs, from the Strings In the Mountain Music Festival to Yampa River tubing. Instead of giving a gift certificate to be used at a specific store, guests can decide whether they want to use the gift certificate for a massage, hot springs, gas, gondola tickets, horseback riding, rodeo tickets, happy hour margarita's or out to dinner. It's their choice.
'This year, more than ever before, travelers are looking for the best value for money,' said Katy Martin, Sales & Marketing Director for ResortQuest Steamboat, "Steamboat Springs has a vast array of family-friendly, affordable or even free events and activities. We want to share this unbeatable value vacation destination with the world, and have therefore coupled it with this unbeatable 'power of free' deal.'
Not only can you choose where to splurge your free spending money, but ResortQuest Steamboat also empowers their guests to choose their perfect vacation rental. Their website, www.resortqueststeamboat.com represents each and every one of their vacation rentals with photographs, detailed descriptions and a map. Guests can request their ideal lodging and know what they are going to get before they arrive. ResortQuest has taken the guessing game out of vacation planning!


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Previously, we had seen the Tactile+Plus sticky pads give iPhone and iPod Touch users more tactile feedback when gaming on the device. Now Ten One Design, makers of the popular Pogo Sketch Stylus, is taking it a step further and will soon be offering the Fling Game Controller for the iPad. The Fling is a clever little add-on that will serve as an analog joystick for any game that makes use of a virtual d-pad on the tablet. Thanks to the 2 suction cup attachments, users can easily place the joystick anywhere on the screen.
Now imagine playing games like Spiderman: Total Mayhem HD and Dungeon Hunter 2 HD on the iPad using the Fling… sweetness! You can pre-order it now for $24.95 in 3 colors (or a 2 pack for $38) and they'll ship around Jan 28. Video demo of the Fling in action after the gap.


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Joy to the world -- the spruce is lit!
Justin Bieber, Neil Diamond and other stars joined hundreds of thousands on the plaza at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan Wednesday for a night of performances that culminated with the lighting of a 74-foot Norway spruce from Pennsylvania.
The program for the world famous tree-lighting began at 7 p.m. and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped flip the switch two hours later to illuminate 38,000 lights and a 25,000-crystal Swarovski star as a choir sang "Joy to the World."
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Among those who entertained the crowd were: Neil Diamond, the Radio City Rockettes, Cee Lo Green, Katharine McPhee, Carole King, Michael Buble and Javier Colon. Justin Bieber and Tony Bennett provided pre-taped performances, The Associated Press reported.
Bieber also debuted his new music video with Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas is You."
Some 250,000 people were estimated in attendance and 11 million viewers were expected to take in "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" broadcast live on NBC.
The tree was cut down in Miffinville, Pa., where the Keller family had been tending to it on their property.
Debra Keller told NBC New York Wednesday evening, "It's just a surreal moment... We come in every year, we shop, we go for lunch, and we always end up at Rockefeller Center and say, 'Wouldn't this make a great tree?' And here we are."
Her mother Nancy said of their day at Rockefeller Center, "We have been treated like royalty. Everyone has been so nice to us!"
An army of gardeners takes care of the tree, watering it every day with a giant fire department-style hose. It's decorated with five miles of lights.
This year's tree isn't the tallest to stand in Rockefeller Center -- that honor goes a 100-foot tree in 1948. The event has occurred annually for 79 years.
The lights will be on until Jan. 7. After that, the Christmas tree will be turned into lumber for the housing charity Habitat for Humanity.


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The little orange guy reminds me of StarCom. Or maybe one of those other late 80s lines with really tiny figures, like Sky Riders, Air Fighters or something?
The little orange guy reminds me of StarCom. Or maybe one of those other late 80s lines with really tiny figures, like Sky Riders, Air Fighters or something?
The turtle pieces go to the clear hollow guy that you would fill with water.
The little figure may go to Zoids .
ATM-09-ST "Scopedog"
>another small figure. I recognize it, but can't put my finger on it.
Hmmmm.... most Zoids can with a tiny, unposable chrome dude, or later ones with a 3" posable one. He kinda looks like Giant Robo. I've seen Kinder Surprise figures assembeled and jointed similarly, but don't specificly recognize that little guy.
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Ok, couple more thrift shop pick ups that I don't recognize. I'm not being lazy here, I spent some time googling them last night but I got zero.
So first up: 2002 Hasbro international 12-13", clear blue plastic figure. looks to have a feature like Mutagen Man (how weird is that?), push his belt buckle and something looks like it would happen to his insides? bubbles or something, I dunno. Something looks like it's dried out. Kinda neat figure.
EDIT: Action Man enemy Antifreeze
Next is a smaller than 3 3/4 (I'd say 3") figure made by ERTL. Looks like that guy from Dallas tv show. didn't know ertl made some many action figures, I've never seen most of the lines (Fall Guy?, really?).
EDIT: Mystery solved he is from The Alamo Quarter Horse Farm Set from 1983.
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I'm gonna take a guess and say that the big blue guy is from Action Man...I'll try to get a name....The little guy, no clue...Wrangler?
anti-freeze from Action man. Good call, pm your addy and I'll get some cards out to ya. see how easy it is folks?
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The small Ertl figure looks to be from the The Alamo Quarter Horse Farm Set from 1983.
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Human Resources
The City of Belleville - Human Resources Department, is located behind City Hall directly across from Market Square at:
185 Pinnacle Street, BELLEVILLE, ON - K8N 3A5
The Human Resources Department is responsible for providing overall direction and co-ordination for all Corporate human resources functions, including training & development, labour relations, recruitment, compensation, benefits, health & safety and payroll.
It is also responsible for developing and recommending short, and long-term human resources plans, policies and strategies to address the organizational objectives of the Municipality.
The Human Resources Department is responsible for:
- administering employee recruitment processes;
- developing and providing health and safety programs and services;
- developing and implementing corporate training services and programs;
- developing and administering corporate administrative policies and procedures with respect to the City's employees (ie. human rights, harassment, staff ID);
- administering benefit programs;
- providing advice with respect to the interpretation of collective agreements;
- administering job evaluation and pay equity processes and procedures;
- preparing or assisting with preparation of job descriptions and the design of the organizational structure of the City's departments;
- assisting with administration of employee discipline, evaluation, and recognition programs;
- undertaking completion of compensation reviews and establishing compensation policies;
- leading management teams so assigned with regard to collective bargaining.
Director of Human Resources
613-967-3200 x 3235
Alison Reid
Recruiting Specialist
613-967-3200 x 3236
Amelia Nelson
Benefits and Pensions Coordinator
613-967-3200 x 3287
Taylor Linton
Human Resources Assistant/Training Coordinator
Paula Moore-Insley
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Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Terry Harris to Option One Mortgage Corporation dated December 9, 2005, and recorded in Deed Book 411, Page 415, Appling County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4, by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $50,000.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, June 5, 2012, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Second Land District of Appling County, Georgia, consisting of 10.655 acres, more or less, of original land lot number 534. Said tract of land being bound, now or formerly, as follows: North by lands of Ida McCall; East in part by lands of Willie Benton Estate and in part by lands of Michael L. Sutton; South by lands of Annie Jackson and West in part by lands of Annie Jackson, in part by Inds of David Jackson, in part by lands of Lizzie Cromartie, in part by lands of Ellis Dickerson, et. AL and in part by lands of Willie James Nail. Said tract of land being more fully shown on a survey and plat thereof by Denean W. Dixon dated November 28, 2045, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Said property is known as 3810 Piney Bluff Road, Baxley, GA 31513, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney's fees in accordance with the terms of the Note secured by said Deed.
The property, to the best information, knowledge and belief of the undersigned, being presently in the possession of Terry Harris or a tenant or tenants. The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all the expenses of said sale, including attorney's fees, all as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4 as Attorney-in-Fact for Terry Harris
File no. 12-030832
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Atlanta, GA 30341-3941
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Pictures for ya'll. To see how it handles and the relative balance, though it's hard to tell. Thanks to my USPSA buddy for taking pictures; I let him know that my friends on the forum would want to see it, and he was nice enough to send these to me for posting.
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I was only there on Friday for the NRA Show, but I had the opportunity to speak with the Marine in charge of the Ballista exhibit. I wasn't planning on checking it out, but I decided to, at the last moment.
Long story short, it is an incredibly modular platform, that is set up to accommodate future upgrades in energy packs for optics, NV/IR, light, etc.
People were circling around the platform and staring at it, but I thought this wasn't a very efficient way to see how well it worked, so I went up and picked it up, with permission from the marine.
Handling, it is quite heavy; you can check out how much at FN's site. I won't get into details so I can keep it short and sweet, but it is a platform with a lot of potential. One thing to note is that the interchangeable bbls are held in with friction/tension and locked with the lugs. It has 3 lugs on the bolt face.
FNH Ballista™
Discuss the FN bolt action rifle lineup; the Patrol Bolt Rifle (PBR), Special Police Rifle (SPR), Tactical Sport Rifle (TSR), and Ballista.
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Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity.
The shooter will always matter more than the gear ever will.
Stop relying on others to do the work for you.
Shoot more, worry less.
The shooter will always matter more than the gear ever will.
Stop relying on others to do the work for you.
Shoot more, worry less.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Breaks Microsoft CRM
Solution providers have known for some time that the upcoming major update to Windows XP--dubbed Service Pack 2--will break custom applications. But now it appears SP2 will break off-the-shelf Microsoft apps as well.
According to a posting on Microsoft's download site, installation of Windows XP SP2 will break the Outlook Sales client of Microsoft CRM 1.2. The fix involves an update to the CRM server and Outlook client plus some manual workarounds, according to the post.
Microsoft has promised to release the final code for SP2 this month.
Designed to bolster core security of Windows XP, SP2 is a major release. That has prompted many industry observers to criticize the update's characterization as a Service Pack. By Microsoft's own definition, Service Packs aren't supposed to require major reworking or recertification of applications.
Some solution providers shrugged off the news. "It's not a big deal. We just have to advise our customers not to install SP2 until the fixes are made," said Ben Holtz, president of Green Beacon, Watertown, Mass.
Yacov Wrocherinsky, president of New York-based solution provider Infinity Info Systems, said SP2 will cause disruptions but will be worth it. "Once they address it, it'll be fixed forever. They've invested so many people and resources on it, it'll get done," Wrocherinsky said.
Other observers said the rolling fixes, where bugs and security issues that dog one product ripple throughout the software stack, illustrate the pitfalls of Microsoft's "integrated innovation" game plan.
Also this month, Microsoft Business Solutions is on tap to ship a CRM feature pack with added support for mobile devices. So far, it's unclear whether that software will need workarounds as well.
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Remote Desktop in Linux - Part 1
As an aside, the terminal in Linux is NOT an inferior mechanism for administrating systems. We need to remember that Linux is UNIX-like. The breadth and depth of functions available on a Linux terminal far exceed what you can imagine (if you're coming from a Windows/DOS world). I really must rant as some people think that working on a terminal is limiting, slow, un-cool and so behind the times. Personally, I use a combination of GUI and terminal, whichever that allows me to get things done quickly. Anyway...
What if you have the network bandwidth and the need to remotely administer via the desktop GUI? Again, there are a couple of options but I will focus on open source software that are readily available on most Linux distributions... in particular, openSUSE and the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and Server (SLES).
Method 1:
This applies to openSUSE 10.x-11, SLED and SLES 10. Will partially apply to any Linux distribution with the Vino (GNOME VNC Server).
1) This is disabled by default. To enable it, click Computer -> Control Center -> Remote Desktop.
2) In the dialog box, check off the "Allow other users to view your desktop" and "Allow other users to control your desktop" option.
3) Optionally, you may want to disable the "Ask you for confirmation" option since you won't be at your desktop to allow remote access (duh...) unless you are helping a friend/colleague to configure their system and they want to learn from observing your steps.
4) For security (not fullproof), you may want to enable a password before anyone can remotely control your desktop.
5) Don't forget to open a port in the Firewall. This is a common oversight. To open the port (5900) in the Firewall, use YaST -> Security & Users -> Firewall. In Firewall Configuration, select Allowed Services followed by Advanced... button. In the dialog box, enter 5900 in the TCP Ports field and click OK. Click Next and Accept to save the changes and restart the Firewall.
Finally, note the IP address of the machine (eg 10.0.0.1) either via the network manager icon on the bottom-right of the screen or just issue the command ip addr at the terminal.
On the client machine where you are going to remotely control the machine (eg 10.0.0.1), issue the following command at the terminal:
vncviewer 10.0.0.1:0
You may be prompted for a password (if you did step 4 above). DONE!
Note: Remember that the remote machine must be logged in before you can remote-control it. Also, all your actions on that desktop will be visible to anyone looking at its monitor. If this is not desirable, see Method 2.
Method 2
This method allows the same remote administration with GUI. However, the remote system does not have to be logged in and no one will see your actions as it will not show up on the remote machine's monitor.
This applies to opensuse, SLED 10 and SLES 10. Its applicable to any Linux distribution with vncserver package installed (see Manual/Standalone section of Method 2).
1) YaST -> Network Devices -> Remote Administration. In Remote Administration, select the Allow Remote Administration radio button. Also check the Open Port in Firewall checkbox. Click Finish.
2) You will need to log out to allow the display manager to be restarted. Or you can issue the following command at the terminal:
rcxdm restart
Just like in Method 1, note the IP address of the system (eg 10.0.0.2) via ip addr at the terminal.
On the client machine where you are going to remotely control the machine (eg 10.0.0.2), issue the following command at the terminal:
vncviewer 10.0.0.2:1
Note: This uses vncserver via the xinetd service. The remote system does not have to be logged in and no one can see your actions on the remote machine's monitor. However, once you log out or close the remote session, your session on the remote machine will close as well. This means you cannot have a GUI application running (ie Firefox downloading something) after closing the session. To workaround this particular limitation, use the Manual/Standalone method below.
To invoke the vncserver command manually, issue the following command:
vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16
you will be prompted for a session password. Don't forget this password.
On the client machine, issue the vncviewer command as follows:
vncviewer 10.0.0.3:1
where 10.0.0.3 is the IP address of the remote machine running vncserver
Try leaving a window or GUI application open and close the window. Now, issue the same vncviewer command again and you will see the same window and GUI application still running on the remote machine.
Now, all the above is well and good if your client machine and the remote machines are on the same (trusted) network. What if you are in an untrusted network (public wifi, hotel Internet port etc) and want to do a remote desktop to the machine back at home? You may want to secure the data stream as it travels over the Internet. Stay tuned for Part 2...
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I am looking for a tool that reverse the connection part. I would like to support my brother running a ubuntu desktop behind a fireware. I have full support over mine end, so basically "call/connect to a support buddy" where I give him the IP and port (or configured once).
He should prob. manually give me right to take over..
@schafdog: You might wanna try a reverse ssh tunnel. You just have to open the ssh port, and then give the command to your brother to type, and then you can access a port on his computer, even behind a firewall.ReplyDelete
There is also proprietary remote desktop software that can easily take care of this issue, and it is fully compatible with Linux machines. Proxy networks, linked to above, is one example. I am a grad student and I use this software to access data from the lab that is constantly being updated in real time on a linux machine.ReplyDelete