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Bloomberg Risks Public Opinion With Soda Limits, Atty SaysFordham Urban Law Center in Law360, November 27, 2012
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Law360, New York (November 27, 2012, 10:23 PM ET) -- Michael Bloomberg's aggressive anti-obesity policies could erode public confidence in government health initiatives if his sugary drink portion limits and calorie counts don't achieve results, a lawyer who represented the restaurant industry in litigation against the New York mayor warned Tuesday.
Arnold & Porter LLP litigation partner Peter Zimroth, whose clients' legal bid to defeat the billionaire mayor's 2008 initiative to have restaurants post calorie information failed, spoke about the policies at a Fordham University Law School panel discussing Bloomberg's legal legacy. The mayor's policies on curbing smoking in New York restaurants, beaches and parks undoubtedly have had beneficial health effects, Zimroth and other legal experts said, but with respect to the city's first-in-the-nation anti-obesity policies, the jury is still out.
"The legacy is yet to be written on some of these initiatives," said Zimroth, who formerly served as New York City's chief legal officer. "There is a really serious cost to be paid if, in the long run, they don't work."
That's because government only has limited political "capital" to impose coercive measures on people and corporations, Zimroth said.
But two city officials on the panel, the city's current chief legal officer and the health commissioner who worked on the so-called sugary drinks ban, currently the target of a beverage industry lawsuit, said the mayor's desire to increase the life expectancy of New York residents is at the heart of his headline-grabbing moves.
"We used all the evidence available and felt — and still feel — that we're on solid ground," said Thomas Farley, the city health commissioner who was instrumental in enacting the sugary drinks curb. "It's not, to me, a heavy-handed policy."
The city's current chief legal officer, New York City corporation counsel Michael Cardozo, echoed that sentiment, saying his legal team's job had been to help the mayor enact policies that are important to him and that so far, "we have prevailed in the challenges against these health initiatives."
The city board of health has unique standing to pass such initiatives, Farley added, because it is not in the sway of lobbyists such as those who swarm Albany, New York's lawmaking capital, and Washington, D.C.
"If one tried to pass a federal law on this, it would fail," Farley said of the sugary drinks rule.
Moves by the city to enact health initiatives have been replicated elsewhere, he added, meaning they have not been as unpopular as some industry groups have suggested.
The final word isn't set on whether the soda policy or the calorie counts will make people more healthy, said New York University assistant professor of medicine and health policy Brian Elbel, who agreed that the political capital of government to impose fat bans and other restrictive policies "is not unending."
But, according to Elbel, the initiatives show a mayor who is wiling to take risks where policy matters are concerned.
For all of his successes, Bloomberg's legal risks have generated failures, the panel pointed out. Among them were a failed attempt to pass a "soda tax" in Albany and a bid to have tobacco warning labels posted prior to their purchase at retail outlets.
"The big legacy of the Bloomberg administration [is that] they are willing to go out on a limb," Elbel said.
--Editing by Elizabeth Bowen.


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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Because of the fires in San Diego County, officials today issued a smoke advisory for all of Orange County and parts of Los Angeles and Riverside counties.
Winds from the south are pushing smoke into other areas of the Southland, which may experience ``elevated particulate emissions and smoke odors,'' said Sam Atwood of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Affected areas include: all of Orange County; central, northwest and coastal areas of Los Angeles County; and the Lake Elsinore and Temecula Valley areas of Riverside County, Atwood said.
All residents were urged to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities in any area directly impacted by smoke, including areas where residents can see or smell smoke, Atwood said.
Authorities issued these guidelines for areas impacted by smoke:
-- everyone should avoid any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion;
-- people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should remain indoors;
-- keep windows and doors closed, or seek alternate shelter;
-- run your air conditioner;
-- in order to prevent bringing additional smoke inside, do not use a ``swamp cooler'' or whole-house fan; and
-- don't use indoor or outdoor wood-burning appliances, including fireplaces.
For anyone unable to avoid a smoky area, a special ``N95'' or ``P100'' respirator mask -- worn properly -- may help protect against the fine particles in smoke, Atwood said.
Atwood warned, however, that ``paper or surgical masks'' do not protect the wearer from smoke.
More information about how to properly wear a special respirator mask and help protect from wildfire smoke is available online at http://www.arb.ca.gov/videos/impacts_of_smoke.htm ; and at http://www.arb.ca.gov/carpa/toolkit/data-to-mes/wildfire-smoke-guide.pdf .

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(Cleveland) - Derrice Alexander had bond set at $3 million during an appearance in Cleveland Municipal Court on Thursday. On Wednesday, he was charged with aggravated murder of the shooting death of his two year old son.
Derrice Alexander Jr. was killed Tuesday when, police say, his Dad fired a shot during a domestic argument. The father was also a convicted felon and was prohibited from being in possession of a gun - so additional charges could be filed.
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Jennifer Lopez first female to receive Icon Award at The Billboard Music Awards
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Jennifer Lopez is an icon of dance pop music. Over the years, the international superstar has melted our hearts on the club floor with her succinctly perfect beats, keeping us all younger for another year. So, it's no surprise that the Billboard Music Awards will be honoring the singer for her work with the Icon Award at this year's May 18th event. Not only that, but Miss Lopez will also be performing at the show with Pitbull, as well as debut her new single "First Love."
"Jennifer Lopez is one of the most iconic performers of her generation," Larry Klein (show producer) said of the accolade, which is a lifetime achievement award. JLo is the fourth artist and the first female to be honored. Previously, the winners include Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder and Prince.
Klein added, "We are thrilled to honor her historic career with the 2014 Icon Award and will be on the edge of our seats like everyone else when she takes the stage."
"First Love" is the latest single from her forthcoming set AKA, set for release on June 17. JLo's 10th studio album features a bodacious cover in red leather. She explained the album's title to Jimmy Kimmel, "A.K.A., which is Also Known As, because I've been given so many monikers. And I do a lot of different things."
The Billboard Music Awards lineup also includes 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Derulo, Imagine Dragons, Luke Bryan, John Legend and OneRepublic.
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards, produced by Dick Clark Productions, go live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18. It will be broadcast on the ABC Network at 8/7c.
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At MLG Dallas 2012, we had the chance to catch up with Anakin, former MLG Tekken 6 champion just before he was eliminated from the tournament by eventual champion JCDR. See how he got involved with the FGC, what he thinks of Tekken Tag 2 as a competitive title, and much more!
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Use a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser (or nonsoap cleanser) for bathing. Rinse well. Pat skin dry.
Take warm, not hot, baths.
Use moisturizer liberally right after you bathe, while your skin is still damp.
Avoid scratching because it will cause more damage to your skin.
Topical, over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream may help control mild symptoms.
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If your home or office air is very dry, use a humidifier.
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Know that pet hair and dander can cause flare-ups.
Another way to keep symptoms under control is to seek medical treatment. Talk with your health care provider about the type of treatment that may work best for you. A topical treatment may be prescribed to put on the skin daily. Oral medications (taken by mouth) may also be prescribed. Among medications you may be given are antihistamines, antibiotics, or corticosteroids. Sometimes injections may be needed to control the symptoms, and you may even need antibiotics if skin infections occur. Treatments do not work the same way for every patient. So, if symptoms persist or get worse, ask your health care provider about other treatments.
Manage the stress in your life.
Wear loose-fitting cotton clothing that does not bind or rub the skin.
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Ok, I'm completely new to this but I'm trying to learn BT3 and I'm learning slackware (slowly). I have BT3 but not yet slackware.
However, when trying to install MADWIFI its says I have to do this or else I'll get the error. Well I have no idea how to do this, can someone give me a step by step, as basic as possible to follow these instructions.
All of the command lines broken down and whatever links I may need.
Please dont flame.
Make sure you have Linux headers installed: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
(If you don't you will get an error: /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-server/build is missing, please set KERNELPATH. )
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I'm not really sure what you are trying to do. If you are trying to install the linux headers, you can do that with aptitude install linux-headers-2.6 (if you have a 2.6.* kernel, of course).


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The Hyundai Tucson competes in a very crowded small crossover segment, sized right between compacts like the new Mazda CX-3 or Honda HR-V and the larger Toyota RAV4, Ford Escape and Honda CR-V. The Tucson shines in the interior space it affords, for both cargo and passengers, and adults will find themselves right at home in the back seat -- a rarity in vehicles like this. Efficiency, too, will attract buyers, particularly with the spritely 1.6L turbo, which rewards in both acceleration and fuel economy, offering up to 33 mpg on the highway in Eco trim.
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The Hyundai Tucson is completely new for 2016. The shapely Tucson adheres to Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design philosophy, which debuted on the 2015 Genesis. It is offered in SE, Eco, Sport and Limited trims, with power from either a 2.0L four or a 1.6L turbocharged four, available in both front- and all-wheel drive. Pricing starts at $22,700.
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The Hyundai Tucson is all-new and slightly larger for 2016, with restyled sheetmetal, increased fuel mileage, sharper handling, and more interior space.
A compact crossover SUV, the Tucson is one of Hyundai's most popular vehicles, competing with the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and Chevrolet Trax.
Tucson comes standard with a direct-injection 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 164 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque, mated to a 6-speed automatic. Three driving modes (Eco, Regular, Sport) are standard.
Optional is a turbocharged direct-injection 1.6-liter that makes 175 horsepower and 195 pound-feet, using a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
In Sport mode, we found the 2.0-liter engine to be peppier than the turbocharged 1.6-liter.
The Tucson is front-wheel drive, with four-wheel drive optional. The system is locked into place by the driver, and moves the power between the front and rear wheels as needed for traction. It includes torque vectoring, which improves cornering by braking the inside rear wheel and driving the outside rear wheel, giving the car a slight rotation.
The 2.0-liter engine is rated at 23/31 mpg City/Highway, and 26 mpg Combined, with front-wheel drive. The 1.6-liter turbo is rated 25/30/27 mpg in the models with 19-inch wheels and more equipment and thus more weight. In the Eco model with 17-inch wheels, the 1.6-liter gets 26/33/29 mpg.
With more high-strength steel in this redesign, the safety ratings are expected to be better than the last Tucson. Six airbags and a rearview camera are standard.
Hyundai Tucson comes in four models: Tucson SE, Tucson Eco, Tucson Sport, Tucson Limited. Tucson SE comes with the 2.0-liter engine. The Limited model with the Ultimate package includes ventilated leather seats and a panoramic roof.
The new sculpted styling of the Tucson gives it an upscale presence that makes the old model look line an economy car. It's a dynamic design, with a short greenhouse, and the 19-inch wheels on the Sport and Limited models make the car look restless, while giving it a sense of motion.
In the front, the hexagonal grille says Hyundai, with sharply geometric headlamps that are striking. The rear is recognizably Hyundai too, with muscular horizontal lines in the fascia.
The new Tucson looks like it should be expensive.
The Tucson dashboard and console have an elegant simplicity, and offer an excellent view of the road. The layout of the controls is superb. The analog gauges are free of fancy and hard-to-read graphics. The center stack combines buttons for main functions and an eight-inch touchscreen for other things, although the base SE model only gets a five-inch touchscreen.
On the Limited model, the interior materials are pleasing, with much soft-touch trim, and where there is hard plastic it's not offensive. But the SE is full of hard plastic. SE seats are fabric, while the Limited's thickly bolstered leather seats are plush.
The cabin is serenely quiet, and roomy with four adults, but there isn't as much cargo space as in some other compact crossovers, for example the CR-V, RAV4 and Escape. The split 60/40 rear seats create 62 cubic feet of cargo space when they're folded, and 30 cubic feet then they're up. To accommodate taller items, the cargo floor can be lowered with a lever by two inches. The liftgate on the Sport and Limited opens with the key fob.
We got a few hundred miles of seat time in a Limited with the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine, and the power is adequate in most situations, but the response is sluggish under hard acceleration. Surprisingly, the three different driving modes don't have much effect on performance. In any mode, the shifts by the 7-speed dual clutch transmission shifts are almost imperceptible.
We didn't get much seat time in the SE model with the 2.0-liter engine and 6-speed automatic, mostly in the city, but we got enough to say that it actually feels quicker and less hesitant from a standing start, when it is in sport mode.
The Tucson independent suspension uses MacPherson struts in front and multi-links in the rear. The ride is generally refined, although when pavement joints hit those available 19-inch wheels, they can jar the driver's butt. The handling isn't as sporty as the car's looks suggest, but it is predictable, safe, and competent. The steering is similarly pragmatic; it communicates well but doesn't encourage spirited driving. These driving dynamics are probably right on target for Tucson buyers.
The Tucson is redesigned for 2016, in an attempt to stay competitive in the popular compact crossover field. Its styling is fresh and its instrumentation clean, but its acceleration is off and its cargo space a bit tight.
Driving impressions by Christian Gulliksen. Sam Moses contributed to this report.
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2012 Award Recipient
ART CITY - Urban Community Award ($5,000)
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Over a decade ago, Wanda Koop, an internationally renowned artist and Member of the Order of Canada, saw a need for accessible arts programming in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood. In 1998, she founded Art City, one of the first organizations of its kind in Canada. Art City is a not-for-profit community art studio dedicated to providing people of all ages with innovative and professional arts programming free-of-charge. Art City's primary goal is to provide space and tools for anyone who wishes to express him or herself creatively.
THE LEE CAMERON ARTS IN EDUCATION AWARD: not awarded
2010 Award Recipients
RÉMI BOUCHARD – Artist Award ($5,000 to the artist; $5,000 to a project/charity of the artist's choice)
Sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Remi has taught piano, music theory and music history for almost fifty-five years in Neepawa. He has also had a distinguished career as a composer of music, with his work having been used all over the North American continent, as well as Europe and Asia. Many of his piano works have been performed, recorded, and featured on radio broadcasts. His music has been published in both Canada and the United States, and most recently with the Russell Publishing Company. Rémi is a long term member of the Canada Music Centre with many of his piano compositions published for the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Conservatory of Canada and the Canadian National Conservatory of Music. He has been actively involved during his teaching career in organizing the Neepawa Music festival, the Holiday Festival of the Arts, as well as being an active member of the Manitoba Music Teachers Association. Rémi continues to enrich the cultural life of his community through the organization of house concerts; playing music for older adults in his local senior's complex, and the organizing of special community events.
DAN DONAHUE – Individual Award ($5,000)
Sponsored by Investors Group
Dan has been involved for over 25 years in the music industry as a performer, producer, composer and sound engineer. He is a 12 time JUNO Nominee for his album production, film and commercial scoring. He was awarded the PRIX award by the province of Manitoba for distinguished service to the arts in 1998. Dan has nurtured a generation of artists, providing mentorship and guidance. The significance of Dan Donahue's work spanning nearly six decades is marked by his contributions to community organizations such as Manitoba Music, the Winnipeg Musicians Association, Manitoba Arts in Healthcare, and FACTOR National Advisory Board. Dan's example shines brightest in his work with organizations like Winnipeg Harvest, where his humanitarian efforts are combined with the healing and inspiring impact of his music. Dan played an enormous role in creating a unique project, Empty Bowl Winter to raise awareness and much needed funds for Winnipeg Harvest this winter.
THE GIMLI ART CLUB – Community - Rural Award ($5,000)
The club's beginnings date back to 1969 with only eight members who used a variety of buildings to practice their art. In 2009, the members and friends of the Gimli Art Club and Gallery celebrated their 40th Anniversary. The club, now with over 70 members, has always had big ideas. After a disastrous storm destroyed the harbour, a wall was built to safeguard against this happening again. Members recognized the potential of the wall to be developed into a special landscape feature for the town of Gimili. The first Sea Wall paintings were erected in 1997. It was the wish of the artists involved that the display be enjoyed by all, without restriction, and that viewers would come to know and understand the varied history of the peoples of the area and the beauty of the changing landscape of the Eastern Interlake of Manitoba. Recently, more paintings have been added and older ones have been restored to their former glory. This unique tourist attraction has always been proudly supported by the people of Gimli. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gimli Art Club in October 2009, a book was published, celebrating all of the paintings, past and present.
PLUG IN ICA – Community - Urban Award ($5,000)
The gallery is a laboratory for research and a nexus for the presentation of art that confronts ideas and issues affecting today's society. The convergence of these strands will celebrate artworks and events in all media, as well as interdisciplinary projects spanning architecture, film, television, photography, sound, and new media. Plug-In ICA brings the best of contemporary art to Manitoba and shares Manitoba's unique artistic voice with the world. This is accomplished through exhibitions, events, tours, conferences, lectures and online projects that marry research and analysis with innovation and experimentation.
RUTH WIWCHAR – Lee Cameron Arts In Education Award ($5,000)
Sponsored by The Richardson Foundation
Ruth has enjoyed a varied career as a music educator in the fields of Elementary Music education and Choral Music. A graduate of Brandon University, Hamelin University (St. Paul, MN) and Memphis State University, Ruth has worked with students in kindergarten through grade twelve, and has been privileged to teach a variety of courses at the University of Manitoba for over twenty-five years. Ruth as Artistic Director of the Pembina Trails Voices currently has over three hundred and fifty children actively engaged as singers and performers. For over thirty-five years Ruth has led choirs to high standards of achievement. From youth choirs at Westworth United Church, to a four hundred voice choir at the opening ceremonies of the Pan-American Games, from boys choirs at St. John's-Ravenscourt School, to ensembles at St. Avila school and to countless youth across Manitoba, Ruth has directed with joy and created magical moments, inspiring others to become and remain in the arts. Ruth has been honoured by being recognized as "Most Outstanding Conductor" at the Young Prague Festival in 2006 and by receiving the inaugural "Morna-June Morrow Award for excellence in education in Manitoba".
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RAY DIRKS – Artist Award ($5,000 to the artist; $5,000 to a project/charity of the artist's choice)
Sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Ray Dirks is an artist, curator, writer and photographer. Ray uses his art to facilitate the integration and inclusion of immigrant students into the milieu of high school. He offers art workshops in the Mennonite Heritage Gallery Centre, in schools and community centres. He gives multi-media presentations on many cross cultural, art and global issues topics, always making a local connection to make it real and relevant for a Manitoba audience. In 2006 he was nominated for the Winnipeg Arts Council "Making a Difference" Award. To quote a Grade 12 student from River East Collegiate "If we had more people like Mr. Dirks willing to get involved the world would be a better place."
ARTBEAT STUDIO – Community - Urban Award ($5,000)
Founded in 2005, Artbeat Studio is a community-based arts studio that accommodates artists whose mental health, social connection and income make it impracticable for them, individually, to acquire a workspace where they can advance their artistic talents safely and securely. Artbeat offers people with mental illness the opportunity to regain a sense of purpose, pride and accomplishment in ways that cannot be provided by mental health services alone. The studio accommodates 10 artists at one time and participants are chosen based on their readiness, which includes demonstrating that they have a personal recovery plan as well as good interpersonal skills and commitment to art as a vocational pursuit.
VAGABOND THEATRE COMPANY – Community - Rural Award ($5,000)
Vagabond Theatre was founded in May 2004 in response to a need in the community for a group that would present and promote the performing arts. The theatre is run entirely by volunteers and has produced four community musicals and six non-musical adult comedies. Vagabond Theatre also offers a Master Class program that provides instruction and technical support to the Major Pratt High School Drama Club. Each summer the theatre hires professional instructors to run a drama camp for children and this past summer the camp hosted over 80 children from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Vagabond Theatre provides local audiences with access to live theatre experiences that would not otherwise be available in the area.
MARC KULY – Lee Cameron Arts in Education Award ($5,000)
Sponsored by The James Richardson Foundation
Marc Kuly is a storyteller and teacher at Gorden Bell High School. Marc has created a collaborative, multi-grade teaching unit that explores human resiliency as evidenced by the personal stories of child soldiers and children affected by war. A number of his students are refugees from war affected parts of Africa and Marc is keenly insightful about the significance and possibilities for storytelling to build peace and community. Gorden Bell has 57 different cultural groups and through Marc's work students have learned to listen, respect each other's differences and build bonds of friendship that cross the traditional lines found in most contemporary schools.
HANNIA TARASIUK – Individual Award ($5,000)
Hannia Tarasiuk is Chairperson and long-time member of the Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. Under her leadership, Rusalka has performed and enjoyed lasting relationships with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Stratford Theatre, as well as individual artists such as Leo Mol, Danny Schur and Theodore Kuchar. Hannia encourages the Rusalka dancers to expand their horizons and to give something back to the community. As a result, the dancers have used their talents to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and Winnipeg's Millennium Library Foundation. Hannia has put her own career aspirations as a published writer on hold more than once to facilitate the completion of a community project that she deemed to be in greater need of her immediate attention.
2006 Award Recipients
HEATHER BISHOP – Artist Award ($5,000 to the artist; $5,000 to a project/charity of the artist's choice)
Sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Heather Bishop is an artist who has dedicated her life to making a difference in the world. From fighting to save the environment and defending women's rights, to struggling against racism and homophobia, she has never been afraid to stand up for what she believes. Ms Bishop is perhaps best known for her work as a musician. She performs to both children and adults and has garnered numerous awards including JUNO nominations and Parent's Choice Gold Awards. She has recorded 13 albums, selling close to 200,000 world wide from her rural based recording company in southern Manitoba. Ms Bishop was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2005.
MENTORING ARTISTS FOR WOMEN'S ART (MAWA) – Community - Urban Award ($5,000)
MAWA is a not-for-profit organization with the mandate to encourage and support the intellectual and creative development of women in the visual arts by providing an ongoing forum for education and critical dialogue. Each year through MAWA, experienced women artists work with those less experienced to impart information, encouragement and resources. The program has resulted in a strong and growing network of women who flourish in their own art practices and continue to give back to the organization in all areas. In 2005, MAWA's Aboriginal and rural and remote initiative expanded their programming into areas where access had been an issue. MAWA celebrates over 20 years as a centre for the encouragement, support and development of women's art practices.
STEINBACH ARTS COUNCIL (SAC) – Community - Rural Award ($5,000)
SAC was incorporated in 1979 to foster the development of arts and cultural activities in their community. Currently, over 500 people visit the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre per week, from toddlers to seniors, taking advantage of the nearly 60 programs. Over the years the Centre has gained an audience of over 1100 who welcome the wide variety of concerts SAC brings to the community from all over the country, as well as many local performers. Visual artists exhibit at the Centre's many juried arts shows, and book launches celebrating new published works of both past and present residents draw large crowds. The SAC encourages community members to participate in activities that build skills, inspire passionate involvement and develop lifelong interest in the arts.
TERÈSA J. LEE – Lee Cameron Arts in Education Award ($5,000)
Throughout her teaching career Ms Lee has involved her music students with community service through performances at Senior Citizen's homes, hospitals, core area schools/communities and First Nations Reserves. Ms Lee initiated the "Schools of Harvest" which brought students in touch with the impact of poverty through volunteering at the food bank. She has been the impetus for countless provincial initiatives and has committed thousands of volunteer hours to the betterment of Music Education in our province. She spearheaded the Parent Power Conference, which was the spark that led to the implementation of the Jazz Curriculum for the Province of Manitoba (the first in Canada). In 2001 Ms Lee was the first Manitoban and the first woman recipient of Canada to receive the prestigious National Band Award.
ANN HANKS – Individual Award ($5,000)
Ann Hanks served as a member of the Board of Directors (including holding the office of President) for the Tiger Hills Arts Association (THAA), which provides artistic programs and services for over 20 small communities in southwestern Manitoba. She advocated for all residents to be exposed to excellence in the arts, and worked tirelessly to bring world-renowned performers into communities served by the THAA. Not only has Ms Hanks championed the arts at the local level, she also provided leadership at a provincial level, through the organization now known as the Manitoba Arts Network. Ms Hanks was always at the forefront of arts education and advocacy. A violinist herself, Ms Hanks makes her contribution to the arts in yet another way, as a performer. She volunteers in the Winnipeg Pop Orchestra, known for their community concerts in seniors home, public events and celebrations.
ArtsSmarts Award
In 2006, the Manitoba Foundation for the Arts was pleased to offer The ArtsSmarts Award. ArtsSmarts is a program of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, and is supported by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.
LIBBY WEIR – ArtsSmarts Award ($2,500)
Libby Weir has brought the magic of the world of art to life for students, staff and teachers. She is an enthusiastic, hands-on teacher; and is passionate about her subject matter. Using a variety of mediums, she interacts with students, showing them methods to achieve results they were trying to attain, and encourages them to express their feelings about the world around them. Not only is Libby an artist, she makes everyone believe they are capable of attaining the same goal. Libby values and celebrates every student's work and she encourages students to discover their own unique talents. Libby Weir is someone who truly does her job with unfailing passion.
2004 Award Recipients
ANDRIS TASKANS – Artist Award ($5,000 to artist; 5,000 to a project/charity of artist's choice)
Sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Andris Taskans is the founding Editor of Prairie Fire magazine, one of Canada's pre-eminent journals of contemporary writing. He is responsible for discovering dozens of new writers and for encouraging and advising scores of others. Prairie Fire has played a crucial role in the success of high-profile writers such as Carol Shields, Sandra Birdsell, David Bergen and Alissa York, many of whose works were first published in Prairie Fire. In addition, Mr. Taskans founded Prairie Fire's Wordfest ten years ago, is a founding member of the Manitoba Writers Guild, helped start the Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association and also serves as vice-president of Artspace, Inc.
NIGEL BART – Artist Award (honourary) ($5,000)
Nigel Bart's creations "Between the Lines," and "Thinking in Spheres," provided a venue for artists living with mental illness to display their work for Mental Illness Awareness Week and the Journey of Hope Walk for the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society. Mr. Bart's own battle with schizophrenia inspired him to accept the lead role in "Starry Starry Night," a play which toured schools, universities and institutions and followed the journey of a young man with schizophrenia. In October 2003 Mr. Bart wrote and performed in the video "Inside Out," a powerful teaching tool used across the country to help eliminate the stigma and discrimination of mental illness.
MARCELLINE MOODY – Arts in Education Award ($5,000)
Marcelline Moody has worked for years as a teacher of music, but she has contributed significantly to a much larger population through her work with teachers and students on behalf of major performing arts organizations, through her work as a composer, and her volunteer work with groups such as Literacy Partners of Manitoba. Ms Moody currently works in Manitoba schools on behalf of the WSO, the MCO, St. Norbert Arts Centre and the Alliance for Arts Education. Her students have performed at the National Orff Conferences, with the WSO and MCO and at countless community events.
URBAN SHAMAN GALLERY – Community Award ($5,000)
Since 1995, Urban Shaman Gallery's mandate has been to present contemporary art by Aboriginal and Indigenous artists, curators and art producers. By focusing on the artistic expressions of Aboriginal and Indigenous people, Urban Shaman has provided them with both an exhibition space and a voice. The gallery's relationship with schools and communities has fostered a mentorship approach that focuses strongly on communication while embracing and celebrating diversity.
DAVE BARBER – Individual Award ($5,000)
Dave Barber has been the Programmer of the Cinematheque for 20 years. It is during those years the Cinematheque garnered an enviable reputation across Canada for consistently high-quality film programming and exhibition. To further enhance the art of film, Mr. Barber works closely with emerging and established non-commercial filmmakers, giving them a venue to exhibit their work. He believes strongly in giving a cinematic voice to those communities that may not otherwise be represented on the large screen in mainstream exhibition venues.


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Lockheed said SpaceX is inexperienced and is cutting corners by cutting costs
SpaceX is the underdog that proved a private company can rise to the occasion and
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Lockheed Martin and Boeing have had a strong hold on the Air Force's launch missions for the last six years. But last month, the Defense Department instructed the Air Force to find a new contractor to break the launch monopoly in an attempt to cut costs. In early December, it was announced that SpaceX was selected for trial missions.
SpaceX scored a $900 million contract with the Air Force for two launch missions in 2014 and 2015. The trial missions will test to see if SpaceX can successfully carry military and spy satellites.
As expected, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, which are partnered in a venture called the United Launch Alliance (ULA), are not too happy about it. They took a few jabs at SpaceX's inexperience in both space launches and in the military.
"I'm hugely pleased with 66 [successful missions] in a row from ULA, and I don't know the record of SpaceX yet," said Robert Stevens, chairman and chief executive at Lockheed Martin. "Two in a row?"
Lockheed Martin also took a stab at the Department of Defense's search for cheaper alternatives to ULA, saying that cutting corners will have poor results.
"Cost doesn't matter at all if you don't put the ball into orbit,'' said Stevens. "You can thrift on cost. You can take cost out of a rocket. But I will guarantee you, in my experience, when you start pulling a lot of costs out of a rocket, your quality and your probability of success in delivering a payload to orbit diminishes.''
SpaceX Elon Musk fired back, saying that "All of SpaceX's Falcon 9 missions have reached orbit and completed all primary mission objectives." As far as costs go, Musk said that SpaceX's equipment is cheaper because it contains better technology.
"The fundamental reason SpaceX's rockets are lower cost and more powerful is that our technology is significantly more advanced than that of the Lockheed-Boeing rockets, which were designed last century," said Musk.
The ULA's Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets cost about $464 million per launch, more than double a previous estimate of $230 million.
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Slow Food Shoreline Annual Meeting
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EST)
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Join us on Sunday, February 10th from 3-5 pm to preview Slow Food Shoreline's 2013 upcoming events and projects. We'll also be welcoming new members and filling positions on our board. If you're interested in what our organization is working on, and/or want to get more involved, plan on attending this meeting. We are excited to share details of our hard work in 2012 and look forward to another great year in 2013.
More information and the annual meeting agenda will be coming soon!
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New Haven,
Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EST)
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Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world in over 150 countries, which links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. Slow Food celebrates the amazing bounty of food that is available and works to strengthen the connection between the food on our plates and the health of our planet.


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By Lesli Nolen
August 2010
The story begins with a young married couple struggling with the difficulties of life. Financially, they are barely making it, the car keeps breaking down and the house is in need of repairs. The young wife is trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant, and the young husband, a football coach, has not had a winning season in six years.
It seems as if their life could not get any worse. Every time they turn around something else is going wrong. They question why this is happening to them. They feel so down and ashamed. They are completely broken. Then, at his lowest point the husband pulls out his Bible and begins reading it. The wife catches sight of what her husband is doing and she immediately hits her knees and begins to pray.
|A failing high-school football coach finds that in order to succeed he must convince his team there's more to sports than fame and glory in an inspirational tale of courage on the gridiron and the power of God's word. Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) has been coaching the Shiloh Eagles for six years, and he has yet to realize his dream of a winning season.
When the team's star player transfers schools, the first three games of the new season show no promise for improvement, troubles at home begin to take their toll, and a plot among the player's fathers to have him fired finds his future in football looking bleak, Coach Taylor is faced with the prospect of either cutting his losses and admitting defeat or turning his life over to God in an attempt to test the true power of faith. With his job on the line and nothing left to lose, Coach Taylor convinces his determined team of underdogs that there's nothing they can't accomplish with a little faith—including the miracle of a winning season when all hope seems lost.
—Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
This story is the opening scene from the movie "Facing the Giants," an inspiring Chistian story about people overcoming great odds with God's help.
I think so many of us can relate to the events that occur in this story. I think it is our nature to try to do everything on our own, yet we know, God tells us otherwise. The couple was struggling in every way. They were drained physically, emotionally and mentally trying to do it all on their own. Their problems just kept piling up, one after another. They kept asking themselves why this was happening. I know, when I let my troubles get the best of me or when I let them seem bigger than they actually are, it's all downhill from there.
I think we all face some sort of giant in our life but the key is how we face the giant.
"Giants" is an awesome movie. If you haven't seen it, I urge you to do so. It made me laugh and cry, and renewed my spirit, all in about an hour and a half. It was a good reminder of how we should put God first in our lives and He will take care of the rest.
I love the part in the movie where one character says "you must prepare for the rain." Those are important words; watch the film and you'll understand. But it's hard to prepare for good when all we see is the bad.
Recently, I had to get out of my comfort zone and face one of my giants. My pastor and his wife were going on vacation and she needed someone to teach the young adult Sunday school class at our church. So she asked me to do it. Of course I said yes, but my heart was saying no. My husband and I teach the youth class and I'm okay there, but you put me in a classroom with young adults that probably know more about the Bible than I do and I start to panic. So I procrastinated and waited until the night before to prepare the lesson that I was to teach on Sunday. I opened the Sunday School Teacher's Edition to the lesson and my heart dropped! Really, God? This is what I'm suppose teach on? Sunday's lesson was the story of David versus the giant Philistine, Goliath.
I may not have been going into a battle with a nine-foot giant like David did, but my anxiety of teaching this class made me feel as if I were. I was Saul in this story saying, "Are you sure? You can't do this." When I should have been more like David.
David was a man after God's own heart. David had the faith that pleased God. David meditated on God's law daily and knew the power of it. David, did not look at Goliath and see the giant he was. Goliath was merely a mortal man defying an all-powerful God. David viewed the battle from God's point of view rather than his own. David remembered when God had delivered him from the lion and bear. David did not doubt the power of God. He told the Philistine:
"You come to me with sword, with a spear and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Isreal, whom you have defied." (1Samuel 17:45)
David's faith never stopped or wavered. Despite all the criticism and insults, David knew God would fight the battle for him, as He had done in the past. David knew he had to do the right thing. He ran openly to the battle. He knew action needed to be taken and that God would fight for him. Now it was my turn.
I knew I needed to be more like David. I knew I had to go to battle in the name of the Lord Almighty. Just like David, I, too, know exactly when and where God has been there for me. Those mile markers are what we need to have in our lives so when we are facing a giant we can look back and know without a doubt that our God is there.
I don't know what giant you are facing today, but I'm sure you could fill in the blank with something in your life that is difficult. Maybe it is your children, your grandchildren, maybe it's your job or your car. Maybe it's cancer, the loss of a loved one or a relationship that has not been healed. Whatever giant you face, remember that God has already won the battle. Trust that God will fight for you and with you.


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The Team Tradition Challenge is designed to encourage greater participation in annual giving from former student-athletes. The effort got off to a great start last year resulting in a 7.5% participation from former student-athletes, the overall alumni participation rate is less than 3%. The Challenge puts each of the Lions NCAA Division II teams against each other to see what team can achieve the best overall giving from their alumni. The first place team will receive $5,000 for their annual budget and the second place team will receive $3,000.
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There are three categories in this year's Team Tradition Challenge:
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- Example: a team with 10% participation will receive 10 points for this category. A team with 24% participation will receive 20 points. No points will be awarded for less than 10% participation.
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Gifts must be a minimum of $25 to count towards the challenge and can be designated to any fund within the university.
All gifts must be received before April 15, 2015 to count towards the challenge.
This challenge is all about participation and now is your opportunity as alumni to support your team and encourage former teammates to make a gift today. Through the generous support of former student-athletes, this challenge will have a positive impact on the experience of current Lions and foster the pursuit of excellence in academics and competition. All financial contributions are extremely valuable so be on the lookout for e-mails, social media mentions, and phone calls from coaches and student-athletes seeking your support.
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You may also choose to use only the smoothed values (COLUMN 2) from the sites that are synchronized which will have assigned default values where there are no measurements.
PLEASE NOTE: Occasional discontinuities at the transition between smoothed values and extrapolated values may be significant in certain modeling applications. These occur when values derived from data extension techniques (based on average behavior) join actual measurements that depart from average behavior. Discontinuities may occur at either end of the smoothed measurement record.
PLEASE NOTE: Discontinuities within periods of interpolated or extrapolated values may occur when MBL measurement records begin, end, or are interrupted for long periods of time. Some discontinuities may be significant in certain modeling applications. Serious discontinuities are identified below.
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Rice University's BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) building will feature a Rubik's Cube mosaic of Nelson Mandela in honor of Black History Month (February). The mosaic, approximately 3.75 feet by 5.5 feet, will be created by members of the Rice Cube Club of the university's Jones Graduate School of Business using 600 cube puzzles borrowed from the makers of the Rubik's Cube.
The project will be installed in Rice Public Art's pop-up gallery located in the BRC's first-floor lobby at 6500 Main St.
The mosaic was the brainchild of Cory Thigpen, a Jones School MBA student and president of the Rice Cube Club. He wanted to honor the former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who died Dec. 5. Thigpen is borrowing the cubes from the "You Can Do the Rubik's Cube" website, which is run by Seven Towns, the company that owns the Rubik's brand.
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This is a perfect example of the most basic linux. This is the kind of thing that one should know before even attempting to use backtrack.
I was wondering why some programs weren't loading (particularly a game of nethack). So, when I tried the nethack command it said nethack is available in /usr/games but it's not in the path, so, i did a quick look up of the $PATH variable, and i got this:
/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/kde3/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/kde3/sbin:/usr/sbin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/oracle/instantclient_10_2:/opt/cuda/bin: No such file or directory
What is the PATH var supposed to be? this is also affecting my laptop (i'm using BT4 on my desktop as well), and it seems that there may be other files missing. It was working before, but it seems to be just working odd now.
This is a perfect example of the most basic linux. This is the kind of thing that one should know before even attempting to use backtrack.
No no, I know how $PATH works, and how to append to it (export) but i was wondering what the default BT4 PATH should be, not what the PATH variable is in general, since I get a "No such file or directory" error on my laptop as well, which would lead me to believe that either something is missing when nethack was installed (since a few tools are now missing), or there is a bug in the repo that breaks the path.
I will also answer you here as well as in PM. Correct me if I am wrong but the title of your thread says "Please explain how $PATH works" which I did by giving you a link with a good explanation. Now you say thats not what you meant at all. Since I am not familiar with nethack I am not certain as to how it is supposed to behave, however, if its in /usr/games when I look at your $path variable you posted /usr/games is clearly not there so of course its not going to work.
If you can provide some more explanation here in this thread I will attempt to help you more but you are being rather unclear as to what you want to know.
After rereading my OP, I realize that it was more than vague as to what i was trying to convey (yay 12 hour shifts), So, let me try from the beginning.
I installed BT4 final off a flash drive, rebooted, did the usual update through synaptic, installed all the new tools added to the backtrack Repos, and installed some diversions for when I needed a break. At this point, I was able to play a game of nethack (which, to me is always one of the first tasks on a new install, I'm weird like that.) now, at this point, I use the update all of fasttrack script, installed the cuda compatable video driver, and added in airdrop-NG, and proceded to customize my shiny new backtrack install.
Somewhere along the line, something broke in the system, and a good part of my PATH disappeared which I noticed by trying to play another game of nethack, and had that lovely error thrown up that it knows the program is installed and where it's located, but it's not in the path so it cant run it. which to me is kind of a redundant error message really.
Adding an export to add something to my PATH is trivial, but the reason why I posted it in the first place was more to figure out 1. what broke, 2. why, and 3. how to fix it. the first step to me was to see if there was anything missing from my path, so I booted up my laptop as well (which BT4 works awesome on the eeepc 1000h, just wanted to put that out there) and tried to check the path, and got the same sort of error message, where part of the PATH had been corrupted or deleted, or something. so part of my original question was, what is the default PATH for BT4 final.
My guess would be that something was installed that had a slight bug in the install script, and tried to add itself in, but it added a wrong directory to the path.
My path, for completeness is:
/opt/kde3/bin:/opt/kde3/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/kde3/sbin:/usr/sbin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/oracle/instantclient_10_2:/opt/cuda/bin: No such file or directory
You should probably also be aware that BT is a specialist distro aimed at pentesting - it wasn't engineered with any thought towards helping you play games or surf pr0n. If you want to do that, then perhaps a general purpose desktop distro like Ubuntu (or perhaps Fedora, if you don't understand how to tweak your PATH) might be a better option for you.
If you've decided to customize your install of BT to include some games to amuse yourself with while you wait for a test to run or something, then that's cool, but it sounds to me like you've only done half the job (you installed the app, but you didn't tweak your $PATH to support it) and then you've complained that BT doesn't support your specific needs (which are unrelated to pentesting) out the box.
The cuda tools add path variables but they work fine for every one else.
OP it would be really hard for us to tell (since as you stated above you have added several different apps) what program (if any) caused this error.
If you can't mess with your own $PATH then it might not be a good idea to do so. Otherwise if you do then just fix it and the problem should be resolved, otherwise it is not a $PATH problem.


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HESPERIA -- A routine compliance check Wednesday morning in Hesperia led to the arrest of a man previously convicted of burglaries, San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said.
Jaime Javier Cardenas, 34, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and is being held without bail for reportedly violating the terms of his parole terms, according to a sheriff's news release.
Shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, Hesperia deputies conducted a compliance check at a home in the 17000 block of Sycamore Street, officials said.
There deputies found evidence linking Cardenas to at least two recent burglaries and other crimes. Authorities would not release details about the crime as the incidents are still under investigation.
A search of his background also revealed Cardenas was on state parole for participation in a criminal street gang, officials said.
Cardenas was recently released after serving about 5 months for reportedly breaking into several businesses in the High Desert and stole lottery tickets from the businesses, records show.
Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to contact Detective Jarrod Burns at the Hesperia station at 760-947-1500.


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Download the compat-driver (used to be compat-wireless) from here: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...s/stable/v3.8/
You can pick any of them, I suggest to download the .tar.gz file. But again, any will do it.
I recommend you to install linux headers before installing it: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...Kernel_Headers
Unpack the tar.gz file and install it.
Your device has a atheros chipset athk9 (atheros 9271) and it requires a firmware besides the driver ath9k_htc which is by the way included in compat-driver package. Download firmware, look for the htc_9271.fw here: http://wireless.kernel.org/download/htc_fw/1.3/
Install it..
Then disconnect UBS wifi device, reboot and after startx, connect USB wifi and start wicd..It should see it...


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Posted Sunday February 24, 2013 8:07 PM GMT
Stepping out for an evening of pomp and circumstance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt headed over to the Dolby Theatre for the 2013 Academy Awardss tonight (February 24).
Surrounded by his A-list peers, the "Lincoln" star did a little hobnobbing as he meandered inside to catch all the action.
As there's a ton of great talent and fabulous films up for consideration, the competition is extra fierce at this year's Oscars.
Levitt's film is up for a total of 12 awards, while "Life of Pi" has 11 chances at greatness. Additionally, "Silver Linings Playbook," and "Les Misérables" have each received 8 nominations.
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Austin Shaw is a motion media design professor at Savannah College of Art and Design. He has worked as a creative director, designer, and animator for companies such as Süperfad, Digital Kitchen, and Curious Pictures, creating original content for the broadcast and advertising industries. In addition to working on numerous Broadcast Design Award projects, he has worked on Emmy-nominated projects as well.
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Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
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Two legendary high school coaches, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a sharp-shooting NBA star compose the Allstate Sugar Bowl's 2012 Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame class. The official induction will be at the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Saturday, August 4 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Frank Misuraca (Jesuit High School) and Jack Salter (Covington High School) are the long-time coaches, Willie Roaf (New Orleans Saints) is the football star and Aaron James (Cohen High School, Grambling State, New Orleans Jazz) is the hardwood standout in this year's class. In addition to the Hall of Famers, the Eddie Robinson Award will be presented to the surprising high school track team from Holy Rosary High School.


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This isn't a new fix and I don't take any credit for it. It seems not to be widely known; I hope reposting it here will reduce the number of cries for help.
The problem
Airmon-ng doesn't work with certain NICs, especially newer Intel. It displays:
Interface Chipset Driver
and then hangs.
The fix
cd /pentest/wireless/aircrack-ng
svn up
make install
Background (optional extra)
In the version that ships with BT5R1, airmon-ng gets stuck in a "while" loop looking for the correct chipset. It tries to find the word "Link" in string "iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6230 AGN, REV=0xB" - not present therefore infinite loop. This was fixed by the aircrack team in r1972.
"Svn up" merely updates the source files in /pentest/wireless/aircrack-ng. "Make" etc is necessary to place the binaries in the path at /usr/local/sbin


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EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM No. C-13
August 28, 1987
To: Deans, Directors, and Heads of Schools, Divisions, Departments, and Offices, and Regional Campus Chancellors
Re: Benefits for Part-time faculty and Administrative/Professional Staff
August 1, 1987
In the early 1960's Purdue University established a program to provide fringe benefits for hourly-paid clerical/service staff who work half time (20 hours per week) or more on a continuing basis. Based on recommendations from the University Compensation and Benefits Committee and the University administration, the Board of Trustees, at its meeting on June 26, 1987, approved a proposal to provide fringe benefits to continuing part-time faculty and administrative/professional staff.
Part-time faculty and administrative/professional staff employed half-time or more for a period of time which is expected to continue for more than one year are eligible to participate in the following fringe benefit programs:
- Group health insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- Term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Paid-up life insurance.
- University-funded retirement plans with the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) or the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)/College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), whichever is applicable dependent upon staff classification.
- Tax-deferred annuities with University-sponsored companies.
- Purdue BeneFlex Plan including, but not limited to:
- Personal accident insurance.
- Dependent life insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Staff fee remission.
- Staff spouse remission of the non-resident tuition fee.
Restrictions, waiting periods, and any other conditions which are related to specific benefit programs will apply. Credit for service prior to August 1, 1987 will be granted in cases where employment was continuing and permanent in nature. Fringe benefits will not be provided to visiting or temporary staff, part-time lecturers, or staff in similar classifications.
Staff who have satisfied required waiting periods are eligible to begin participation on August 1, 1987. The Department of Staff Benefits, Payroll and Insurance will contact eligible staff to arrange for benefit enrollments. Departments should ensure that new hires are provided with benefit materials upon appointment. As literature is updated dealing with employee benefits, these provisions will be incorporated.
Questions concerning benefits for part-time faculty and administrative/professional staff should be directed to the Department of Staff Benefits, Payroll and Insurance on the West Lafayette campus. At the Regional Campuses questions should be directed to the chief business officer.
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Values of honesty, humility and judgment inform public service. A few outliers in political life, such as Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, unhook from these values, seemingly incapable of exhibiting right action.
We are poorer for it.
The erosion of trust in the integrity and leadership of Reardon and his staff was given dramatic expression on Wednesday when the County Council passed an emergency ordinance removing the Department of Information Services from Reardon's authority, transferring control to County Auditor Carolyn Weikel. The unprecedented move by the bipartisan Council was in response to last week's investigative series by The Herald's Scott North and Noah Haglund. Evidence of online harassment and surveillance of Reardon's political enemies — a list that extends to those who cooperated in the Washington State Patrol's investigation of Reardon's use of public money — has prompted Snohomish County Prosecutor Mark Roe to call for an independent investigation into possible criminal misconduct.
In a press release, the Council declared, "This action preserves the status quo in an effort to ensure the integrity of public records." (Read: We don't trust Reardon and emergency action is required.) Council Chairwoman Stephanie Wright was unequivocal. "Moving DIS under the direction of a separately elected county official will help preserve the public's confidence that county records are being properly maintained."
Reardon, inhabiting a circumscribed world of taxpayer-funded aides, has walled himself off from the media. Last Thursday, he issued a statement saying that his legislative analyst, Kevin Hulten, had apologized for online monkeying and that was that. Hulten's unethical behavior met the work-for-me standard set by the executive. Early Friday, Hulten emailed a patronizing screed to The Herald's publisher and editors, threatening a lawsuit and declaring that he had nothing to do with the ruse. That same day, he issued a statement to KING-TV saying he was responsible. Diagram the lies and ponder a line from "All the President's Men." As Deep Throat said to Woodward, "Despite what you think, these guys aren't very smart."
In the paranoid style of a last-legs politician, Reardon blasted out a statement that impugns the integrity of the County Council (!), saying that the ordinance raised "serious questions about Council's intentions and the content of the records they question the need to release." Enough.
Reardon, in the end, doesn't matter. What matters is restoring the people's faith, serving the public interest and learning from the executive's (unvirtuous) example. The integrity vacuum will be filled. The people of Snohomish County demand it.


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