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I was at an RV show. After taking pictures of the living room & bathroom of one RV, I went to the doorway of the bedroom for a few more snaps. There were four people on the right side of the room (near the foot of the horizontal bed). I was going to wait a minute or two for them to finish their viewing before taking pictures. But then I realized after a bit they were just gossiping about "lol You know our friend Jimmy, right ? He did the dumbest thing. It's sooo funny" and didn't plan to move any time soon. So I aimed my camera at the left side of the room to get what pictures I could, at an angle that was obviously away from the 4 people. After the first shot, they all stopped talking & watched me. I then took one more picture (again, facing away from them so they weren't in the pictures). As I walked away, one woman snapped "Did you just take pictures of us ?" I said "No, my camera was faced down to the left side." "Well, you still should've asked us to sign a photo release " These were not the RV owners / vendors, btw
Quote from: Reader on November 25, 2011, 01:04:19 PMNon native as not born in the US or not native to the area. I still don't know why it was relevant. IMO if it's not relevant to know their race/nationality, then it's racism.
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And, honestly, what would they expect the server to say before they played the bill and tipped him? As a server myself, I'm happy to say that this kind of behavior is rare, I've even had parents ask me for a broom so they could finish cleaning.
Another time my cousin's kids made a mess because they were goofing around in a restaurant. They were made to clean up the mess, took a little trip to the bathroom, and came back with abject apologies that amazed the staff. Since they were old enough to know better their parents made them kick in from their own spending money $5 each over the tip we had covered because the staff was still going to have to clean more than normal to be ready for the next customer. The waiter thought we had forgotten our change. Cousin made the boys explain. Was a long time before they messed up that bad again.
DH and I have been noticing signs of a dog running loose around our subdivision lately. Particularly around our yard. There was a large pile of dog poop in our driveway one day, and things in my garden had been knocked over or dug up. DH works a random schedule, where his shifts can involve him having a week day off, or working from 1:00-9:00 p.m. Yesterday he noticed the neighbor across and one house over had let their two dogs out and just left. They have a fully fenced back yard, but neighbor let them out the front door to run loose. DH rounded up the dogs, which were running around in our yard, and put them in the neighbor's fenced yard. As he was getting the second dog into the yard (it took him a while to catch that one), the neighbor returned. Apparently they've just been letting their dogs out to run loose around the subdivision during the way when they thought everyone was working. They used to let them out all the time, but someone called animal control on them and they appeared to have gotten better about keeping their dogs up. I guess now they've just been letting them run loose sneakily when they thought no one would catch them at it.DH explained to him about the damage to our yard and the poop in the driveway and told him to please keep his dogs up during the day. Hopefully the neighbor will actually do it, because DH is talking about calling animal control next time (we have leash laws in our area and there are fines given if you've already been warned once about keeping your dogs up).
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Michigan State's Kirk Cousins Selected for Manning Award Watch List
Monday, July 26, 2010
A true leader on and off the field for Michigan State, junior Kirk Cousins (official bio) is the 14th quarterback to be named to the Manning Award Watch List for 2010-11. Cousins, who led the Spartans to the Alamo Bowl last year, was the second sophomore in school history to be named a team captain and was has also been nominated for the Allstate Good Works Team (recognizing his tremendous work in the community). The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
Cousins, who saw limited action as a freshman, started 12 games last season for the Spartans. His pass efficiency rating of 142.6 ranked third in the Big Ten and 25th nationally while he threw for over 2,600 yards and 19 touchdowns with just nine interceptions. Cousins registered eight 200-yard passing games in 2009, including a 220-yard effort against Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl. He produced a career-high 353 yards passing on 22-of-25 throws (88 percent) with two touchdowns in a win over Western Michigan. His most clutch performance may have come against Purdue when he led the Spartans to a comeback victory which assured their bowl eligibility - he completed a career-long 73-yard TD strike to B.J. Cunningham in the fourth quarter that sparked the 11-point fourth-quarter comeback victory over the Boilermakers. The Spartans and Cousins will look for another big game against Western Michigan as they open the season against the Broncos on Sept. 4 at home.
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LONDON -- Compass Group, the world's biggest caterer and parent of Canteen Vending, posted a 4% rise in third-quarter organic revenue, boosted by strong business in North America and emerging markets. These gains offset weaker performance in Europe.
The company said it won and retained high levels of business in North America for the period, ended June 30. Business was also strong in emerging markets, led by Brazil and Turkey.
Organic revenue declined by 3.4% in Europe and Japan, but the company said its move last year to begin shedding unprofitable contracts and selling businesses in southern Europe helped offset the impact on profitability.


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By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
Initiative promoter Tim Eyman's latest anti-tax measure isn't going to the ballot this fall.
That's because the Mukilteo man never gathered signatures for the measure he touted for months as a step toward getting a two-thirds requirement for raising taxes written into the state constitution.
Today is the deadline to turn in petitions to the Secretary of State to get initiatives on the November ballot.
"We'll be doing it in a different cycle," he said of the measure he predicted in April would incite the "Super Bowl" of battles on taxes. He loaned his political committee $250,000 for the effort and now will go about getting it back.
Eyman says he never intended to circulate petitions until the Legislature adjourned. When lawmakers finally finished it was too late to start and since they didn't raise many taxes it wasn't immediately needed, he said.
"We had to find out what would happen in the legislative session. They just ran out the clock," he said. "We think on taxes, the Legislature scored an A-. But Olympia's appetite for tax increases has not ended; it's only been suspended. The battle for tax increases will heat up again next year."
Andrew Villeneuve, executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, isn't buying Eyman's explanation.
"I think the reason he doesn't do an initiative is financial. He didn't have the money," said Villeneuve, a vocal critic of Eyman measures since he founded the progressive think tank in 2003. "The only way he was going to get to the ballot was with corporate cash and that wasn't coming."
Eyman's decision means this will be the first time since 1989 that no individual or group qualified an initiative directly to the November ballot.
There will be at least two initiatives before voters this fall; however both arrived via a more circuitous route as initiatives to the Legislature.
Backers of I-517 dealing with initiative reforms and I-522 requiring labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms collected signatures in 2012 and asked the Legislature earlier this year to adopt them in lieu of a vote. When that didn't happen, both automatically were qualified for the ballot.
Eyman is a sponsor of Initiative 517 but insisted this week he's not involved in the campaign to pass it.
I-517 seeks to extend the time period for collecting signatures by six months. Current law requires initiatives to the people to be filed 10 months before the election — in other words, in January — and to have signatures collected by early July. That results in a signature-gathering period of about six months.
The initiative would let proponents file 16 months before an election, providing roughly a year until signatures were due.
Initiative 522 would require labels on all food products that are genetically engineered or contain genetically engineered ingredients. No label would be needed on products grown or produced without genetically modified organisms.
What this means is, for example, that certain varieties of corn and wheat grown from scientifically created seed stock will need labels. And snack foods such as chips and soft drinks that contain artificial ingredients would need labels starting in July 2015.
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A grass-roots citizens group has sued San Bernardino County and a Spanish broadcasting company over a 43-foot-tall radio antenna the Board of Supervisors approved for a ridegline overlooking Wildwood State Park in Yucaipa.
In a write of mandate filed Dec. 21 in San Bernardino Superior Court, Citizens for the Preservation of Rural Living CPRL), which encompasses the city of Yucaipa, the Oak Glen Wildlands Conservancy and more than 17,000 Yucaipa and local residents, alleges the county failed to comply with state environmental laws when the Board of Supervisors approved the antenna on Nov. 27.
For five years, the group has been battling Oxnard-based Lazer Broadcasting over the antenna, which opponents say obstructs the pristine landscape and views at the park. The group alleges in its lawsuit that the project warrants an environmental impact report, not a mitigated negative declaration.
The difference between an environmental impact report (EIR) and a mitigated negative declaration (MND) is that an EIR is required if a project is determined to have a significant impact on the environment, whereas an MND, which was used in the radio tower project, is used if it is believed a project's environmental impacts can be reduced to an insignificant level.
"CPRL has always taken the position that a full environmental impact report should have been prepared prior to consideration of the Lazer application to construct the tower," said John Mirau, a Redlands attorney and spokesman for the group. "The county of San Bernardino ignored our request for an EIR, so we now will have the court determine if the county violated the California Environmental Quality Act by approving the tower without preparing an EIR."
Lazer Broadcasting owns the 38 acres of land near the intersection of Oak Glen and Wildwood Canyon roads, west of Pisgah Peak Road, where it plans to erect its antenna. The company initially proposed a 140-foot tall lattice tower with a 250-square-foot equipment building and 500-gallon propane tank to run a backup generator, which the Board of Supervisors rejected.
Lazer scaled the project down to its current configuration - an antenna affixed to a 43-foot-tall wooden monopole - which was palatable to the county but not to project opponents, who still argue the project will be an eyesore and negatively impact the area's natural landscape.
"The transmission tower and associated industrial uses threaten the pristine wilderness experience and scenic vistas that inspired community members to create Wildwood State Park in 2003," according to the lawsuit.
The court document also states that the project's construction and fencing would disturb the habitat of threatened and endangered species including the western fence and coastal horn lizards, as well large mammals including deer and bear.
The citizens group is not opposed to Lazer constructing a radio tower on property that is not environmentally sensitive, Mirau said. He said in an e-mail Friday that the group even offered to buy the Lazer property and help them find a suitable location to construct the tower.
But officials representing Lazer Broadcasting say the Pisgah Peak location, already approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is the only location that will allow the broadcaster to expand its listener base from roughly 191,000 to more than 2 million and allow it to transmit out of Hemet, in Riverside County.
Representatives for Lazer Broadcasting couldn't be reached for comment Friday.
County spokesman David Wert said in an e-mail Friday that although the county is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, it doesn't have anything at stake.
"There's no worst case scenario for the county. The county doesn't benefit if the project happens and the county doesn't suffer if it doesn't happen," Wert said. "The county doesn't incur any kind of penalty if a judge agrees with the plaintiff."
He said Lazer Broadcasting bears all costs in the case, even the county's.
"Having said that, the county conducted a complete and open process in full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act," Wert said. "The project was considered publicly twice by the Planning Commission and twice by the Board of Supervisors, which rejected it until major revisions were made."
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Dear FOS11 Member,
The Archdiocese of New York is organizing a small group of family members of those who died on September 11th to participate in the private visit of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI to the World Trade Center Site on Sunday, April 20, 2008. Family representatives will be selected by lottery.
If you would like to recommend a family representative to be among those participating in this Apostolic event, please go to the website and complete the form or call the Archdiocesan Office of the Papal Visit at (212) 371-1011 ext. 2958. All entries must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2008. In doing so, you will need to provide your name and telephone number; the name and contact information for the family member you are recommending; the name of the victim of September 11th that he or she will be representing; and the family relationship between the representative and the loved one who was lost.
Participants will be selected by lottery and notified directly by the Archdiocese of New York, which will also provide details on the ceremony. Notifications will occur in early April.


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Bird Collar Training - 9 Steps
9 Steps for Bird Collar Training
TAGS: #BirdCollar #ParrotCollar #BirdCollars #ParrotCollars #BirdSafeCollar #ParrotHealth
Here it is: A simple step-by-step process to help familiarize your pet to its new bird collar. You're going to use Clicker Training for Birds, which is a proven behavior modification technique that will teach you bird to accept the collar instead having one more thing to be stressed about. By introducing the bird e-collar or any other bird wear slowly, you can rest assured that the bird collar is NOT doing more harm than good. Keep in mind that you must repeatedly "click and treat" each small behavioral success to for optimum bird e-collar acceptance.
How long the collar training takes depends on your birds' disposition and how closely you follow the instructions described below, but if everything goes well, you should be looking at around 7-10 days until your bird is fully conditioned to wear the bird collar. Don't try to rush through the stages and you shouldn't run into any problems.
All bird training sessions should respect the most important caveat of all.
Unlike dog training, parrots have never forgotten that they are prey to most animals in their native environment.
If your pet feels threatened at any point in the training process, it slows the training process down.
NEVER try to man-handle your parrot.
ALWAYS carefully observe your bird's body language for signs of fear. If your bird feels unsafe at any time, quickly re-establish that you are a safe and a loving flock member.
1. Understand what you're dealing with.
When was the last time you witnessed a bird in the wild wearing any apparel? I've never seen a bird in the wild wearing anything unnatural, so it's safe to say your bird isn't going to take kindly to you sticking a parrot collar around their neck straight out of the box. Your bird will need to learn that the collar is safe before it will have anything to do with it. You can relax because you've got this covered. The "click and treat" method you'll use to modify bird behavior is pretty fun and it will enhance your relationship with your pet. As long as you understand that you can't rush bird collar training, you're ready to proceed to the next stage.
2. Let her see you hold the collar.
Hold the collar in your hand and let your bird see you holding it. You'll spark her curiosity when she sees you with a new "toy" she's not allowed to play with yet. Try to imagine the last time you petted an animal affectionately and do the exact same thing with the bird collar while your bird is watching. Show your bird that you adore this new bird safe collar! The fear response should lessen as you use the "click and treat" method each time your bird shows the slightest sign of curiosity rathe than fear. Ignore fear responses and reward interest! NOTE FOR SAF-T SHIELDS: If you are using one of our Saf-T Shields, the shiny, stiff plastic bird cone collars and you find that your bird is afraid of the reflection that the collar puts off, please take a piece of very fine sand paper over the item to give it a matte finish.
3. Place the bird safe collar close to your pet.
Now that your parrot has finally started to show some curiosity towards the bird collar while you are holding it, shift the focus to actual bird collar training. Move the collar colser and closer to your pet, always observing its body language so that you don't push it too far or too fast. It's okay to place the collar near the cage within eyesight so that your bird gets even more used to it. Each and every time your bird shows signs of ease and curiosity, offer a favorite treat. At this stage you should still reward the bird for showing increasing levels of curiosity. Eventually, you should increase the length of time between "clicking and treating" so that your bird learns to maintain composure for longer periods of time. Keep time increases to about 30 seconds to a minute.
4. Your pet has allowed the collar close and closer to its body.
Once the bird is comfortable with you holding the collar close it's time to put your skills to the test by easing it as close to her as possible without making any contact. Make this a game. One eye should be on the bird safe collar so you don't touch into the bird by accident and the other should be keeping a close eye on your parrot's body language to determine its comfort level. Give yourself a big pat on the back when the bird is more curious than fearful of the collar because you're already half way home.
5. Let her mouth the bird collar.
Congratulations, we're now at the stage where your bird will come into initial contact with the collar. At this point you're only interested in letting it mouth the collar. Looking at something and touching it are two completely different things, so you're really doing exceptionally well if your bird is quite happy to mouth the fabric. A bird that is plucking enough to warrant a collar must already be stressed, so now that the bird is physically accepting the collar be careful to take conditioning slow so as to not undo the work you've accomplished so far. Consider placing your bird's favorite treat on the collar for it to pick off.
6. Let the fabric rest on the bird.
After your bird has mouthed the fabric its fear levels should be lower than ever before. Nobody is afraid of something they've stuck in their mouth because they now have a 'feel' for it. It's now time to rest the fabric on the bird. Once again, be very attentive to your birds body language as you gauge how quickly to proceed and attentively click and treat every little accomplishment. The collar only needs to rest on your bird for a brief period of time for a quick reward. Keep things as positive as possible and always end training sessions on a positive note. At this stage, you'll want to increase the length of time that the bird tolerates the collar in contact with its body.
7. Practice holding your bird and placing collar on it.
This bird is somewhat stressed in the photo as it just had surgery. Simply look at his facial expression.
This might be the scariest step of all for your bird, especially if it is not used to close handling or it is afraid of toweling. If your bird isn't used to close handling, please break down handling into short, reachable steps and condition acceptance each step of the way similar to how we've described bird collar familiarization; i.e. stepping up, coming into contact with your body, manipulating it's wings and head, etc.
A great primer to learn these steps is Good Bird Inc., Conditioning Your Bird For the Veterinary Exam.
Allow your bird to become accustomed to the sound of the opening and closing of the Velcro strips. Click and reward tolerance. Then, click and reward as your bird allows you to put collar around its neck. Finally, you'll want to "click and reward" your bird for wearing the collar while doing something other than chewing the collar, such as eating or playing. However, keep in mind that this bird safe collar is designed to be chewed. By the end, your bird will realize the collar is nothing to be scared of.
They are a champion and they've overcome their fear with ease. They'll learn that the collar will offer them fun preening opportunities and warmth. When you finally attach the collar around their neck the collar will present alternative picking and preening activities.
8. Don't forget to click and treat all along the way.
Generously using the Clicker Training for Birds will actually supercharge your training results. But, by paying close attention to your birds body language and training for acceptance in slow, short steps, you are highly like to experience success.
9. Always Combine Bird Collars with A Variety of Anti-plucking Strategies, Such as Ongoing Bird Training and Environmental Adjustments.
By now, your avian veterinarian has coached you on creating the optimum diet for your bird and advised for supplements. We recommend that you read our eBook on Understanding Feather Picking and explore what other adjustments may need to be made to manage or eliminate the feather picking cycle. Collars and barriers have a useful place in eliminating the problem but they don't address the underlying cause.
With proper attention to each step, bird collar training should be successful.


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Directions to Penn Park
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's soccer teams will kick off their 2013 seasons this weekend. However, with Rhodes Field still in the final stages of renovation, this weekend's games have been moved to the Dunning-Cohen Champions Field at Penn Park.
The action starts Friday night, when the women host Saint Peter's College at 7 p.m. followed by the men against Stony Brook at 9 p.m. On Sunday, the women entertain Mount St. Mary's at noon, followed by the men against Sacred Heart at 2:30 p.m.
In addition to the directions linked above, fans can access Penn Park from the same parking lot that they would use for Rhodes Field, via River Fields Drive. They would merely walk North, over the foot-traffic-only Weave Bridge, instead of South to Rhodes Field.
Despite the change in venue, all four matches will have live video this weekend. Click here to sign up for the Penn Sports Network, now a part of the Ivy League Digital Network!


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Hop a flight directly into Albany International--we're just 20 minutes from the airport, including traffic. We're also easily accessible by Amtrak and Megabus. Union is 25 minutes west of Albany, three hours west of Boston and three hours north of New York City. [Additional directions here.]
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Kevin Grandia | August 20, 2007
By Kevin Grandia • Monday, August 20, 2007 - 14:42
I think we'll just keep repeating the question until we get an answer:
Where's the science? Where's the science? Where's the science?
The latest think tank effort is a video by the oil-industry-friendly Heartland Institute, who is just begging for attention as the Al Gore attack dog.
The video outlines some of the more popular denier themes (and deniers) around Gore's Inconvenient Truth - like somehow discrediting Gore is a way of discrediting the body of literature around human-made climate change.
The tag-line at the end of the video is the best part: "Don't let fear ruin your day, learn the facts."
And according to the Heartland Institute, the "facts" around climate change are not to be found in the scientific literature. Instead, we can learn "facts" about climate change from the self-professed "expertise" as aired on CNN's Glenn Beck Show and Martin Durkin's discredited "Great Global Warming Swindle" documentary.
If the Heartland Institute is so convinced of a global warming hoax, why are they not sponsoring the likes of Dr. Tim Ball to develop an hypothesis that challenges the consensus view on climate change and conduct research? Such a thing would no doubt put them on the map much more than harping on about Al Gore.
Here's the video:
rob replied on Permalink
Good that you ask.
"Where's the science? Where's the science? Where's the science?"
Currently, the theory of anthropogenic global warming fails to meet the prerequisites of being a valid scientific theory on two key principles:
a) It is not logically falsifiable
b) It is not empirically testable
Given that, don't you think you should be asking this question of AGW advocates first?
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Wow, that's about the most
Wow, that's about the most out to lunch comment I have seen posted on this site and I have been seeing John Dowel, Zog and Eco Hitler post for a long time. Climate theory aka mans understanding of the climate system isn't science at all! Congrats we've hit an all new low. Apparently all than mumbo jumbo about finding out the heating potential of greenhouse gases isn't empirical, and that measuring watts per squire meter of various forcing, has no numbers. In addition, changing the atmosphere of the planet is an experiment on its own, increase one aspect, monitor the result. Measure changes in the sun's output, measure the result….non of that is falsifiable…gah, and that's just scratching the surface in addressing that post…..what have all those climate scientists been doing…..not science aparently……truly painful, how about posting something that is factually correct you're running low odds on doign that
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
The ultimate debunking
Wow. That clears that up. There is no science to the theory of human-induced climate change, therefore there is nothing to prove or disprove.
The ultimate and literal climate science denier.
rob replied on Permalink
Back to the question
So you are saying the theory of anthropogenic global warming is testable? How?
You're just using the same
You're just using the same arguments you would use for creationism, aren't you?
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Just because I think you
Just because I think you need a review of the scientific method, I borrowed this from Wikipedia. It is quite well written
Scientific researchers propose hypotheses as explanations of phenomena, and design experimental studies that test these hypotheses for accuracy. These steps must be repeatable in order to predict dependably any future results. Theories that encompass wider domains of inquiry may bind many hypotheses together in a coherent structure. This in turn may assist in the formation of new hypotheses, as well as in placing groups of hypotheses into a broader context of understanding.
Characterizations (Quantifications, observations[9] , and measurements)
Hypotheses[10] (theoretical, hypothetical explanations of observations and measurements)[11]
Predictions (reasoning including logical deduction[12] from hypothesis and theory)
Experiments[13] (tests of all of the above)
There is no such thing as the theory of anthropogenic global warming, global warming is component part of climate theory, in the understanding of our climate system, that encompasses a greater whole. There is no significant scientific deviation in that understanding of climate meaning all major climate organizations, do not dispute that global warming is caused by human induced forcing on climate. Though I would like to hear how climate theory has failed to live up to the scientific method. What I really don't understand is how you can claim:
a) It is not logically falsifiable
b) It is not empirically testable
The components parts of understanding climate are well studied using the scientific method, they are tested, and experimentations conducted. As example greenhouse gases are investigated in their radiative forcing, their heating potential using experiments, their spectra of absorptions, their concentrations monitored using various instruments and methods, and their effects on climate are modeled Various models are generated to well model the climatic system based on understanding gained from experimentation and hypothesis testing of many aspects of climate (from the sun, to the reflection indices of the surface). Models suggest that the current warming is caused by human influences from increased greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere based on the understanding of the climate system i.e. the scientific understanding of the climate phenomina..that is how science works in all fields. Just in case…a model can be tested, if the predictions of the model fail, or in the climate case cannot explain the past temperature record or make accurate predictions that do not hold true then a model has not lived up and has been falsified. But a model alone is a small aspect of understanding climate theory, it encompasses many experiments which contribute to a greater body of science….aka what you say is in no way true at all, but instead of spending the remaining parts of this post rambling I would like to hear you explanation for how climate science is not science?
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
What Carl said.Thanks for the effort Carl. I might turn this into a post!
rob replied on Permalink
Yes, you probably would
A post on what, though? Evading the issue?
rob replied on Permalink
All hat, no cattle.
"Just because I think you need a review of the scientific method"
This type of smug and supercilious tactic seems to be second nature with you, doesn't it?
"I borrowed this from Wikipedia."
First you presume to "educate" me, and then you cite … Wikipedia? Truly priceless.
"There is no such thing as the theory of anthropogenic global warming"
This is a facile gambit on your part, at best. You attempt to frustrate the question by denying it's validity. But it gets better:
"The components parts of understanding climate are well studied using the scientific method, they are tested, and experimentations [sic] conducted."
Here you go into a long-winded, and extraordinary circumlocution, alluding to several technical terms to bolster your facade of expertise – and yet you never once answer the specific question.
"As example greenhouse gases are investigated in their radiative forcing, their heating potential using experiments, their spectra of absorptions, their concentrations monitored using various instruments and methods, and their effects on climate are modeled Various models are generated to well model the climatic system based on understanding gained from experimentation and hypothesis testing of many aspects of climate (from the sun, to the reflection indices of the surface)."
If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit, eh? One hell of a run-on sentence though; a true paragon of post-modernism.
"Models suggest that the current warming is caused by human influences from increased greenhouse gas emissions"
Models are not an empirical test. Try again.
"but instead of spending the remaining parts of this post rambling I would like to hear you explanation for how climate science is not science?"
What the hell? You spent the preceding part of your post rambling, so why stop now?
Why would you ask me such a question? At what point did I say "climate science is not science"? Have you stopped beating your wife?
At no point have you addressed the specific issue that AGW is not logically falsifiable, or that it is not currently empirically testable.
Rob why would a political
Rob why would a political blogger like you pretend to know anything about science?
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Well its quite easy
Well its quite easy considering from my perspective you post things that demonstrate your complete lack of scientific background or understanding. You toss about claims about the scientific method or understanding of climate yet have not demonstrated any, but ill let others rush to your defense if I am wrong. You know, I've run 1 research project, in the process of publishing 2 scientific papers in a journal; I can't help myself in stating I understand the scientific method. My apologies if this comes off sounding smug, but I'd like to think I understand how it works. I mean if you can counter by pointing out your expertise and rationale behind understanding climate and absence of empirical tests and being able to carrying out experiments with a null hypothesis I would be more than willing to listen. Other than making the claim you really have no given an example how this is the case without providing any scientific rationale.
Wikipedia while by no means perfect is a solid resource for getting basic understanding. Besides why go through typing it all out when it's already there and easy to cite and give due credit.
Well, if you can find an article in a journal that specifically states global warming is called the theory of anthropogenic global warming then can make claim there is such a theory. I don't believe this is the case, though if you can cite a scientific paper saying this specifically then will have convinced me. You made the claim, support it, otherwise it's just a name you made up and has no scientific basis.
My example of the empirical testing and falsifiable experiments in understanding the role greenhouse gases is not bullshit. If you wish to check the following are papers which I base my understanding from. I only have hardcopy so you'll have to look them up.
Response of the climate system to atmospheric aerosols and greenhouse gases. Taylor, K.E.; Penner, J.E. Source: Nature, 369, 6483, 1994, p 734-737
Interferometric monitor for greenhouse gases (IMG)
Shimoda, H. (Tokai Univ. Research and Info. Ctr., 2-28-4, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan); Ogawa, T. Source: Advances in Space Research, 25, 5, 2000, p 937-946
Changing lower stratospheric circulation: the role of ozone and greenhouse gases. Graf, Hans-F. (Max-Planck-Inst. F. Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany); Kirchner, Ingo; Perlwitz, Judith Source: Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 103, D10, May 27 1998, p 11251-11261
Scientific understanding of climate by its own nature of data collection and hypothesis testing meets the criteria of following the scientific method. As stated before a model is a representation of an existing body of already present scientific data. Greenhouse gases, surface albedo, landscape usage, etc they have all be studied following the scientific method. Thus a model is a portrayal of the empirical data collected from a number of experiments. A model itself can be tested from actual measurements to determine its projections are accurate. If a model predictions fall outside a confidence interval with p values greater than 0.05 at a specific data point or series of data points then it is significantly different from a data set. Thus it can falsified or at least can be said the model doesn't incorporate enough aspects to be able to accurately predict a phenomena.
I've more than thoroughly addressed how climate science is science and follows the scientific method, with empirical data collection and experiments with a null hypothesis. If you disagree there isn't much I can do to convince you…… I'll let others judge my argument
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Please ban this idiot. His comment "Have you stopped beating your wife?" was completely uncalled for and should be grounds for a ban.
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Another reason for banning
Another reason for banning him (from the DeSmog point of view) is that he's clearly the only one who, up to now, has posted on this thread and has the faintest clue about the nature of science. He made a valid point, and all any of you can do is obfuscate and evade.
Bah! Humbug!
What exactly has he written
What exactly has he written that shows any understanding of science, Zog? Quote examples and explain their relevence.
The guy is a political blogger from North Dakota and has learned some argumentative techniques, but not well enough, so he has to resort to straight personal insults.
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While KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley intend to make some noise in the Arena Football League, the group is marking the launch of LA KISS in a quieter fashion.
The group is celebrating their new AFL team with "An Acoustic Evening with KISS," taking place at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland, California Thursday night.
The special concert will feature the band without makeup, playing unplugged versions of their biggest hits and sharing stories behind the songs.
Stanley posted a photo from Wednesday's rehearsal on Facebook, and promised the show is "gonna be a one time only adventure."
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After trekking around New Orleans all day on the housing tour, many Reinvention 2010 attendees started the conference right away by sitting in on the Dec. 6 American Institute of Architects Custom Residential Architects Network (AIA/CRAN) Forum. Once CRAN's agenda was introduced, Joeb Moore, AIA, of Greenwich, Conn.-based Joeb Moore + Partners, Architects, and David Andreozzi, AIA, of Andreozzi Architects in Barrington, R.I., presented complementary arguments for judging the quality of architecture without regard to style in the talk "Architecture Must Be Judged Style Blind".
With aesthetics rooted in the New England vernacular and shared beginnings at the traditional firm, Shope Reno Wharton Architects, Moore's and Andreozzi's work couldn't be more different. Moore's firm has moved in the direction of experimentation in modern design, while Andreozzi continues to hone and explore the possibilities of the classical vocabulary.
Yet despite their divergent approaches, Moore and Andreozzi both agree that good design exists independently of architectural form, eschewing the more widely held conviction that quality is inherent in modern design. Andreozzi proposed that to the tenets of commodity, firmness, and delight should be added aspects related to the vernacular: local materials and labor.
Whereas regionalism and cultural context forms a framework within which Andreozzi designs, for Moore context, culture, and history blend with a site's physical and environmental characteristics and serve simply as starting points. "When I started my own firm, I developed a kind of philosophy about not having a trademark style," Moore said. "Style-blind design for me is about being aware of the different modes and forms of style that clients, architects, and builders already have before I start the design process." He then focuses on getting them to listen to their site and program without the filter of their preconceptions.
A project's consideration of local context and how it is shaped to meet the client's needs should form the primary basis for any evaluation of quality, rather than how it expresses the architect's ego, both Moore and Andreozzi argued.
Andreozzi put forth a theory for why judgments of architectural quality shifted from the work itself to the style preferred by the architect. "We originally celebrated architectural pieces as being great," he noted, "but more recently—in the past decade or two—we started to celebrate the architect. But what we need to celebrate is the process, because that teaches people that it's the content that's more important than the name."
Drawing on the Congress of Residential Architecture's position paper, which he helped write, Andreozzi suggested schools focus on sensitivity for architectural context and serving the client rather than the ego, and he urged the architectural community, schools, and publications to withhold praise from projects that reject these notions.
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"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him" Psalm 34:8
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently awarded a $93 million task order to Maximus, Inc, Reston, VA, to assist NASA in developing a smart card for agency employees and contractors to access facilities and information systems.
NASA is spearheading this government pilot program, which has been in the planning stages for 2-years with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and a working group of the federal government Interagency Advisory Board. GSA awarded the task order on January 8, 2004, through its Smart Access Common ID Contract managed by the Federal Technology Service's Center for Smart Card Solutions.
The "One NASA" smart card will enhance physical security for NASA facilities by authenticating an individual's identity and provide a higher level of identity assurance for the agency's information technology systems.
"NASA plans to run a small field trial in May at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. If that is successful, the trial will be expanded to 2,000 employees," said NASA's David Saleeba, Assistant Administrator for Security Management and Safeguards. "If the field trials are successful, and we receive the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, we plan to deploy over 100,000 smart cards before the end of the 2005 fiscal year," he said.
"GSA's FTS is providing NASA with cradle-to-grave services on this task order including card management, enrollment, and logical and physical access capabilities," said FTS Commissioner Sandra Bates. "We look forward to working with NASA on this smart card deployment."
With the "One NASA" smart card, employees and contractors need only to swipe it across a reader to access a NASA center or facility. Similarly, computer security will be increased by using the same card to access their personal computers. Card-holders need only to insert their card into a desktop reader to access their computers.
GSA is a centralized federal procurement, property management, and policy agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing governmentwide policies. GSA, comprised of 13,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office operations of over 1 million federal workers located in more than 8,000 government-owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.


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Grigory Revzin, the architecture critic tapped to curate Russia's pavilion for the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, was fired for writing a column critical of Russia's actions in Ukraine, according to a report in The Moscow Times.
Revzin was fired by Vladimir Medinsky, the Russian Minister of Culture, and replaced by Semyon Mikhailovsky, rector of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.
The column appeared on Lenta.ru, one of Russia's most popular news sites, and criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision-making. Revzin questioned Putin's policy on Ukraine, according to the report, writing that "sending the military into Ukraine is a risk, a card game: the adventurous [former Georgian President Mikheil] Saakashvili might play this way, but Putin—what happened to him?"
Revzin was appointed the commissioner for the Russian pavilion in 2010. In 2012, Revzin filled the Russian Pavilion with imagery from secret Soviet research cities as well as a presentation on Skolkovo, a future arts-and-sciences suburb being planned outside Moscow. (Think a Russian Silicon Valley, says ARCHITECT blogger Aaron Betsky, who is a member of the Supervisory Council for the project.) Revzin designed the Skolkovo exhibit—which took the form of a dome whose interior was covered over with QR Codes that could be deciphered via tablet computer and won the Venice jury prize, a first for Russia at the festival.
The Venice Architecture Biennale opens on June 7, leaving Russia with just two months to change course on its pavilion.
"Free Pussy Riot" protest broke out during #labiennale prize ceremony. Are they imprisoned INSIDE the Russian Pavilion? pic.twitter.com/kLbwmaW6
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Not saying that girls can't rip, but sponsorship at any level is all about marketing. And lets face it, girls surfing is marketable.
Have you ever seen the WNBA, its pitiful to watch IMO, but it exists on a marketing level.
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Tuition and required fee increases for the system campuses are 3.6 percent for Beaufort and Upstate and 4.9 percent for Aiken.
For the regional campuses (Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter and Union), students with fewer than 75 credit hours will see tuition and required fees increase by 5 percent. For students with 75 or more credit hours, tuition and required fees will increase by 5.8 percent.
Pastides said arriving at the budget was not easy but that he is pleased that the university was able to protect its core mission of teaching, research and service.
"I am confident that this budget strongly reflects our priorities," he said. "I have said that we will not allow this crisis to hold us back, and we won't allow it to hold back our students. We anticipate having one of the biggest and the best freshman classes this fall, and we want to guarantee that they, and all our students, have a first-rate learning and student-life experience that will serve as the foundation for their futures.
Stimulus funds will be distributed strategically on the campuses, Pastides said. Under his leadership, the university has engaged in a yearlong, comprehensive strategic planning study in which faculty, staff and students identified five bold initiatives for enhancing the university's impact. These initiatives emphasize teaching and learning; research, scholarship and creativity; service excellence; quality of life in the university community, and recognition and visibility.
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Alberta Development Partners breaks ground on Foothills
Mayor Pro-Tem Gerry Horak in front of the former Mervyn's building which the developer started demolishing today
Greenwood Village-based Alberta Development Partners broke ground today on Foothills, a $300 million redevelopment of the old Foothills Mall in Fort Collins.
The redevelopment project is kicking off with the demolition of the old Mervyn's department store at Monroe and Stanford on the southeast side of the mall. The entire redevelopment will boast 660,000 square feet of retail space, including a 10-screen Cinemark all-digital movie theater, and 400 to 800 apartments. The project is expected to be completed by the 2015 holiday season.
"This re-imagining is one of the single largest re-development efforts in the country today," said Don Provost, principal of Alberta Redevelopment Partners.
"The partnership with the city and community has created the opportunity to realize the vision."
The project is expected to restore a long-term decrease in the mall's sales tax revenue. Net taxable sales at the mall have declined 61 percent over the last decade.
"This groundbreaking is a major milestone for the City of Fort Collins and the Midtown area, and has been over 10 years in planning," said Fort Collins City Manager Darin Atteberry. "We look forward to watching the redevelopment unfold over the next 18 months."
Foothills Mall will remain open during the redevelopment. A portion of the mall has been closed permanently to allow for more outdoore community and gathering space.


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So you've got your shiny new iPhone 5s, fed it your fingerprints and navigated your way around iOS 7. Now what?
Why, you accessorise of course. Spoil it with pretty things and hope that it'll serve you well without a stutter or crack until the iPhone 6 comes out.
Here are a few choice items to start you off.
Case: Radius Minimalist
The iPhone 5s is a beautifully crafted slab of tech and an absolute pleasure to hold, which is why entombing it in a bulky plastic case is a travesty. The mankini-like Radius is as minimal as a case can get while still offering a decent amount of protection. Cut from aluminium, it raises the screen and rear of the device when it's lying flat on a table to prevent scratches. Sure, it won't offer quite the same level of protection as a full-body case, but as long as you're not repeatedly dropping your 5s on gravel, you'll probably be fine.
US$70, bitemyapple.co
In-ears: Sony XBA-2iP
Apple can say whatever it likes about its EarPods, but we recommend throwing them in the sea and upgrading immediately if you want to treat your ears to decent headphones that don't leak sound. If you've got the cash to drop on these Sony buds, you won't be disappointed. Noise isolating to block out the world, with a dedicated woofer unit and in-line mic controls, the XBA-2iP's earned five stars from our chums at What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision for good reason.
£200, sony.co.uk
Guitar hook-up: iRig Pro
This pocketable wonderbox will transform your iPhone 5s into a portable music studio. Mics, guitars, keyboards and MIDI controllers are all supported by the iRig Pro, letting you record vocals and backing tracks direct on your 64-bit superphoone before tweaking the sound to your ears' content. It comes with USB, 30-pin and Lightning cables too, so all your connectivity bases are covered. Rock on.
£120, gak.co.uk
Man about town: Harris Tweed iPhone wallet
If you want to make a statement every time you whip out your 5s, and you want that statement to be 'I shot three deer at the weekend,' you can't go wrong with this genuine Harris Tweed offering. It's crafted from woollen fabric sourced from the Outer Hebrides off the coast of Scotland, and doubles up as a wallet for your notes and cards too.
Wrist-cessory: Pebble smartwatch
A quick glance at the Pebble is all it takes to keep you abreast of your iPhone's emails, texts and notifications. From controlling your music to checking your distances and times mid-run, the Pebble is a formidable competitor to the Samsung-only Samsung Galaxy Gear (and it works with both Android and iOS-based devices). Its e-paper display also means that you won't have to charge it everyday, unlike the Gear. A great option… at least until the iWatch arrives.
US$150, getpebble.com
DJ console: Pioneer DDJ WeGO 2-W
If you're a little bored of your songs, why not liven them up with Pioneer's DJ console? Its jog wheel, buttons and various dials, combined with Algorridim's djay 2 app will have you dropping beats, mixing tunes and scratching virtual vinyl like Skrillex in no time. Minus the incessant Wubbing, preferably.
£300, gak.co.uk
Gym buddy: Misfit Shine
The Shine is one of the thinnest activity trackers around. Forged from aircraft-grade aluminium, its waterproof construction means you can take it for a dip in addition to tracking your running, cycling and sleep. It's also got a replaceable four-month button cell battery so you don't have to worry about regular recharging – and it has a sleek iOS companion app that it syncs with when you place it on your 5s' screen. Via magic, it would seem.
£100, store.apple.com/uk
For the player: Logitech Gamepad
This gargantuan case won't slip into your pocket but it will transform your 5s into a portable gaming beast thanks to its physical buttons (remember those)? It's built to make exploit iOS 7's newfangled support for proper gamepads with analogue controls, a move that's set to seal Apple as the accidental king of gaming.
The only thing holding us back from nabbing one is the fact that it technically doesn't exist. One leaked photo is all the information we have on it so far, though we expect Logitech to officially announce it at some point, so stay tuned.
Hard case: Tech21 Impact Band
Is the Radius a little too minimal for you? This iPhone 5/5s case is impregnated with D30 impact fabric which absorbs and dissipates shock force away from your precious phone. It's all got something to do with the intelligent molecular structure of non-Newtonian polymers (they're flexible until they're impacted upon, when they harden up), which in laymen's terms means "drop me, I'll be fine". We think.
£25. shop.tech21.uk.com
On-ears: Philips Fidelio M1
Some of the finest on-ear headphones around, the M1s are finished in leather and aluminium, and their closed-back design means the whole world won't know your 5s is playing Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. The sound is detailed, punchy and fun without being overwrought or unnatural. Just as we like it.
£125, currys.co.uk
For your close-up: Olloclip 3-in-1
This neat accessory augments the iPhone 5s' excellent camera with extra lenses to increase your creative possibilities. There are three to choose from: Macro (for super close-up photos), Fisheye (for a bit of distorted weirdness) and wide-angle (for getting a lot more of the scene into your photo). The quality of the photos is outstanding – there's very little appreciable noise introduced by the Olloclip – and it clips on quickly and simply. Just lip it round to swap the type of photo you're taking.
£65, amazon.co.uk
Moga Ace Power (£80)
Apple has finally introduced support for physical game controllers with iOS 7, and one of the first out of the gate is the Moga Ace Power. Although marred by a slightly plasticky feel, it provides you with a full complement of buttons and analogue thumbpads – making it an essential purchase for console gamers who haven't got to grips with touchscreen gaming.


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RB7 wrote:BTW.. I'm pretty confident on this stats since I watched him for Vitória de Setúbal and Porto.. just don't propose any random changes to these at least until he gets playing time for Milan..
nico90 wrote:Yeah, locking is the only thing to do until he plays some match with Milan
RB7 wrote:Milan asked for a loan of 6 months but Porto asked too much and the deal is off.
Ace wrote:that's what happened:
some days ago Galliani said Cissokho were going to sign for 15€ mil, he came here in Milanello and made medicals, but the deal was put in stand-by because milan doctors found a "malformation in his teeth". yesterday Milan asked for a loan of 6 months (to test if he's ok or not) but Porto asked too much and this morning Galliani said the deal is off.
the funny thing is some days ago Galliani said "we signed one of the best full-back in Europe" EPIC FAIL
Markulur wrote:I always saw his long passing so fast but with a not incredible accuracy...
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This is the countertop ice maker that produces up to 33-lbs. of ice per day. Simply fill the one-gallon reservoir with water and the device freezes its first batch in only 10 minutes. The unit makes ice cubes in three different sizes and has a timer that automatically starts ice production at a preset time. Cubes are deposted in a removable bin allowing easy transfer to an ice bucket or a freezer. The LCD control panel indicates when the water reservoir needs to be refilled and when the ice bin is full. The ice maker has a self-cleaning program and a drain valve for quickly emptying the water reservoir. 17 3/4" H x 17 1/3" D x 14" W. (47 1/2 lbs.) Order by December 13 for Christmas delivery.
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Never be low on ice for a party
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I bought this Ice maker for my cousins kitchen because she is always out of ice when you want it. This solved the problem you have ice anytime or all the time.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste - 4 fl. oz
Product ID: A286003
It's pure vanilla with natural vanilla bean seeds in a unique, convenient, paste form that adds a gourmet appearance to any recipe. This essence is combined with vanilla bean seeds and infused into an all-natural base, creating a pure vanilla bean paste with an intense, delicious flavor that retains the full bouquet of pure vanilla. 4 fl.oz. Gluten Free.


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Ed Sheeran performs 'Candle in the Wind' with Elton John at 2014 Oscars Party
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Ed Sheeran was the featured performer at Elton John's Oscar party on Sunday, and the rising star joined the music legend for a special rendition of his hit "Candle in the Wind."
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With Sheeran on guitar and John on piano, they delighted a star-studded audience who gathered to watch the Academy Awards and raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
[PHOTOS: After the Oscars it's the After Party]
The pair previously performed together at last year's Grammys.
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For those having the problem of finding 0 aps with the AWUS036NH 2w adapter. It appears that updating the kernel with rt3070 driver support resolves the problem. To avoid the pain in compiling the kernel, codethink has a pre-compiled kernel image available. You can follow the instructions on this thread:
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Hi all,
I am trying to dns spoof the server/browser/autopwn but not getting the result i want,
it works with other modules which use the attack ip (ie) 192.168.0.19:80
but when the urls are 192.168.0.19:8080/zthebe etc it hangs
tried srvport set to 80 and it spoofs but exploit browser_pwn doesnt complete.
*.com A 192.168.0.19
*.net A 192.168.0.19
u get the idea any way to set uripath to just 192.168.0.19 without the directory at the end or maybe etter to the full path?
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Yea thanks to you saying you got it off the net i just got my copy of R1, but what is newly added to it zimmaro? but good vid wonder if they gonna have a kde version since ours is gnome...
hey guys
I made another SLOW & IMPERFECT VIDEO with the shell commands that I used in BT4 (to sniff https in LAN) "nothing new"
I think I have used a non-official pre-release bt5r1 found on the net (after black-hat) waiting for the official release!
if you want to watch:
as always, excuse my inability! thanks zimmaro
Yea thanks to you saying you got it off the net i just got my copy of R1, but what is newly added to it zimmaro? but good vid wonder if they gonna have a kde version since ours is gnome...
This copy(i think) has the repository in the tests and in continous update! Sniff done as the video now works almost perfectly! (while in MY bt5 the same commands don't work!) so I think that many bugs are fixed! with regard to new tools must wait for official release! the only thing I do not understand at first glance known that many tools are out of date!DEFAULT :SET 1.52 -nmap 5.51 -fast-track 4.01 -sslstrip 0.8 - msf 3.8-dev.....
I have already noticed new tools in:/pentest/backdoors---/passwords----/database---/exploits---/scanners eccc.
however, a super-mega thanks to all those who develop and work around this distro...... bye
Its good video, i sniff my network/s without this video and its same like this steps, and i have question for author of video.
I have litle problem, or its big. Problem is next:
When i start sniffing, network is very slow and sometimes cant opet pages.
I have backtrack on usb prt. and i thinks its problem on ubs because trafic files on usb is very slow, and i think all work good when i isntall bt5 on hdd. I'm right or its problem in some other stuff? Thanks.
I state not to be an expert!
I prefer to use backtrack installed on HDD or install in a VM
I tried to use it live (usb / cd) but in my old hardware is a bit slow).
1) try to install oracle virtualbox (website vers 4.1.8) on your guest system
2) virtualizes bt5r1 (gnome-kde) depends on the tastes & the "hardware power"
remember (for my OLD Pentium 4 2.8 ghz 2gb ram-nvidia-fx5600xt) prefer gnome (is light in vbox)
3) I do find evidence of differences!
4), however in my case I can say that the HDD install is much faster
about 3 times (I also use the dual boot)
I hope you understand the question)
bye Zimmaro the GOAT(brain)
I am only able to do this if I disable my AV (nod32) on my "victim" pc. Is there a way around this AV?


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Ted Nugent weighs in on Trayvon Martin trial
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Outspoken rocker and conservative activist Ted Nugent says Trayvon Martin was a "17-year-old dope smoking, racist gangsta wannabe." Nugent weighed in on the controversial acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in a column for conservative news website Rare, calling Zimmerman's actions "the purest form of self-defense there is."
The rocker says Martin was the only one guilty of racism on that fateful night when he came across Zimmerman. He says Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is probably "rolling over in his grave" "as so many of his own race carry on in self-destructive behavior while professional race mongers blame everything on racism."
A National Rifle Association board member, Nugent says Zimmerman did what anyone in that situation would have done, adding that the verdict in Zimmerman's favor is a victory for "common sense, honesty and decency" in this country.
Prosecutors say Zimmerman wrongfully profiled Martin and shot him during an altercation in the gated community where Martin was visiting his dad. Defense attorneys successfully argued that Zimmerman was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the teenager.
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MONCTON - "This is not even close to a typical day in Moncton.
No truer words could have been spoken than those by RCMP Const. Damien Theriault during a press conference Thursday morning over the manhunt for the alleged 24-year old shooter believed responsible for killing three RCMP officers and wounding two more Wednesday evening.
Traffic downtown was sparse and the parking lot at Champlain Mall was literally vacant. Inside, only a few businesses with their own entrances were open while the rest of the mall was closed to the public.
"I don't think we'll be too busy today," one Wal-Mart employee said.
Like any city, Moncton is a centre that draws residents from rural communities and neighbouring towns and cities. Here, you can find people from Springhill, Charlottetown, Sydney and the world over living and making a living in the Hub City.
And they are shocked with what's happening.
"It's crazy," Omar Al-Wardian, formerly of Springhill, said. "Last night we drove right by the area where it happened two minutes after. It's just like a ghost town now. We can't go outside.
Al-Wardian is in the cordoned area where RCMP are focusing on for the shooter that brought the city's north end to a standstill. Early in the morning RCMP believe they saw the suspect, 24 year-old Justin Bourque, around 7 a.m. in the north end, and then again near Costco.
Moncton is not a big city when compared to Toronto or Montreal, where it can take hours to drive from one end to another. Here, you can drive from the downtown to the north end in minutes.
"It's like Springhill, where everyone knows everyone," Ryan Reynolds said.
Reynolds works in Dieppe but lives in Springhill. When he learned Wednesday of the shooting, he immediately started to wonder if knew any of the victims. Atomik Nutrition where he works has a lot of police officers as customers.
"That's what's scary about it. We're either going to know, or know someone who knows who has been killed," Reynolds said.
Atomik Nutrition was one of the few businesses open Thursday in the wake of the shootings, but just because its one town over from Moncton – minutes away, really – doesn't mean its not feeling the impact of the developing event. Customers were far and few in between and when they do come there's an uneasy silence.
"It's weird. You're both thinking about it, but don't want to bring it up."
By Thursday afternoon, police – including emergency response teams, tactical armoured vehicles, air support, major crime units, police dog services and officers from all parts of the province and elsewhere – descended on a building near the corner of Mountain Road and Killam Drive believing the suspect was inside. The prospect of the manhunt coming to tan end drew over one hundred onlookers, but as police began to leave the scene and traffic was allowed to start flowing again the nervous tension returned to anxiety.
"It's scary," as one resident left the scene. "If he's not there, then where is he?"
RCMP are convinced the suspect is still in the north end of the city.
Late Thursday afternoon Cpl. Chantal Farrah, Media Relations Officer for New Brunswick RCMP, said the focus of the manhunt will remain in Moncton-North, advising those residents to remain inside with the doors locked and to not disclose details about police operations on social media in case the suspect is using social media to counter police efforts.
"Our number one priority is to locate and apprehend the suspect and resolve this situation as soon as possible," Farrah said. "We are extremely mindful of the safety of the public, as well as our officers who are involved in this operation."
Farrah reported one of the two officers shot Wednesday was released from hospital Thursday, but the identities of the three officers slain by the gunman were not disclosed.
As the manhunt continues, Farrah has asked anyone who sees the suspect to call 911 immediately, and any other information related to the investigation can be directed to 1-506-857-2400.
To see more pictures from our coverage in Moncton on Thursday click here.
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Foxed Mirror Console
- Overview
Luxe with an industrial edge. Perched atop stainless steel legs, this Foxed Mirror Storage Console's antiqued-mirror top contains two drawers to stash mail, keys and more.
- 42"w x 14.2"d x 34"h.
- Engineered wood, steel legs.
- Mirrored facade glazed with an antiqued finish for a foxed effect.
- Two drawers open on metal glides.
- Imported.
- Details + Dimensions
- Overall product dimensions: 42"w x 14.2"d x 34"h.
- Drawer dimensions (2): 18.25"w x 11.6"d x 4.1"h.
- Clearance: 6.2".
- Make sure it fits! See our guide on measuring for delivery.
- Number of boxes: 2.
- Shipping package (1): 48.8"w x 1.8"d x 9.8"h; 121 lbs.
- Shipping package (2): 45.3"w x 29.5"d x 3.1"h; 22 lbs.
Minimal assembly required.
Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth. To protect finish, avoid the use of chemicals and household cleaners. Hardware may loosen over time. Periodically check that all connections are tight.
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International rules and regulations prohibit the use of cellular devices on airplanes due to the possible problems caused through jamming of networks or systems connected to the airliners. However, the iPhone contains a cool feature, enabling you to enjoy using your mobile set in a semi-offline style – like when you are listening to music or while playing your favorite games above the clouds. Let's take a brief look at this nifty feature of iPhone both geeks and ordinary travelers will be interested in trying out.
Access your phone main screen and tap Settings.
Airplane Mode is located at the top of the menu. It has two options: On/Off buttons. If not selected, choose the ON mode that will display the orange airplane icon at the top left corner of your phone.
Now you can leave your cellular device turned on and comply with the airline regulations at the same time. When the Airplane Mode is switched on, your phone will be isolated from internet and mobile networks. Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth feature and GPS settings too will be disabled temporarily, but you still can do plenty of things, like rereading the emails already saved on your device, checking out PDF texts, viewing the photos on your device, etc. When you land, or if the flight attendants give you the green light, getting your phone back to the normal status will be a piece of cake.
Just return to the Settings panel and turn off the Airplane Mode through tapping on the right option.
Activating the Airplane Mode will reward you with some small gifts too, (extended battery, for instance) because disabling of certain features on your device will help save power, plus there's always the benefit of no incoming or outgoing phone calls or text messages for the duration of the flight!
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CABOT PARK – A kayaking adventure that went wrong, ended safely for 24 teenagers from Camp Triumph over the weekend.
Thanks, in part, to the quick action of a visitor who was enjoying Cabot Park beach with his family.
The campers along with six counsellors kayaked from Cabot Park to Fish Island, a distance of about two kilometres on Friday for an overnight excursion. When they were returning on Saturday afternoon, the winds had changed. What should have been a one-hour paddle turned into a three-hour ordeal.
Some of the youngsters were having difficulty making it back to shore at Cabot Park. Staff from Camp Triumph began aiding the young kayakers and were soon joined by a Nova Scotia man vacationing on P.E.I.
Tom and Bettina Callary witnessed the paddlers in distress.
"Tom noticed some points out on the water," Bettina said. "They were really far out. Tom asked what they were. Slowly we started seeing a couple of pairs of kayaks coming in. They were landing at the beach literally 10 feet from us. They were rolling out of the kayaks, extremely tired and talking about how difficult it had been. Then we realized that all of those other points were all kayaks."
She said the weather didn't seem that ominous.
"It was a beautiful sunny day," Bettina said. "There was a wind but you wouldn't have guessed how strong it was. When they left the Island, where they drifted to was nearly 10 kilometres down from where they had left, and the tide was going out. There was a strong current. There was a strong wind. There were a few boats left in the water that just weren't coming in."
Tom, who is a member of a Sydney, N.S.-based search and rescue operation and a volunteer firefighter, realized the young kayakers needed help and he sprung into action. He grabbed his Hobie kayak and headed out.
"I've got this kayak you can peddle," he said, noting that "Your legs are stronger than your arms," so he was able to reach them quickly.
Bettina said there were four boats still out when her husband entered the water. One was a young man who was towing a young girl.
"Then there was another girl and a boy and they weren't paddling," Bettina said. "They were just totally spent. Tom told one of them to hold onto his kayak and he (the boy) couldn't even do that. In the time he (Tom) spent helping the other one secure the boat, the one who was supposed to be holding onto Tom's boat, drifted 300 metres away in 10 seconds."
So Tom doubled back and got that one too and was able to tie the kayak to his.
The total rescue took about two to two-and-a-half hours.
"I towed in two," Tom said. "The seas were rough. There was an off-shore wind blowing in our face all of the time. The tide was going out and there was a riptide. It wasn't pleasant."
Bettina said she didn't know what would have happened if Tom had not been there because the Coast Guard was still 30 minutes away.
Jordan Sheriko, a counsellor at Camp Triumph, said he was disappointed with the response they received from the Coast Guard.
"When the first group of our paddlers got back to shore, they got the Cabot Beach lifeguards to radio the Coast Guard for help," he said. "That call was put through. Unfortunately, we later found out that none of the volunteer Coast Guard boats at the Malpeque Harbour were notified, nor were any fishing boats that were in the area that could have helped. None were notified that there were paddlers in distressed."
He said there was a Fisheries plane circling overhead to keep watch and the Coast Guard was supposed to be getting a boat ready, coming either from Summerside or Charlottetown.
"It was over an hour-and-a-half of me going out on the water with three other paddlers, two of which I was towing, while we were waiting for that response (from the Coast Guard)," Sheriko said. "When we chatted with the fishermen on the wharf afterwards, they were quite shocked that they hadn't received any call from the Coast Guard.
"In a marine area like this, that should be prepared for changes in weather, that was disappointing. We were expecting and relying on that backup."
Ray MacFayden, Maritime co-ordinator for the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre, said the Coast Guard did receive the call and went through the standard operating procedure.
"At 2:09 p.m. on Saturday we received a call from the lifeguards and we put a broadcast out eight minutes later," he said. "We got a notification that there were some children who were unaccounted for at that time. There were a bunch of calls made to some Coast Guard auxiliary vessels, none of whom responded. None were available. They weren't answering their phones."
He said these standby crafts are volunteers.
"So they answer or they don't," MacFadyen said. "They're either home or they're not." Twenty minutes after all attempts to reach the standby vessels failed, the Cap Nord was dispatched Summerside, but when the crew arrived at Cabot Park with their rescue vessel, the kayakers were already safe on shore.
"I don't see anything here that looks unusual," MacFadyen said. "What I see in the case file suggests that they called all of the local Coast Guard auxiliary resources. They worked their way through that list and then moved on to the lifeboat station in Summerside who then trailered their rescue craft up there."
"People expect that when they're on the water there's going to be somebody there in minutes," he said. "It's just not the case. There's not a boat everywhere waiting to rescue people. I understand that everybody wants somebody there immediately but the Maritimes is a big place. Once you go out on the water it's not like being in the middle of town where you can call an ambulance and they drive down the street."


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Ron WashingtonBaseball Player/CoachMcDonogh HS/MLBInducted: 2006Ron Washington seemingly has always taken the road less traveled.Currently the manager for the Texas Rangers, Washington has seen a lot in the game of baseball since his days as a two-sport star (football) as John McDonogh High.After attending Manatee Junior College in Florida, Washington was originally signed as a free agent catcher by the Kansas City Royals. Getting his professional start in the Royals' Baseball Academy, Washington's focus was on the fundamentals, a rooted foundation that would manifest itself later.Washington played all or part of 10 seasons in the major leagues with Los Angeles, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cleveland and Houston. He hit .368 in 10 games with the Dodgers in 1977, but he did not return to the majors until four seasons later with Minnesota.In his first full seasons in the majors with the Twins in 1982, Washington batted .271 with career highs in home runs. Washington hit a personal best .294 for Minnesota in 1984, before moving on to play with the Orioles, Indians, and Astros."There have just been so many people who have said stuff and done stuff that sticks with you," Washington told the Dallas Morning News. "(There were) people who praised you, who were direct with you, but never in a mean way. People who treated you like a professional; people who told you what you had to do to get better and then pushed you."During his time in Baltimore, Washington became a footnote in history as he replaced Cal Ripken at shortstop in during a game in September, 1987, ending Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings.While a minor leaguer, Washington hit .278 for his career, and earned an all-star appearance as a catcher. He also ranked in the Top 10 in batting average in consecutive seasons.In 1991, Washington moved into the coaching ranks with the New York Mets organization, and spent two seasons managing the club's Class A affiliate in Columbia South Carolina.After five seasons with New York, Washington got the call back to the majors, this time as a coach with the Oakland A's. In 11 seasons in Oakland, Washington helped Oakland led the major's in fielding in both 2004 and 2005, while helping the team rank third in the American League in fielding percentage (.985) in his final five seasons there.In addition, Washington is credited with the development of the A's young infield talent during his time there. Among his pupils were six-time Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez and former American League MVP and current Baltimore shortstop Miguel Tejada. In 2004, Chavez expressed his appreciation by giving Washington one of his Gold Glove trophies signed, "Not without you, Wash."All the hard work on the road less traveled has paid off for Washington. While not only reaching the pinnacle of managing in his first season as major league baseball manager, Washington has traveled the road to induction in the New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.
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AMHERST – Eleven full-time Scotsburn employees will lose their jobs in Amherst on April 1st. The dairy group is closing its Amherst processing facility – one of a number of "strategic operational changes," according to a press release.
"The realignment is necessary and will better position Scotsburn to remain competitive and a leader in the dairy product sector," said the emailed document.
The company said employees will be offered severance packages and other employment opportunities.
"Scotsburn must deliver excellent products at increasingly competitive prices. In today's challenging market place, that requires the company to evaluate our operations to ensure we remain efficient," CEO Doug Ettinger is quoted saying.
When reached by phone, Ettinger elaborated on the possibility of other Scotsburn jobs for dismissed employees.
"We have other facilities in Atlantic Canada…," he said.
One of those facilities is in Truro – a site that has experienced growth. He anticipates that growth continuing and expressed hope employment might be found there for some of the former Amherst staff.
"We value our employees," he said.