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Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - July 2005
Inflation Update for June, 2005
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained the same in June. The annual rate of inflation for the last three months has been 1.9 percent.
The core CPI (excluding changes in food and energy prices) increased .1 percent in June and at an annual rate of 1.2 percent over the last three months.
The CPI and inflation data for July will be released on August 16.
The consumer price index (CPI) during the month of May decreased by .1 percent (one-half of one percent). The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the past twelve months has been 2.8 percent.
In May, the core consumer price index, which excludes energy and food prices, increased by .1 from April. The core index has increased by 2.2 percent over the last twelve months.
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Goals of the Case Study
The goals of the Inflation Case Studies are to provide teachers and students:
- access to easily understood, timely interpretations of monthly announcements of rate of change in prices in the U.S. economy;
- descriptions of major issues surrounding the data announcements;
- brief analyses of historical perspectives;
- questions and activities to use to reinforce and develop understanding of relevant concepts; and
- a list of publications and resources that may benefit classroom teachers and students interested in exploring inflation.
Definitions of Inflation
Inflation is a continual increase in the overall level of prices. It is an increase in average prices that lasts at least a few months. The most widely reported measurement of inflation is the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI measures the cost of a set of goods and services relative to the cost of those same goods and services in a previous month or year. Changes in the prices of those goods and services approximate changes in the overall level of prices paid by consumers.
The core consumer price index is the cost of the same set of goods and services without including food and energy relative to the cost of the set without food and energy in a previous month or year.
Data Trends
In May, the consumer price index decreased by .1 percent, after increasing .6 percent in April and by .6 percent in March. In May, energy prices decreased rapidly for the after increasing for three months in a row. Price indexes for transportation also fell. The largest increases were for medical care and recreation.
The .1 percent decrease reverses a series of relatively large increases in the CPI. The annual rate of increase over the last three months was 4.6 percent and over the last 12 months, 2.9 percent. Annual inflation rates during all of 2002, 2003, and 2004 were 1.6, 2.3 and 2.7 percent.
While a number of news stories will focus on the decrease in the consumer price index, we should be cautious about placing too much emphasis on any one month change. In December of 2004 the CPI fell by .1 percent, but since that point has increased at a faster rate than the last three years.
The core rate of inflation (increased by .2 percent in May) represents the consumer price index without the influences of changes in the prices of food and energy, which can fluctuate widely from month to month. The increased May index compares to a .7 percent increase in the core rate of inflation in April and .2 percent in March Core prices increased more slowly in those months than the overall index due to the rapid rises in prices of energy.
Extra attention is given by forecasters to the core index as it tends to show more lasting trends in prices. This month's results provide some evidence that the increase in energy prices has not significantly influenced rates of increases in all other prices.
Figure 1 shows recent inflation data reported for each month. It is obvious that the monthly inflation figures change a great deal from one month to the next. However, the trend has been an increasing trend over the last five months. It is however difficult to tell what the trend over a longer period of time has been.
Figure 2 shows annual rates of inflation from the 1970s to now. Compared to the rates of inflation in the 1970s and much of the 1980s, the current rate of inflation is low. Few observers would describe the most recent rates as high and they are not, when compared to those of the past thirty years. However, the recent rates have been increasing and that has caused some concern. See the most recent Federal Reserve case study and the exercises at the end of this case.
The Consumer Price Index
The seasonally adjusted consumer price index in May was 194.1. The price index was equal to 100 during the period from 1982 to 1984. The appropriate interpretation of the index is that prices in the market basket of goods and services purchased by the typical consumer increased from the 1982-1984 period to May 2005 by 94.1 percent. A typical consumer good that cost one dollar in 1983 now costs $1.94.
Inflation is announced and usually reported in newspapers and television news as percentage changes in the CPI on a monthly basis. For example, the CPI in May was 194.1, compared to 194.2 in April. The decrease in prices from April to May was (194.1 – 194.2) / 194.2 = - 0.0005, normally rounded to -.001. That means a monthly inflation rate of a negative one-tenth of a percent. Or deflation of one-tenth of a percent.
To convert this into an annual rate, you could simply multiply by 12. This approximates an annual inflation rate of (-.1) (12) = - 1.2 percent.
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|Monthly Inflation Rate
How the CPI is Calculated
Assume that there are only two goods included in the typical consumer's purchases and, in the base or the original year, each of the goods has a price of $10.00. Each consumer purchases one unit of each good.
In the current year, the goods' prices are $11 and $12. The index for the current year would be the quantities purchased in the market basket in the base year (one each of each good) times their prices in the current year divided by the quantities purchased in the market basket in the base year times their prices in the base year.
Thus ( 1 x $11 + 1 x $12 ) / ( 1 x $10 + 1 x $10 ) = $23 / $20 = 1.15. That is, prices in the current year are 1.15 times the prices in the original year. Prices have increased on average by 15 percent. That is true. The price of the first good increased by 10 percent. The price of the second good increased by 20 percent. By convention, the indexes are multiplied by 100 and reported as 115 instead of 1.15.
The base year index simply divides the prices in the base year (times the quantities in the base year) by the prices in base year (times the quantities in the base year). The base-year index then is 1.00; or multiplied by 100 equals 100.
How the CPI Data are Collected
The Bureau of Labor Statistics samples the purchases of households representing 87 percent of the population. The consumer price index measures prices of goods and services in a market basket of goods and services that is intended to be representative of a typical consumer's purchases. Forty-one percent of the market basket is made up of goods that consumers purchase. The other fifty-nine percent includes services.
Goods and services sampled include food, clothing, housing, gasoline, other transportation prices, medical, dental, and legal services and hundreds of other retail goods and services. Taxes associated with the purchases are included. Each item is weighted in the average according to its share of the spending of the households included in the sample. Almost 100 urban areas are sampled by Bureau of Labor Statistics professionals. Visits and phone calls are made to 50,000 households and almost 25,000 retail stores and offices.
For more information on the Bureau of Labor Statistics, visit [EEL-link id='1222' title='www.bls.gov' ] .
CPI Interactive Exercise
Suppose a sandwich at the local fast food restaurant costs $5. If the price index is 194.1 now, approximately how much did that sandwich cost in 1983 (the base year) if sandwich prices changed at the same rate as all other prices?
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Over short periods of time, inflation can be caused by increases in costs or increases in spending. Inflation resulting from an increase in aggregate demand or total spending is called demand-pull inflation . Increases in demand , particularly if production in the economy is near the full-employment level of real GDP, pull up prices. It is not just rising spending. If spending is increasing more rapidly than the capacity to produce, there will be upward pressure on prices.
Inflation can also be caused by increases in costs of major inputs used throughout the economy. This type of inflation is often described as cost-push inflation . Increases in costs push prices up. The most common recent examples are inflationary periods caused largely by increases in the price of oil. Or if employers and employees begin to expect inflation, costs and prices will begin to rise as a result.
Over longer periods of time, that is, over periods of many months or years, inflation is caused by growth in the supply of money that is above and beyond the growth in the demand for money.
Inflation, in the short run and when caused by changes in demand, has an inverse relationship with unemployment. If spending is rising faster than capacity to produce, unemployment is likely to be falling and demand-pull inflation increasing. If spending is rising more slowly than capacity to produce, unemployment will be rising and there will be little demand-pull inflation.
That relationship disappears when inflation is primarily caused by increases in costs. Unemployment and inflation can then rise simultaneously.
Other Measures of Inflation
The GDP price index (sometimes referred to as the implicit price deflator). The GDP price index is an index of prices of all goods and services included in the gross domestic product. The index is a measure that is broader than the consumer price index.
The producer price index . This index measures prices at the wholesale or producer level. It can act as a leading indicator of inflation facing consumers. If the prices producers are charging are increasing, it is likely that consumers will eventually be faced with higher prices for good they buy at retail stores.
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
"Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation." ([EEL-link id='1271' title='www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm' ] )
A Market Basket of Goods and Services
The Consumer Price Index measures prices of goods and services in a market basket of goods and services that is intended to be representative of a typical consumer's purchases. The relative importance of each of the categories of goods and services that included in the market basket are as follows.
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|Food and beverages
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Policy Question
What should the Federal Reserve do with its monetary policy given this month's consumer price index announcement? Explain why.
Other questions
If inflation is 2 percent a year and average income increases by 4 percent, what has happened to real average income ?
- Decreased by 2 percent
- Decreased by 4 percent
- Increased by 2 percent
- Increased by 4 percent
Increased by 6 percent
If GDP increases by 6 percent over a year and the GDP price index increases by 2 percent, what has happened to real GDP?
- Increased by 2 percent
- Increased by 4 percent
- increased by 6 percent
Increased by 8 percent
Suppose the CPI was 200 for May of one year, and was 210 for May of the next year. What is the approximate annual rate of inflation for those 12 months?
- percent
- 10 percent
- 20 percent
- 21 percent
110 percent
Suppose a bicycle cost $50 in 1983 and a similar new bicycle costs $125? Given what you know about price indexes, has the real cost of the bicycle increased or decreased?
- increased
- decreased
- stayed the same
one cannot tell.
The consumer price index has increased from 100 to 110 and average incomes have gone from $30,000 to $33,000, what has happened to real income?
- increased
- decreased
- not changed
- one cannot tell.


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Raytheon's "RIOT" Software Tracks Trillions of Pieces of Your Data on Facebook
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February 11, 2013 3:55 PM
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Software was pitched to the U.S. government, but not yet sold
Raytheon Comp. (
) has created a social networking tracking program called Rapid Information Overlay Technology -- or "RIOT", for short -- which is building a database of trillions of pieces of data on
millions of users' social networking
profiles. The software digs into the usual suspects -- Facebook, Inc.'s (
) ubiquitous social network, popular microblogging site Twitter, and FourSquare, whose location-aware apps boast 25 million users.
I. RIOT is Watching You
The idea of RIOT is to allow government agents to in a click or two examine both your behavior history, and more interestingly (or alarmingly) predict your potential future actions.
Today, mobile client use has finally overtaken desktop use for Facebook, the world's largest network. But hidden in most mobile posts by Facebook's over 1 billion users is an information is
an "exif" information tag
, a special string that identifies the latitude and longitude the user posted from. By mining exif data publicly available posts (or alternatively creating Facebook softbots to friend users and lure them into RIOT's circle of friendship), RIOT is capable of tracking citizens' daily movements.
In a video, Brian Urch, principle investigator on the RIOT project at Raytheon describes, "We're going to track one of our own employees."
By mining the publicly available information, the demo shows how the client determined that "Nick" commonly frequents Washington Nationals Park. It even shows off a photo of a blonde whom Nick posed with at the park.
But RIOT's most powerful capability is trying to analyze the future. Its spidery webs of information spread out, assessing the trends in Nick's behaviors. It makes a discovery -- Nick goes to the gym each day at 6 a.m.
Mr Urch comments, "... So if you ever did want to try to get hold of Nick, or maybe get hold of his laptop, you might want to visit the gym at 6am on a Monday."
He encourages users with questions to shoot him an email at
II. Raytheon Fights to Keep Video Demo Secret
The video was never meant to be seen by the eyes of the public. Raytheon asked
, the top UK newspaper who obtained the video, not to post it.
Raytheon's spokesperson:
Riot is a big data analytics system design we are working on with industry, national labs and commercial partners to help turn massive amounts of data into useable information to help meet our nation's rapidly changing security needs.
Its innovative privacy features are the most robust that we're aware of, enabling the sharing and analysis of data without personally identifiable information [such as social security numbers, bank or other financial account information] being disclosed.
But Raytheon's argument that the product was "proof of concept" was not enough to convince
not to post the video. But even before the video, clues about RIOT were leaking out. A
patent application
filed by Raytheon in December -- -- contained details relating to the data mining technology in the software.
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In an interview with
, Ginger McCall, an attorney at the Washington, D.C.-based
Electronic Privacy Information Center
(EPIC), complains, "Social networking sites are often not transparent about what information is shared and how it is shared. Users may be posting information that they believe will be viewed only by their friends, but instead, it is being viewed by government officials or pulled in by data collection services like the Riot search."
III. RIOT is Even Better at Playing Big Brother Than Perfect Citizen
Raytheon, whose sales accounted for $25B USD in revenue last year, has reportedly not sold the software to any nation state clients -- yet. It reportedly demoed the software to the U.S. government at a trade show in April.
President Obama has
committed $200M USD to "big data" spending
-- including efforts to track citizens online. The Obama Administration has stated multiple times publicly that it seeks to protect citizen rights/expectations of privacy, but internally it's often
fought to step up intrusive monitoring
, arguing that such procedures are necessary to fight the shadowy ambiguous "terrorist" threat.
Raytheon is also authorized to export the software to foreign nations/corporations interested in using the "stalking software" on their targets, acccording to the "
" designation in trade documents obtained by
. EAR99 indicates that the software can "be shipped without a [government] licence to most destinations under most circumstances."
The company already has one lucrative $100M USD counterterrorism contract from the
U.S. National Security Agency
(NSA). Dubbed "
Perfect Citizen
", the NSA software aims to deploy digital "sensors" (scripts) to detect impending cyberattacks on U.S. networks. Some privacy experts have complained that Perfect Citizen was a guise for "Big Brother" style tracking.
President Barack Obama has pushed for $200M USD in "big data" spending.
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The NSA claims "Perfect Citizen" is a research and development project, and not fully deployed. But EPIC
obtained documents
that "suggest the program is operational and confirmed, and that Raytheon was contracted to develop and deploy certain components."
By contrast RIOT takes a narrower aim at popular civilian internet activities. That means it will likely serve little use in combatting terrorists (who are unlikely to post, tweet, or "check-in" during their evil escapades). However, it does make the perfect tool for companies -- or governments -- to stalk citizens, and Raytheon is eager to turn that interest into sweet cash.
"So far we have not seen a single Android device that does not infringe on our patents." -- Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith
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Xylene is a type of paint thinner, DO NOT USE! It will eat away at all the plastic! Xylene= your markers with holes and paint spilling every where. Use some regular paint thinner/stripper
Xylene is a type of paint thinner, DO NOT USE! It will eat away at all the plastic! Xylene= your markers with holes and paint spilling every where. Use some regular paint thinner/stripper
Thanks bro.
Quick Question you know the Ink out of Printer Cartiges, could you use that in your INK or is that like purely water based?
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Idk, i wouldnt use ink cartiges.
As a additive not just by itself. I mean I found it in a old printer in my house that broke so I just didnt want to throw it out you know, So I was going to add it to my ink as a Additive.
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I'm not sure what kind of base it is, try googling the printer cartridge label, and look at specifics of it. That way you know it'll mix in with your ink.
i've heard that the ink out of printer cartriges are really reallyyyyyy thick.
plenty of people wanted to do stuff with it but really didn't bother.
this is my lab
Shiva is invisible.
Yes, I really am.
Originally Posted by king sandstorm (KOGC)
Well if you mix your paint with the amount of xylene that you would paintthinner, it would wat through your marker MUCH faster.
Yea that Xylene stuff I put a little bit in a pasitc container to see how it would do. It Eat right throught the cantainer. So I recomend you dont even use it.
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Paint thinner or ethanol for paints. I really want some ehtanol now
Oh really now? Well I guess it may have to do with the concentration of xylene and the type of plastic.i bet that's never happened to you, shit, i'm sitting here with a plastic water bottle full of xylene with all of my caps sitting in it and i've been reusing it for the past year and the plastic is the same as it was before
On another note; where would one pick up methylene blue? And For the PVC purple goo, do you use it as an additive or do you thin it out?
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Xylene is gunna depend on the type of plastic, it does eat through it but its generally very slowly.
SOS i wouldnt use the whole printer.... lol jk bro, ive heard it used but it is generally very expensive so i havent really tinkered with it.
H3TT- thanks for the tip about tar n shit, i had never thought of that. Thanks for lending your knowledge to the thread as well <3
Also any body else that has a half way decent lab set up and doesnt mind postin some flicks should do so, And any other good pointers on actual set up
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YO BOMBING PPLZ!!! I got a update on my INK!!!!
Yo I added that Printer cartridge to my ink and I recommend it. It makes you ink more thinker and darker. And Giddy-er . Also it help with the stain. So i dosen't dry as fast for a better stain. If you have one layin around that you don't use or is out try oping it to get the rest of the ink out. Its nice add-on. (Im going to show pics) Im not even done with it yet I'm gettin' pens and other stuff today. MAN PPL IM SOO HYPE THIS WORKED! ( Thiers a Catch tho. IF you add the Printer Cartage Ink, you'll notice it stays at the top of your ink, that because It has different properties than your adervage Ink. You'll know you did it right when their are bubbles at the top of you ink. But BEFORE EVER USAGE BE SURE TO SHAKE THE INK TO MIX THE CONTENTS.)
Ingerdatins to Tera's Inks
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(Im going to add more stuff with samples and tell you guys how it went.)
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Here is the Ink with and With out the Ink Carterige.
The Lighter stuff is my ink befor I added the Ink Cartrige, The Dark Writtin is after I added it.
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Hey I was out today and we have the no swimming flags up that signify where the surf zone is. The current was strong, but the lifegaurd constantly kept calling me back in because I was very close to the flag that ends the surfing beach. I never once moved into the swimming zone or came close to injuring anyone, but after 2 times he said it is my last warning and if I do it again he was going to escort me off the beach?
Is he aloud to do that? I'm in public water and on a public beach and not harming anyone.
We always have problems with our lifeguards on the surf beach for some reason.
I understand they are there for the safety of everyone and only enforce the rules and not make them, but I feel like some of them are almost " taking advantage " of being the "big guys" out there.


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It's a rickety old place with only six screens. But how can you go wrong at $2 admission on weekdays and $2.50 on weekends, especially when the person who books the films always manages to include one or more features from the art-house circuit? Maybe the choices reflect the fact that most of the clientele consists of retirees from the Northeast who, whatever their shortcomings, have a taste for movies with more to them than bang-bang, snicker, and leer. You may hate to find yourself behind them on the highway, but you could do worse than find they're ahead of you in the ticket line.
He was just passing through, never staying in one place more than a year. We knew that, but it's still hard to admit that's he's really gone -- with no forwarding address. That's probably why we feel a little like a jilted lover. The good news is, Chris Chandler liked us. He really, really liked us. He wrote about the area in an e-mail to his South Florida friends, "I like to think of Hollywood as pre-scene'.... The rent is cheap, there are a dozen places to hear affordable live music where the beer is cheap, and there are no A&R reps shaking the bushes to find Eminem taking a leak." High praise indeed. And of course, audiences who heard Chandler perform know this "folken-word" poet was just warming up his praise when he typed that missive. We'll miss the guy who pointed out poetically that the coldest place on earth is a South Florida movie theater, that karaoke-style, cover-tune-like guitar-strumming is crap, and that many of our residents look like George W. Bush when he's asked a simple question (which goes a long way toward explaining the election). Let's hope we do something really stupid that attracts national attention soon so Chandler comes back for a visit.
Theatergoers found a lot of reasons to dislike Paul Tei this season. He played a cold-blooded child-murderer in New Theatre's Never the Sinner and a hot-blooded serial killer in GableStage's Popcorn. But he is so good at being bad that we can't really hold it against him. Tei is the kind of actor who looks at a role not only as an opportunity to perform but also as a chance to create a persona. Consequently he can portray several different degenerates without his performances overlapping. As Wayne, the gun-toting redneck in Popcorn, Tei kept us riveted to our seats -- appalled and laughing. But as Richard Loeb, a wealthy young Chicago man who, along with his lover, kills a young boy on a Nietzsche-inspired whim, he was outstandingly appalling. Tei never let audiences simply dislike his character. With his willingness to take risks and push the boundaries of character definition, he could make Ted Bundy funny. He dared to play the insolent, arrogant murderer Loeb as childlike and capricious -- clubbing a kid in the head one moment and going out for hot dogs the next. Tei's topnotch acting transformed these two good plays into excellent ones.
An actress's success in a dramatic role can fall into one of two categories: the ability to make the unbelievable believable, and the ability to make the believable unbelievably incredible. Bridget Connors managed to do both in her role as a young Jewish woman dying of a terminal illness. That's the believable part. Rachel's plight could easily have been a case study in Harold S. Kushner's book When Bad Things Happen to Good People. She expressed all the predictable emotions and asked all the right metaphysical questions. The not-so-believable part is the conversion experience she had, which was facilitated by her sister, a devout member of the Christian Science faith. Believable or unbelievable, Connors brought something magical to the role from the moment she stepped on-stage. Her ability to be simultaneously earthy and ethereal left theatergoers feeling as if they were seeing a tragedy for the first time.
There are traditional galleries, and then there's Lumonics, "a specialized sensory environment," as its founders put it, which is easily South Florida's most unusual venue for multimedia art. Housed in a nondescript strip of businesses just north of the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Lumonics brings together light sculptures, water sculptures (in other words, fountains), performance art, digital video, laser art, dance, and music, all in one blow-your-mind complex. Dorothy Tanner and her husband, Mel (who died in 1993), started Lumonics as a showcase for large-scale acrylic sculptures that combine bright colors with internal lighting. Those pieces, along with water sculptures, are still displayed in a few small rooms and in the large main theater, which is where things really get interesting. From an upstairs control booth, a pair of artists (originally Dorothy and Mel, now Dorothy and Marc Billard) create one-of-a-kind performances set to music that include digital video projections and lasers dancing across a 35-foot wall that serves as their palette. Tanner and her collaborators originally created their soundtracks using jazz, classical, and New-Age music, but have lately leaned more toward original material by Tanner and Billard. And their regular hour-and-a-half shows have evolved more or less into "happenings," with the main performance followed by late-night parties in the adjacent Nite-Light gallery, where visitors can dance to cutting-edge DJ music or just hang out among the light sculptures.
Who can turn the world on with a smile? Who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile? Better still, who can sponsor a punk-rock food fight, inviting fans to attend a show and pelt band members with fruits and vegetables? It's the Mary Tyler Whores, of course, Broward's messy purveyors of stripped down, below-the-belt punk. For authenticity the band includes Joey Image, original drummer for protohardcore pioneers the Misfits. For fun the band sports an irreverent, clever handle. And for the hell of it, the musicians will let you throw your rotten citrus at them for no extra charge. Fort Lauderdale's Culture Room is a prime spot to pick up these Whores.


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Last post May 02, 2012 03:43 PM by bbcompent1
May 01, 2012 06:59 AM|rakesh121189|LINK
Is there any way i can deploy asp web application on multiple systems or multiple iis enabled windows xp systems.
since the application is running very slow when used by around 80 + people...
May 01, 2012 08:22 AM|bbcompent1|LINK
You might be able to do something with Microsoft's free load distributor, I forget the name but what you can do is you place several web servers in a pool and the software sends the requests in a round robin format.
May 01, 2012 08:23 AM|bbcompent1|LINK
Its MS Application Request Routing: http://www.iis.net/download/ApplicationRequestRouting
May 01, 2012 09:00 AM|rakesh121189|LINK
could you please explain how do i use the application
i am using the default iis services available on the windows xp system SP3
and i want to deploy the application in such a way that when the system is overloaded the application redirect the users to different server but when updating any information on the database it should get replicated on both servers i am really not good at this as this is the first time i have created a web application.. Please help
May 01, 2012 10:00 AM|bbcompent1|LINK
You probably would get better guidance on this subject over at the IIS forums since we don't cover advanced IIS configuration on the asp.net forums. They do have videos out there that teach how to use it and configure it.
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May 01, 2012 12:14 PM|tmorton|LINK
Have you determined where your bottlenecks are? If the slowness comes from the database layer, adding multiple web servers will not help you.
May 01, 2012 12:25 PM|bbcompent1|LINK
I'm with Terri on this one. 80 or so users shouldn't cause the site to drag that much. What do your queries look like? Post them here if you can.
May 02, 2012 01:14 AM|rakesh121189|LINK
i'm sure its the database cause every combobox on the page is connected to a datasource and on a page there are around 10+ and how much of of difference will it make if the vb code is written on vb file rather than using vb script on the aspx page
May 02, 2012 06:28 AM|bbcompent1|LINK
Are you using AJAX? If so, that can cause web applications to suffer if the viewstate gets too large. The visual advantage of the screen not flickering between postbacks don't outweigh the increased loading times.
May 02, 2012 12:38 PM|rakesh121189|LINK
the usage of ajax toolkit is very high ....
May 02, 2012 03:43 PM|bbcompent1|LINK
To see the size of your viewstate, fire up Fiddler which can diagnose the communication between server and browser. Check your viewstate. If its larger than 100K, that is going to cause excessive drag in some instances. The key thing to remember is this problem will not present itself in development as there is no lag time between requests. However, you will see this behavior on production. One application I was working with (not my development) actually had a viewstate that was over 1 megabyte. I would hit my dropdown list, wait 15-20 seconds and then it would finally respond. You might want to use JQuery instead of AJAX with that many controls counting on the partial postback.


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Collison Artemis fowl is child of twelve years old who becomes a criminal genius. If in search of a tale of adventure and fantasy, look no further. The book begins under the premise of crime family making millions of dollars and the father goes missing. Artemis , the son, launches on a quest for his father. He then encounters the world of the supernatural. He tricks a fairy into giving him the book. The book is of the rules for all fairies. His plan is...
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Artemis Fowl is back-without his memory though, with a evil mastermind out to kill him. At the beginning of the book, Artemis is trying to steal a priceless painting of a fairy thief.. Opal Koboi is back and she wants revenge for defeating her last time. She is on the warpath and will kill anyone who stands in her way. Her trusty henchmen, twin fairies, are there to help her with whatever she needs. Artemis on the other hand has nobody except his bo...
The Eternity Code - Artemis Fowl Book 3
Artemis Fowl is in trouble and has put the fairy people in danger as well but together they save everyone, except for Artemis' mind. Artemis Fowl has a plan. His father has risen from his hospital bed determined to make his family finances and enterprises one hundred percent legal. Artemis, his thirteen year old son, has one more job in mind. After all, he had set up the meeting with Jon Spiro way before his father regained consciousness. Butler, his bod...
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A young girl, Meg gets caught up in a robbery she didn't want to participate in. Her accomplice, while joking around, accidentally shoots a gas tank. Both characters die. Meg finds in the afterlife she is in limbo, both good and bad. She must travel back to earth to right her wrongs, and her accomplice is sent to earth from Hell to stop her....


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Hi All,
I just recently started with a fresh hardware install of BT5R2. When attempted to apt-get install libssl-dev, I get the following error.
Any ideas why this is happening, or what I can do to by pass this. I need this installed for jtr over mpi.Code:
root@TheRig:/pentest/passwords/mpijohn/src# apt-get install libssl-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libssl-dev: Depends: libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.6) but 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.8 is to be installed
E: Broken packages


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'Batman: Arkham Origins' For iOS Is Repetitive, Until It Becomes A Money Grab [Review]
There's a great old gag from The Simpsons in which Homer, who's trying out to be a member of the secret society the Stonecutters, is going through an initiation ceremony that involves him getting hit in the butt with paddles over and over. The members of the group keep doing the same thing to him, but they call it different names, like "Crossing the Desert" and "The Unblinking Eye."
That's what playing Batman: Arkham Origins for iOS is like.


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Three Adelanto residents suspected in the recent death of a 4-year-old girl have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Rayshawn Stanch, 26, his cousin Bianca Stanch, 19, and Ronald Greer, 21, were arraigned Wednesday afternoon after they were charged with murder, assault on a child causing death and torture in connection with Samiah Downing's death.
The three are scheduled for a hearing Jan. 10 at the Victorville courthouse.
Authorities originally arrested Greer, the child's father, and his girlfriend, Bianca Stanch on Dec. 27. Rayshawn Stanch was arrested late the next day.
Samiah's body was eventually found in a shallow grave in a remote area south of Baker, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said.
Sheriff's deputies in Adelanto were contacted Thursday by someone who hadn't seen the child recently and became concerned, according to authorities.
Investigators contacted Greer and Bianca Stanch the same day and began a missing person investigation.
Authorities soon suspected foul play and contacted sheriff's homicide detectives to assist in the search for the girl, according to reports.
After interviewing Greer and Bianca Stanch, who is not the child's mother, detectives were led to the child's desert grave, according to sheriff's officials.
Officials believe the child was tortured and killed about a week and a half earlier.
The criminal complaint alleges the defendants inflicted great bodily injury upon Samiah "with the intent to cause cruel and extreme pain and suffering for the purpose of revenge, extortion, persuasion and for a sadistic purpose."
"Our children are our most vulnerable victims and I intend to seek justice for this 4-year-old," District Attorney Michael A. Ramos wrote on his Twitter feed Wednesday, shortly after he announced that the charges had been filed.
A website has been created for those who want to donate to the girl's memorial fund. Go to tinyurl.com/SamiahDowning for more information.
Contact Lori via email, by phone at 909-483-9378, or on Twitter @IEcourtsNow.


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what are the safe way doing a body massage to a baby?
i wanna know some ways of body massage for my baby.
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Dear gelizaire,
I like this video for baby massage tips.
I also replied to this previous thread about baby massage with some more detailed information which I hope you will find useful.
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That authorities are "doing our best" to decontaminate the area, shut down the plant, and return lives to normal.
He needed to, in his phrase, "decontaminate the Conservative Party brand."
Tony Blair managed to decontaminate the losing Labour brand in 1994 by rechristening his party " New Labour."
He says that it really was essential to decontaminate the Tory brand.
For the next three months, workers labored around the clock to decontaminate the site of deadly plutonium.
Nobody's had time to decontaminate this whole planet like they did Earth.
They want our planets, and they didn't want to have to decontaminate them when they took them over.
A few essential manufactures had also been revived, mostly in the form of machine shops to decontaminate engine parts.
1936, from de- + contaminate. Originally in reference to poison gas. Related: Decontaminated; decontaminating.


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A ride malfunctions at Cedar Point
(Sandusky) Multiple injuries are being reported at Cedar Point after the ride "Shoot the Rapids" malfunctioned.
The Sandusky Register reports as many as 10 people were injured. It happened at around 6:30 Friday night.
Witnesses report the ride malfunctioned, sending the raft backwards into the water. Several people jumped into the water to try to keep the raft upright.
One person was taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center where they wer treated and released.
Cedar Point officials have released the following statement:
On Friday, July 19 at 6:42 p.m., ride operators stopped the Shoot the Rapids ride after a boat rolled back down the lift hill. Cedar Point Police, EMS staff, ride operators and several park guests immediately responded and helped passengers exit the boat. All seven guests on the boat were transported to Cedar Point's First Aid Station. Six of the guests were evaluated and treated by Cedar Point EMS Staff and released. One guest was transported to Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, for additional evaluation. The safety of our guests is our number one priority.
Cedar Point officials are currently investigating the incident and have reported it to state of Ohio officials. Shoot the Rapids will remain closed until park officials and inspectors from the state of Ohio complete their review. No further information is available at this time.
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County Holds 2013 Surplus Auction
Department: Board of County Commissioners
Release Date: Sep 23, 2013
Karen Turek, LC Property Resource Technician, (970) 498-5958, firstname.lastname@example.com
Larimer County, Colorado - The annual multi-public-agency Surplus Equipment Auction takes place on Saturday, October 5th at 10:00am at Larimer County's The Ranch, on the east side of I-25 directly across from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport at the Crossroads Boulevard exit. The sale features trucks, cars, vans, pickups, tractors, trailers, heavy equipment and more, offered by:
· Larimer and Weld counties
· The cities of Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, and Longmont
· Towns of Windsor & Severance
· The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
· And other government agencies
Inspection opportunities are Friday, October 4th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 8 a.m Saturday, October 5th at The Ranch. For detailed information and pictures of equipment visit the web site, www.rollerauction.com. For other information you can contact Larimer County's Property Resource Technician, Karen Turek, at (970) 498-5958, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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You can try the rt3070sta driver from official site.
System that I'm working with:
Current VirtualBox on MacBookPro running 10.6OSX
BT5R3 KDE 64bit
USB Alfa AWUS036NEH
1st started working with BT5R3 KDE and I got it working, but now airodump-ng does not work. I have fully installed all versions of BT5 and still airodump-ng is not working.
For my final attempt, I reinstalled BT5R3 and did varies test.
1) Out of the box - Simple plug and play - No Luck
2)Enable b43 drivers - Proceed with the process to get enable this function - No Luck
3)Compat Kernal - Installed the most recent update (2012-12-18) - No Luck
4)apt-get update & apt-get upgrade - No Luck
I have read numerous threads and and repeated all the steps steady in the threads, still getting the same results
aireplay-ng -9 mon0 (aireplay-ng --test mon0) = No APs found
airodump-ng mon0 = Nothing appears
Also, I'm noticing that when I reboot the BT5 wlan0 appears in Managed mode when I reboot the system. But the way that resolve this by doing:
ifconfig wlan0 down
iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
ifconfig wlan0 up
I will appreciate any help if possible.
You can try the rt3070sta driver from official site.
Do this from a fresh install of backtrack:
In gedit find and erase the line that says "blacklist rt2800usb" (if it exists)Code:rmmod rt2870sta Apt-get install gedit Gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Then at the bottom add the following:
Now save blacklist.conf and close it. Back in terminal type:Code:blacklist rt2870sta
Enjoy!Code:modprobe rt2800usb
Please post the module loaded by kernel. You can type lspci -v and look for your wifi device, at the end you will see the module used by kernel at the end..
The driver to that ALFA AWUS036NEH has the chipset rt3070 which is supported by the rt2800usb driver, so if a different module was loaded, you need to change it and black list any other version of rt28xx.
By the way, I do not see why loading the b43???? That is for broadcoms chipset.


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I'm going to tweak it some more and see if I can boost the quality. I produced it in high definition but uploading it to YouTube compressed the files resulting in some blurring. Just in case you missed the series: Pets in PicturesAn Album of Ancestors' Family PetsPet Photos: Our Ancestors Loved Their Dogs, Too!I'd like to thank everyone who sent in pictures!
(For more genealogy videos, see the Family Tree Magazine YouTube channel.)
BTW—I have a new e-newsletter that lists my speaking schedule,and contains a link to the Photo Detective video podcast. It's absolutely free. Sign up is on my Web site.


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Train to help victims of domestic violenceWritten by Admin
Reach of Haywood needs volunteers for the nonprofit's helpline.
Helpline volunteers can assist from home — or away from home — if they have a cell phone.
Other opportunities for volunteering are available, including helping at the REACH office on court days, and in the Safe Dates teen-education program. Volunteer training will be held Feb. 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. in Waynesville.


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AKG K 702 Headphones review
Pros: Spacious sound stage; realistic vocals; high level of detail; lightweight and comfortable for long sessions;
Cons: Can be a little on the cold side
I've owned these for the best part of a month now and have done some extensive listening with them both in extended listening sessions of several albums and of comparative listening sessions with with my HD650. I feel I am ready to comment on the qualities of these phones.
I had always intended to put these and the HD650 against each other and sell one, as I had thought it would be an indulgence to keep two expensive open circumaural home-listening phones. The problem I have found (and it's a good problem to have) is that the are fantastic companions. Any type of music the HD650 does not do so well with, the K702 shines with and where the K702 seems a bit too formal and cold, the HD650s warmth is a perfect tonic. I'm keeping both.
Formality is really the term I would use to describe these phones. They are polite, analytical and are certainly revealing of a track, with details not just presented but presented with a crispness and accuracy that is a joy to hear. Don't bother listening with anything but high quality encodings though, as it will show up the wrong kind of detail just as clearly.
The AKG K702 have less bass than most of my other phones, but still presents more low end than, say my Phonak PFE or MS2i with bowls rather than flats. The bass is of an exceptional quality, impact and speed. The mid range is beautiful and airy, especially where it comes to female vocals which sound sometimes unnervingly real and the treble is crisp, if a little cold.
The real star of the show when it comes to the K702 package is the sound stage. I was worried I would be put off by its size as many complain of it being unrealistic. Well, it's really not that big, but it does offer the space you need to really delve into a song, picking up on this and that instrument and then mentally stepping back to hear the whole track as one.
It's sound stage and level of detail really make these phones perfectly suited for my classical music and my jazz and my electronica and works very well with layered rock/alternative music such as Radiohead, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Frank Zappa, the last two Joanna Newsom albums and that sort of thing. That isn't to say it doesn't do a great job of presenting rock, pop, reggea and simpler folk as well as it is certainly pleasant, but for these warmer and simpler types of music I find myself switching to the funner HD650 with its more intimate sound stage.
Comfort with the K702, for me, is a major plus. I understand a lot of people have big problems with the bumps on the bottom of the headband. Pressing them with my fingers I can feel they aren't comfortable, but I have plenty of hair and do not really feel them. The 3D form cut velour pads seem to have been designed for the shape of my skull and compared to the HD650 the lack of clamp is quite a relaxing experience. I can wear these for hours on end and often forget I am wearing them.
If the AKG K702 were my only headphones, I might find their genre range a bit limiting, I might find myself wanting a bit more bass with my reggae and hiphop and a more intimate sound stage with my rock and folk. But as a part of a varied collection with the HD650 and MS2i as the other two main home phones I find I have a great set of options to cater for every mood and genre.
The AKG K702 has filled in some gaps for me; has given me a classical and jazz listening option that can seriously compete with speakers, a natural home for aphex twin and a sound stage that brings the best out of some of my more complex rock music as well. Add to this it's almost unnervingly realistic reproduction of female vocals and it really does justify its price.


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Oh no! There's only half an hour left before your big date, and your car's a complete mess, inside and out. The carpet's littered with Doritos bits, and your once-shiny paint job is now decorated with bird droppings. Slime, dust, and dirt seems embedded in every part. A trip to the gas station seems like the best solution, but then you'll have to choose whether to wash it or vacuum it; you don't have time to do both. Or do you? Only if you ditch the Amoco station and go to Woody's Wash & Wax. For $13, you can get the Ultimate Wash and Wax, which includes vacuuming and window-cleaning (add $2 for Armor All). But if you're really strapped for time, Woody's $10 Super Wash (no wax) takes under ten minutes from the moment you pull in to the moment you leave. You can always come back later and get your auto hand-waxed for $30. So, now that your car's nice and spiffy and ready for your date, let's talk about that haircut.
No roody poo yakkety-yak at Florida Master Barber, where Fresh (Mark Bierre) wields his blades. Sit down. How do you want it? Short. Fade? Yeah, a little fade. Out come the black smock and the Father O'Brien white paper strip around the throat. Then the master does his thing. One length of clippers for the back of the head. Then another to mow that pesky neck hair out back. Here come the scissors for the crown. Then more clippers over the top, back around the sides. The big, fluffy brush sweeps the shoulders. Then the sideburns get mowed to match that fly fade. Those stray eyebrow hairs wandering toward the temples finally get their comeuppance. The two-day stubble is buzzed away to a nice, kiss-me-wherever-you-want smoothness. More clippers, sharpening the edges around the forehead. Then a dollop of hair gel and an aerosol coating of olive oil, for that magical Friday-night sheen. Now who's lookin' good? You are, you sharp son of a bitch. You're un-frickin'-stoppable. And you're out only $10, not counting what ought to be a fat-ass tip for the man with the mirror.
Though it may seem mostly a matter of semantics, there is a significant difference between a hairstylist and a barber. You go to a hairstylist to have your hair cut and styled in a particular fashion. But if you don't know what you're doing, that style gets lost as soon as you take a shower. With a barber, what you see is what you get. Just decide where the part goes and you're all set. But even among barber shops, there is yet another divide: chain stores or family-owned. When you go to a chain shop, chances are the person cutting your hair has been there for only a month or two. At the Florida Barber Shop, however, there are only two people, owner Jim Fitzpatrick and his daughter, manager Bonnie Rock. The shop has been in operation for the past 18 years, so you know you're in experienced hands. A regular haircut costs $11, but if you show up once a month, the cost is only $8. (Seniors pay $8 regardless.). Oh, and you can have your hair styled, if you so choose. Just call Bonnie to make an appointment. The Florida Barber Shop is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Some of the so-called florists you can call when you need a bouquet delivered to that special someone are nothing more than a bank of phones, a middleman sending orders out to others. Not so with Coral Springs' Hearts and Flowers Florist and Party Designs. Since the store opened 11 years ago, it has distinguished itself as the place to go for excellence in floral work and party decoration. Owner/designer Cheryl Sims is a trained visual artist who stumbled into a floral-design class and found her true talent (realizing at the same time that she could make a little money using high-quality flowers to create floral art for discriminating customers). The first recipients loved their orders, and word of mouth has kept the store busy. Sims and her staff use a rotating stock of flowers from around the world -- South American roses, Hawaiian tropicals, Dutch tulips, Thai orchids, and even Casablanca lilies -- to create tasteful arrangements, which are symmetrical and natural, proportional and fragrant, every piece complementing the others. The store can also arrange delivery of flowers and gift or gourmet baskets anywhere in the country and will deal only with other reputable florists, ensuring that quality will be a top priority.
The mall served you well in high school, and Target definitely has its place. But you're a big girl now, and you deserve some grown-up clothes. At Lauderdale Lifestyle Too, the racks are jammed with upscale designer labels, independent brands, and one-of-a-kind handmade threads. Here you will find clothes that work for the boardroom, the bistros, and the beach -- such as BCBG seersucker suits, the hard-to-find Chickabiddy line of sportswear, and dresses for day and night. The shelves and walls are stacked with unique purses, belts, and perfumes, and the friendly clerks have totally got you covered. Sure, it will cost ya ($70 for an Lacoste polo shirt), but shopping at LL2 is like raiding your exquisitely tasteful, mildly rich, and superfun best friend's closet -- with a bonus: You never have to give anything back.
Open even on Sundays (noon to 5 p.m.) and with lots of Discount Days and 50 percent-off sales, the two huge rooms of this place in the Riverland Shopping Center will thrill the most frugal of thrifters. CTS' rack-after-rack variety of items can at first seem daunting (e.g., 40 feet of hanging blue jeans), but after you roll up those sleeves and start digging, you're bound to strike garment gold -- from J. Press tuxedo shirts to cowboy hats to that pair of khaki shorts for the summer you've been needing but didn't want to spend $25 for. The clientele varies from slumming Las Olas Isles matrons to those more obviously less fortunate, and for good reason: There's always fresh meat to dig through -- the store puts out more than 3,000 new items daily. Sometimes less-than-organized (why are those two old saws hanging over the purse rack?) and a little skimpy on the books and kitchen goods, but what's to complain about when you're walking out the door with a $2 Sulka tie? Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.


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I'll check it out when I can. Looks cool.
With this python script you are able to fuzz browsers, web services, pictures, files and network services/ports. It is very simple to handle and you can fuzz many things in very short time for much success, so i decide that no documentation is needed. If you have questions or need a documentation send me an email to: pigtail23-(at)-remoteshell.de. Give feedback. Have fun!
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Website link: UniOFuzz @ remoteshell.de
Download link: http://www.remoteshell.de/downloads/UniOFuzz.py
./UniOFuzz.py -h
usage: UniOFuzz.py -h/--help
UniOFuzz - the universal fuzzing tool for browsers, web services, pictures, files and network services/ports. #v0.1
by: Adrian Maertins | http://www.remoteshell.de/ | pigtail23-(at)-remoteshell.de
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-b templatefile.* browser fuzz
-f filefuzz
-ft templatefile.* fuzz files with template file
-p picfuzz with browser
-pt templatefile.* picfuzz with browser using templatefile
-w web daemon fuzz
-n network service fuzz
-i 0.01 secounds between connections
-o /var/www outputfolder
-s 10000 max string length (default: 30000)
-m 10000 how many files
-c A const character (default: random)
-ip 127.0.0.1 host ip
-port 80 host port
-e html,jpg,doc,... file extension
Browser fuzzing:
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -b template.* -m 1000 -e html/php/aspx -o /var/www [-c A] [-s 10000]
Web service fuzzing:
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -w -i 0.01 -ip 127.0.0.1 -port 80 [-c A] [-s 10000]
File fuzzing:
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -f -m 1000 -e m3u/ini/pdf -o ~/files [-c A] [-s 10000]
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -ft template.* -m 1000 -e m3u/ini/pdf -o ~/files [-c A] [-s 10000]
Picture fuzzing:
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -p -m 1000 -e jpg/gif/png -o /var/www [-c A] [-s 10000]
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -pt template.* -m 1000 -e jpg/gif/png -o /var/www [-c A] [-s 10000]
Network service/port fuzzing:
usage: ./UniOFuzz.py -n -i 0.01 -ip 127.0.0.1 -port 25 [-c A] [-s 10000]
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I'll check it out when I can. Looks cool.
Pffbt..[quote]I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me... Or feels threatened by me.. Or thinks I'm a smart ass.. [/quote]
Opera crashs! It seems this is only a DoS, because i found no way to exploit it, but nice first found.


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What is the fight card?
Hope Phil Gregory stays unbeaten
yeah there is a 4 man tourny at the upcomign AFL!
Valley of Kings - Coming Soon
If this is the one im thinking of i'd put money on Raj Bista for the win. Not gonna say how as i wouldnt want to give his game away.


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A.A.S. Contemporary Music Performance
The A.A.S in Contemporary Music - Performance programs are designed specifically to provide students with an intensive, yet practical, industry-related education. Students receive training in band skills, songwriting, aural skills, stage presentation, business and music industry studies, and more. Contemporary Music Performance degrees offer concentration in the following areas: Guitar & Bass, Drum, Vocal, and Keyboard. Take a look at the required courses for this program!
Explore Your Interests
Take advantage of these opportunities in the Metro which may spark your interest and even boost your resume.
- ACM@UCO: http://acm.uco.edu
- The UCO Jazz Lab: Go to http://www.ucojazzlab.com/ for more information.
- Oklahoma Contemporary movement: Go to http://www.okmove.org/ to find out about getting involved!
- Oklahoma Arts Council: Go to http://arts.ok.gov/ to find out about upcoming events and how to get involved.
Career Opportunities
Not sure what to do with a degree in contemporary music performance? Use our Career Guide for help!
Change Your Major
Either complete a "Request to Change Major/Minor Form" OR meet with your advisor and he/she will change your major.


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What Is Experiential Calvinism?
Book by Ian Hamilton
"There is no such thing as 'dead Calvinism,'" writes author Ian Hamilton. Calvinism, simply put, is biblical Christianity. No mere human devised theological system, Calvinism is rooted in and shaped by God's revelation in Holy Scripture. Hamilton asserts that Calvinism … Learn MorePaperback $3.00 $2.40 Add to Cart
None Other: Discovering the God of the Bible
Book by John MacArthur
The Bible's teaching on God's love, holiness, and sovereignty is often met with questions about human responsibility, suffering, and evil. If God is in control of everything, can we make free choices? If God is good and all-powerful, how can … Learn MoreHardcover $15.00 $10.50 Add to Cart
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What about Free Will?
Book by Scott Christensen
Christensen explains two views that acknowledge God's sovereignty and its relation to human responsibility: compatibilism and libertarianism. Providing cogent, biblical answers, Christensen argues for compatibilism and shows how it makes sense of evil, suffering, prayer, evangelism, and sanctification. You will … Learn MorePaperback $18.00 $14.40 Add to Cart
Foundations of Grace & Pillars of Grace Book Set
Book Set by Steven Lawson
The doctrines of grace are not a sixteenth-century invention. The Scriptures and the greatest men of church history have all celebrated God's free grace revealed in Jesus Christ. Moses, the prophets and the apostles, the early church fathers, and the … Learn MoreHardcover $56.00 $33.60 Add to Cart
Pillars of Grace
The doctrines of grace are often known as the five points of Calvinism, but they were not the invention of John Calvin or his reforming cohorts of the sixteenth century. Rather, they are biblical doctrines, as Dr. Steven J. Lawson … Learn MoreHardcover $28.00 $22.40 Add to Cart
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Foundations of Grace
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Understanding the doctrines of grace provides a clearer picture of God's sovereignty, mercy, and majesty. From the lawgiver Moses to the Apostle John, and from the early church fathers to modern defenders of the faith, there has marched onto the … Learn MoreHardcover $28.00 $22.40 Add to Cart
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The Whole Christ
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Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law and gospel. If, as the apostle Paul says, salvation is by grace and the law cannot save, what relevance does the law have for … Learn MoreHardcover $25.00 $20.00 Add to Cart
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The Gospel: 2016 National Conference
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The Core of the Christian Faith The gospel of Jesus Christ is both true and transforming. The incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus are not legendary events in a fictional tale. They are firm historical realities on which … Learn MoreDVD $75.00 $67.50 Add to Cart
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Putting Amazing Back into Grace
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"The gospel is a very specific announcement," says Michael Horton. "It's a message delivered from God to people in a precarious and hazardous spot–that is, to people like you and me." But what exactly is that message? What does it … Learn MorePaperback $17.00 $13.60 Add to Cart
All Things For Good
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Thomas Watson's book All Things For Good provides the biblical answer to the contemporary question; Why do bad things happen to good people? Thomas Watson, the 17th century minister of St. Stephen's Walbrook, believed he faced two great difficulties in his … Learn MorePaperback $8.00 $6.40 Add to Cart
Faithful God
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The February 2016 issue of Tabletalk will consider spiritual awakening. God rouses individuals from their spiritual deadness by the work of His Holy Spirit, and these awakenings sometimes occur in the hearts of great numbers of people in particular locations. … Learn MoreMagazine This item has sold out.
Who Will Be Saved?
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Some of the most significant figures in evangelical theology—including Carl F.H. Henry, D. A. Carson, and R. Albert Mohler—explore the traditional view of salvation through a contemporary lens, beginning with the doctrine of God as the author of salvation. They … Learn MorePaperback $20.00 $12.00 Add to Cart


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Taylor Swift's Amazing American Music Awards Evening
She's no stranger to bringing down the house, and Taylor Swift had a magnificent live performance of "I Knew You Were Trouble" at the 2012 American Music Awards last night (November 18).
The "Love Story" singer showed up on stage with a ton of masquerade ball-clad dancers and belted out her electronica-inspired hit, rumored to be about ex-boyfriend John Mayer.
And it seemed that Taylor was using the performance to get out some latent aggression against the "No Such Thing" lothario as she slapped her male dancers around.
Additionally, "T. Swizzle" took home the Best Country Female trophy to add to her already-massive collection of mantle hardware.
Enjoy the pictures of Taylor Swift at the 2012 American Music Awards (November 18).
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tick tock: registration opens next week!
We are thrilled to announce that registration will open on Friday, October 15, 2010.
Bonus: The first 50 people to register are eligible to win a $50 gift certificate to Food Fight! Grocery.
Please visit the Registration page on that day to be directed to purchase your Weekend Registration via PayPal. By then, we will also post the contact information for the University Hotel and their instructions on how to book a hotel or dorm room. We have reserved room blocks for both hotel and shared dorm rooms. There are many more options on our Travel page, as well.
If you're interested in sharing a room with someone, or seeking or offering a couch or spare bed in Portland, feel free to arrange it on our Facebook Group's discussion board.
The Vida Vegan Con staff are in the process of inviting speakers and special guests, who in return for speaking are waived registration fees. All speakers and special guests will receive their official invite no later than this upcoming Tuesday morning. Please make sure your contact email is current on your blog/website!
Depending on feedback, we may open our presenters and speakers pool to the public this winter.
All registrations are non-refundable.
Thank you, and see you there!
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This is Roomba, the robotic vacuum that autonomously navigates through multiple rooms to clean hard floors and carpets. Two virtual wall lighthouses project infrared beams that confine the vacuum to one room until it has cleaned the entire surface and then allow it to pass to an adjacent room. Sensors redirect the unit when it encounters furniture, walls, or stairs, and its anti-tangle technology reverses the rotation of the brushes when it encounters rug fringe. The unit's specially designed dual, counter-rotating agitator brushes spread carpet fibers and enable the vacuum to remove hair and other detritus from low- and high-pile carpets. Roomba can be scheduled to navigate autonomously through your home up to seven times per week or the remote control allows you to send the vacuum on an impromptu spot cleaning-a feature unique to the Hammacher Schlemmer model. It cleans up to four rooms per charge and automatically returns to its drive-on charger when its battery runs low. Includes one replacement filter and two replacement brushes. Remote control requires two AA batteries and lighthouses require two C batteries. 2 1/2" H x 13" Diam. (11 3/4 lbs.)
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The Autonomous Robotic Vacuum comes with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. If this product ever disappoints you, for any reason, you may return your Hammacher Schlemmer purchase for exchange, credit, or refund.
Should you have any questions, we are available seven days a week (8:00 am – midnight EST). Please call 1-800-321-1484 to speak with a specialist or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to receive a response within three business hours or less.
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By momof3
from Rapid City, MI
This product is amazing! I ended up purchasing this on a friends' recommendation after we put in hardwood floors and I was concerned with the multiple times a day I was going to have to sweep because of 3 young kids and 2 pets. Not a concern anymore; this roomba, whom we have now named Wally the Wonder, works great. I just schedule a time when I know we will be out of the house or the kids are napping and when I come home my floors are clean! He even transitions between hardwood, tile and carpet with ease! My only cons is the expense of it; but really I paid more for my Dyson 4 years ago and I have to walk around pushing that thing so it's only a 1/2 cons! I would highly recommend this to any mother working outside of the home with young kids or anyone anywhere who doesn't have the time or energy at the end of the day to spend it sweeping.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I love Roomba!
By Alexandra
from La Crescenta, California, USA
I bought the Roomba 564 model designed for cat hair. I pen Roomba into a single room with the 2 "lighthouses" that it comes with plus chairs. I turn it on and let it do its thing. We have two short hair cats and Roomba does a beautiful job, especially on our carpets (all low-nap). Roomba has trouble cleaning only one of my rooms--a ceramic tile kitchen floor. I think the dark grout lines between the tiles interfere with its ability to see dirt. It's not real loud. I clean the brushes after Roomba cleans a carpeted room or a couple of hard floor rooms. Cleaning takes about 10 minutes while I watch TV. I've used Roomba a couple of times a week on a 2,000 square foot house. I didn't change the filter like I was supposed to. And that may have contributed to my first problem after 11 months of use. Something broke near the brushes. I called the manufacturer. The lady who answered the phone listened to the sound of Roomba over the phone and was able to diagnose the problem immediately. She sent out a new part, free of charge (per the lifetime guarantee), that I received within the week. I just installed it, following clear directions that came with the part. Now Roomba is all better and is cleaning my downstairs carpet as I write. I promise to change the filter on time. I love Roomba!
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Can't live without it!
By Jodi
from Chula Vista, Ca
Awesome! I've had mine for 2 years and can't live without it now!
Roomba outperforms Neato hands down!
By Beth
from Grand Ledge MI
Works beautiful on all types of floors and cleans all rooms in my house on one charge. The dirt basket is small compared to Neato and needs to be emptied more often.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Wow, what a great Robot
By sweepsmaster
from Orlando, FL
This is the first one we've had and I can't believe how good it is. Already thinking about getting a 2nd for upstairs!
Astonishing Machine!
By CaribbeanQueen
from Deltona, FL
This is so much better than breaking my back with my other hi-end vacuum! It even went into the bathroom and cleaned the individual rugs and tile section without trying to eat the rugs (like a regular vacuum does). I hope it lasts into my retirement. This is a great gift for someone who is retiring. Its the only vacuum cleaner they would need!
Take the day off from vaccuming
By speck whisperrrr
from louisiana
I bought the first romba and now my wife can not be without one.We have owned one for 6 years now.(Different models) The scheduler is truly amazing,also get the model with the lighthouse What can you lose if you don't like it return it.However I don't believe you will.The new models are a nice improvement over the earlier models.Now if they could just get it to clean out it's own dust been.
If you have pets? Get the Roomba
By Georgina
from Jacksonville, Florida
I will always own a Roomba! I have 3 dogs and a cat. 2 of which are labadors and they shed like crazy! The cat is a long haired orange cat. He leaves just as much! We purchased "Hairy" as we call him several years ago! We have upgrated about every two years and we just love it. Hairy goes under couches,dining sets, chairs just to name a few. He gets all the "hair tumble weeds" without a problem. I will always have a Hairy in my house. It only takes about 2 minutes to change his brushes and dump out the bin. We discovered you can really clean them in the dishwasher! Easy easy easy! It's also a great conversation piece. 5 Stars from us!
I love roomba!
By Bran
from Saskatchewan
I love this roomba. It is a newer version than my previous vacuum. It self-docks and charges and is easily programmable. My only complaint is that it is too loud to run when we are sleeping. It can clean half my home (one entire floor) on a single charge. It saves me the time and effort of sweeping and all I have to do to prepare is make sure the dog toys are off the floor.
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machine that does your housework for you
By Nancy the dog lover
from Melrose Park, PA
I love that I can leave my house and come back and have vacuumed floors!! The thing I don't love is that I have 3 dogs and the dirt canister and brushes need to be cleaned/emptied constantly. Sometimes I get a error message before the floor is done because the rollers are full of hair or canister is full. I probably would have bought the one specifically for pet hair if it wasn't for the high price.
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Lifetime Brands, Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. The report notes a 38% decrease in fourth quarter net income to $9.4 million, down from $15.2 million in the corresponding period in 2012.
For the full fiscal year, the company saw a 3.3% increase in net sales versus 2012 to a consolidated $486.8 million. The company also announced that it has acquired United Kingdom-based La Cafetière from The Greenfield Group Ltd., including exclusive distribution rights.
La Cafetière designs and distributes products to brew and serve coffee and tea under the La Cafetière and Randwyck brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime's chairman and CEO said, "Lifetime's results for 2013 were affected by a number of factors that masked fundamental improvements in our operating model and which we believe have positioned the company to achieve substantially higher sales and earnings in the years ahead. Among these negative factors were a struggling U.S. economy, as evidenced by weak growth in disposable personal income and personal consumption expenditures, the imposition of higher duties on ceramic products by the European Union, a write-down in the fair value of our investment in Grupo Vasconia SAB to the market price at September 30, 2013, overall weakness in the Mexican economy that affected Grupo Vasconia's performance, and greater-than-expected expenses in connection with Grupo Vasconia's integration of Almexa, the aluminum company it acquired in 2012."
Additionally, the company reported that consolidated net sales in the 2013 period included $19.5 million of net sales from Fred & Friends, which was acquired in December 2012.
"Despite these challenges, consolidated net sales grew by 3.3%. This growth was driven by the addition of Fred & Friends and increases in our core U.S. kitchenware categories, offset by decreases in our U.S. tableware businesses and at Creative Tops, our U.K. subsidiary, due to the impact of the higher duties on ceramic products."
Siegel also noted that in 2014 he expects an improving U.S. economy and new product initiatives to further growth. He also announced that the company will introduce 10 new brands this weekend at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago.
Siegel continued, "Lifetime QM, our unique quality management system, will be fully implemented by mid-year, and its impact should begin to be reflected in our financial results in the second half of the year. Lifetime's growth in 2014 also should benefit from three acquisitions that we completed early in 2014. In January, we acquired Kitchen Craft, a leading supplier of kitchenware products and accessories in the U.K. In February, we acquired the business and certain assets of Built NY, a designer and distributor of brightly colored, uniquely patterned Neoprene products including bags, totes, cases and sleeves, and in March, we purchased the business and certain assets of La Cafetière, a supplier of products to brew and serve coffee and tea. Together, we believe these acquisitions have the potential to add approximately $100 million in net sales and significantly to increase the company's net income and earnings per share in 2014."


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David Cameron has repeated this nonsense about the Commonwealth wishing to block change.
At the time, Facebook apologized for issuing a block to the page.
If you should one day decide to be a teacher, or seek a public office, this is a surefire way to block such endeavors.
Shortly after 10 p.m. the high court refused to block the execution, and Davis was sent to the execution chamber.
In 2011 he was offered the role of Moses in Attack the block.
Thus, the sand will be undermined by the waves, and this will cause the block to fall into the sea.
There were a good many of them—so many as nearly to block up the street at one part.
The king sent them all to the block, and would not delay his sailing for a moment.
On one corner of the sail I found a block, which had been used for the sheet.
Not quite flat; Smith threw a block as I reeled, and held me upright.
"solid piece," c.1300, from Old French bloc "log, block" of wood (13c.), via Middle Dutch bloc "trunk of a tree" or Old High German bloh, from a common Germanic source, from PIE *bhlugo-, from *bhelg- "a thick plank, beam" (see balk).
Meaning "mould for a hat" is from 1570s. Slang sense of "head" is from 1630s. Extended sense of "obstruction" is first recorded 1640s. In cricket from 1825; in U.S. football from 1912. The meaning in city block is 1796, from the notion of a "compact mass" of buildings; slang meaning "fashionable promenade" is 1869.
BLOCK. A term applied in America to a square mass of houses included between four streets. It is a very useful one. [Bartlett]
block (blŏk)
Interruption, especially obstruction, of a normal physiological function.
Interruption, complete or partial, permanent or temporary, of the passage of a nervous impulse.
Atrioventricular block.
Sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression.
|block and tackle
An arrangement of pulleys and ropes used to reduce the amount of force needed to move heavy loads. One pulley is attached to the load, and rope or chains connect this pulley to a fixed pulley. Each pulley may have multiple grooves or wheels for the rope to pass over numerous times. Pulling the rope or chain slowly draws the load-bearing pulley toward the fixed one with high mechanical advantage.
Stupid (1980s+ Students)
The head (1630s+)
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gapers' block, knock someone's block off, new kid on the block


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Making the Leap from Employee to Entrepreneur
|Comma Indonesia Coworking Space, 3rd Floor, One Wolter Place, Jl. Wolter Monginsidi 63B, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta
Enrollment for this event is closed. Get updates on new events.
Who should attend?
- Anyone who dreams of launching their own company
- No service providers please!
Typical discussion topics include;
- The difference between being an employee, and being an entrepreneur
- What to consider before starting your company
- The first steps to starting up, including market research, naming, building a financial model, and more
- And much, much more.
At the end of the session, there will also be a short audience Q&A session, and several attendees will also head to a local restaurant or bar to socialize.
This event is free to attend. Join us for a fun evening!


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Tubal ligation - dischargeSterilization surgery - female - discharge; Tubal sterilization - discharge; Tube tying - discharge; Tying the tubes - discharge
You had tubal ligation (or "tying the tubes") surgery to close your fallopian tubes. These tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus. After tubal ligation a woman is sterile. This means you can no longer get pregnant.
Your surgeon probably made 1 or 2 small cuts in the area around your belly button. Then your surgeon inserted a laparoscope (a narrow tube with a tiny camera on the end) and other instruments into your pelvic area. Your tubes were either cauterized (burned shut) or clamped off with a small clip, a ring, or rubber bands.
What to Expect at Home
You may have many symptoms that last 2 to 4 days. As long as they are not severe, these symptoms are normal:
- Shoulder pain
- Scratchy or sore throat
- Swollen belly (bloated) and crampy
- Some discharge or bleeding from your vagina
You should be able to do most of your normal activities after 2 or 3 days. But, you should avoid heavy lifting for 3 weeks.
Follow these guidelines after your procedure:
- Keep your incision areas clean, dry, and covered. Change your dressings (bandages) as your doctor or nurse told you to.
- Do not take baths, soak in a hot tub, or go swimming until your skin has healed.
- Avoid heavy exercise for several days after the procedure. Try not to lift anything heavier than 10 pounds (about a gallon jug of milk).
- You can have sexual intercourse as soon as you feel ready. For most women, this is usually within a week.
- You may be able to return to work within a few days.
- You may eat your normal foods. If you feel sick to your stomach, try dry toast or crackers with tea.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if you have:
- Severe belly pain, or the pain you're having is getting worse and does not get better with pain medicines
- Heavy bleeding from your vagina on the first day, or your bleeding does not lessen after the first day
- Fever higher than 100.5 °F or chills
- Pain, shortness of breath, feeling faint
- Nausea or vomiting
Also call your doctor if your incisions are red or swollen, become painful, or there is a discharge coming from them.
Mishell DR Jr. Family planning: contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 14.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Sterlization for men and women. ACOG Education Pamphlet AP011. February 2005. Accessed February 4, 2011.
Review Date: 2/28/2011
Reviewed By: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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