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Mean Betty: Anna Dello Russo's H&M Collection Is Going for HOW Much on eBay?!
Anna Dello Russo's collection for H&M has hit eBay—at EIGHT TIMES its retail price. Meanie wonders just how greedy the world has gotten!
-Mean Betty
Oh, kittens. Do you ever wonder exactly what is wrong with the world? Meanie certainly does, especially when she hears about such incidents as this. Butler dear, would you hand Meanie another mimosa, please? She's going to need some extra fortitude to get through this difficult time.
Ah, that's better. Now then: What's this all about? Allow Meanie to enlighten you:
The Anna Della Russo for H&M collection hit stores last Friday, and predictably, the pieces were gone in the blink of an eye, snapped up by determined fashionistas unafraid to elbow their fellow shoppers out of the way in their quest for the perfect pair of boots or a blinged-out set of sunglasses. In the event that you weren't able to partake in the shopping stampede yourself (Meanie, for example, stayed far, FAR away), you can still snap up the pieces on eBay… IF, that is, you are willing to pay as much as eight times their regular retail prices. Is Meanie alone in feeling absolutely sickened by this?
Take, for instance, this feathered hat, which retails for $149:
Listings on eBay for that very same hat give it a "Buy It Now" price of $529.99.
Read Mean Betty: Why on Earth Would Anyone Need a Dress Made of Black Diamonds?
Or consider this turquoise hard shell suitcase, which also retails for $149:
On eBay, that selfsame suitcase had bids upwards of $500 and a "Buy It Now" price of $1,200. $1,200 for a $149 suitcase?! Who in their right mind would make that sort of purchase? And perhaps even more pressingly, who in their right mind could in good conscience make a listing like that in the first place?
What is it about high-end designer collaborations with lower-end stores that seems to bring out the worst in us all? On the one hand, Meanie—who is definitely a connoisseur of the finer things in life—can understand the draw of owning a limited-edition, extremely exclusive piece; she can understand it even more knowing how the prices of these collabs compare to their standard retail prices. But simply put, exclusivity and lower prices does NOT, under any circumstances, excuse the greed which emerges in their presence.
Remember that couple who hoarded the entire Jason Wu for Target collection? Or the Missoni for Target debacle of 2011? To be fair, the Missoni disaster was less because of greedy shoppers and more due to Target's poor organization; but some of those shoppers who were lucky enough to snap up those pieces took the opportunity to profit off of it anyway. In any event, such behavior totally undermines the point of these collabs: That is, to bring designer goods to those who may not be able to afford designer prices (and kittens, let's face it, most of us are not JLo or Beyonce).
Perhaps it's simply human nature to exploit weaknesses and turn them into strengths; but if it is, Meanie can think of a million better ways this foible of ours could be put to use than causing prices for goods such as these to skyrocket—especially as these particular goods are ultimately not at all necessary for our survival.
Oh dear. Meanie has just had a thought. Say that we reach a point where this sort of behavior is happening surrounding goods which ARE necessary for our survival? Say, in a post-apocalyptic scenario? Horrors! Is there no hope for human beings at all?!
Butler, dear? Meanie is going to need something a little stronger than a mimosa this morning…
Mean Betty


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(Cleveland) - A deadly gas station robbery early Tuesday on Cleveland's eastside.
Two people were shot during the robbery of 'Biggie's Food Mart' gas station about 4am at East 55th and Cedar Avenue.
Three suspects walked into the store and whipped out guns. That's when bullets flew and 48-year old Mohammed Ismail of Cleveland was fatally shot in the back, the other in the torso and arm.
Both were taken to the Metro-Health Medical Center in Cleveland where the 48 year old was pronounced dead.
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Gastric bypass surgeryBariatric surgery - gastric bypass; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Gastric bypass - Roux-en-Y
Gastric bypass is surgery that helps you lose weight by changing how your stomach and small intestine handle the food you eat.
After the surgery, your stomach will be smaller. You will feel full with less food.
The food you eat will no longer go into some parts of your stomach and small intestine that break down food. Because of this, your body will not absorb all of the calories from the food you eat.
See also: Laparoscopic gastric banding
You will have general anesthesia before this surgery. You will be asleep and pain-free.
There are two steps during gastric bypass surgery:
- The first step makes your stomach smaller. Your surgeon will use staples to divide your stomach into a small upper section and a larger bottom section. The top section of your stomach (called the pouch) is where the food you eat will go. The pouch is about the size of a walnut. It holds only about 1 ounce of food.
- The second step is the bypass. Your surgeon will connect a small part of your small intestine (the jejunum) to a small hole in your pouch. The food you eat will now travel from the pouch into this new opening into your small intestine. Because of this, your body will absorb fewer calories.
Gastric bypass can be done in two ways. With open surgery, your surgeon will make a large surgical cut to open up your belly. Your surgeon will do the bypass by working on your stomach, small intestine, and other organs.
Another way to do this surgery is to use a tiny camera, called a laparoscope. This camera is placed in your belly. The surgery is called laparoscopy.
In this surgery:
- First, your surgeon will make 4 to 6 small cuts in your belly.
- Then your surgeon will pass the laparoscope through one of these cuts. It will be connected to a video monitor in the operating room. Your surgeon will look at the monitor to see inside your belly.
- Your surgeon will use thin surgical instruments to do your bypass. These instruments will be inserted through the other cuts.
Advantages of laparoscopy over open surgery include:
- Shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.
- Less pain.
- Smaller scars and a lower risk of getting a hernia or infection.
This surgery takes about 2 to 4 hours.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
You will usually not have weight-loss surgery unless you cannot lose a large amount of weight and keep it off by dieting, changing your behavior, and exercising alone.
Doctors often use the body mass index (BMI) and health conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure to determine which patients are most likely to benefit from weight-loss surgery.
Gastric bypass surgery is not a "quick fix" for obesity. You must diet and exercise after surgery. You also need to know about the risks of surgery, and what your life will be like after the surgery.
Gastric bypass is major surgery and it has many risks. Some of these risks are very serious. You should discuss these with your surgeon.
Risks for any surgery or anesthesia include:
- Allergic reactions to medicines
- Blood clots in the legs that may travel to your lungs
- Blood loss
- Breathing problems
- Heart attack or stroke during or after surgery
- Infection, including in the cut, lungs (pneumonia), bladder, or kidney
There are a number of risks for any weight-loss surgery. There are also risks that are more likely after gastric bypass surgery.
Before the Procedure
Your surgeon will ask you to have tests and visits with other health care providers before you have this surgery.
If you are a smoker, you should stop smoking several weeks before surgery and not start smoking again after surgery. Smoking slows recovery and increases the risks of problems. Tell your doctor or nurse if you need help quitting.
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
- If you are or might be pregnant
- What drugs, vitamins, herbs, and other supplements you are taking, even ones you bought without a prescription
During the week before your surgery:
- You may be asked to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), vitamin E, warfarin (Coumadin), and any other drugs that make it hard for your blood to clot.
- Ask your doctor which drugs you should still take on the day of your surgery.
- Prepare your home for after the surgery
After the Procedure
Most people stay in the hospital for 3 to 5 days after surgery. In the hospital, you:
- Will be asked to sit on the side of the bed and walk a little the same day you had surgery
- May have a (tube) catheter that goes through your nose into your stomach for 1 or 2 days. This tube helps drain fluids from your belly.
- May have a catheter in your bladder to remove urine
- Will not be able to eat for the first 1 to 3 days. After that you can have liquids, and then pureed or soft foods.
- May have a catheter connected to the larger part of your stomach that was bypassed. It will come out of your side and will drain fluids.
- Will wear special stockings on your legs to help prevent blood clots from forming.
- Will receive medicine through shots to prevent blood clots
- Will receive pain medicine. You will take pills for pain or receive pain medicine through an IV, a catheter that goes into your veins.
You will be able to go home when you:
- Can eat liquid or pureed food without vomiting
- Can move around without a lot of pain
- Do not need pain medicine through an IV or given by shot
Outlook (Prognosis)
Most people lose about 10 to 20 pounds a month in the first year after surgery. Weight loss will decrease over time. By sticking to your diet and exercise early on you will lose more weight.
You may lose half or more of your extra weight in the first 2 years. You will lose weight quickly after surgery if you are still on a liquid or pureed diet.
Losing enough weight after surgery can improve many medical conditions, including:
- Asthma
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Type 2 diabetes
Weighing less should also make it much easier for you to move around and do your everyday activities.
Bypass surgery alone is not a solution for weight loss. It can train you to eat less, but you still have to do much of the work. To lose weight and avoid complications from the procedure, you will need to follow the exercise and eating guidelines that your doctor and dietitian have given you.
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Newly installed US Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has launched a major push to encourage industry to invest in capabilities the Pentagon believes will give it the edge on the battlefield, Pentagon sources said.
Work has already started sharing his vision for what he is calling "technology offsets" both inside the Pentagon and in meetings with defense industry executives. He is expected to articulate his vision in the coming weeks and months, sources said.
The deputy secretary's focus is making sure the US military keeps its strategic advantage, even as the defense budget contracts, those with knowledge of the plan said. He is also pushing for the Defense Department to gain a greater understanding of the capabilities possessed by potential adversaries.
During a May 22 meeting with the defense industry CEOs organized by the Aerospace Industries Association in Williamsburg, Virginia, Work spoke of two major technology offsets that have allowed the US to remain an uncontested superpower since World War II: the development of nuclear weapons and networked, precision-guided munitions. Now, he is focusing on the next game-changing capability.
As part of technology emphasis, DoD is looking to introduce more innovation into acquisition plans and practices for its Better Buying Power — procurement improvement — initiatives, Byron Callan, an analyst with Capital Alpha Partners, said in a June 11 note to investors.
"That might be good for some firms that embrace change and risk but not so good for those who don't, or can't manage it," Callan wrote.
Work — a retired Marine Corps colonel and former Navy undersecretary who became deputy secretary on May 5 — began exploring these tech offsets last year when he was CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington.
The think tank just completed a review of the global defense industry led by Bill Lynn — CEO of Finmeccanica North America and a former deputy defense secretary under Robert Gates and Leon Panetta — and retired Adm. James Stavridis, dean of Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Work's technological offset initiative will serve as guidance to the defense industry, which has been pressured by Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, for nearly a year to invest more in research-and-development (R&D) projects.
Companies have argued that DoD has needed to better articulate its long-term technology strategy so R&D investments are not made in vain.
"It's really hard for industry to invest right now when they don't know what the future holds," one industry source said. "What great things are out there for companies to invest in and can they depend on those programs being there in five years after they've invested millions of their own dollars ... on developing the technologies?"
As defense business shrank in recent years, many firms have reduced their internal R&D work. With uncertainty looming indefinitely over federal spending levels, companies argued DoD needs to better articulate its future needs, so they know where to tailor investments.
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin's chairman, CEO and president, said on June 9 that her firm plans to boost its internal R&D spending by more than $30 million this year from the $700 million it spent last year. But despite the increase, the company's investment in these types of projects is still lower than the $822 million it spent in 1999.
Companies are encouraged that Work, so early in his tenure, took the time to come speak to with them about his tech offset plan, the industry source said.
But, Lynn and Stavridis argue in the CNAS report that the defense industry is moving too slowly to adjust to trends in technology and security.
Global defense companies should import and adapt more commercial technology into military weapons of the future, Lynn said at a June 11 CNAS conference.
"To maintain our technological edge, what you're going to have to see is the defense sector is going to have to become more an importer [of commercial technology] than we have in the past," Lynn said. "The balance has been more toward export."
Historically, defense companies have developed military systems — such as GPS and the Internet — which were then made available commercially.
"The model was to develop things internally and then put them out [commercially]," Lynn said.
"We still need to do that in some cases, but in many more cases we're going to have to pull commercial technologies in and militarize them and operationalize them," he said.
The Pentagon is more often using these types of technologies, such as 3-D printing and IT systems, allowing troops to use smartphones to view real-time reconnaissance information.
In the past five years, Lynn said the commercial content in defense acquisitions has risen from about 10 percent to about 30 percent.
While the jury is still out on what types of technologies will give DoD the advantage in the future, experts say cyber tools will certainly be on the Pentagon's wish list of future capabilities.
Lynn said cyber, unmanned, biology and nano technologies are among the capabilities that will shape the future.
Traditionally, when the military has downsized, leaders have invested in technologies they believe can be game changers, said retired Marine Gen. James Cartwright, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Technologies such as directed energy, cyber, electromagnetic pulse and rail guns could be those kind of game changers, he said in May.
Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, said in May that her agency is coming up with "powerful new approaches" to space systems, weapons, radar and navigation, and communications equipment. ■


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CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named W. Eric Dell senior vice-president of government affairs. Dell will assume the position on Jan. 2 and will be based in Washington, DC.
NAMA's top government affairs official oversees the association's dealings at the federal and state levels, helps build political coalitions and represents the vending industry in a variety public matters. Dell was recently chief of staff for Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), in which post he led a staff of 16 and advised on political and policy decisions.
Dell holds a bachelor's degree from University of South Carolina (Columbia) and a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is working toward an MBA at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
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Wendlandt honored in Faculty Salutes Initiative by National Football Foundation and Fidelity Investments
GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 19, 2011 – Dr. Richard Wendlandt, a professor in the Colorado School of Mines Geology and Geological Engineering Department, has been honored by the National Football Foundation and Fidelity Investments for efforts made on behalf of all faculty to the success of student athletes.
As part of the honor, Fidelity Investments will donate $5,000 to Mines for academic support services for student-athletes.
The faculty initiative is an extension of the scholar award, which honors college football's most outstanding students with scholarships for post-graduate education. The faculty award acknowledges representatives from each school with a National Scholar-Athlete Award winner for helping to foster a strong connection between academic and athletic experiences.
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Gamecocks' riverfront stadium: Field of dreams ranks in 'top 2 or 3 in country'
If opening day at Carolina Stadium is anything like the lunchtime traffic that has been cruising the new baseball stadium, coach Ray Tanner will be a happy man.
"This stadium puts us up there in the very top two or three in the country."
The Gamecocks' field of dreams has already become a huge draw for curious fans well before its debut in a season-opening series against Duquesne on Feb. 21-23.
And Tanner expects those fans all to converge for the coronation of the much-anticipated riverfront stadium.
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"We're hoping for standing-room only," he says. "It's a beautiful stadium for our supporters and loyal Gamecock fans. We're hoping for a beautiful day in late February to open Carolina Stadium.
"Because of the way the stadium is laid out, people have been able to drive by and look down at it. It's become a destination. People drive by on their lunch hour.
"So many have told me that they have swung by and looked inside--some even when they're not supposed to."
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Tanner can forgive those trespasses to a new home that "meets every expectation."
"It's a great venue," he continues. "We have some outstanding facilities in our conference--Arkansas, and LSU is about to open a new stadium. But this stadium puts us up there in the very top two or three in the country."
The stadium has 5,400 permanent seats but will hold about 8,000 fans with additional bleachers in left field and and a grassy picnic location on a berm behind right field.
Home dates against Clemson on March 1 and April 22 are sure to push the capacity higher and set attendance records that will be contained not by the fans' enthusiasm but by the fire marshall's count.
River, Palmetto trees set the scene
A view from home plate takes in the Columbia skyline. The stadium's third-base side is adjacent to the Congaree River, and the facility will connect to the Three Rivers Greenway. Home runs to left or right field could hit one of the two dozen Palmetto trees planted behind the outfield fence.
The stadium represents the first major footprint in the river district of Innovista, the University's urban research and innovation campus. "We're a stone's throw from the Greek Village and the Colonial Life Arena," Tanner says.
"It's a tremendous location. There's nothing I don't like about it."
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Integrated Water Resources Management
The competition for available water resources in much of the developing world is growing rapidly due to ever-increasing and conflicting demands from agriculture, industry, urban water supply and energy production. The demand is fueled by factors such as population growth, urbanization, dietary changes and increasing consumption accompanying economic growth and industrialization. Climatic changes are expected to further increase the stress on water resources in many regions.
The traditional fragmented approach is no longer viable and a more holistic and coordinated approach to water management is essential. This is the rationale for the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach that has been accepted internationally as the way forward for efficient, equitable and sustainable development and management of the world's limited water resources. The emergence of climate change as a major new threat that primarily manifests itself through the hydrological cycle underscores the importance of incorporating climate change adaptation in the water sector.
UNDP assists countries to achieve equitable allocation, develop capacities and implement integrated approaches to water resources management through adaptive water governance to reduce poverty and vulnerability, sustain and enhance livelihoods and protect environmental resources.
UNDP's Response
- Transboundary Waters Programme
Through its Transboundary Waters programme, UNDP is supporting over 100 countries in the preparation of shared waters governance frameworks in some of the world's most important shared waterbodies such as the Nile, Okavango, Orange/Sengu, Senegal and Niger river basins in Africa; the Danube, Dnipro, Tisza and Kura rivers in Europe; Lake Chad and Lake Tanganyika in Africa; the Artibonito River basin in the Caribbean; and Lake Baikal, Lake Peipsi and Lake Prespa in Europe/CIS. UNDP supports joint 'fact finding' by countries to identify and agree upon priority issues and their causes, and helps countries to prepare and implement joint action programs of governance reforms to address priority challenges.
- UNDP Water Governance Facility at Stockholm International Water Institute
The Water Governance Facility provides policy advice and technical support to developing countries to promote progress on MDGs. WGF works in multiple thematic areas, including integrated water resources management (IWRM), transboundary water, water supply and sanitation, water adaptation to climate change, gender and capacity development. It promotes water governance knowledge development and exchange of water reform experiences and best practices. WGF works through the UNDP framework and operates in close collaboration with UNDP regional and country offices. The Water Governance Facility:
- Develops and supports development and implementation of projects and programmes.
- Designs new tools and methodologies for addressing and working with water governance related issues.
- Enhances knowledge on water governance issues through publications, capacity building activities and training programmes.
- Contributes to international monitoring and assessment processes.
- Cap-Net – Network for Capacity Building in IWRM
UNDP recognizes the key role of capacity building to manage competing demands and improve equity and efficiency in water use and management. Through the international network for capacity building in integrated water resources management, Cap-Net, UNDP is scaling up local capacity development through strengthening of capacity building networks, developing and sharing tools and training materials, sharing and exchanging experiences and supporting delivery of capacity building.
Cap-Net is made up of a partnership of over 20 autonomous regional and national capacity building networks and three thematic networks linking more than 300 capacity building institutions and knowledge centers across the world. The programme receives core support from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sida and the EU and its global secretariat is hosted by the Water Research Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
- Mainstreaming Human Rights and Gender Equality
Equality and non-discrimination, participation and accountability are core concerns of water governance. UNDP promotes the practical implementation of a human rights based approach in its work to improve water resources management and access to water supply and sanitation. Developing experience, lessons learned and guidance aims to improve the capacity of water professionals and development practitioners to mainstream human rights in policies and programmes.
UNPD also emphasizes the importance of addressing gender equality in water initiatives to ensure more equitable water resources management and human development opportunities for both women and men. UNDP supports capacity building to mainstream a gender approach to water. Tools, such as the Resources Guide on Gender and Water Management, assist practitioners to incorporate gender perspectives to improve efficiency, sustainability and equity in water resources management and water supply and sanitation.
- Small Island Developing States IWRM Programme
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are particularly vulnerable to increased stresses on water resources as populations grow. With limited land resources and even more limited fresh water resources the pressures of economic development coupled with climate change associated climate variability make water shortages, flooding, soil erosion, pollution and salinisation a present day reality.
UNDP, in partnership with UNEP, is presently supporting all Pacific and Caribbean SIDS to address these challenges through the preparation and implementation of national IWRM plans whereby the island ecosystems including land, freshwater and coastal zones are addressed in a systematic and coordinated manner. In parallel, a series of demonstration projects are piloting on-the-ground strategies for implementing IWRM at island level for up-scaling and replication in other islands. The aim of the support is to improve the assessment and monitoring of water resources, reduce water pollution, improve water use efficiency, access to technologies and strengthen institutional arrangements. A similar program is in preparation for the SIDS around the African continent and the Indian Ocean.
- Promoting IWRM in Central Asia
In Central Asia, UNDP has started a 5.4m USD project together with the European Commission to promote IWRM and foster transboundary dialogue. The focus lies besides policy and institutional reforms in supporting the governments to develop national investment and development strategies, accompanied by a number of demonstration projects in the areas of rural water supply and sanitation irrigation efficiency and small-scale hydropower. The project works also on transboundary level aiming at facilitating cooperation on shared waters and contributing to developing bilateral activities. Capacity building on IWRM approaches and tools, and supporting IWRM dialogue are amongst the priorities on the regional level. Climate change adaptation issues are also addressed as the region is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change, and water stress could become even more severe than at present.


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Koh Samui & The Monkey
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Cuisines: Asian, Caterers, Thai, Bar & Grills
Alcohol: Yes, Full Bar
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Price Range : Average
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Good Thai in the city!06/29/2009
I recently moved to San Fran from Seattle and one thing I miss is the great thai place I would frequent on cold days for a bowl of oh-so-good tom yum kung!
I've been on the hunt for a place that measures up and a coworker of mine suggested koh samui
I msut say that their menu is extensive and offers anything and everything you could possibly want when craving thai food!
they also serve some good cocktails during dinner, I usually have TY KU which is perfect at cooling down that palate after those spicy dishes!
I happen to love super spicy food, but for those who dont thay have a milder selection and you can always order anything on the menu in a mild version...
I must admit that most of the btter thai places I've been to dont really worry themselves with decorating, but this place has a modern yet casual feeling to it
The service is decent and the food come out pretty fast...this might be my new thai place!
Service Was Very Poor11/29/2008
This previously was one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants. However, tonight, I ordered fresh spring rolls (rice noodles, shrimp and mint leaves), as I have done every time I have eaten at a Thai restaurant, and was brought vegetarian rolls (lettuce, cilantro and tofu). The waiter argued that he had brought spring rolls and that there were shrimp and mint leaves in the rolls. I disected the rolls for him and showed him that they were, in fact, vegetarian rolls...no shrimp, no rice noodles and no mint leaves. He then, once again, brought me vegetarian rolls and we went through this routine a total of 3 times!!! I finally gave up on the fresh spring rolls and ordered another appetizer, which arrived after we had finished our entrees. When the waiter brought us the check, he advised that he had not charged me for the rolls, which I had sent back 3 times and never ate. The situation was totally mishandled in the first place, as he should have ensured that he brought the correct dish and after serving the wrong dish 3 times, he should not have charged me for the appetizer I finally ended up ordering instead. I am really disappointed with the service I received and probably will not be back.
nice ambience01/12/2007
the service was friendly and fairly fast. the food was pretty good. my friend enjoyed his beef curry in panang sauce and i enjoyed the grilled pork chops with mango salad. however, if i am back in san francisco, i would probably try a different thai place.
Best Thai food Ever12/24/2006
Four of us went to dinner here and ordered a sampling of appetizers and main courses, and we were blown away. It was DELICIOUS! I highly recommend as starters the Mieung Kum (magical concoction to be eaten on a large spinach leaf, wow!), fried pea shoot salad (one of the specials), and for main courses, the Madame Sea Bass, the Seafood Claypot, and we had a side of the spicy green beans with crushed peanuts. On a previous visit I had also tried something from the specials menu that was a marinated sauteed beef (emperors beef). Half of us liked the fried corn patty starters, others found them too doughy. The chicken curry was ""correct"" as they say in France (as you would expect). Staff was friendly, and service was prompt. The worst thing about the place is the bar chairs, which I sat on on a previous visit, and both my friend and I found those chairs uncomfortable, digging into the backs of our thighs. So go, try new things, take recommendations from the staff, and some of the above items! It is delicious! One of us walked out saying it was the best Thai food they had ever had, and none of us disagreed, even those of us who had been to Thailand.
Bad Experience! Hair in my drink! Cold Food!12/03/2006
Have been to the place a few times mainly due to convenience. Had ok experience before but this time just did for me. Found my food cold, my husband's drink had a big piece of hair. The worst thing is that when we shared our concern with the waiter politely, he said that all he could do was to say sorry. Then we asked to speak to the manager, apparantely the manager is not there on Sundays. Then the waiter rudely gave us our check and we left our food pretty much untouched. Will not go back again ever ever...
Authentic Thai Food11/15/2006
I felt like I was in Koh Samui...excellent food, excellent service, beautiful decor. Even the dishes were beautiful. We dined as a large group on a weekday but I would definitely consider it for a date night!
trendy thai11/15/2006
Fitting in with the SOMA scene, Koh Samui is a very stylish space with some excellent food. The dining room fills up quickly, but the bar usually seems fairly empty. The pumpkin curry is a must, and is the one dish I always get. They do not have as many noodle dishes as other Thai restaurants, but the menu is definitely interesting.
Fantastic curry, nice atmosphere11/05/2006
Some friends and I went here for the first time this weekend, and we were not disappointed. We all tried something different, and everything was delicious -- especially the red curry vegetarian dish! The waitress didn't seem very knowledgeable, but was friendly enough. The atmosphere was nice- lively but not too loud. We'll definitely be back !
The Best Pumpkin Curry10/19/2006
I am obsessed with this restaurant. The pumpkin curry is to die for. There are big pieces of the pumpkin and the sauce isnt too spicy but has an edge. Delicious peanut beef over wilted spinach leaves. They also have a variety of thai beers to try which is kinda fun. I could eat here every night...
Average at best09/05/2006
I love thai food and being a neighbor to this place, thought it would be convenient to have a local take out joint. The food is forgettable, it really is. The crispy tofu was underwhelming and basic - fried tofu with sweet chili sauce from a bottle. How creative is that? They also have tiny portions for most of their dishes and I could not help to think...why bother? It is clear that the chefs at this place either do not understand thai food or, worse, just do not care. I would not drop another $50 here, when there are so many other great thai places in the city and in fairly close proximity to this one. It is over-priced yuppy chow, typical for the neighborhood.
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Two sisters, 8 and 10, were playing alone in Palmquist Park (350 E. Center Street) on Wednesday evening when a man dressed all in black and wearing a black mask tried to grab one of them, said North Salt Lake police Sgt. Matthew Gwilliam. The sergeant did not know which girl the man tried to grab.
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the monk who is
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Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote:In the Pali, we can clearly see the connection: the sankharas, the active constructive forces instigated by volition, create and shape conditioned reality, especially the conditioned factors classified into the five aggregates and the six internal sense bases, and this conditioned reality itself consists of sankharas in the passive sense, called in the commentaries sankhata-sankhara.
Further, it is not only this connection that is lost to view, but also the connection to Nibbana. For Nibbana is the asankhata, the unconditioned, which is called thus precisely because it is neither made up by sankharas nor itself a sankhara in either the active or passive sense. So, when the texts are taken up in the Pali we arrive at a clear picture in fine focus: the active sankharas generated by volition perpetually create passive sankharas, the sankhata dhammas or conditioned phenomena of the five aggregates (and, indirectly, of the objective world); and then, through the practice of the Buddha's path, the practitioner arrives at the true knowledge of conditioned phenomena, which disables the generation of active sankharas, putting an end to the constructing of conditioned reality and opening the door to the Deathless, the asankhata, the unconditioned, which is Nibbana, the final liberation from impermanence and suffering.
the monk who is
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"Even so, Vaccha, any physical form by which one describing the Tathagata would describe him: That the Tathagata has abandoned, its root destroyed, made like a palmyra stump, deprived of the conditions of development, not destined for future arising. Freed from the classification of form, Vaccha, the Tathagata is deep, boundless, hard to fathom, like the sea. 'Reappears' doesn't apply. 'Does not reappear' doesn't apply. 'Both does & does not reappear' doesn't apply. 'Neither reappears nor does not reappear' doesn't apply.
He shouldn't engage in lying, shouldn't create a sense of allure in form, should fully fathom conceit, and live refraining from impulsiveness;
He, the thinker knowing both sides,
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He knowing both ends is not soiled in the middle.
Bhikkhus, contact is one end, the arising of contact is the second end, the cessation of contact is the middle. Craving is the seamstress.
According to one interpretation that came up at this symposium, the one-end means the six internal bases and the second end means the six external bases and the middle is consciousness.
By consciousness is meant the six kinds of sense-consciousness. So according to this interpretation too, we find at consciousness becomes the middle as a result of reckoning the sense and its object as two ends. It is as if two pegs have been driven as eye and forms for the measuring that is implicit in sense-perception.
Bhikkhus, contact is one end, the arising of contact is the second end, the cessation of contact is the middle. Craving is the seamstress.
Vepacitta wrote:Well, if contact has ceased, then there won't be craving (as there needs to be contact for craving to occur) so, if there's no craving - one isn't soiled, one isn't adhering (due to craving)
one is stainless in the absence of craving - because it's craving that'll 'getcha' every time ... once you crave - you're sucked in and start to cling - leading to becoming and birth - the whole merry go round ...
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An Inland Empire assemblyman is seeking to expand a 1995 law that allows teachers to carry concealed weapons on campus.
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"If you had someone who could bring an armed response prior to the authorities getting there, maybe 20 kids don't need to die today," said Donnelly, in reference to the December massacre of 20 first-graders and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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"In 1995, they obviously felt it was important to not deny that right to teachers who feel that need," Donnelly said. "A.B. 202 just reiterates existing law."
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Donnelly said he expects public debate at the district level over whether to pay for teacher training to put would-be shooters on notice that at least some teachers are armed.
Donnelly held his news conference only hours after the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee nearly 2,400 miles away held a hearing on firearms legislation.
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"I come from a military family. My dad was career military. My husband was a Navy pilot. We don't keep guns," she said.
"You know, I have great respect for guns," she continued. "It takes a great deal of training for a police officer to shoot a weapon in action. Teachers are teachers. And if you think about elementary teachers, elementary teachers just love kids. They're not gonna go packing and sit on the floor on the rug and read to the kids with a gun at their hip."
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"I believe the Democrats care about the kids just as much as Republicans," he said. "I don't think this is a left or right issue."
Donnelly, newly re-elected to represent the vast 33rd Assembly District, which ranges from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Colorado River, said he's heard from "hundreds and hundreds" of teachers who already have concealed weapon permits.
Upland Unified School District interim Superintendent Sherri Black said the district has been looking into bolstering security procedures but had no interest in Donnelly's bill.
"A single security officer or somebody who is holding a gun, at this point, we don't see that as something we'd be interested in looking at," Black said.
This is not the first time Donnelly has been in the news on a gun-related issue. On Jan. 4, 2012, he was arrested after carrying a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage when boarding a flight at L.A./Ontario International Airport before boarding a flight to Sacramento.
Donnelly did not have a concealed weapon permit. He pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges, was sentenced to 36 months of probation and had to pay a fine and fees totaling $2,215.
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The greening of Patterson Hall has brought home the gold.
The women's residence hall, built in 1962 and reopened in August 2011 after a major renovation, was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Patterson's renovation included a conversion to suite-style units, all new furnishings and an updated lobby. Some important structural elements were also added such as seismic reinforcement, sprinklers for fire suppression and an upgrade to the fire detection systems.
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"Patterson Hall has been transformed from an outdated, inefficient dorm to an environmentally-sensitive, state of the art, fresh living and learning center," Luna said.
The residence hall is home to 544 women, along with the University Housing offices which are located in the lower level.
Patterson is the latest USC residence hall honored with a LEED designation. Green (West) Quad, which opened in 2004, was awarded a LEED Silver rating in 2005. The Honors Residence, which opened in fall 2009, received a Gold rating in 2010.
The design of the new Darla Moore School of Business, under construction at Assembly and Greene streets, incorporates goals for earning a LEED Platinum certification and a Net-Zero rating, (meaning that it will generate as much energy as it consumes).
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Hungry Planet authors and award-winning photojournalists Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio will deliver a Visiting Scholars lecture on Thursday, February 7 in the Festival Ballroom. The talk, titled "The World on a Plate: A Global Photographic Feast" will begin at 6:30pm, preceded by an exhibit reception at 5:30pm in the Prism Gallery.
The lecture, which is a result of a partnership between OESS, The Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence and many other university collaborators, will be free and open to the public.


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Hello everyone. I had never heard of BackTrack until it showed up on digg. It seems like a cool program to play with so I downloaded the iso and burned to disk. However, when I attempt to boot from the disk I am unable to enter the correct username and password. I am told that root/toor is incorrect. I am using a Dell Inspiron core duo laptop with 1 gig ram. Did I get a bad iso? The MD5 matched so I am not so sure that is the problem. Any advise would be great.
What speed did you burn at?
Have you tested the CD in another system?
Well, I did try it on a desktop PC that is home built. Has AMD processor with about a gig o'RAM. Same problem there. I believe it was burned at around 24x.
Just tried to reburn the iso at 2x and I have the same problem.
did you check with md5sum? Its a kind of program which checks the iso if its the whole thing
Actually, I had mentioned earlier that the MD5 was correct. However, I am not sure what I was looking at but when I checked it again it was not correct. Just finished re-downloading the iso and burned it to cd (24x) and was actually able to login. I guess all that is left now is to learn how to use it. I need to get my wireless card installed somehow but I am sure the answer is in these forums somewhere!!
I had the same problem just check the md5 and burn the iso at the lowest speed on a NEW CD (my problem was bad disk).


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LONG BEACH — Just days before early voting begins for the June primary, six of the contenders for Long Beach's new, open U.S. House seat faced off in a forum Thursday night.
The event at Will Rogers Middle School was attended by former South Bay Republican Congressman Steve Kuykendall of Long Beach; retired doctor Jay Shah, who has run for a county supervisor seat and Congress before; state Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach; Democrat Peter Mathews, a Cypress College professor from Long Beach who has run for Congress several times; Republican Gary DeLong, a Long Beach councilman; and Republican small-business owner Sanford Kahn of Long Beach. Democrat Usha Shah, a community volunteer, did not attend.
Sponsored by the Belmont Heights Community Association and the Long Beach League of Women voters, the format of the two-hour talk limited participants to one-minute responses to questions submitted by the audience and online participants.
The panel, evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, found accord on only one topic: abortion.
Asked by turn if their stance was pro-life or pro-choice, all answered the latter.
On the economy, other domestic and foreign policy issues, the sides staked out familiar ground. Democrats spoke in defense of the government's role in job creation and social well-being; Republicans paid homage to the private sector's role in the economy and pushed for more limited government.
Kuykendall, DeLong and Kahn opposed a single-payer health care system, while Shah, Lowenthal and Mathews gave the idea their support.
"Providing good, quality health care is a basic necessity," said Shah, who claimed the United States was ranked 29th in the world in quality of medical services.
When the discussion turned to the budget, Mathews advocated for closing corporate tax loopholes and increasing taxes on the wealthy.
DeLong called the budget the single most important issue in the campaign, and agreed that tax loopholes should be eliminated because it is "the right thing to do."
"It doesn't get us where we need to go," added DeLong, who spoke of combining such measures with cuts in spending and reductions to regulations.
Each of the candidates sought more money and local authority for education, but had varying ideas on how to make it happen.
Kahn, the most conservative of the contestants, said the federal government needs to "get its butt out of education."
He suggested vouchers to pay for private and charter schools.
"You will not shake up the educational system until you introduce competition," said Kahn.
Mathews said at a federal level, two percent of the budget is spent on education while 20 percent is spent on defense.
"I tell you, we've got to reorder our priorities," Mathews said.
Reforming civil service and making it easier to fire under-performing employees was also a topic where candidates found some agreement.
Lowenthal said while there's room for improvement in the area, he is appalled by public perception of police, firefighters and teachers and their role in economic problems.
"Demonizing them without looking at everything we do is unfair," said Lowenthal.
The primary election is June 5.
The top two finishers, regardless of party, will advance to the November general election.
County elections officials may mail vote-by-mail ballots as soon as Monday.
Ballots have already been mailed to military and overseas voters.


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"#wheresmypodium" Tweeted the Lotus F1 Team throughout the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Having come close in each of the opening rounds, the obvious pace of the Lotus E20 and the unquestionable skills of Kimi Räikkönen and young hotshot Romain Grosjean, it was only a matter of time. Finally, in the Middle East, it came together.
Kimi qualified 11th, and in missing out on the Q3 cut-off he saved a set of Pirellis which would come in handy. Romain qualified seventh.
The start was scintillating from both Lotus drivers. Grosjean shot up to third, Räikkönen up to sixth. Then they set about picking off more rivals, and emerged from the pitstops second and third respectively. On soft tyres, Kimi was the faster of the pair and was allowed to overtake on Lap 24. Let of the leash, he began hunting down race leader Sebastian Vettel. Having reigned him in with DRS, and had a stab at the end of the straight, Seb and Kimi pitted together on Lap 39, the German maintaining his lead and slowly pulling away.
The Lotus is kinder to its tyres than the Red Bull but on this occasion Vettel's RB8 was able to keep a gap to the fired-up Finn. They crossed the finish line a few seconds apart, with Romain taking his first F1 podium further down the road.
Lotus now leaps from sixth to third in the Constructors' Championship, sandwiched between McLaren and Ferrari.
"It's a bit disappointing that I didn't manage to win, but at least we got a podium with both cars. We've not been 100 percent happy with how the weekends have been so far, but finally we've got some proper results, so it's an important step. I got one chance on Sebastian but I chose the wrong side under braking. In the end, there were no other chances to try. I don't like to finish second, but I'm pretty happy to be up here."
"I'm delighted and very proud of the team. We knew we had a quick car but at the beginning I think we were surprised by how quick we were. Our car is very competitive in what is a tight season so far. I think we can be very happy with what we did. Last week I earned my first points, this week I get my first podium. I'm looking forward to what comes next."
Kimi Räikkönen was disappointed not to win the Bahrain Grand Prix but was pleased for the Lotus team after the 'Iceman' achieved 2nd in the race.
A double-podium for Lotus on Sunday. First of all, what did you think of Kimi's drive to second and could he have done any more to get past winner Sebastian Vettel?
EF: It is always hard to tell if he could have passed Vettel because of the variables like the tyres, but I have to say they both drove great races. I always thought Kimi would be fast - a champion never loses the speed, but I am pleasantly surprised to see that he did not take any time to adapt to the new cars and tyres.
Romain Grosjean only scored his first F1 points last week and now he's on the podium. How good is this kid?
EF: Romain is young and obviously fast. I believe that he and Kimi are a great combination for the team.
Lotus finally showed its potential after some unlucky races. Can the team now challenge for the title?
EF: I think Lotus has an outside chance to fight for the title, and I am very happy to see that happening in the year I celebrate the 40th anniversary of my world title with Lotus.


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While some causes of San Bernardino's fiscal crisis are unique to that Inland Empire city, at least one poses a growing threat to other municipalities throughout California: pension benefits.
San Bernardino has seen its pension obligations double in the past six years, and they are soon expected to take up about 15 percent of the city's overall spending.
Similarly, cities and counties throughout California have faced a rising tide of pension expenses in recent years that has eaten up a greater share of annual revenue that could be spent fixing streets and hiring cops.
Much of that is driven by better benefits negotiated with public employee unions over the years - some when the financial markets were providing investment returns that could cover the added expense.
"There's no doubt that if you offer more generous benefits, you're digging a deeper financial hole for your city or county," said Joe Nation, a public policy professor at Stanford and former state assemblyman who co-authored a report on pensions earlier this year.
"If you look across California, the cities and counties and special districts that have offered higher levels of benefits are often the ones who are in more trouble."
The city of Los Angeles, for example, offers an average annual pension benefit to civilian workers of $46,000 - one of the highest cited in a report from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Public safety employees collected on average $61,000.
Just a few years ago, the city was facing a projected $1 billion deficit and the risk of bankruptcy, in part because of rising pension obligations. It has managed to avoid disaster by laying off workers, cutting services and working on ways to reduce retirement benefits.
Long Beach pension fix
While Long Beach officials have cut $209 million from the city budget and eliminated 811 positions since 2004, they also achieved a landmark pension reform deal last year.
The concessions from its police and fire unions will help Long Beach, the largest city in the California Public Employees' Retirement System, lower its retirement expenses by $100 million in the next decade, city officials say.
The deals involved givebacks from current employees in addition to reduced benefits for future workers.
Members of both unions agreed to up their pension pay-in from 2 percent of their salary to a full 9percent employee contribution.
Future police officers and firefighters in Long Beach will receive 2 percent of their salary as pension for each year worked and will reach retirement eligibility at age 50. Those who were already in the union before the new agreement will continue to receive 3 percent of their salary annually as pension and can retire at age 50.
The public safety employee concessions will result in $6million in savings in the next fiscal year, according to city officials.
However, Long Beach will still have to deal with deficits estimated at $17.2 million in 2013, $10.9 million in 2014 and $6.4 million in 2015, while facing a critical need to replenish a police officer corps that is being depleted through attrition.
Budget pressures have prevented funding a police academy since 2008.
Still, at no time, city officials have said, has bankruptcy been considered, because financial planning has focused on a disciplined approach that matches ongoing expenses to available revenue while resisting pressures to spend disproportionately on public safety.
County in the black
Some municipal governments, such as Los Angeles County, have so far been able to manage the growing pension costs without being forced to make severe cuts.
The county offers an average annual pension benefit to public safety workers of more than $81,000, according to the Stanford report. For nonpublic safety employees, the county's average annual benefit is $37,500.
The county has seen its spending on pensions grow by an average of 9.5 percent per year over the past decade, while L.A. city has seen it grow by 10.1 percent - and L.A. County has one of the lowest pension burdens in the state.
Los Angeles County officials said they have been dealing with the pension issue for more than three decades, when the county first withdrew from the Social Security system to use its own pension funds.
The Los Angeles County Employee Retirement System has assets of more than $40billion and is the largest county retirement plan in the United States and, last year, received $1.4 billion in contributions from its employee members.
For this year, the county is spending $1.12 billion for its retirement budget, 4.59 percent of the county's total budget of $24.5 billion.
David Sommers, acting director of public affairs, argued the county's system is considered one of the most cost-efficient plans in the nation.
"It has been reformed four times since 1977, including four separate benefit rollbacks and increased employee contributions," Sommers said.
"The state is only now beginning to discuss implementing reforms that the Board of Supervisors started over 30 years ago."
LA avoids bankruptcy
In the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa drew a line in the sand two years ago, rejecting a call by a number of leaders - including former Mayor Richard Riordan - to have the city declare bankruptcy.
Instead, the city took steps to reduce its workforce, implement some pension reforms, place workers on furloughs, consolidate agencies and impose a hiring freeze.
"We were running on fumes," City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana said in an interview last week. "We were at a point where we were borrowing money to pay our bills."
But he said the city rode it out by reducing its civilian workforce and winning voter approval to reduce pensions for newly hired firefighters and police officers. Similar reforms are being considered for the civilian workforce.
Villaraigosa has proposed to the City Council more pension reform for civilian workers. Among them is increasing the retirement age to 67, reducing health costs and eliminating cost of living adjustments.
The mayor also wants to cap pensions to 75 percent of pay after 32 years of work and cap payments for retiree health care and limit who is eligible.
Santana's office has been working on the details, but the city unions remain in opposition, and the mayor has not been able to get action taken by the City Council.
Santana said he would surrender on pension reform if the unions would give up their annual cost of living increases.
The other option, he said, is to find a new revenue source by doubling the documentary transfer tax - paid for by people who sell their homes. The tax now is $4.50 per $1,000 on the sale price of a home. Santana said they would like to double it, bringing in another $100 million a year.
Lowell Goodman, acting communications director of SEIU Local 721, said the union has argued developing a new tier will not result in an immediate savings.
And, he said, most of the union members believe it would be punishing them after they had agreed to a series of cuts over the years.
"We've done pension reform," Goodman said. "We have increased the age of retirement to 62. Most of the civilian workforce wants to continue to work. They have kids in college and mortgages. So any additional increase is ridiculous."
Staff Writer Eric Bradley contributed to this report.
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15th August 2013 10:40 PM #1
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I had a c-section with my daughter 5 years ago. My c-section healed pretty fast and after a couple of months the tenderness went away. 4 months ago, I had a c-section with my twin boys. I am still very sore. I am wondering if I should give it more time or if this is normal since I had two?
25th August 2013 07:01 PM #2
Dear Jessica,
I'm sorry to hear it is taking you a long time to recover from your c-section.
Around 8 weeks is the expected time to recover from a c-section, but it can take a bit longer then this especially if you have had twins. Did you have a 6-8 week postpartum check up?
In what way are you feeling sore? Is it the scar itself? Is it itchy? Is this all the time? In view of how long this has been going on, I would ask your doctor to check the scar if possible.
It can also take longer to heal from a c-section when you have an older child too as you get much time to rest and recover. Even more the case when you have had twins. Do you have any help with your children whilst you are still recovering?
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Brittny Gastineau with the best shiner I have seen in a long time gets the top spot for venturing out in public with her sowllen half shut eye.
Courteney Cox continues to spend every second with her boyfriend.
Cameron Diaz seems to spend every second dodging calls from Benji Madden.
Denise Richards on one of many school runs throughout her day.
Emma Stone making her way through the airport.
Ashley Greene's legs look amazing here. I know, a compliment to Ashley Greene. Time to check my meds.
Speaking of meds, Halle Berry spent yesterday on the set of her television show wearing what she wears every day.
Is Hugh Jackman still as good looking when bald?
Hayden P makes sure the paps get a good look at her baby bump.


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Burn the iso to a DVD and give it a try with that.
Are you sure that your laptop is configured to boot from an USB device?
I've ran into a little problem,
I've tried to boot backtrack several times with several different outcomes:
First time-
Used Windows 7 and unetbootin
Wouldn't show up on my hp laptop but would boot with other computers (no big deal) but it wouldn't start!!!! I tried "startx" and a bunch of other things and still wouldn't work!
Second time-
Deleted it all and re-downloaded unetbootin and the iso image
same results
Third time-
Tried unetbootin with linux. When it booted there was a countdown timer for 10 seconds
and one option: "Default"
When I selected it, nothing happened, the timer just reseted, back to 10 seconds
So I waited for the timer to go down, but when it hit "1" it just reseted itself again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fourth time-
Same with the third time, only tried r1
same results!!!!!!!!!!!
Can anyone help me do the simple task of booting backtrack?!?!?!?!??!
Burn the iso to a DVD and give it a try with that.
Are you sure that your laptop is configured to boot from an USB device?
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I had great success with "LiLi" Linux Live Disk Creator or something similarly Google-able. Made a persistent USB. Can even boot it inside Windows with VirtualBox if you choose that extra option.
Note: The persistence relies on reading-writing to an image file. The contents of which are not readily available to Windows (if you use it).
I took an 8 gig flashdrive, used EASEUS free partitioning software to shrink the partition to half and move it to the end of the available space, then used LiLi to install Backtrack onto that partition.
I then created a new primary partition at the beginning of the drive so that Backtrack, but most importantly Windows could still use half of the drive for everyday storage.
Windows only sees the first primary partition, but as far as booting from the flash drive, my computer and backtrack don't seem to mind at all that the Backtrack partition is at the end of the drive, and behind another primary partition I totally didn't expect it to work. Encrypted persistent hidden partition, anyone?
Good luck!
I was installing a new server at work last week and spent half the day banging by head against the wall trying to get the install to boot from a USB drive. Turns out those things fail after a while. Dumped it onto a different drive and *poof*, no issue. So try the DVD or if you are on a netbook that doesn't have an optical drive then try a new USB drive.Burn the iso to a DVD and give it a try with that.
Well if you are getting to the command line then Backtrack has indeed booted.I tried "startx" and a bunch of other things and still wouldn't work!
Yep, this is the issue I had with the server install. That screen means (I think) that Unetbooting installed, but can't find any boot information from the ISO it installed with so it's just presenting you that dummy screen. Once again, DVD or a new usb drive. Hope this helps!Tried unetbootin with linux. When it booted there was a countdown timer for 10 seconds
and one option: "Default"
Well, I can boot it from a DVD no problem (if I tried)
But I need it for my school's laptop,
where they removed the disk drive
But the problem might be that it's a dual boot, but I'm no expert.
So just get a new one? hmm...
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First do not mult-post. Use the edit this post button instead.
Second you don't need BackTrack for your school's computers. Now stop doing stupid stuff that can get you detention or worse.
Try actually learning something while you are there. I mean for crying out loud there is most likely a law stating you have to be there for so many years anyway.
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.


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