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WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND -- We have been buying the Simply Nourish Sweet Potato Dog Treats from Pet Smart in Westminster, MD. for almost one year and our dogs simply love them. Who knew that a dog would like dried sweet potatoes? They are a jerky treat consistency with real sweet potatoes sliced and then dehydrated. Well, they loved them until recently when instead of the treats being the center cut slices of the sweet potatoes, all we were getting in a $9.99 bag was unpeeled potato end pieces with hard skin and not much sweet potato.
My dogs started turning their nose up at them and I returned a few bags because all I got were the butt ends of the potatoes that looked like they were picked out of a trash bin and very, very few slices of good sweet potatoes.
Recently, I went to the same PetSmart and purchased a few bags of these, hoping that they had some good potato treats in them. There is just a small window on the bag for you to look at what is inside, so I took a chance and bought some. Shortly thereafter at home my dogs asked for a treat and I grabbed for the new bag of these treats.
Upon opening the bag, I went to reach inside and immediately noticed white strings in the bag stuck to the sweet potato treats. I took a treat out of the bag to examine it and noticed that the white strings looked like "white gauze" that you would put on a wound - not real thick, just strings stuck to the potatoes. My first reaction was that this was part of the dehydration process when they dried out the treat. The bag is heat sealed and appeared to have the air taken out of the bag. I knew they changed the product so I was really unsure of what it was.
I then held the bag up and looked in the clear window and that is when I found out what the strange white material/strings were: THE BAG HAD LIVE BUGS CRAWLING OVER THE SWEET POTATOES so I assume these were cobwebs. From what I could see, there were at least 4 or 5 but maybe more bugs in the bag. The bugs had been sealed with the bugs inside. I immediately called the store and talked to a woman manager, and she replied: "if you want to bring the bag back to the store, we can replace it with another bag"! Why would I want another bag when this bag had bugs in it.
I looked over the entire bag and there were no holes, rips, punctures, etc. How were these bugs still alive. I told the manager that I would be contacting the FDA to file a report with them, but that I thought she would like to know so she could pull other bags off the shelf. I triply bagged the bag of treats and put it out in my garage until I could go to the store the next day. I filed the report with the FDA and the next day visited the store. The same product was still on the shelf and no one at the store had been informed of the treats having bugs. I returned other bags of the treats which I had previously purchased but not opened and got a store credit.
The manager on duty that day had also not been informed. How does this happen? I also called the number on the bag of treats, who answered "Pet Smart"' so I assume this is their product. They took my name and address, but didn't ask for the CPU code on the bag to see what other bags came from the same place - if mine had live, crawling bugs, they had to have been put there at the time of packaging since there were no holes in the bag at all. The 2nd manager confirmed the bugs and webs in the bag which I took in to the store the next day. How was Pet Smart going to trace the product if they didn't ask for numbers?
How could this involve just one bag, there had to be more but how many people inspect the product before they give it to their pet? The reaction I got from Pet Smart from both of the managers, and the number I called on the bag was very disappointing. I didn't expect them to do a major recall of the entire product line, but I did think they would take the information from the bag, find out where it was packaged, and then follow through with notifying that plant and hopefully inspecting for some kind of infestation. For 5+ bugs plus webs to be in such a small bag, shouldn't this have some kind of safety standards in place.
I was disheartened by the way in which our neighborhood pet food chain handled this complaint. I shop in this store every week and some months more often so I am not a stranger to the employees and the manager. I didn't expect preferential treatment, I just wanted them to do something, act concerned, and make some reports or phone calls to see how bugs and cobwebs got sealed in a bag of their treats and that may be more bags are still out there.
Worse yet, maybe someone's dog(s) have gotten sick from eating a treat with either a cobweb or a bug on it and the owner doesn't know why because the incident was not made known to the public. How often does something like this happen and it is not investigated by them? I realize it was one bag with 5+ bugs and cobwebs, but how many bags haven't been sold or opened yet from that same plant? Why isn't pet food and treats more stringently regulated?
I just wanted more and expected more from the company where everyone takes their pets to on weekends and the employees seem so concerned and always ask: "what kind of pet do you have" or "how many cats/dogs do you have" when we visit their store.
Do they really care or is it just "small talk". I wanted to feel that there are standards in place and that my pets safety is their top priority. I didn't get that from the way in which Pet Smart in Westminster or the branch of Pet Smart who answered the phone number written on the bag of treats. They just seemed to act like live bugs and cobwebs found in a heat sealed bag of treats was nothing more than the printing on the bag being misspelled. They seemed more bothered and put out that I was making an issue of this.
MEDFORD, OREGON -- PetSmart Bites! Our family has rescued and cared for abandoned and injured animals for at least 38 years now. Our youngest daughter ** grew up helping us with these unfortunate creatures and as the years went by she grew to love them and our mission. ** has owned many diverse types of creatures including a red tail boa, she has cared for a baby dear in Georgia, and she has cared for horses and has owned dogs, cats and other furry creatures all her life. Therefore working at the local PetSmart in Medford at first seemed like the perfect fit for **.
Currently, ** has adopted two dogs that have been abandoned and in the past two years has spent well over $2,000.00 on them for medical care which she really can't afford working at PetSmart for $8.70 per hour. A person can see she loves the animals she bathes in the bathing room and the animals and their owners waiting in line to purchase pet friendly supplies. ** knew what was best to feed your animals and which items you would need for pet problems such as dander or skin problems just to name a few.
However, in May of 2008 ** injured her back while caring for animals as she always has. She saw the doctor and he provided her with a light duty work note. ** provided this note to Manager ** who told her there was no such thing as light duty work at PetSmart. ** not wanting to lose her job kept working even though her back was still injured even after resting and treating it for about a week. Manager ** then told ** she would cut her hours unless she sold more of their care products to customers.
At this point as her father and at her request I was now involved. I own and operate Martinez & Associates Investigations and after googling ** and many other links regarding the PetSmart culture I knew my daughter ** needed someone in her corner. The Manager did in fact make good on cutting ** hours down to between 13 and 18 hours per week. ** told her Manager she needed at least 30 hours a week to pay her rent, care for her animal friends and buy food, gas and so forth. However the punishment continued in cut hours even though ** has been with PetSmart at least 3 years and was selling as much as other employees.
I did in fact step in to investigate and bring my daughter her lunch. I never disturbed the customers but while I was trying to investigate the PetSmart in Medford, their corporate office sent me a letter stating I would be trespassing if I entered the store again. On August 15, 2009 ** was bitten by a large Akita dog while bathing the dog. During bathing the dog got its rear foot caught in the grate at the bottom of the bathing tub. ** and three other employees tried to hold the Akita while they attempted to free the foot. The dog tried to attack one of the employees who let go, then the second employee let go leaving ** to wrestle this large dog alone and try to free the foot.
The Akita bit ** ripping open her left arm and an employee from the Banfield Hospital next door came in to assist.
** has been treated unfairly, she asked the management if she could seek employment with the nearby Wal-Mart to compensate for her lost hours and she was told they would not adjust her hours or work schedule for another employer to allow her to work at another place. ** loves animals and animal owners as anyone can investigate and find out. However, Manager ** has to face the District Manager about sales and she has continued to punish ** with reduced hours.
As part of my investigation into this matter I found numerous disgruntled employees many for the same reason who have quit. I asked ** about the sales and she explained that in this economy pet owners dont always have the extra money. Upon further investigation I found that Star with PetSmart stated ** sales were up with other employees. It appears to me that the Manager ** can continue to cut ** hours, she can bring in new employees and give those 30 hours a week and this does not violate any labor laws because I have checked. However, I find it distasteful and unethical at best just another blog on the wall in goggle land for PetSmart.
LACEY, WASHINGTON -- We have two chihuahua Hearing Assist dogs that we have trained to alert us to situations in our environment that a fully hearing person would never think of twice. They allow us to function in a world that is slowly becoming silent. In order to help fit into the hearing world better, we are scrupulous about keeping them groomed, so as not to offend or aggravate the dander allergies of others. We have our animals groomed on a regular basis in our home area of Casa Grande, AZ, and are thrilled with the care they give Munchkin and BearBear. They are regularly bathed, trimmed, given sanitary clips, and generally, kept cleaner than most people.
Munchkin, especially, has problems with the hair on her feet growing into what we call 'Grinch feet.' Her usual grooming involves carefully trimming the hair on her feet, then trimming her nails. We called two months ahead of time to the PetSmart in Lacey, WA, and set up appointments to have our animals groomed, as we are in contact with our new granddaughter and sort of adopted grandson, both born within two weeks of each other three months ago. First, when Crystal called to confirm the appointments just before we left Arizona, our names had not been put in the book. Strike one.
When we arrived and dropped them off, the normal routine for PetSmart groomers is to carry these tiny (both less than 6 lbs) animals to the rear of the facility. Instead, they were drug through all this hair on the floor. Strike Two. When we picked them up a few hours later, here they came, dragging them through the hair again. We paid and left, a bit put out at the treatment of our animals by people who advertise that they care so much about your animals. We found that the feet had not been trimmed, the animals had obviously not been bathed, no sanitary trim, in fact, not much had been done at all.
On top of that, something was done to Munchkin while she was there that has us perplexed. Prior to this so-called 'grooming,' she loved everyone, as was the way she was trained. These two feared nothing and were as loving a pair as you ever saw. When we picked them up from PetSmart, Munchkin was suddenly afraid of men, and would actually try to get away from any man besides me that came near her. We are working hard to re-train her to be friendly, as most people interpret fear in an animal as a sign of a possible fear-biter. This hampers her ability to do her job.
PetSmart may have just ruined a service animal worth about ten thousand dollars, and may have made it necessary to reduce her to a common pet. We went back, and the so-called 'manager,' said we couldn't prove they hadn't bathed our animals, or that they had done anything to make Munchkin fear anyone, so they offered to trim her feet, and that was it.
We will continue to use our regular groomer in Arizona, but will warn people living in the Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater area, avoid the PetSmart groomers in Lacey. If they will do this to a service animal, what will they do to your pet? I know this is under Crystal's name, but she asked me to write this, she is so upset that she felt I should write it.
ALBANY, NEW YORK -- I had the unfortunate experience of having to enter a store called Pet Smart in a quest to find some alfalfa for some guinea pig rodent type creature my nephew has. Upon entering the store I was overwhelmed by the terrible odor. I can not even begin to describe the scent. I'm surprised my eyes did not tear up, but I almost wish they did because after I entered the doors (which I had to pull open, get some automatic doors PetSmart) I saw tons of animals roaming around the store. Many dogs with leashes, some cats wandering freely, even some type of reptile that I couldn't stand to look at.
I entertained the possibility of leaving immediately before risking injury due to these animals being allowed to run amok throughout the store, but I decided since I was only after one item to risk it. Searching throughout the aisles, I was approached by a man with a far too overzealous dog that approached and put his front paws up on my legs. I was appalled and the man told me that his dog was friendly. I told him that I didn't care how friendly his canine was and I asked this man if I looked like the kind of lady who would want something so wild and untamed licking me all over and burying its face in my nether regions. He was speechless.
After not so kindly telling this man to go take a flying leap, I continued my search for alfalfa only now smelling like a mutt and covered in dog hair. As I entered a new aisle I was confronted by a curious tabby who decided to rub up against and between my legs all the while emitting a low, guttural sound. Obviously on the verge of attack, I was able to ward it off by jabbing and poking at it with a rawhide bone. At this point, I had had enough! I approached the manager on duty and showed him my pant legs covered in animal hair.
I told him PetSmart would be paying for me to have the entire outfit dry cleaned one way or the other and demanded to know where I should send the receipt after those services were performed. He told me that he was unsure about how PetSmart would handle something like that, but in the meantime offered to provide me with complimentary lint rollers in a feeble attempt to remedy the situation. After acquiring my three free lint rollers, I had this manager show me where the alfalfa was and lead me to the check out register to avoid further attacks.
I removed my change purse from my bag thinking PetSmart couldn't charge more than 75 cents for a bag of hay, but they wanted nearly four dollars! Needless to say, I left that bag of alfalfa sitting there and left with only my lint rollers. Since this event I have been calling PetSmart every day in order to get an address to send my dry cleaning receipt before I actually get it cleaned (there is no way I am going to pay for something like this), but thus far I have only been given the runaround. This will be the last time I ever step foot inside PetSmart. From now on I will only shop at pet stores that do not allow animals!
MACON, GEORGIA -- On Sunday July 12, 2009, I took my 5 year old English Setter to his grooming appointment at 12 pm. They said he would be finished at 4 pm. I arrived back at 4 and was told it would take another 30 minutes, so I left and had to go back. I waited for a little while for someone to come out and help me and I witnessed a groomer pretty much abusing a dog. She was trying to cut his nails and he was pulling away (as expected) and at one point he fell off the table and she yanked him back up by his throat and continued to pull and yank on his paws brutally.
When Willis, my dog, was returned to me, I noticed he had a horribly uneven cut, and that there were some really long hairs that the groomer missed. Instead of complaining, I just paid and decided I would try to fix his fur when I got home. Well, when I got home he ran to his water dish like he didn't have a drink for 4 hours. Then, I grabbed a pair of scissors and started to clip the random hair the groomer missed and I saw a bunch of fleas on his bottom! My dog did not have fleas when I dropped him off! In fact, he has never had fleas! I knew he caught them at Petsmart.
When I contacted the store, and finally got in touch with the manager the next day, they offered me a free flea bath after I already went to a different store as soon as I saw the fleas and treated him with 30 dollars worth of over-the-counter remedies. What is a free flea bath going to do? Make it so that he has to sit in a cage for 6 hours while he dries and doesn't eat or drink anything? Then, he might catch some other insect infestation or disease from the unsanitary facility? No thanks. They also missed some of his nails. Some of them weren't even filed down. I will never have my dog groomed at PetSmart or purchase any of their products again.
AKRON, OHIO -- I noticed my nine year old cat was losing weight. I made an appointment with my regular vet, five days away. The next morning, I found my kitty in the basement not moving and hardly breathing. I have an emergency clinic I have used, but it was 20 minutes away. My vet is 45 minutes away. I bundled her up and took her to Banfield, which was five minutes from me. To make a five day story short, they perked her up with IV fluids, did blood work, told me she had elevated liver enzymes. They insisted on keeping her and I didn't care. They were very good about telling me what things were going to cost.
Every day for those five days, I was there three times a day visiting her, agreeing to blood work, listening as they told me other things they were uncovering. Finally, she was well enough to go home. My bill for Banfield, $2,800. Within 48 hrs, she got glassy eyed and lethargic. I called my vet, drove the 45 minutes, and the minute my vet looked at the cat, she said, "Diabetes." A $28 blood test later, it was confirmed. The cat was so far gone that trying to regulate the disease was probably going to be futile. I had her put to sleep.
I still had two cats left, so I looked up the symptoms on line. My kitty had every symptom listed for diabetes. She was a classic case. I wondered why Banfield hadn't caught it. I pondered this out loud in front of my co-workers and they ALL had stories to relate about Banfield being money driven more than pet driven. After investigating more, their credo is to get the animal, keep it, run tests, run the bill up, and take the money, all while appearing to be concerned.
I looked at my vet bill. They did over 20 blood tests on my cat and never tested for diabetes, again, all of her symptoms obvious, but I didn't know. This is why I am passing along this info to you. As is, I feel horrible and guilty for not seeing what they were doing, but all I could see was that she was feeling better; that's all I cared about. I beat myself up about "if I had gotten to the disease sooner," but my vet assures me those five days wouldn't have saved my kitty. Aside from that, Banfield made a lot of money off of my ignorance and my love for that cat.
N/A, ILLINOIS -- My Boyfriend and I owned a beautiful 2 yr old Neo mastiff named Dino. We took him to Banfield in October of 08 because he had watery stools, and was vomiting. So he was given Metronidazole for his sickness. Dino was taking the pills twice daily at 500 mg. We noticed that it did make him VERY thirsty but the watery stools and vomiting stopped. well he started to get sick little by little we noticed that he looked slimmer, very thirsty, and was just acting very different. One day we came home ( First week in December) and found our Poor Dino on the floor in a pile of blood and was having a seizure.
The scene was unexplainable and horrifying. We Rushed him to the hospital and they sedated him right away. We couldn't think of the medication that was given to him (in October) at the time so test were performed and wasn't looking good for dino. after a 1,200 + dollar bill and still couldn't determine the cause that night. Our option was to keep him over night( that meant more $) and taking him to a Neurologist the next day, or to put him down. It really wasn't looking good for poor Dino we don't know how long he was having a seizure and that of course meant brain damage. So we had to make the decision and put him down. VERY VERY hard decision.
We didn't only loose a dog we lost a friend, a protector of our family, we lost our child... So the other day I ran into the bottle of Metronidazole and did some research. found out that side affects/ overdose are:Dogs and cats: Symptoms of overdose of Metronidazole include the gastrointestinal signs (anorexia, vomiting) and neurological signs including depression, ataxia, disorientation, head-tilt, tremors, bradycardia, rigidity, stiffness, and seizures. Neurologic signs may occur due to acute overdose although they are more commonly seen in animals that are on long-term moderate or high doses (oral doses greater than 66 mg/kg/day).
Signs of chronic toxicity often begin 7-12 days following the start of treatment. After the drug is discontinued, it may be several days to two weeks before these neurological signs begin to diminish. Just wanted to pass on this info to pet owners to be aware of. We are continuing to do research and possibly take legal action if needed. Thanks for your time.
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND -- The writers of Monty Python's classic "dead parrot" skit must have had a psychic future vision of the cynicism at the PetSmart in Columbia MD. My daughter returned a very sick chinchilla that was dying in her arms. The store manager was defensive and argumentative. "We'll give it some liquids and antibiotics," he said halfheartedly before hustling the motionless animal to an unseen veterinarian supposedly in the back room. "Actually, I don't think anyone here knows how to treat chinchillas," he then confessed.
My wife and crying daughter had the humiliation of waiting in line at the service counter with the dying animal, even though she had called ahead to say she was bringing a critically sick animal to see their vet. They got about as much compassion from PetSmart as you'd expect from returning a broken toaster to Wal-Mart.
All the manager wanted to do was get the dying animal out of sight and do a hasty refund to get my family out of the store. This is sickening if it is representative of the PetSmart corporate culture. Their theme song should be from the Steve Miller Band's: "Take the Money and Run." PetSmart's managers might do better being trained to sell vacuum cleaners, which already suck.
JENSEN BEACH, FL -- I purchased several items from Petsmart, including a (approx) $40.00 dog cage. I paid with a Visa debit card. When I got to the parking lot and checked my receipt I found that they had charged twice for the $40.00 cage. I went back to the store immediately and pointed out the error to the cashier. She said that she made a mistake and called the manager to make the correction. They put through a credit, but I felt that they should certainly not charge my card the full amount. I was assured that they would not. Three days later, the full amount (including the$40.00 overcharge) was debited from my account.
When I went back for an explanation, the manager said the funds should come back soon. RIDICULOUS!!! How do you double charge someone, take the incorrect amount anyway, and tell the buyer "You'll get the refund at some point??? The manager said "We all make mistakes". My response was, "You made the mistake worse by keeping the extra $40.00 of my money anyway!" I own a business and take credit cards. The next time I am short of cash, I'll just run someone's card for $500.00 instead of $200.00, use their money to pay my bills, and return the mistake when I feel like it! Nice game PETSMART!
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK -- I started keeping fish as pets last week. Originally I picked up a couple of items at Wally-world but then I started going to Pet Smart because they're more convenient to go to. The employees have been helpful - advice on how to maintain my fish tanks properly, how many fish I can realistically put in a tank, even free pamphlets on fish care for multiple breeds (I also have a betta in separate 1.5 Gallon tank). Today I picked up a second goldfish and the woman I spoke to helped me with advise on how to acclimate the new fish into the tank (15 minutes in the bag, give the other fish a snack in the meantime)...
The only trouble I had was that the filter wasn't filtering, wasn't passing any water at all, so I took it back and happened to speak to the same woman. She looked at the filter and saw what I was doing wrong - I didn't put any water in the filter. So I went home, tried that and... now it's filtering quite nicely. =) Thanks!


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Teeny boppers all over the country were thrilled to see their favorite stars flock to the 2014 Teen Choice Awards earlier tonight in Los Angeles, CA and we're bringing you all the action from tonight's main event (August 10).
She's a proud supporter of LBGT community rights, and in honor of Pride Month Demi Lovato released her official music video for "Really Don't Care."
The clip features a number of cameos too, including shots of her boyfriend Wilmer and Perez Hilton.
She's been very adamant about not sharing any details about her relationship with former "X-Factor" stylist Craig Monk, but now Cher Lloyd reveals the couple is finally married.
The 20-year-old singer took to her Instagram account with a snapshot of her and new hubby after they said "I Do" in a private ceremony on Monday (November 18).
Music fans in Amsterdam weren't the only ones having fun last night (November 10) as MTV also held a telecast of the 2013 Europe Music Awards here in the States.
With the MTV EMAs on Sunday (November 10) in Amsterdam, the cable network decided to throw a telecast party for the show in New York City.
Co-hosting the big event is "Glee" star Darren Criss, British singer Cher Lloyd and MTV's Andrew Schulz.
Enlisting some starpower for her new single, Cher Lloyd features T.I. in the song "I Wish."
In the newly-released music video, the "Swagger Jagger" singer works as a cocktail waitress when the suave southern spitter comes in.
She's made quite a name for herself in the music industry all thanks to "The X Factor" and now Cher Lloyd is rocking the cover of Inked magazine's August 2013 issue.
While donning a gorgeous 1950s-inspired bikini for the Gomillion and Leupold-shot spread, the "Want U Back" hitmaker dished about her first tattoo and taking new risks for her latest album.
Making a big career move to expand her audience, Cher Lloyd will turn from singing to acting, appearing on the show, "Big Time Rush."
Though her first foray won't be much of a stretch as the "Swagger Jagger" singer will play herself on Thursday's episode (May 9).

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If you're really having issues with your gfx drivers, you can always try envyng
Its gotten me out of some pretty annoying situation in the past. Will probably do what you need.Code:apt-get install envyng-core
I have just done a fresh install of bt4 and the only thing that i cant get to work properly is my Nvidia card.
Here are some details
root@bt:~# lspci | grep nVidia Cor
root@bt:~# cat /etc/X11/xorg.confCode:00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI-X GeForce Go 610 0 (rev a2)
root@bt:~# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log.oldCode:# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Tue Nov 4 14:07:17 PST 2008 Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "extmod" # Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Unknown" HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
last things to mention im using drivers got through apt getCode:(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled. (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (II) UnloadModule: "wfb" (II) UnloadModule: "fb" (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found
which are listed to work with my type of card.Code:apt-get install nvidia-glx-177
Im using the module nv right now but that cant get me any direct rendering and such.
So any help appriciated i've been searching through google but without luck.
If any more outputs are needed just say so.
Thanks in advance
If you're really having issues with your gfx drivers, you can always try envyng
Its gotten me out of some pretty annoying situation in the past. Will probably do what you need.Code:apt-get install envyng-core
I've been trying to get the name of that utility , but couldnt remember (i know it fixed the problem in Ubuntu) hope it will work Thanks
I always have much better luck with the drivers from nvidias web site rather than package management.
it says something like no precompile kernel headers etc etc .. soo im thinking its a bad symlink to the kernel . but nvm it says that 173 nvidia should be recomended so ill just try to apt-get it
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.
I got it working yesterday
The thing was i had to apt-get the drivers and then download from Nvidia site the SAME driver(180.22 in my case) reset x run the downloaded one and woala


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Convertible LED Taillight Install
Ordered LED tailights from DDM Tuning for $270 + shipping. Here's the box. It could have been packed better. They are Eagle Eyes LEDs. No instructions were included.
New lights.
Rear view of driver's side LED taillight.
View of interior trunk light. Note two screw holes (see red arrows) and resistor pack (yellow arrow). Remove the two screws and set aside. Instead of a tab, like the old interior light, the new interior light will be attached with these two screws. Disconnect the white connector and twist and remove the bulb connector from the rear of the interior light assembly.
Remove the trunk bed cover, left and right black plastic trays, and pull back the gray insulation.
Push plastic tab and remove the existing driver's side interior light. Disconnect the black wiring harness (see green arrow).
Using a 10mm socket, remove 3 nuts that secure the taillight housing. The 3rd nut is way behind the gray insulation (see yellow arrow).
After removing the 3 nuts, gently slide the taillight housing to the rear to remove it.
After placing the wiring connections through the large opening, carefully align the three bolts on the LED taillight with the three holes in the car and gently push the LED taillight into place. Tighten 3 nuts to secure the new LED tailight.
Connect the white connector and insert and twist the bulb connector (salmon colored arrow) back into the interior light. Connect the black connector from the LED tailight (green arrow) to the black wiring harness in the car.
Carefully place the black connectors behind the insulation under the interior light and place the other wiring behind the interior light. Then, while holding the interior light in place, carefully insert the two small screws into the two holes (shown in red previously) and tighten (trying to align these two screws is the biggest PITA of the install).
After securing the two screws, you are done on this side. Here's what it looks like.
There were gaps where the new LED taillight gasket did not completely cover the opening (see red arrows). I used clear silicone sealant to fill in these areas. Carefully peel back the gasket and place the sealeant between the gasket and the car.
Right side removal and installation is almost exactly the same.
There were also some gaps after the right LED taillight install (see red arrows). I applied silicone sealant here, too.
Replace all the insulation, black plastic trays and trunk bed cover.
After installing the LED tailights, carefully remove the two plastic connectors securing the insulation at the edge of the trunk lid. Then pull insulation back and reach in to push the black tab to release the bulb carrier. Carefully remove the bulb and set aside (if you don't remove the bulb, there is a good chance the insulation will pop back in place suddenly causing the bulb to break). Using a 10mm socket, remove the nut (see orange arrow) that secures the while plastic piece (see white arrow) to the reverse light lens. After removing the nut, remove the white plastic piece.
Carefully nudge the reverse lens out of the trunk. There is a lip along the outboard edge that helps secure the lens to the trunk lid.
Insert the new reverse lens, slide the new white plastic piece in place and attach the new nut. Replace the bulb in the bulb carrier and reattach the bulb carrier. Repeat for the other side. Then push the insulation back in place and attach the two plastic connectors.
New LED tailights and reverse lenses in place.
Brake lights are functional, turn signals are functional and lights are functional with NO error codes of any kind.
Total time was 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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"Their attorney, at the hearing, said they were changing the rules, not the contract," Steve Anderson said. "He's basically saying that the lease agreement is not worth the paper it's written on."
For starters, sewer and water fees had been included in the monthly lot rent, but a May notice to residents announced that individual metering devices would be installed on their homes and those utilities would be charged separately. To offset that increase, lot rents would drop by $18.
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In June, the Andersons filed their complaint for breach of contract in 3rd District Court, which Judge Anthony Quinn dismissed in late October. The couple have since amended their complaint and have asked for a jury trial in the case.
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Cottonwood Coves residents also received notice in November that lot rents would increase to $537 per month as of Feb. 1. For the Andersons, it means a $39 bump.
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Robison, who said he's owned the 16.5-acre park since 1999, expressed confidence that the Andersons' amended complaint will also be dismissed. When asked about the rent and fee changes, he said "it's just business, it's what we have to do it's what landlords have to deal with all the time." He then declined further comment.
The 168-site park at 300 E. Gordon Lane was established in 1962. Murray Mayor Dan Snarr said he's had numerous meetings with representatives of the Cottonwood Coves homeowners association who expressed the desire to have the right of first refusal to purchase their lots if the park went up for sale.
Reed Trussel, manager of Cottonwood Coves, said they get offers from prospective buyers once or twice each month.
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In a related battle, Anderson hopes to secure financing to purchase property in the Mt. Pleasant area where he and his wife can set up their home on a permanent foundation. While he's heard that such loans are possible through FHA and VA, Anderson said he has yet to find a Utah bank to oblige.
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There are many different types of hormonal birth control pills and they affect women in different ways. Most formulations contain progestin-only or a combination of progestin and estrogen. Some ladies seem to experience temporary weight gain from the pill, though it most studies have concluded that this side effect is relatively rare. Your friend should speak with the physician who prescribes her pills about trying a different formula.
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Dorothy Roth didn't have to see the movie "A League of Their Own."
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"I was ashamed. When I walked home from practice I would go two or three blocks out of my way so the girls playing tennis wouldn't see me. It wasn't ladylike to play baseball."
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You guessed it. She married him.
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She took a job teaching.
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Her son, Greg, is a pastor in California.
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Roth also was "Dorothy the Riveter" and she took flying lessons.
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Baseball is a small yet important chapter of her life.
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Or how about one of those sockets like walkmans use for headphones. It disconnects the other thing (robot) when the plug is inserted.
[...]The reason is because all these devices then become connected (ground loop), but they *might* not use the same voltage for ground (ground does NOT need to be 0v). In effect, you'll create a short and something will fry.
the Earth is allways connected (or you get in trouble with the Man).
Ground is allways 0V, unless you have very different set of legal regulations in the US, as the Ground (Earth) is connected to Neutral (the 0V reference) at the power station.
[...] a plug or something on the outside to plug in a charger,
I guess you could just use two switches to cut off the power and ground,
Sure there can be a difference, but then either Earth or Neutral is defective and needs a fix (it's usually the Earth resistance that is getting too high. I don't recall the exact max. resistance value of the Earth (and it might differ between US and Europe), but it's quite low and there are regulated test procedures.
Metal cabinet PCs running from a non-earthed outlet will be at 115V potential
IMHO, modern switching power supplies and electronics are less likely to have a ground loop with each other. I have been tying AC powered DC equipment together for a decade and never had an issue, but it is a possibility. I'm ok with frying something every once in a while, so to stop and check every time is a waste of time for me.
Think about it, just as bad as charging your robot while it's connected to your computer , so is powering your robot from a DC bench supply and have your computer connected to it. So, the only safe answer is to ALWAYS run off battery when it's connected to your computer. This isn't acceptable for me. If you wanted to be able to work on your robot while it charged but still be safe, maybe fuse both VCC and GND wires from your charger? Admin seems to be a less reckless engineer as I, so he would be a better source for safety advice.
What if the user is your grandma who happens to lean on her radiator while fiddling with your design? Never mind if a bit of hardware dies, that can be cured, but unless you have a defibrillator ready, granny will be a little harder to de-zombiefy
If it's imperative to work on the powered robot while charging, the charger circuit just have to be protected against putting out too much voltage (or too much current for that matter). A soft start (and end) won't go amiss either.
Soeren, correct me if i'm wrong, but the scenario I can think of is an old/cheap DC power supply, with no ground wire, plugged into an outlet with a poor (floating or high resistance) neutral, could end up causing trouble if it finds a better path through the DC side.
[...] at the nearest transformer station.
The output ground of the battery charger isn't guaranteed to have a 0V difference with Earth ground. If its 1V higher, and you short it with Earth ground, you have a bad ground loop.
Ummm.... I'm just gunna switch off both the power and GND whenever I'm charging the batteries...
And I don't really want to put a charger on board for two reasons... space, and I already have a really nice battery charger that I'd like to use.
What about simple power connectors? (You know, the ones that are in the back of almost every router/switch/external hard drive. The ones that have a positive center and negative outside.) [Snip pic]What do you guys have against those? I know they don't lock in, but I've never seen one fall out accidentally.


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DOWNEY - Someone backed a sport utility vehicle into the glass doors of a martial arts studio in Downey, shattering them, before driving off.
Witnesses told Downey police the suspect vehicle that damaged the Karate- Kung Fu building at Imperial Highway and Lakewood Boulevard about 2 a.m. was a white SUV, but Sgt. Perry Miller said no immediate arrests were made.


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OMAHA - Brendan McHigh had the meet of his life.
After swimming his way to a second semifinals appearance at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials there is no doubt that McHugh put things together at the right time.
Seeded 107th in the men's 200m breaststroke, McHugh blew away the field in his heat on Thursday afternoon to win convincingly in a time of 2:13.87 - well below his qualifying time of 2:20.02. In the night session, McHugh swam the fastest first 50m of the 16 swimmers in the semifinals, but was caught midway through his semi to finish in 8th place in a time of 2:14.32. Overall, he finished in 16th place in the event.
McHugh's time in the prelims was fastest through those first four heats -- and fastest through the first 11 as swimmer after swimmer who were expected to gow as low as McHugh did were unable to do so. As the top three heats began, McHugh needed to wait out some of the best in the world to reach the night session and he did with a 16th-place overall finish in the preliminary swim.
McHugh needed every tick of his 2:13.87 to advance -- 17th-place Nicolas Fink clocked in at 2:13.89 to just miss advancing. McHugh was strong early -- his opening 50m (29.61) was second fastest among the 132 entrants and his opening 100m (103.18) was third quckest.
On Monday, McHugh was 9th-fastest in the prelims of the 100m breaststroke to reach the semifinals in that event -- the first Penn trip to the semis at an Olympic Trials in program history. McHugh ended up 10th after the semis, two spots out of the final.


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It seems as if every popular magazine or newspaper I pick up has an article about ebooks, downloading content, changes in the compensation model for authors and publishers. The professional journals and newsletters I read, take those very same topics and examine them from the library perspective – how will libraries be impacted by these changes, how can we stay current and relevant to our patrons.
A recent issue of Newsweek included an article on self-publishing. One author was unable to find a publisher for his first novel, decided to upload it to the Amazon Kindle Store, sold many copies, attracted the attention of a publisher, his book was published in hardcover. This is the opposite of the usual route.
This nontraditional route is becoming increasingly common. Print-on-demand is also a rapidly developing new model for publishing. One author reports earning more money per ebook than per hardcover – basically the middleman has been cut out in that model.
I like a quote in the article: "The gatekeepers have become who they should have been in the first place: the readers." We readers decide what we want to read, in what format we want to read it, and if we want to buy it or check it out from the library. Some authors attribute the success of books published in these nontraditional ways to user generated reviews….we readers express our opinions freely and now increasingly widely.
Clearly these publishing changes will impact public libraries. We'll follow developments closely. As those who read move increasingly into ebooks and downloadable content, we'll provide more and more books in those formats too, but we'll continue to have the traditional print books for quite some time.
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Changing your ostomy pouch
Your ostomy pouch is a heavy-duty plastic bag that you wear outside your body to collect your stool ("poop"). Using an ostomy pouch is the best way to handle your bowel movements after certain kinds of surgery on the colon or smallintestine.
Your stool may be liquid or solid, depending on the kind of surgery you had. You may need your ostomy for just a short time. You may also need it for the rest of your life.
The ostomy pouch attaches to your belly, away from your belt line. It will be hidden under your clothing. The "stoma" is the opening in your skin where the pouch attaches.
Usually you can do your normal activities, but you will have to change your diet a bit and watch for skin soreness. The pouches are odor-free, and they do not allow gas or stool to leak out when they are worn correctly.
Your nurse will teach you how to care for your ostomy pouch and how to change it. You will need to empty it when it is about 1/3 full, and change it about every 2 to 4 days, or as your nurse tells you.
Getting Your Supplies Ready
Collect your supplies before you start. You will need:
- A new pouch (a 1-piece system, or 2-piece system that has a wafer)
- A pouch clip
- Scissors
- A clean towel or paper towels
- Stoma powder
- Stoma paste or a ring seal
- Skin wipes
- A measuring card and a pen
Many medical supply stores will deliver right to your home. Your nurse will get you started with the supplies you will need. After that, you will order your own supplies.
Changing Your Ostomy Pouch
The bathroom is a good place to change your pouch. Empty your used pouch into the toilet first, if it needs emptying.
After some practice, changing your pouch will get easier.
Gather your supplies. If you have a 2-piece pouch, be sure you have the special ring seal that sticks to your skin around the stoma.
Follow these steps to prevent infection:
- Wash your hands with soap and water. Be sure to wash between your fingers and under your fingernails. Dry with a clean towel or paper towels.
- If you have a 2-piece pouch, press gently on the skin around your stoma with 1 hand, and remove the seal with your other hand. (If it is hard to remove the seal, you can use special pads. Ask your nurse about these.)
- Remove the pouch.
- Keep the clip. Put the old ostomy pouch in a bag and then place the bag in the trash.
- Clean the skin around your stoma with warm soap and water and a clean washcloth or paper towels. Dry with a clean towel.
Check and seal your skin:
- Check your skin. A little bleeding is normal. Your skin should be pink or red. Call your doctor if it is purple, black, or blue.
- Wipe around the stoma with the special skin wipe. If your skin is a little wet, sprinkle some of the stoma powder on just the wet or open part.
- Lightly pat the special wipe on top of the powder and your skin again.
- Let the area air-dry for 1 to 2 minutes.
Measure your stoma:
- Use your measuring card to find the circle size that matches the size of your stoma. Do not touch the card to your skin.
- If you have a 2-piece system, trace the circle size onto the back of the ring seal and cut out this size. Make sure the cut edges are smooth.
Attach the pouch:
- Attach the pouch to the ring seal if you have a 2-piece ostomy system.
- Peel the paper off the ring seal.
- Squirt stoma paste around the hole in the seal, or place the special stoma ring around the opening.
- Place the seal evenly around the stoma. Hold it in place for a few minutes. Try holding a warm washcloth over the seal to help make it stick to your skin.
- If you need them, put cotton balls or special gel packs in your pouch to keep it from leaking.
- Attach the pouch clip or use Velcro to close the pouch.
- Wash your hands with warm soap and water.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if:
- Your stoma smells bad, or there is pus draining from it, or it is bleeding a lot.
- Your stoma is changing in some way. It is a different color, it is getting longer, or it is pulling into your skin.
- The skin around your stoma is bulging.
- There is blood in your stool.
- You have a fever of 100.4 °F or higher, or you have chills.
- You feel sick to your stomach, or you are vomiting.
- Your stools are looser than normal.
- You have a lot of pain in your belly, or you are bloated (puffy or swollen).
- You have had no gas or stool for 4 hours.
- You have a big increase in the amount of stool collecting in your pouch.
Ostomy. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Accessed December 17, 2008.
Altman G. Changing a bowel diversion ostomy appliance. In: Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills. 2nd ed. Seattle, Wa: Delmar Learning; 2000:chap 6.
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