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Greetings all:
Some background: Trying to get an ALFA AWUS036H usb wireless card working thru vmware in BT4
final. I have taken the unit apart and it is for sure a RTL8187L chipset.
Earlier versions of vmware prior to 6.5 will not power on the vm's from the download area, it
appears they were made with vmware7. Workstation 6.5 works however
before I spend the $$ to upgrade to vmware 7, here are my error messages with 6.5:
Running Vmware 6.5, BT4 final guest, WinXPSP3 host:
Alfa card is recognized by BT:
modprobe -l | grep phy
modprobe -l | grep wireless
(other returns omitted)
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semi.......RTL8187 Wireless adapter
ifconfig wlan0 up
phy0: Reset timeout!
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Connection timed out
iwconfig with no arguments shows wlan0, even though ifconfig seems not to affect the wlan0
interface up or down
airmon-ng start wlan0 returns:
wlan0 RTL8187 rtl8187 - [phy0]phy0: Reset timeout!
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Connection timed out
(monitor mode enabled on mon0)
But I don't think mon0 was actually enabled.
Anyone use this card in VMware 7? The card works fine in BT4 final if booted directly. Someone else suggested to add the rtl8187 drivers to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, and unlist the r8187 driver, reboot, but that did not work for me. But since I specifically bought this card for vmware, I would like to get working there. Can anyone recommend a patch if one exists (and if it is a driver issue?) or does it work Ok with wmware 7 and BT4 final without issues?
By work, I mean to use normally and for testing (injection) with the aircrack tools. It appears
that on the aircrack-ng "install" page under "Installing vmware image" it states vmware 6.5 is known to have problems with the rtl8187 driver. States it is unusually slow and hangs.
Maybe I should just use an earlier VMware and create my own VM.
Thanks for any help!


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Gibson, William. Distrust That Particular Flavor
Gibson, known for thoughtful science fiction exploring the ways in which technology changes human culture in impossible-to-anticipate ways, here brings his considerable talents to bear on the undiscovered country—non-fiction. Gibson's first collection of non-fiction draws from the last several decades of his writing career, with essays and articles featuring all the usual Gibsonian subjects—the rise of the Internet; the technology and culture of Japan; Gibson's own past in small-town Virginia and early discovery of science fiction; and all the ways, both small and large, that human culture has already been irrevocably altered by technologies as commonplace as radio and as pervasive as cyberspace. Many, if not all, of the articles, are grounded in Gibson's own life and experiences, adding a personal touch to a topic which could otherwise seem dry. A sly wit and a lively intelligence shine through the writing, and every article, regardless of whether its predictions have been borne out by reality, is fascinating without fail.


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The links below are for additional information, resources and forms to be used with the Family Finding program.
What is Family Finding?
From Model to Practice: Development and Implementation of Family Finding Service
Adoption Chronicle Questions - To be used for video interviewing of a child
Blended Perspectives - Preparation and Planning Meeting
Interpreting Seneca Searches
Parent/Guardian Notification of Service Initiation
Facebook Usage and Policy - Facebook can be useful for finding connections
Permanency Pact Brochure - Created by Foster Club
Team Preparation
Rating of Referring Worker
Rating of Family Involvement at Case Closure
Family Questionnaire
Initial Service Plan
Milwaukee County order to release information for purposes of Family Finding
Parent Notification of Family Finding Service
Referral and Intake Form
Funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau, Grant #90-CF-0016/01. The contents of this website do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the funders, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. This information is in the public domain. Readers are encouraged to copy and share it, but please credit Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services.


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I want to make an USB Stick, that can boot live-isos with grub2.
I've read a lot of posts about how to make it work for BT5 and now I'm stuck at this point.
I downloaded the backtrack5 gnome 32 and changed to initrd.gz with a patched one, to get the iso bootable (like discribed here http://this.is.thoughtcrime.org.nz/m...usb-with-grub2)
Now, BT5 boot screen is coming up and there are no errors, but it freezes at a certain point:
after that it doesn't go on, cursor blinks, and you can type in anything.[3.768444] usb 2-1.2 new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
Anyone an idea, what could be the problem?
What information do you need?
My Laptop is an acer Aspire 5750G:
Intel Core i5-2450M 2.50 GHz, 8 GB DDR3-1066, 640 GB SATA, DVD-RAM/R/RW, 39.624 cm (15.6 Zoll ) WXGA LED, NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M, 802.11b/g/n WLAN, Ethernet, webcam+mic, HDMI, VGA, 3xUSB
Thank you!


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Japandroids, Vaccines, more help kick off Bonnaroo
Listen to Radio Bonnaroo on iHeartRadio
Many of music's biggest acts and thousands of their fans will descend on Manchester, Tennessee over the next few days for the 12th edition of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The four-day event gets under way today with performances from the Vaccines, Alt-J, Japandroids, Father John Misty, and many more.
Paul McCartney, Wilco, and Animal Collective are among those set to keep things going on Friday, while Mumford & Sons will headline the festivities on Day Three. The British folk-rockers are coming off a tough week that saw bassist Ted Dwane undergo surgery to remove a brain clot from his brain. But the band says that won't keep them from taking the stage on Saturday.
Bonnaroo will come to a close Sunday with a headlining performance from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in addition to sets from the National, David Byrne and St. Vincent, Divine Fits, and others.
The full schedule for the entire festival is available now at Bonnaroo.com.


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Isn't Antonine a charity-run club opened with a mind to getting people in the community interested in sport. I am pretty sure it's not setup with a mind to being a professional fight gym producing a professional team. If however down the line they produce fighters then fair play to them, but DNFT will be top dogs for a long time to come yet.
My nephew trains here and has nothing but good things to say, as for a fight team I know that wont happen for a long time
For your MMA Fix, Don't Hit the Pit anymore coz its shut. MMAOfficials.co.uk
I hope they do well and do have an active MMA team in the future, would be interesting & healthy for the Scottish scene.
Asa | www.granitecitygrappling.com
Lads how div yea get a bluebelt in no gi ? Ave 2 stripes ona my white belt at karate noo so if ama blue can I be a coach ana??
Knocking cunts ott is the name o my game
leon, you're boring
I love these threads
They guy who invented Burpees , is a secret child molester
Eddie Bravo does a no-gi belt system through 10th planet, but I don't know about Royce.
Eddie uses a ranking system where he gives out tshirts instead of belts. Blue rashguard for blue belt ranking etc no need for belts when u dont have gis!!!! Not sure if these are officially recognised tho just used in his school. I thot ur level was set by ur gi level ie if ur a purple belt in bjj with gi u were purple belt in no gi for competition purposes. Again im no 100% sure and maybe different competitions use different rules.
Ive trained at the antonine gym (weights room) for couple years as its a cheap and local gym to me, and although the mma addition to the centre i.e. ring / cage / bags etc is a shiny new set up.. its not as far as im aware a dedicated 'fight team' or even an mma 'club'.
They have a mixed timetable with grappling / thai and judo etc (The judo is a separate club called Titan Judo..)
But ive never been along to any grappling sessions there as I train on/off at the d-uint and griphouse, so cant comment on the quality of the 10th planet stuff thats taught.
They have had 2 seminars so far, Dan Hardy and Ross Pearson.. F#ck knows where you got the idea Person and E.Bravo coach there??


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Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Katherine Wikoff Sep 23, 2013 1:06 PM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I think it's a great idea. I saw the article in Sunday's paper, and I wondered why a metro-Milwaukee high school hadn't thought of it.
One of my daughters took two PLTW classes in high school where she was one of only two girls. The classes weren't "sold" to girls, and most of the girls good in math and science dismissed PLTW as something they were not interested in. My daughter wound up there initially for scheduling reasons, and if the guidance counselor hadn't told her there was one other girl already enrolled, my daughter would have scrounged for something else to take. Over the course of the year she became friends with the other girl (they were partners on every project), and then the two of them decided to take the second course together.
I'm guessing a girls-only engineering class might tackle subjects and problems of intrinsic interest to girls, which my daughter's PLTW classes did not explicitly set out to do. I will say, though, that her PLTW teacher was totally open-minded when my daughter and her friend decided to reverse-engineer an eyelash curler--a project unfortunately far more difficult than the assignment called for but at the same time far more interesting to them than what the boys were working on.
One thing about the PLTW classes that surprised my daughter was how "relaxing" the daily classroom atmosphere was due to the project-based curriculum. She said it felt like being in an art class, which she really enjoyed. And she would never have guessed engineering could be like that.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Armund M. Janto Sep 24, 2013 6:00 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
If your question relates to the recent effort by Kewaskum HS to expose engineering and technology, I think what they are doing is tremendous. It is similar to the PLTW initiative, exposure, exposure. Isolating to female only classes is a little uncomforatble to me, but if that is what it takes to raise interest in young ladies who would not have had the chance, then it is worth a little discomfort. I was the only male in Home Economics class in HS, and my girlfriend was the only female in Shop class, we were both considered weird, but that was a different era, change is inevitable and desirable. I endorse it at the HS level, but don't think it works at the college level. You most certainly will still have to work in a coed work place when graduating.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Charles Tritt Sep 25, 2013 9:33 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I think it is a bad idea because world is "co-ed" so a all female class does not prepare male or female students to function in the world they will be living in. The creation of single gender classes appears to be based on the assumption that male and female students can not be taught to work together. Rather than teaching and insisting on the development of good working relationships between males and females, schools are taking the lazy way out and separating the genders. I know there is data showing "better results" in single gender classrooms, but that is exactly my point. There are problems that need to be addressed, but single gender classrooms is exactly the wrong way to address them.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Fred Blessinger Sep 26, 2013 5:49 PM (in response to Charles Tritt)
I went to an all-male engineering school (several decades ago now -- they are co-ed now).
There are some advantages to not having the distractions of having the opposite sex in your class, however it really does lead to an "adjustment' period when you get into the real world. If you used the class as an "intro" to engineering to get girls comfortable with the field I think it would be ok. However in the end all engineers (male and female) have to work with other engineers, managers, etc who are from both genders. So I believe that while an all female intro is probably a good idea (at least worth a try), you do not want to create an all-female engineering/STEM program all the way through. Make the adjustment and learn how to work/interact with both genders early on. In the long run that will make the student better prepared for the work place and allow them to "hit the ground running" in their career and in the long run make them more successful.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Sheila Ross Sep 25, 2013 10:31 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I think that if a school is seeing lopsided enrollment in STEM, the first thing to do is look inward and find out what messages the teachers and counselors are sending to the students. In HS, I had signed up for an economics class, and when it did not run due to low enrollment, the counselor suggested a secretarial prep course (we still had paper records and filing in the '90s). I doubt he would have suggested the same course to a male student. The first course of action should be to counteract these attitudes held by teachers, counselors, and parents. I think a single-gender course should be a last resort in a system that cannot otherwise be changed.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Katherine Wikoff Sep 25, 2013 10:49 AM (in response to Sheila Ross)
You're right. You and Charles Tritt make excellent points about the real problem not being the male-female ration but rather the way the course and its subject matter are represented. My daughter got along quite well with her teacher and all the boys in class. But no one reached out to girls at registration to explain how enjoyable the class could be. And as important as gears are, the curriculum itself didn't seem to emphasize helping girls recognize how gears matter to things that they (girls) are already interested in. At least not from what I saw as a parent.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Charlene Yauch Sep 26, 2013 8:08 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I think it's a good idea for young women. There is an intimidation factor that needs to be addressed. We are not going to be able to easily change the way members of society treat boys and girls (and men and women) differently. But, we can enroll young women in a gender-specific class and get them interested in engineering? That's a win in my book. We can teach them at a later time how the world really works and how to work with men in engineering. It does not make sense to me to exclude a large number of potential students because the gender-specific class is not realistic enough. I don't think more recruiting into a mixed-gender class will be as effective.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Kathy Faggiani Sep 26, 2013 9:36 AM (in response to Charlene Yauch)
I don't disagree with what you're saying, but why is the focus always on teaching women "how the world really works and how to work with men in engineering" rather than teaching all students - including men - the value of diversity and inclusivity in school and the workplace? There is solid research in design and development that clearly demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusivity in engineering, medicine, education, etc.
As a university with a mission focused on producing highly productive professionals and leaders, shouldn't we also focus on "how the world would work better" so that future leaders tap new avenues of productivity and achievement?
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Olga Imas Sep 26, 2013 8:59 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I think it is not a good idea. Sorry, Charlene Yauch. Engineers today work in the multi-disciplinary global teams, comprising of men and women of different cultures, races, backgrounds, education levels, etc. We need to foster that type of mind-set in our students. Unfortunately, there are still few women in the engineering management positions, which means women who do make it need to be able to work with men . So let's teach them that early on.
I do agree that it makes sense to organize and run programs and camps for young girls - I do that myself (GE Girls Camp at MSOE program), to get them interested in engineering, science and technology. But once "we got them," we need to make the environment as realist as possible.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Charlene Yauch Sep 26, 2013 9:35 AM (in response to Olga Imas)
Olga- It seems like you are contradicting yourself somewhat. Girls-only sessions and programs are OK for young girls to capture their interest? Isn't that what Kewaskum HS is trying to do? I'm not advocating girls-only engineering education in college; I think it is important to capture their interest, and if a girls-only opportunity allows that, then we should have more of them. If this school gets 3 girls interested in engineering with a traditional mixed-gender class, and 17 girls interested with a girls-only class, then I don't think the lack of realism is important for someone who's not yet 18 years old. These girls will have plenty of time to learn about the real world in the future. I also don't think one girls-only engineering class is going to somehow damage their ability to work with men in the future. It could actually strengthen their ability to do so by giving them more self-confidence.
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Olga Imas Sep 26, 2013 10:37 AM (in response to Charlene Yauch)
Sorry, Charlene Yauch, I was not clear. Personally, I would prefer to get more girls into co-ed engineering/science exploration programs early on, and convince them that engineering is exciting for both, girls and boys, that it is truly gender-independent. I agree with Sheila Ross that it is the mind-set of many instructors that we need to change, and work on their ability to get the girls interested and confident about their math, science, engineering skills. I do not believe that it can only be done more successfully in the girls-only classes.
I do not at all oppose girls-only programs - if that is what the girls feel more comfortable with, then I am happy to do it. If that is what will likely make them more interested in engineering, then I am definitely happy with it. But I have to ask: what is the real goal here? Is it to 1) to get girls excited about engineering in general; or 2) to get more girls interested in engineering? If we are after the number, then yes, probably, girls-only classes would be better. Kathy Faggiani made a great point about diversity though and how it enhances learning and productivity, collaboration, etc.
I have to say though that my 8-yr old girl is having a lot of fun with both boys and other girls in their lego robotics club .
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Olga Imas Sep 26, 2013 9:01 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I personally think that GE Girls Camp at MSOE could be just as successful if it was GE Girls and Boys Camp at MSOE .
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Kathy Faggiani Sep 26, 2013 9:30 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
I've read a great deal of the research on "women only" educational experiences and understand tthat this approach has high rates of effectiveness. However, I take issue with the idea that this is the best solution for engaging women in STEM fields. Why treat the symptom rather than the cause? The real issue is that most STEM curriculum is gender-focused rather than gender-neutral, and much educational delivery suffers from a gender (and frequently cultural) bias (again, educational research demonstrates the attention paid to male students by both male and female faculty members). There is a major opportunity to evolve into curriculum and delivery that has wide appeal across gender, cultures, etc, and in the process teach students and faculty members the value of diversity and inclusiveness - both in the classroom and in the future workplace.
The follow up question I'd like to pose to the campus community - including all administration, staff, faculty, AND students is:
What can YOU do to foster a greater sense of inclusiveness for everyone in your day to day activities?
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Deborah Jackman Sep 26, 2013 9:47 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
There may be merit in all girl (and all boy) middle and high schools just because there are less distractions for both genders if they aren't mixed together. Scholastic achievement, on average, at Marquette University High School (all male) and Divine Saviors Holy Angels High School (all female) far exceeds that of most co-ed high schools. (However, that might have other causes such as they are private and can control their admissions to select better qualified students and parents are probably more involved than in many public schools.) Many educational scholars I have read support single sex education at the middle and high school level. So, having single sex PLTW and math education in mIddle and high school might have merit. Kids at that age are emotionally immature and easily influenced by pop culture and peers, so the more we can control for the negative aspects of that the better. Single sex math education could benefit boys as much as girls if the teachers selected to teach the gender specific classes would play toward the strengths of either gender. In the case of boys, having class structures that allow for expenditure of energy and playing to the natural competitiveness of boys would make sense.. In the case of girls, having class structures that allow for collaboration and verbal communications-- typically stronger in girls than in boys on average-- could be an advantage..
However, I have some very strong feelings that once students get into college, there should be NO effort to have special classes, or groups just for women engineering students. At some point, after the emotional turbulence of adolescence as passed, young women (and young men) need to be integrated into the real world and that should occur starting in college. A number of years ago, the ME department got a grant to run an all-women's section of GE 100, based on the idea that we didn't want young women engineering students to have to deal with having male peers in that course, because their performance could be negatively impacted. The course was immediately labelled the "pink" section of GE 100, and the rest of the campus looked rather disparagingly upon it. Subsequent evaluations of performance in that section versus in other sections did not show any statistically significant academic advantage. In short, women who are going to be engineers (which like it or not continues to be a male dominated profession) have to learn to interact productively with their male peers. Unless they are "mainstreamed" they will not learn to do that. But, that also supposes that male peers and the companies they work in promote gender neutral policies and that there is a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment. American industry is getting better, but is still not perfect in this regard.
Deborah Jackman
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Olga Imas Sep 26, 2013 10:39 AM (in response to Deborah Jackman)
Now that is a very interesting point of view. That I can buy into .
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?
well currently im sitting in my 4th period civil engineering class, and there are 23 guys and 1 girl. The ratio of guys to girls makes it illogical for dedicated classes to be held for each sex. Plus is it fells like just another form of affirmative action and that is unbecoming of a modern society
Re: All-female engineering class good or bad idea?Daniel Williams Oct 3, 2013 11:48 AM (in response to Sandra Everts)
If the intent is remedial and introductory, then I think it is OK. But in general I think it reinforces the differences between and separation of genders, which I am guessing is not desired.
What is your opinion about all-female high school classes for young women to explore engineering?


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Dealing with the Damage: The Auto Repair Process Anyone who has been involved in a car accident knows that it is a stressful event. And the added pressure of getting your car fixed certainly doesn't make things any easier. Fortunately, knowing how the auto repair process works can make things go more smoothly for you.
First things first--contact your insurance company If you are in an accident and are going to file a claim for damages, you should contact your insurance company as soon as possible. Typically, you'll need to fill out a claim form (usually done over the phone). To support your claim, you may need to supply the insurance company with certain information pertaining to the accident, such as a proofof-loss form and a copy of the police report. You may also need to complete an operator's report, which will be sent to the appropriate registry of motor vehicles and the local police. Procedures for filing a claim vary, depending on the insurance company. Call your insurance agent or check your policy for specific instructions on what to do immediately after an accident. Keep in mind that when you file a claim for damages, the payment made by your insurance company is subject to a deductible, which is the amount you'll need to pay upfront (usually $250 or $500) before your insurance will kick in. This deductible applies to physical damage only; there's no deductible for personal liability claims. And remember to keep copies of your claim, along with any supporting paperwork--you may need it again at some point in the future.
The settlement process Soon after you file your claim, it will be assigned to a claims adjuster, who will begin the settlement process by investigating your claim and making a recommendation to the insurance company. The claims adjuster will contact you to make an appointment to assess the damage to your car. Many companies use drive-in appraisal centers. The length of the settlement process varies, depending on the cooperation of the parties involved and the complexity of your claim. Your insurance company will contact you once it has made a decision regarding the payment of your claim. If you feel the amount offered by your insurance company is too low, don't feel like you have to accept it. Do some research--if you feel you deserve a higher payment, try to reach a more equitable settlement.
Repairing your car When your car is damaged in an accident, you have the option of going to a repair shop of your choice or one assigned to you by your insurance company, known as a direct repair shop. It's important to note that sometimes repair shops will use aftermarket parts (parts manufactured by third-party operators rather than by the maker of your car) to repair your car. Even if your insurance company employs the use of aftermarket parts, you may have the right to insist on original equipment manufacturer parts--check the laws of your state. However, some insurance companies will not pay you for the total cost of your repairs if you insist on parts manufactured by the original maker. Check with your agent or company representative to find out what types of parts are provided for in your policy.
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Plugins adding additional capability to iFolder 3 client
* Tue Sep 21 2010 email@example.com - Update to 184.108.40.20664.3: Support for LDAP. * Tue Jul 27 2010 email@example.com - drop glitz-devel from buildrequires (glitz backend was dropped from cairo two years ago) * Fri Apr 02 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - Update to 18.104.22.16891.1 and merge changelogs. * Fri Apr 02 2010 email@example.com - BuildRequire ifolder3-devel for openSUSE 11.3. - Cleanup filelist. * Mon Mar 29 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - drop gdk-pixbuf from buildrequires * Mon Feb 22 2010 email@example.com - remove leftover libstcd++-32bit from buildrequires * Mon Feb 22 2010 email@example.com - re-add fixes from may2009 and before - properly call ldconfig in post and postun scripts * Mon Feb 22 2010 email@example.com - drop ExclusiveArch: this package is on the SLE11-SDK for all architectures * Mon Dec 28 2009 email@example.com - Changes are done to fix Linux upgrade issue. - When a file is deleted on client machine, its not being deleted on server as well as on client. 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Added object for Simias web service. * Tue Sep 08 2009 email@example.com - Changes are done to handle client upgrade issue - Changes are done to handle space between file name. - Version bumped to 3.8.0. - Preventing the user from accessing preferences menu which contains account creation dialog when simias is loading. * Tue Aug 25 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Checked in localized files after adding missing items in "iFolder preferences" dialog on "General" tab - Checked in localized files after adding missing items in menu "Security" - Changes are done to verify the server and client version and prompt for upgrade. - Changes are done to enable/disable revert menu option and share button based on ifolder condition. - Encrypted iFolders will not sync files if there is only change in the timestamp. Touching will not cause a upload. Merging conflict will not be seen if the files are uploaded from a web access and synced back to the same folder using thick client. * Thu Aug 20 2009 email@example.com - Changes are done to enable conflict resolution button when ifolder with conflict has been selected. - Changes are done to enable ifolder open/download functionality on double click. - Changes made to handle encryption = no case - changes are done to restrict synchronization of encrypted ifolder, if passphrase is not provided. * Thu Aug 13 2009 email@example.com - Updated localized po and resx files. - Linux client will be able to comeup when all files except .local.if files are deleted from datapath. - Fix for ArgumentNullException when server is not reached because of firewall. - The fix provided: Click delete for shared ifolders on server(not on local box); an alert panel comes up saying membership would be removed. - Updated localized files. - Some strings were wrongly pulled from localized files, issue is fixed. - Fixed: Right click options for few ifolder were not working, when multiple domains are added and few of them are in disconnected state. - Solved the problem by checking whether domain is authenticated or not before prompting for password. * Thu Aug 06 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Updated localized files. - Width of labels and Button in Add Account dialog were increased. - Fixed 75 warnings in iFolder Linux Client Application and UI code. - Updated the version of iFolder to 3.7 and later in help files - Updated localized client help files under UI directory. * Mon Aug 03 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Checking whether or not the iFolder is disabled before starting with the iFolder sync. Checking for the iFolder disabled state before uploading data to an iFolder. - New strings are removed, instead existing Localized strings are used. - To prevent the widget to overlap. Changes are done to apply minimum size to ifolder main window. - iFolder creation is not supported on CDRom drive on Linux. - Remember the Passphrase is pulled in correctly in to UI. Works well in all languages. - Changes made to display email address of CA in key recovery wizard. Changes also made to display default RA as first in drop down menus. - Changes are done in label, functionality to make Linux client consistent with windows client. - Untranslated strings in Set new passphrase dialog Strings were being pulled in wrongly . Issue has been fixed. - iFolder newly started process failed to get access to FLAIM database as previous instance of simias still holds the resource issue is fixed. - Changes are done to verify Domain Authneticated status before prompting LoginWindow. - Added string, prompting user about error occurred and to exit client. - Next button always is enabled on first page. When user clicks the next button, different messages are displayed to enhance usabilty. - When ifolder is shared from client, now default rights will be "Read Only". It is made compatible in all clients and web access. - Error in install-ifolder-scrip.sh /root was hard coded, it is replaced with $HOME. - Added "_Location" and "_Account" strings to en.po for localization. - Added hot keys to buttons of ifoldermsg dialog in linux. - String was wrongly being pulled from mo files . Issue has been resolved . A new string has been added to en.po for l10n. - Revert to Normal folder checks for domain connection and then enables/diables remove from server checkbox. - Handled all exceptions and display appropriate messages for key recovery utility . - Untranslated strings in Change Passphraze dialog - untranslated strings in Select account dialog - Save as... string was not localized . This string has been added to en.po. - Updated localized help files. - untranslated strings in ifolder client - untranslated message in Congratulations dialog. - untranslated strings in Default ifolder screen . Strings were being imported in correctly. Location: string has been added to en.po for localization . - Strings were being picked up wrongly from linux client . This issue has been resolved . _Download default ifolder string has been added to en.po. - changes made to key recovery wizard to update login status once wrong credentilas are entered. Same done for reset password for successful change of password. - Changes are done to show file status (upload,download,delete) and progress bar at same time. - Changes done to maintain compatiblity between Linux and Windows client with respect to Disabled iFolder state ("Wait Sync"). - Changes are done to hide Tool tip for selected iFolder as soon as mouse moves out. * Wed Jul 22 2009 email@example.com - Prompt for login while trying to create an encrypted iFolder in offline mode. - Changed the enhanced conflict resolution window to render properly on resizing. - Fix for handling the exception while trying to resolve a name collision. - Windows and Linux client take the changed sync values from server. - changes are done to update Client Synchronization Log with, information of iFolder whose Synchronization is Disabled. - Clinet Key Recovery wizard will all browse/selection of non .p12 files. - Error message when trying to connect to nonifolder server does not have exception show issue is fixed. - GTK package will be checked only if --with-clientplugins is passed to autogen during build. - Changes are done to set proper (5 min) Reschedule time, while syncing disabled ifolder. Hence, Log will not be filled with Sync Disabled message. - Added additional files in the UI folder of all non-english help files. - Changes are done to fix exception, new ifolder is created and is syncing and at the same time, ifolder view is being changed between listview and thumbnail view. - Changes are done to fix exception, new ifolder is created and is syncing and at the same time, ifolder view is being changed between listview and thumbnail view. * Thu Jul 16 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Localized strings added. - This issue has been fixed. Both Nautilus and linux client po files were updated. - Changes are done to handle random exception, while making web call to get List of All ifolder, when domain is in disconnected state. Fixed for Linux Client. - Delete button show correct image and text for both Delete and Remove my membership as per the state of selected folder. - Changed all the dialogs of the security menu to display only logged in doamins in drop down box.Changes made to 1.Export 2.Import 3.Change password 4.Reset passphrase 5.Forgot passphrase. * Wed Jul 08 2009 email@example.com - Changes made in forgot passphrase dialog to store passphrase locally in server_default case. * Wed Jul 01 2009 email@example.com - Repackaged with correct shell script. - Exception thrown when account removed. - When user dont provide PP while login, encrypted ifolder status is updated as "Passphrase not provided". Also a message to sync log is appended. - the code which was trying to set the disk quota policy as 0 after sharing is now removed because thick client user does not have right to set disk quota policy. fixed on all clients. * Thu Jun 25 2009 email@example.com - Added server_default RA to list and made code changes to cater to that. - UI update happens on every start or stop sync. This fix has been done on both windows and Linux Clients. * Thu Jun 18 2009 email@example.com - Linux client is crashing in list view of ifolders Refresh has been called using Glib Idle hence refresh does not crash and kill X. - Fixed linux client hangs after a while issue. * Thu Jun 11 2009 email@example.com - UT bug fixes for Usability Enhancements. Updated the resources files. Updated the images. Added new images. - Changes are done to update server informaiton - Linux Client : In List view small icons are used. - changes are done to add option in Prefrence dialog to hide SyncLog and Policy Voilation notification. - Default view in Linux Client is made to list view - Changed background color for key recovery wizard on linux - Enabling and disabling of buttons,adding host ip to domain name, more message boxes added to key recovery wizard, changes to reset passphrase and change password dialog to add host name,better navigation among pages of wizard. - Added message boxes for key recovery wizard, made usability changes, removed warnings, added host url for reset passphrase and change password, linked to some missing resources for wizard. - Changed the if condition of saving the exported file on m/c - exportifoldercryptokeys -Member.cs. - Built all the client help files after an updation to one of the additional .js file. - Added help file link to key recovery wizard on linux password and reset pasphrase dialog - linux client. - Added some more messages to the wizard as pop ups for better usability. In both windows and linux client. - Changed the following strings of the security menu 1.Key recovery to forgot passpharse 2.reset to change passphrase * Thu Jun 04 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - In list view for domain login event UI is updated. Icon is changed on Connect Button.change on connect button .Client should logout from current domain after successful password change. - Usability enhancements, this is done as per HF recommendation and the feedback that we got from various iFolder users across all sections. New files were incorporated to take care of client help file display problem. changes are done to resize ViewChanger combobox. - Added keyrecovery wizard for linux client, made changes in enter passphrase and reset passphrase dialog, changes to po files. Made changes to textbox sensitivity. Sensitivity changes, error handling. - Made changes related to ifolder session expiration after successfull password change.Changes to show the help link for the change password dialog. - client help files were updated to incorporate content related to passphrase recovery wizard. * Tue Jun 02 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - #507245 : Updated with GPL v2 license text file - #507461 : Cleaned up Windows & Mac sources from tarball. - Added patch to build only linux clients. * Mon May 25 2009 email@example.com - fix lib64 hacks in configure.in * Thu May 21 2009 email@example.com - #505934 : Plugins spec file was renamed so that package name and spec name are same * Wed May 20 2009 email@example.com - Preventing to log wrong information regarding default iFolder domain - Changed default sync interval in AutoAccount to minimum of 5 seconds - Allow the package name to be overridden through env variable - Use the current working directory as the source directory - Use tarball script and remove duplicated code (enterprise-plugins) - Handle situation where a package is checked out with a different name - Updated spec files for Build Service for plugins to build on 11.0 and 11.1 - Use the correct spec file - Change package names - Use tarball script and remove duplicated code - Handle situation where plugins is checked out with a different name - Handle the situation where plugins might be checked out with a different name - Updated code and spec to work in autobuild. - Fixed the download path for Auto Account creation. Made the feature consistent by providing option to user to merge if download is selected and folder already exists - Changes for change password feature in client plugins - Changes for password change and users full name display order setting features - Updated configure.in - Reverting the Mono Configure and SPEC file changes. This is done to make sure that SVN iFolder trunk can be used to build iFolder in autobuild - Committed plugin changes for mono2 - Changes are done to made code compatible. - Updating ChangeLog - Added commandline instruction in README to build plugins. - Commiting changelogs - Adding Plugin code. - Trunk code update from 3.6 to 3.7.2 - Major features: - Auto-Account creation by using a Response file - Makefile infrastructure for iFolder plugins directory * Thu May 14 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - Initial submission to SLE11 and openSuSE11.1.
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BAKER'S BANQUET: We don't like writing about ourself, especially in glowing terms, but in the interest of transparency we will grudgingly admit that we are more than adequately equipped to judge and otherwise weigh in on every aspect of humankind's endeavors, from modern art (Jasper Johns is better than David Hockney) to Russian zoology (Dmitry Ivanovsky, discoverer of viruses, gets the nod as our all-Russian starter over Ilya Ivanov who tried to cross a monkey with a human).
We've judged flying machines, cover bands, chili, automobiles, drawings, essays, coloring contests, scary story contests, beauty pageants, dog tricks, ugly cat contests, beer, wine, whiskey, chocolate and photos.
We've even judged (juried, anyway) murderers, thieves and crooked cops. So judging baked goods is cake for us. We can judge cookies and pie in our sleep. You just have to figure out a way to get it in our mouth.
On Sunday evening, we were one of the judges of the Justin Rudd-backed Belmont Shore Bake-Off at Bay Shore Church, along with Hollywood's Ralph Millero and Miss Long Beach, Monica Samreth.
We muscled our way through something on the order of 40 pies, cakes, cookies, brownies and cupcakes in about 40 minutes, during which time we went up an entire neck size.
There are some darned fine bakers in town, as it turns out. If we could've talked someone into dollying us back to the front of the judging table, we would've gone back for seconds - and exploded into a fine, pink, sugary mist.
If your life revolves around baked goods, you should do whatever it takes to get on the good side of the evening's champions: Micaela Miranda, for cupcakes (best we've ever had - and bite-sized, so you can eat a dozen of them at a time!); Lorine Iwasaki-Kesslak for cookies; the one and only Gerry Spiers for brownies/bars (in Spiers' case, it was bars, the best, again, we've ever had), Sherri Stankewitz (the Black Dog Syndrome expert we interviewed recently, whose winning entry was a chocolate espresso cake with crumbled roasted coffee beans. We will perhaps sleep again one day, but not soon); and Amy Betty Brown, maybe our favorite baker in Long Beach, won for best pie, which is the same as winning for best thing there is.
HOSTESS GOES: Staying with baking, our hearts and memories go out to the thousands of Bakers Union and other Hostess employees who lost their jobs last week.
Much of the media blamed the company's collapse on unions, overlooking ... well, just about everything, other than the fact that this time the unions involved didn't agree to sign the latest offer made by the company.
A Hostess baker detailed the mess in a heartbreaking story on the Daily Koz. That offer, wrote the worker, included an 8 percent pay cut in the first year with additional cuts totaling 27 percent over five years. The unidentified Hostess baker wrote that he/she made $48,000 in 2005, $34,000 in 2011 and would make $25,000 in 2017.
We all have to make sacrifices? Tell that to the CEO of Hostess who, just before the company filed for bankruptcy, was awarded a 300 percent raise from $750,000 to $2,550,000, or to at least nine of his sidekicks whose paychecks similarly skyrocketed.
And that's to say nothing of those same executives continuing to churn out junk while American eating habits were moving away from their products. And it's to say nothing of the inventive and prosperous hedge-fund vultures who have picked at the bones of the doomed company. There are a lot of reasons for the company's ultimate failure; employees trying to hold on to a decent salary was not one of them.
For those worried about the prospect of finishing off their lives bereft of Twinkies, it's a fairly good bet you'll still be able to buy them (though they almost certainly won't be union-made, maybe not even American-made).
Re-donning our baked-goods judges robes, here are the Hostess products worth saving, in order:
1. Fruit pies. We bought one or two of these each day from Tom's Liquor Store on Stearns Street from 1961 through 1969.
2. Cupcakes. Been awhile, but we recall these being about four times better than a Twinkie.
3. Donettes. Because breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
4. Ding Dongs. Basically your Hostess Cupcake in the form of a hockey puck.
5. Zingers. Like Twinkies except tarted up with fruit-ish jam and coconut
6. Sno Balls. Kinda gaudy, but great when you're a kid. They'll kill you if you eat one after you're 16.
7. Wonder bread. Because what else can you possibly use for Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches?
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The California Republican Party's new chairman, former Inland Empire legislator Jim Brulte, restated his call for the state's Republicans to leave their comfort zones and reach out to voters in communities that tend to vote Democratic.
If the GOP fails to do so, it will continue to lose competitiveness, Brulte said while speaking Wednesday night to a gathering of Chaffey Community Republican Women Federated at Magic Lamp Inn.
"We have ceded too much territory to the Democrats," he said. "We have ceded entire communities to the Democrats.
In a sense, Brulte was preaching to the proverbial choir while emphasizing what he sees as the futility of limiting his party's message to the GOP faithful.
California Republicans selected Brulte as the party's new chairman during their convention, which took place over the first weekend of March in Sacramento. Brulte's task is to reinvigorate California Republicans after their historically poor showing in the November 2012 elections.
The election ended with Democrats claiming two-thirds majorities in the state Senate and Assembly for the first time since the 19th century.
Subsequent vacancies and special elections, including the contest for the 32nd Senate District in the Inland Empire, may give Republicans a chance to chip into Democrats' dominance this year, but the party will have to wait until 2014 for a chance to regain anything close to a significant share of power in Sacramento.
In the 32nd Senate District race, Republican Paul Leon, who is mayor of Ontario, is running against Democratic Assemblywoman Norma Torres. The election will take place May 14.
Undoing Democrats' supermajorities is one of the three key goals that Brulte outlined during his remarks. The other were to help the Republican Party maintain a majority in the House of Representatives and to expand the GOP's "farm team" of future candidates.
Among the tasks required for the party to meet those goals will be to help Rep. Gary Miller and Assemblyman Mike Morrell, both of whom keep their district offices in Rancho Cucamonga, stay in office. Miller and Morrell were elected in two of the state's more competitive districts and Brulte predicted the Inland Valley will be "ground zero" during the 2014 election.
Republicans also need increased outreach toward minority communities, Brulte said. He said that in 1994, when Republican Pete Wilson was elected to his second term as governor, the state's electorate was 82 percent white and 8 percent Latino.
By 2010, the demographics had shifted to the point where 62 percent of California voters were white and 22 percent were Latino.
"We Republicans have to go into every community and deliver our message, which I think resonates. Smaller government, lower taxes, local control, greater personal freedom," Brulte said.
The outcome of the November 2012 elections is only one illustration of the challenges facing the California GOP.
As of February, Republicans have a little less than 29 percent of the state's voters. Democrats have nearly 44 percent of registered voters in their party.
What's more, Brulte said the state Republican Party has much to fix within in its own organization. The party is more than $500,000 in debt and had some 13,000 unanswered emails since last July.
"How can we expect to win elections if we can't do the basics right?," Brulte asked
Sally Snow, president of Chaffey Community Republican Women Federated, said after the conclusion of Brulte's remarks that her group could benefit from the new chairman's encouragement to try to connect with voters who have not tended to vote Republican.
"We needed to hear it," she said. "Even though he was talking to the choir, I hope it may give inspiration. "
Reach Andrew via email, call him at 909-386-3872, or find him on Twitter @InlandGov.


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Topic: Reply to Lisa Ann
hi Lisa,
thank you so much for your concern about my daughter when you are exhausted and trying to maintain as you go through this painful time in your life.
your description of your skin issues from stress, could that possibly be from shingles? of course, i have not taken the time to look up those symptoms, but i do know that blisters appear and stress does bring it on.
as for my daughter, who is now 43 y/o, she became extremely tired and started having intermitten fevers. her temp would go up to 103, back down a bit, then back up. this has now been going on for more than 2 months. several of her liver enzymes go up slightly and i think come back down. tylenol manages her fever. this for a woman who never took any meds for anything her entire life. i am worried sick about her. the first "uninformed" doc she went to, dx her with bronchitis although she had none of the symptoms. unfortunately, she did take antibiotics for quite a while. eventually, she saw an internist and then i urged her to see an infectious disease specialist. she has done that and has had endless blood tests along with an ultrasound. still no concrete dx. suspicious for epstein barr. however, i don't believe that a person with that disease runs a temp as high as my daughter michelle. she told me again today that she's exhausted, lying in bed, no appetite.... this is the triathlete in our familly and tends to go like a house on fire.
today, i sent her info about two docs at USC and hope that come monday, she will be able to get an appointment with one of them. however, she will have to pay out of pocket. that's another story.
thank you again for your concern and for the info on your mom. i tell you Lisa, any mom or dad would be lucky to have you as their daughter. bless you my child. i will be thinking of you.
i don't come here everyday, so it takes me awhile to "catch up."
much love to you,
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Listen mate im sure your a nice fella and your gyms not that bad of a shitthole, but why is it so hard to answer a few simple questions about your grand claims. I know you've uploaded your silent movie to youtube, but I dont see why your still avoiding the questions.
You claim you were in Kickboxer, you claim your an 8th Dan master, you claim to be a qualified karate, ninjitsu, MMA and boxing Coach, and you claijm to be a three time world champion.
Dont you think by avoiding my questions people are going to assume like its because your credentials are false? Why dont you prove us wrong???
So show us yourself in kickboxer (I posted the link for you)
Tell us who you trained with up to 8th Dan. they must be at least a 9th Dan right?
tell us where and when you won the world title and which world title it was
Tell us what your qualifications are in the other arts you teach,


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Kuşadası TV, 14 July, 2008
Adnan Oktar: If, Allah forbid, Konya, Izmir, Adana were separated from us and we asked, "We are BROTHERS, how can this happen? We will unite." And say, "This is utopia. Can it ever happen? There is no relation, these are separate." Does this have a rationale? No. Similarly, there is no rationale in our being separate from Turkic states. That is, we are of the same religion, we speak the same language and come from the same race. We have everything in common. Our culture, customs, traditions are same. There is no reason to be separate. For this reason among the Turkic states and Islamic states, passports need to be removed, visas need to be removed. People should come and go as they wish. LET COMMERCE BE AT EASE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENS IN EUROPEAN UNION, SO WHY CAN IT NOT HAPPEN IN TURKISH ISLAMIC UNION? IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ANYONE WHO WANTS CAN GO TO ANYWHERE, CAN GO AND SETTLE WHEREEVER HE WANTS. THEY DO NOT USE PASSPORTS AND VISAS. SO WHY CAN WE NOT DO THE SAME?
Yeni Şafak, 21 October, 2010
Zaman, October 21- 2010
Rıza Nur Meral, Chairman of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), stated that we are brother countries with Yemen, which is "the farthest country of the Ottoman Empire", but that there are problems going on in trade. He also added: "We wish for the removal of visas or facilitation of visas."


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GSA Launches E-Commerce Web Site Pilot Specifically for 8(a) Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
GSA #9669a
April 11, 2000
Contact: Bill Bearden (202-501-1231) or
Ronald Q. Williams (816) 926-5192
Washington, DC -- In an effort to increase the visibility of 8(a) business on the world wide web, and give federal agencies an opportunity to shop for information technology products and services specifically from 8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses, the U.S. General Services Administration launched a new pilot web site -- SmallBizMall.gov -- in early April.
"This E-Commerce mall is the first web site of its kind in the federal marketplace to provide 8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses the opportunity to fulfill orders via the web," said Sandra Bates, GSA's Commissioner of Federal Technology Service.
The mall began with a pilot program on April 3, with nine industry partners who hold multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (MAIDIQ) contracts with the FTS Small Business Solution Development Center in Kansas City, Missouri. There are a total of 164 MAIDIQ industry partners. The pilot will run through June 2000 after which FTS plans to invite the remainder of the 164 partners to participate in the electronic mall.
"The SmallBizMall is an excellent concept," said Bates. "It is paving the way, using the technology that we sell and promoting small businesses who are our partners for the future."
CeKa, an 8(a) company located in Vienna, Virginia, along with Onlinesuppliers.com Corporation (OLS) has developed an acquisition method and system for SmallBizMall.gov called Acquisition 2000 Plus TM. This technology provides government buyers several benefits:
Comparison shopping, quantity discounts and special pricing
Secure transaction processing
Online account management
Value-added Services and Personalized Accounts
Self-populating GSA 300, DD1155 and other standard government forms
For further information please call Mary Parks, Small Business Solutions Development Center Program Director, at (816) 823-3960.
Industry Partners (for the Pilot Mall):
CeKA Technologies, the EC enabler
Onlinesuppliers.com, CeKA's technology partner
Pilot Mall 8(a) Partners
A & T Systems (Asian/Indian-Owned)
CC-OPS (African American/Woman-Owned)
Dataline (Hispanic/Woman-Owned)
Force 3 (Hispanic-Owned)
High Technology Solutions (Filipino-Owned)
ISS (Asian/Pacific-Owned)
NTMI (African American/Woman-Owned)
UTRS (African American-Owned)
Wyandotte Network (Hub Zone/Native American-Owned)


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Pacers Sweep BCFebruary 24, 2013
Aiken, S.C.- The University of South Carolina Aiken softball team swept the BC Tornados in a doubleheader at J.H. Satcher Field on Sunday afternoon, claiming 6-0 and 2-0 victories.
Game 1: USC Aiken 6, Brevard 0
The Pacers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning against BC starter Alyssa Miller, who didn't record an out before Jamie Hrobak entered the game in relief. The freshman was able to keep it a three-run game until the Pacers scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 5th before going up 6-0 with a run in the 6th.
The Tornados couldn't get their offense going against Aiken's India Kornegay, who tossed a complete-game shutout. Alyssa Miller's double to right center in the Brevard 4th spoiled Kornegay's no-hit bid.
Game 2: USC Aiken 2, Brevard 0
Another strong pitching performance from USC Aiken limited the Tornados in game two as Taylor Morgan tossed another complete-game shutout for the Pacers.
The Tornados picked up three hits against Morgan, but weren't able to string any base runners together.
Kayla Clemens made the start for BC, allowing only one earned run in the complete-game effort. Aiken's Sarah Montei reached on a BC fielding error in the 3rd and scored on a Brittney Williamson homer to account for the game's only two runs.
The Tornados are back in action as they host the Lees-McCrae Bobcats on Monday afternoon for a doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. The game is a rescheduling the doubleheader originally slated for February 16th.


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The year was 1984. Roger Dougal, a newly minted Ph.D. in electrical engineering, was beginning his career in the University of South Carolina's College of Engineering.
He was the new owner of a 1972 MGB – a red convertible, perfect for life in the Palmetto State, where he could zip along the highways and city streets with the car's top down practically year-round. Lightweight with easy handling, the MGB was a snazzy roadster for a young professor on the go.
But that was, shall we say, soooo last century.
Fast forward about two dozen years. Now internationally recognized for his research on power sources and systems, Dougal still loves cars and has added a passion for sailboats. The MGB was collecting dust – and a few leaves – in his garage. But the professor's ongoing curiosity about all things auto and electrical meant one thing: He had to find out if he could build an electric car.
"I've always played with cars as a hobby," said Dougal , who has a touch of gray in his hair as the years have rolled on. "I bought the car to rebuild it, but just ran out of time. I decided to do something useful."
He took the car out of retirement and turned it over to electrical engineering students at the University of South Carolina's College of Engineering and Computing. He gave them the opportunity to turn the British Leyland Motor Corp. vehicle into a car of the 21st century – a car not run on "petrol," but electricity.


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Last November, Napolitano made headlines [1] when he appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' radio show and told Jones that 9-11 "couldn't possibly have been done the way the government told us." (Jones is widely considered one of the leaders of the 9-11 "Truth" movement.) During that appearance, Napolitano said "it's hard for me to believe" that 7 World Trade Center "came down by itself."
During an appearance last May on the radio program Future Quake, Napolitano also pushed [2] conspiracies about a government cover-up surrounding 9-11. Co-host "Dr. Future" asked, "Given the history you've shared in your book of our history and our government's actions, wouldn't it be prudent for us to be suspicious of the official government story of what happened on the day of 9-11?" To which Napolitano replied, "Yes it would."
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He was wearing that really intent expression that dogs get when they want a bite of whatever you are eating.
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He dropped down to the floor with his prize while I kept eating.
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I looked down, and he carefully placed the piece of pear in my lap.
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I think he has been taking lessons from that cat.
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It is nice to be in a friendly environment where almost everyone has that look we all recognize that asks, "You look familiar; do I know you?"
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PrEP for Women
May 21, 2014
Table of Contents
- What Is PrEP?
- How Does PrEP Prevent the Spread of HIV?
- Approval for Daily Oral PrEP
- Has PrEP Been Shown to Be Effective?
- Why Are the Research Findings Unclear?
- CDC and WHO Guidelines for PrEP Use
- The PrEP Debate
- What Does PrEP Mean for Women at Major Risk of Becoming HIV-Infected?
- Considering Taking Truvada as PrEP?
What Is PrEP?
PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It means taking medicine before being exposed to something to prevent yourself from getting a disease or condition. We use several kinds of medicine this way.
One example is taking anti-malaria medication when we travel to areas where we might be bitten by mosquitoes that carry malaria. When the medicine is in a person's body before getting a mosquito bite, that person is much less likely to get malaria when she or he is bitten.
For women, another example is taking birth control pills (contraceptives). When contraceptives are already in a woman's body when she is exposed to semen during sex, her chances of getting pregnant are greatly reduced.
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How Does PrEP Prevent the Spread of HIV?
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- When CD4 cells are infected with HIV, they become little factories that make thousands of new viruses each day
- HIV drugs work by blocking HIV from making copies of itself
- If an HIV-negative woman already has HIV drugs in her bloodstream when she is exposed to HIV during unprotected sex, for example, the medicine might be able to keep the HIV from making enough copies of itself to "take hold" and prevent her from becoming infected
Approval for Daily Oral PrEP
Based on the findings of studies mentioned below, in July 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the daily use of Truvada (tenofovir plus emtricitabine, or TDF/FTC) as PrEP for sexually active adults at risk of HIV infection. Truvada is a drug often used as part of combination drug treatment for HIV. This is the first time the FDA has approved any drugs for the prevention of HIV.
At the same time, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a recommendation that daily oral PrEP be considered as an additional prevention method for (1) uninfected partners in serodifferent, or serodiscordant couples (one person is living with HIV and the other person is HIV-negative), and (2) transgender women who have sex with men. The WHO approves either Viread (tenofovir) or Truvada for daily oral PrEP.
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Other studies, however, have found these drugs not to be effective in preventing HIV. The FemPrEP study, for example, was stopped early because it did not seem to help in preventing HIV transmission. FemPrEP was testing the effectiveness of oral daily Truvada in Kenyan, Tanzanian, and South African women at high risk for HIV. The VOICE study, which tested oral daily tenofovir, oral daily Truvada (tenofovir plus emtricitabine), and one-percent tenofovir vaginal gel among over 5,000 women in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Uganda, found all three methods ineffective in preventing HIV transmission.
The Partners Demonstration Project, showed the near elimination of HIV transmission among over 1,000 serodifferent (serodiscordant) heterosexual couples in Kenya and Uganda. The project is testing a combination of PrEP and treatment as prevention. The researchers are offering PrEP as a 'bridge' -- the uninfected partner takes PrEP while the partner living with HIV takes the first six months of antiretroviral treatment. This strategy presumably protects the HIV-negative partner with PrEP during the time it takes for the partner living with HIV to become virally suppressed.
From July 2014 (the study runs through December 2016), only one new infection was noted, representing a 96 percent reduction in infections. Importantly, this reduction in infections applies to all infections, including those from someone other than one's regular sexual partner.
Why Are the Research Findings Unclear?
For any drug or other HIV prevention tool to work, it has to be used; and research tells us that it has to be used correctly and consistently. This is true for condoms and is proving true for PrEP as well. In the studies mentioned above, the key element in PrEP's success was "adherence," which means taking the drug when and how it is prescribed.
In the FemPreEP and VOICE studies, there were low levels of adherence; fewer than one in three women took the drug regularly. Additionally, many women in the FemPrEP study did not consider themselves at risk for HIV. The other studies that showed a benefit had much higher rates of adherence. In all studies, people who took Truvada or tenofovir daily as prescribed were significantly less likely to get infected with HIV when exposed during sex or injection drug use. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that, in people at high risk for HIV who take PrEP consistently, the risk of HIV infection can be reduced by 92 percent.
We do not yet fully understand all of the reasons why people -- especially women -- have low levels of adherence to oral PrEP. This makes it very important to do more research looking at what issues might affect women's interest in or ability to take a drug for HIV prevention.
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Post subject: Does MnGCA Have Reason To Be Defensive?
Let me begin with one viewpoint of Geocaching that dogs every state organization to some extent; especially a large metro area with its numerous parks. To cut to the bottomline chase this disparging view represents a sizeable portion of geocachers ~ at least 10% and possibly more. It only takes a few to ruin the due diligence of others.
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~ Even Ed Hall (Buxley) is quoted as saying, "OK, OK, I admit it. I'm an adult and still play with LEGO. A lot." IN 2003, Nola Cutts, co-chairman of the state Geocaching Assc. was quoted saying, "My husband thinks its the most moronic sport ever." And some park officials feel that there resides a kind of fanaticism that bothers park officials; who say geocaching leads to geotrashing." Again ~ It only takes a small percentage of geocachers to give the sport an occasional black eye.
What purpose is being served by being so defensive? Does it do more to help or hurt the sport? As an example let's take a closer look at some comments made by sui generis. He is an attorney and knows that frivolous lawsuits won't entirely disappear. Also, what is frivolous to one party may be very, very non-frivolous to others. So let's take a real life example.
Example One
: A family is enjoying a nice day of geocaching. After looking for some time without success the son decides to climb a tree to look in a hollow part of a branch and falls breaking his neck as he is about to retrieve a micro cache. An attorney later argues that the cache location wasn't easily accessible and is unsafe. In sui generis' words he says,
"If you are unable to do a cache because it is too high, too slippery, too hard, (insert favorite when here), then turn around and find another cache. We are not your baby sitter. By your logic, every cache should be wheel chair accessable. This is why we have terrain ratings. Go find another hobby."
Is that an appropritate defense?
Example Two
: With regard to the birdhouse cache sui generis is quoted as saying, "The birdhouse caches I have seen are designed in such a way that they are really uneuseable by birds. False backs, etc." Is this just so much malarky by sui generis? I really wonder how many other cache containers he has even come across when he says,
"These are not really bird houses, so much as cache containers designed to LOOK like bird houses."
Would you care to mention a couple or is that privy information?
Example Three
: Because there is a certain percentage of addicted or obsessive geocahcers they can easily become preoccupied with the hunt. I think we would admit that we all tend to become very focused and preoccupied with the chase as we close in on the target area. If your son or daughter were along and fell to their death or was severly injured falling off the east end of Barn Bluff in the vicinity of the cache location would sui generis still use mockery. If we would be honest (and maybe that's the biggest downfall) we would admit that most of us are guilty of at least one stupid geocaching mistake that hurts the entire sport. Can the sport really afford to take the risk without
at least spelling out that there are some specific safety issues with regard to children
Well, that about sums up my two cents worth. I won't add anymore to this thread, but I eagerly await your diversity of viewpoints as it will paint a picture of the membership mindset of Minnesota Geocaching.
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