text:
Review: Easy Peasy 1.5 Released
The Ubuntu-based netbook distro Easy Peasy was formely known as Ubuntu Eee. Easy Peasy uses the Ubuntu Netbook Remix graphical user interface and provides a mix of popular open-source and proprietary software. If you're trying to stay away from proprietary software completely (not a bad idea) this ones not for you. I found it interesting that so many have commented on Easy Peasy working out of the box. Along with my questions about compatibility I was curious about the features, new appearance and day-to-day usefulness of Easy Peasy 1.5. Could the Ubuntu-based Easy Peasy be anything more than a toy?
Easy Peasy is easy to install onto a USB pen drive and now with Easy Peasy 1.5 you can install it to USB even easier. Easy Peasy 1.5 comes with a hybrid image offering .img and .iso at the same time making the process of moving your image to the USB stick with UNetBootin pretty easy. Of course you can also install Easy Peasy to the hard drive which is what I did hoping it would be my permanent OS.
After installing Easy Peasy i was pleasantly surprised by the login screen. It included shades of green and dark grey, a good mixture. I found it appealing, clear and easy to follow.
The desktop was equally stunning but I was less surprised as I had seen this running the live version. The desktop consists of a top bar, two outside columns that server as menus and a wider center column that displays results based on what is selected. The desktop is more of a graphical interface with a unique style that few other distros can be compared to as you can see in the screenshot below.
The menu includes common categories as seen on Ubuntu but includes a few applications you won't find on Ubuntu. Applications that I found useful were Skype, Banshee, OpenOffice 3.1, Picasa, Evolution, Firefox, and Pidgin.
After adjusting my microphone settings I tested Skype and it worked first try. The interface is a little different if you're a Windows user switching over but all the options appear to be there and it took me very little time to find everything.
I also tested Flash content at Youtube, MP3s with Banshee, and photos with Picasa, all of which came turned out excellent. I didn't see applications that I use on Ubuntu like GIMP and a few others however these can be added immediately by going to Administration — Synaptic Package Manager.
I had a very good experience using Easy Peasy and I plan on making it into something I use everyday. I hope you enjoy the screenshots and be sure to look at our Linux PDFs and manuals.
- Bug fixes
- Software update
- UXA by default
- New green visual appearance
- Linux kernel (2.6.30) optimized for netbooks with faster startup
- More supported netbooks
- Hybrid image file .iso/.img
- Smaller harddrive footprint
- ext4 filesystem as default
Official Changes
September 8, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Both 1.1 and 1.5 have a problem identifying the wireless of Acer Aspire One. In EP 1.1 you could simply Add/Remove Windows Wireless Drivers and let this program install the driver that you can easily get from Acer-Europe Website. In EP 1.5 Windows Wireless Drivers can't get added. On the other hand, EP 1.5 has fixed the sound problem. I decided to go back to 1.1 to enjoy wireless, though very silently!
September 8, 2009 at 4:05 pm
EasyPeasy is an excellent OS ! I used since 1.0, 1.5 is very good and fast on my 7014G 🙂
September 8, 2009 at 10:35 pm
My wife and I really love using Easy Peasy 1.1 on our Asus Eee PC 900A – everything except Fn-F2 (wireless on/off) works well. Though we use a headset for sound, I haven't noticed any loss of sound (as was mentioned before).
Great for daily use, am downloading the 1.5 iso and will check out a live/usb unetbootin of it when it's done.
So for someone vaguely familiar with linux, I love it. For someone who is completely not computer savvy (my wife) she just "loves the netbook thing" and uses it extensively.
Nice work, Easy Peasy team!
September 9, 2009 at 4:19 am
"Both 1.1 and 1.5 have a problem identifying the wireless of Acer Aspire One"
I installed Easy Peasy a few months ago on Aspire One and the wireless worked out of the box.
September 9, 2009 at 5:43 am
Apparently under some of the Ubuntu distros it is very important to turn up the sound for all the speakers including pc speakers and PCM, this might work, as I tried this on my EEE and it seemed to have fixed the sound problem. Might work for you, might not… at least worth a try I reckon.
September 9, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Hi L4Linux
Re: "I installed Easy Peasy a few months ago on Aspire One and the wireless worked out of the box."
Acer Aspire One uses different wireless cards. AA1 D150 alone uses three different cards. The Broadcom card is not supported by Easy Peasy.
September 10, 2009 at 10:38 pm
I enjoyed reading the review. I just wish I would have found this BEFORE purchasing my Acer. Could have saved a little bit of money by not going with XP.
I have the same problem with Sound on my Acer One D250. I noticed that on the LiveCD v1.1 when the Wireless wasn't working the sound did. I tried going to v1.5, but the graphics were messed up…wireless worked as well as sound, but couldn't see a section of the desktop until you moved the mouse over the area (seemed to be a common problem as mentioned in the forums).
I was in Barnes and Noble last night and found a Ubuntu magazine that was published in the UK that was very interesting and informative.
I will be sticking around as the guy mentioned above "rather silently!" I have found even with XP I kept my sound muted most of the time so no big loss for me for now.
September 12, 2009 at 1:09 am
UPDATE: With the *released* version of 1.5 everything on my Acer Aspire One D250 appears to be working…specifically sound and wifi. Now if I can find an accounting program that will import my Microsoft Small Business Accounting Express files I will be ditching XP on my Netbook. Thanks EasyPeasy.
September 26, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Hi, I did a clean installation from EP 1.1 to 1.5 on an Asus 901. everything went fine with the installation, and everything seems to be working fine, except I can't get Skype to recognze the microphone. The major problem I have is that EP 1.5 will not let me update any packages. I get an error message saying that the security certificates are not recognized or something like that. If I try to install new software from Synaptic I get the same error messages. Any help?
September 30, 2009 at 3:12 am
Go to Linuxforums.org.
They will help you with everything you need.
Adding the security keys is a common task, you 'll get an answer fast.
"Hi, I did a clean installation from EP 1.1 to 1.5 on an Asus 901. everything went fine with the installation, and everything seems to be working fine, except I can't get Skype to recognze the microphone. The major problem I have is that EP 1.5 will not let me update any packages. I get an error message saying that the security certificates are not recognized or something like that. If I try to install new software from Synaptic I get the same error messages. Any help?
October 22, 2009 at 9:56 am
Its a shame that it seems the desktop switcher issue people were having before hasn't been fixed in version 1.5! Ive just installed easy peasy 1.5 and now have no panels or menus on the desktop, basically a dysfunctional desktop. Seems you cannot change from netbook remix desktop to classic without messing up.
November 9, 2009 at 3:03 am
I installed version 1,5, great look, everything worked as it should on my AA1 110L, but… I am Norwegian and the language packages that follows doesn't support Norwegian, which is sad.
That means e.g. OpenOffice.org doesn't come with Norwegian spell checker or other goodies.
Such things should work after install and not by search and tweek.
Back to the Italian version Linux4one, which at least support Norwegian.
November 19, 2009 at 6:33 am
Acer Aspire One AOD250-1165
This model is fairly new. So it has the usual features, i.e. built in wi-fi, camera, 160 GB drive, etc, etc. This is the 3 hr battery model. I have no idea where Amazon gets their tech specs. We just bought this and the manual states that it comes with 1 GB of RAM, and is upgradeable to 2 GB. It recognized 4 wireless connections in my area the instant it was powered on. So far it's great for what it was bought for, the internet, small low demand games, music, simple word processing…
February 18, 2010 at 9:14 pm
I have one question. I noticed on the easy peasy download page that you load it from the PC onto a memory stick, then take the stick to your netbook (EeePC 900 in my case) and download it that way. Correct me if I got that messed up :o) Anyway, my question is this, will it work if your PC is Windows and the netbook is Linux?
September 8, 2009 at 9:58 pm
September 14, 2009 at 7:17 pm
November 19, 2009 at 10:23 pm


text:
Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun is probably a very good football player, and it undoubtedly takes a great deal of athleticism to put oneself in position to kick the ball into one's own face. But still. He kicked the ball into his face! When he coulda kicked it into the goal! What a loser!
Didn't matter: Chelsea won the match, 4-0, over Thailand's Kitchee.
Via @SInow.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
ERG Renew, a subsidiary of Italian energy group ERG, is buying the business from Italian wind energy developer and services group Maluni for an enterprise value of about EUR 10 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
With the acquisition, 136 people — mostly O&M technicians — will join ERG from Maluni. The move could be a prelude to the company bringing O&M for ERG's other wind farms in Italy and abroad in-house.
ERG Renew is the largest Italian wind producer, with more than 1GW of operational assets in the country after its recent acquisition of a 550MW portfolio (plus 86MW in Germany) from GDF Suez.
The company's new O&M business will initially be responsible for servicing this 550MW Italian portfolio.
"This transaction, which is of enormous strategic importance in such a mature sector, enables us to complete our acquisition of the technical skills required to manage wind farm operations in a direct and integrated manner," said Luca Bettonte, CEO of parent company ERG, highlighting expected cost optimisation and efficiency benefits from the deal.


text:
Got a few questions;
How can it be said that Ozone Therapy is a Fraud?
Have you done any reseach on Ozone Therapy yourself?
Have you maybe through of trying to test the validity of Ozone Therapy yourself to prove if it does work or not?
I know for a fact that Ozone Therapy can NOT cure AIDS, but if a patient has been diagnosed with HIV and has a relatively high T cell count Ozone has been clinically proved to provide the patient with a stronger immune system to fight off secondary infections. These tests have been conduced in South Africa.
Ozone Therapy can be equated to when someone said the earth was round and was exciled because of it - well it seems he was right.
You can't say something doesn't work until you have tested it yourself. There are many horrible people out there who will use Ozone Therapy to their advantage to make money and not tell the whole truth or don't know all the facts. But the truth is Ozone Therapy has many many benefits and this can not be discredited.
How can it be said that ozone therapy is a fraud? Easy. I just open my mouth and say (or flex my fingers and type), "OZONE IS A FRAUD." See, it's as easy as that. It's also the truth.
Have I done any research on ozone therapy myself? Nope. Nor do I intend to, as it's been done many times before and has not shown any benefit in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Should I test the validity of ozone therapy myself to prove it doesn't work? No, of course not. I'm also not going to waste my time testing unicorn blood, goat urine or Tasmanian devil vomit as potential HIV cures either.
You know for a fact that ozone therapy has been clinically proven to provide stronger immune systems to fight off secondary infections??? Really??? Dearie, you can believe whatever you want, but that doesn't make it a scientific fact. I have seen no convincing scientific data from South Africa or anywhere else that supports your "fact."
- "You can't say something doesn't work until you have tested it yourself." What? Why not? Of course I can. Just see number 1 above! The scientific burden of proof does not rest on my personally disproving something when there is overwhelming scientific evidence already available doing just that.
As for "but the truth is ozone therapy has many, many benefits and this cannot be discredited." Well, actually it has indeed been discredited repeatedly with sound science and common sense. If you want to "believe" in ozone therapy, fine, that's your choice. But beliefs are not facts. Ozone therapy for any and all immune diseases is a fraud. Not only is it not helpful; it's potentially dangerous. (See below.)
Dr. Bob
Ozone is a highly unstable form of oxygen with disinfecting properties. Test tube studies suggest that it can damage viral particles and inhibit HIV's reverse transcriptase enzyme. Two research teams reported that in laboratory studies it inactivates HIV at concentrations which are non-toxic to human cells, but another team found that levels of ozone needed to kill animal viruses also resulted in 30% destruction of blood cells and haemoglobin.
Current use
Ozone is an unlicensed, experimental treatment. Despite the promising test-tube results, there is no clear evidence that ozone is a beneficial treatment for people with HIV. Two phase I studies showed no clear-cut effects on CD4 count or virus levels, and a phase II study showed no difference between the effects of ozone or placebo on a range of immunological and clinical measures.
Ozone has been promoted by individuals in several countries who charge large fees for treatment, despite the lack of evidence of efficacy. Claims have been made that people have been
cured' through ozone treatment, but nocured' person has ever been produced for verification. There have also been reports of several deaths as a direct result of intravenous ozone infusions. Most AIDS specialists and groups for people with HIV advise extreme caution in the use of this treatment.
Taking it
Ozone can be administered in several different ways. Blood can be removed from the individual, exposed to ozone and then reinfused. Alternatively, a machine can be used which generates ozone gas and delivers it into the rectum, where it is thought to be absorbed through the mucous membranes. The most dangerous method consists of injecting ozone gas directly into the bloodstream. Hydrogen peroxide injections are also sometimes used as part of, or independently of, ozone therapy. Advocates of hydrogen peroxide also recommend drinking or bathing in it. However, doctors have reported one case in which a man with AIDS died after injecting himself with 35% hydrogen peroxide.
Key research
Wells reported that the antiviral effects of ozone include viral particle disruption, reverse transcriptase inactivation and/or a perturbation of the ability of the virus to bind to its receptor on target cells. Freeberg and Carpendale (1991) reported that ozone inactivated HIV at non-toxic concentrations, but Wagner found that at concentrations required to inhibit animal viruses, ozone induced 30 percent haemolysis and destruction of extracellular haemoglobin.
Bocci theorised that ozone induces the production of cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and interferon.
Carpendale (1993) reported that 4/5 HIV-positive men with diarrhoea of unknown origin improved when treated with ozone. However, the responders all had relatively high CD4 counts, and diarrhoea can resolve spontaneously, particularly at higher CD4 counts.
Garber performed a phase I study of ozone blood treatments in 10 HIV-positive individuals. No significant toxicity was observed. Three participants with moderate immunodeficiency showed improvement in surrogate markers. In a phase II controlled and randomized double-blinded study comparing reinjection of ozone-treated blood and reinjection of unprocessed blood for 8 weeks, followed by a 4-week observation period, ozone had no significant effect on haematologic, biochemical or clinical toxicity when compared with placebo. CD4 cell count, interleukin-2, interferon gamma, beta2-microglobulin, neopterin and p24 antigen were also unaffected by both treatment arms.
Hooker conducted an open study of ozone-treated blood in the treatment of 9 HIV-positive individuals. No significant change in mean absolute (or percentage) CD4 count was seen after 4 or 8 weeks of treatment. The HIV p24 antigen titre did not change significantly during treatment. One participant became weakly p24-antigenaemic during treatment, while another who was weakly antigenaemic at baseline became equivocal during therapy. The treatment was well tolerated; there was no bruising or local pain after the intramuscular injections.
Hirschtick reported the case of an individual who died after injecting himself with hydrogen peroxide.
Mayer reported the development of paranoid hallucinatory psychoses in a person receiving ozone therapy.
Bocci V. Ozonization of blood for the therapy of viral diseases and immunodeficiencies. Medical Hypotheses 39:30-34, 1992.
Carpendale MT et al. Ozone inactivates HIV at noncytotoxic concentrations. Antiviral Research 16(3):281-292, 1991.
Carpendale MT et al. Does ozone alleviate AIDS diarrhea? J Clin Gastroenterol 17(2):142-145, 1993.
Freeberg JK et al. Ozone inactivates extracellular human immunodeficiency virus at non-toxic concentrations. Fourth Intl Conf AIDS, Stockholm, abstract 3560, 1988.
Garber GE et al. The use of ozone-treated blood in the therapy of HIV infection and immune disease: a pilot study of safety and efficacy. AIDS 5:981-984, 1991.
Hirschtick RE et al. Death from an unconventional therapy for AIDS (letter). Ann Int Med 120(8):694, 1994.
Hooker MH et al. Ozone-treated blood in the treatment of HIV infection. AIDS 6:127-138, 1992.
Mayer C et al. Paranoid hallucinatory psychoses in an HIV infected patient on ozone therapy. Nervenarzt 62(3):194-197, 1991.
Wagner SJ et al. Virucidal levels of ozone induce hemolysis and hemoglobin degradation. Transfusion 31(8):748-751, 1991.
Wells KH et al. Inactivation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by ozone in vitro. Blood 78(7):1882-1890, 1991.


text:
Press Release:
If you like spooky New England-themed stories, fantastic comics, crazy costumes and creative fun and games, you won't want to miss "Hellbound: the Party," a fundraiser/Halloween ball at Tommy Doyles in Harvard Sq. on Thursday, October 28th to celebrate the upcoming indy comic book, "Hellbound."
"Hellbound" is a unique project, even in the unpredictable world of independent comics: a limited edition, giant-sized (13″by 19″), silk-screened collection of one-page horror stories, all based on actual New England legends, printed in black and white and RED… and drawn by some of the area's best comics artists. The gruesome narratives include works by Dan Mazur, Eric Boeker, E.J. Barnes, Nathan Boucher, Jesse Lonergan, Nathan Kitler, Lindsay Moore, Matt Stumpf, Charles Schneeflock Snow, Mark Slater, Line O, Jim Roldan, Joel Christian Gill, C. Che Salazar, Andrew Abbot, Aaron Drew and Nil Gulacsik. Following this initial printing, a normal-sized offset edition will be available at local comics stores and shows.
To help launch this collection of illustrated madness, Hellbound's editors Roho and Joel Christian Gill of the Boston Comics Roundtable, are inviting the public to an evening of enjoyably horrific revelry. Events will include sketch fighting (two artist compete on a battle of skills for glory and cake), zombie/monster caricatures and a costume contest in which the party guests will compete to win their favorite comics and more! And to cap the festivities off, the last 10 copies of the over-sized silk-screened edition of "Hellbound" will be auctioned off. All proceeds will go toward funding all the Boston Comics Roundtable publishing endeavors.
Like a scary comic book come to life, "Hellbound" will be a Halloween party you'll never forget.
What: HELLBOUND Boston Comics Halloween Party!
Where: Tommy Doyles Harvard Sq. 96 Winthrop Street Cambridge, MA
When: October 28th from 6PM to 10PM
How Much: $5
Ages: 21 up


text:
This morning, a team of Greenpeace activists were met by an overwhelming police presence at the Port of Taranaki.
Early this morning the Polarcus Alima - a survey vessel chartered by the US oil giant Anadarko - slipped in to the Port of Taranaki.
They no doubt hoped to keep a low profile before embarking on their scheduled assignment to explore for deep sea oil reserves off the coast of Raglan but we cannot let this go unnoticed. This is the pointy end of the looming deep sea oil rush in New Zealand coastal waters.
Greenpeace had a small team there to meet it with a peaceful protest but the police seem unusually interested in preventing anything coming between Anadarko and New Zealand's promised deep sea oil reserves. How did they know we were coming? We're not sure. But what is clear is that someone is determined to keep any protest well away from the Polarcus Alima, including the news that they are in town.
John Key was completely wrong when he said there there is no correlation between the Rena oil spill and his Government's deep sea oil drilling plans. Anyone with even a modicum of common sense can see that.
The Rena has spewed oil into the Bay of Plenty and demonstrated with jarring clarity just how damaging an oil spill can be, and just how impossible it is to prevent the damage once the oil has spilled.
Deep sea oil drilling would expose New Zealand's coastline to catastrophic oil spills.
So to push ahead with dangerous deep sea oil drilling as oil continues to wash ashore on beaches in the Bay of Plenty adds insult to injury.
If the Anadarko's survey is successful, the drilling of wildcat oil wells off Raglan could begin as early as next year, in waters possibly even deeper than the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Anadarko were part owners of the ill fated Deepwater Horizon well which leaked 780 million litres of oil into the Gulf of Mexico last year. By comparison the Rena spill represents about 2 teaspoonfuls of the bucket that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and we are struggling to deal with even that.
The ship will later go on to prospect in deepwater areas off Stewart Island, a formidable area for weather let alone oil prospecting, in a permit area due to be taken over by Shell Oil.
It's time for the government to stop spending millions enticing the deep sea oil industry to New Zealand.
Nick has worked with Greenpeace for more than 10 years and is now Head of Digital at Greenpeace NZ.


text:
Discuss your personal paranormal/unexplained experiences, or anything else to do with this subject.
There are currently 1 users browsing this forum. (0 members & 1 guests)
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules


text:
When you're taking your $302,450 exotic to a Cars and Coffee meet, try not to hit a curb, fly through a garden, and endup halfway up a flight of stairs. That's what happened to this allegedly-drunk Ferrari FF owner in Tennessee.
The driver was okay, but the car was totaled. The window sticker was still on the passenger seat.
Just for those keeping score, the FF was crashed almost immediately after its release by British car writer Jethro Bovingdon during a test drive, busting two wheels. Since then the car has burned multiple times, but this is the first crashed American FF that we've seen.
Remember people, don't be assholes around car shows.
(Hat tip to Bo Diddle!)


text:
NASA Technology
Getting a multitude of people to work together to manage processes across many organizations —for example, flight projects, research, technologies, or data centers and others—is not an easy task. Just ask Dr. Barry E. Jacobs, a research computer scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center. He helped NASA develop a process management solution that provided documenting tools for process developers and participants to help them quickly learn, adapt, test, and teach their views. Some of these tools included editable files for subprocess descriptions, document descriptions, role guidelines, manager worksheets, and references.
First utilized for NASA's Headquarters Directives Management process, the approach led to the invention of a concept called the Electronic Handbook (EHB). This EHB concept was successfully applied to NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, among other NASA programs. Several Federal agencies showed interest in the concept, so Jacobs and his team visited these agencies to show them how their specific processes could be managed by the methodology, as well as to create mockup versions of the EHBs.
In partnership with NASA and under the guidance of Jacobs, REI Systems, a Herndon, Virginia-based small business, received a NASA SBIR award in 1989 to build an integrated, uniform, and extensible framework for storage, retrieval, and update of heterogeneous objects. REI's solution employed the NASA-developed EHB paradigm.
Using a familiar, easy-to-learn "handbook" interface, the EHB guides each user through complicated procedures that formerly required using multiple paper documents or legacy systems. This web-based business process management system was used to automate, integrate, execute, and optimize the business processes for NASA's SBIR and STTR programs, which receive approximately 2,500 Phase I and Phase II proposals annually.
The team worked closely with the stakeholders at every level in order to fully understand the roles and business processes involved, which helped ensure the successful functionality, efficiency, and usability of the system. The way Jacobs sees it, "To truly understand one's universe, one must see it through multiple 'eyes' and also have tools to communicate these views."
The first NASA SBIR/STTR EHB was deployed in 1996 for the Phase I Review and Selection process. Now, the NASA SBIR/STTR EHB is a complete end-to-end paperless system for management of the SBIR/STTR programs ranging from solicitation development to contract administration processes and commercialization. The EHB continues to be used by all program participants, with approximately 6,000 active users from NASA Centers and firms.
According to REI, each firm that uses the EHB system to apply to the NASA programs saves the costs associated with printing and mailing of eight paper copies. For NASA, there has been a more than 30-percent reduction in the time required for processing, with commensurate reductions in the effort to manage the paper submissions.
Originally featured in Spinoff 2001, REI has grown from a startup to a large business that provides a variety of Web-enabled, database-driven knowledge management and performance support solutions for Federal agencies, State governments, and the commercial sector. REI Systems continues to innovate with the EHB concept nurtured by NASA 22 years ago.
The company has applied the approach to managing information in every one of their custom software applications that manage the grants-making processes for Federal agencies as diverse as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice, and the Department of Energy (DOE). Specifically, REI's NASAderived EHB model has more than 60,000 users with over $6 billion in financial transactions per year.


text:
WASHINGTON - Thousands of sick Marine veterans and their families may be on the verge of taking a giant leap toward receiving health care for illnesses they suffered from decades of water contamination at Marines Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Legislation that has languished for years was expected to be voted on in the full Senate this week under an across-the-aisle deal between the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. But a South Carolina senator has blocked the bill, saying he worries about fraud.
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint's stance has developed into an intraparty standoff with Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Senate bill's lead sponsor, who led the call to help the Marines and their families.
In an April letter to President Barack Obama asking for additional funds to provide care for victims, leaders of the House and Senate veterans affairs committees called the episode "possibly the worst example of water contamination in our nation's history."
Up to a million people at Camp Lejeune may have been exposed to drinking water that was poisoned with trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, benzene and vinyl chloride. Some medical experts have linked the contamination to birth defects, childhood leukemia and a variety of other cancers.
Last month, the House and Senate veterans affairs committees agreed on a bill that would provide health care for people who lived or worked at the Marine Corps base from Jan. 1, 1957, through Dec. 31, 1987. It would provide health care to military personnel and their family members provided they lived or worked at least 30 days on the base.
The bill could effect up to 750,000 Marine veteran and family members. It's part of a larger, multi-faceted bill, called a minibus, that includes dozens of additional provisions, including expanding health care benefits for disabled veterans, reauthorizing programs to help homeless veterans and improving claims processing.
On Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington state Democrat who supports the agreement and chairwoman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is expected to bring the measure to the floor and seek to pass the bill via a unanimous consent vote, according to her spokesman, Matt McAlvanah.
But DeMint is expected to take the Senate floor and address concerns he has about the exposure to deceptive practices. DeMint has put a procedural hold on the bill, saying there are not enough safeguards to prevent fraud by those whose illnesses were not due to the water contamination.
"Sen. DeMint does not oppose the underlying bill and has been working in good faith to stop fraudulent claims that would divert resources away from affected veterans and their families and to ensure that the program is properly funded to future disruptions," Wesley Denton, spokesman for DeMint, said in a statement.
DeMint proposed adding anti-fraud language that is already part of current law with respect to other veterans benefits, Denton said.
Burr's staff has had discussions with DeMint over his concerns but said there are no negotiations toward changing language of the bill. David Ward, Burr's spokesman, said the Veterans Affairs Department already has the authority to establish mechanisms to prevent fraudulent claims. And as the entity responsible for providing care, he said, it is in the department's best interest to eliminate fraud to the greatest degree possible.
"I am disappointed that passage of this very important bill has been slowed," Burr said in a statement. "I am confident, however, that we can pass this bill quickly and finally begin to help those who were exposed to water contaminated with known human carcinogens."
Burr and other North Carolina lawmakers, such as Sen. Kay Hagan and Rep. Brad Miller, both Democrats, have been pushing lawmakers to provide the military families health care after what they say are decades of neglect by the Marines.
The Marines have said they are providing needed information and funding to fully understand the contamination and its impacts.


text:
I am a remote employee for Freshens (headquarters is in Atlanta and I work from Baltimore). For this reason I am very appreciative of the support that I receive when there are log in issues either from my home due to Microsoft Exchange failures, password reset issues or when I am on the road. RMS is my IT "security blanket".
Working with RMS makes dealing with technical issues very easy. The team is so helpful and is always respectful of those that are not very tech savvy. We have come a long way from when we first started with RMS. We aren't an average salon since we have 5 locations and a call center, but over the years they now have a great understanding of our business needs and are a huge asset for us.
The RMSCare Platinum service was perfect for our business. We are a staffing company focused our people and customers. I used to have all my employees call me before calling technical support and I still couldn't stop unnecessary bills. Now I don't have to worry about getting a huge bill when one of my employees has a technical issue.
I am a customer; been one since 1992. Randy Rowe knows me; as do the experts who answer the phone and give advice. I probably have dealt with Randy Voige most of the time. That is not to say anything less about his colleagues. I like them all. Everybody is an expert – and that is why I continue to phone. I am not a big/important customer. My payments would not keep you in stamp money. But RMS shows me the same care and respect as anybody who calls and says, I've got a problem.
I have been with Georgia Reproductive Specialists for the past five years. Since then, I have had the pleasure to work with RMS. We have developed a fantastic working relationship. They are all a great group and are extremely professional, courteous, prompt and ontop of everything, friendly. Whenever I run into a computer issue that I cannot handle, they are there to fix it or guide me through. There turnaround time is outstanding. I have truly been very lucky to have them on board with our practice.
We've used RMS at our last 2 companies (Sigma Analytics and AnalyticsIQ). Prior to that, we tried to manage our systems ourselves, and it was a disaster. Using RMS has allowed us to concentrate on what we do best, while being assured that our critical computer systems and back-ups are being maintained professionally and correctly. Without our data and systems management in place, we wouldn't have a company!
When we hired RMS we handed them a list of problems and deficiencies with our IT system. Within a short time they were all solved and today our system is running better than ever with virtually no problems.
RMS has been responsible for the design, implementation, and support of our computer network for the past ten years. RMS has become a valued business partner through honesty and commitment to fast, reliable service. I highly recommend RMS for all of your computing needs.
"RMS set up and serviced computer networks at two companies which I have or had ownership. I have been extremely pleased with RMS. They are professionals. They conduct themselves and their business in a professional manner. They are always looking out for their Customers. I do not believe RMS would recommend any expenditure for equipment nor systems that did not have every expectation of suiting the need and have an adequate payback on the investment. I particularly appreciate their ability to solve problems remotely and on-the-spot without waiting for call backs. I truly rely on RMS to be my IT experts and they have never let me down."
We have been working with RMS for close to four years. As a small engineering firm we really depend on RMS to provide a quick turnaround on network related issues as well as assist us with any hardware problems. The have always provided us with outstanding service. They are able to resolve most issues remotely; however, when on site service is needed they are quick to respond. Their technicians are very professional and all have a very good understanding of the nature of our operations. We kind of feel like they are a part of the team.
RMS Associates, Inc. has been our sole source provider for networking, phone system and automation equipment, installation, software and support for over fifteen years. Through four complete new office location set-ups and numerous upgrades and expansions, Randy Rowe and his competent staff have met all of our needs in a timely, professional, and cost conscious manner. In our industry, success is based on reliable cost data, meeting deadlines and producing a quality product. RMS has become an indispensable member of our team as a trusted advisor in making equipment upgrade decisions, as well as providing continuous support for the maintenance of our data systems. Knowing that our data files are secure allows us to focus on the task of producing quality buildings and meeting deadlines. A shiver runs up my spine recalling the days when we tried to work through the latest "computer problem" on our own and agonizing over what equipment to buy that wouldn't be obsolete the day after …
I am not sure if you recall but you and your team have served as my IT resource since 1991, the year you opened RMS. I realized the other day that I had never expressed to you my appreciation for the value all of you have brought to my business over the past 17 years. If I am counting correctly my current system is the 4th network you have installed for me. It is probably approaching time for another. In each instance the new system was installed with virtually no down time. After installation the "tweaking" of the system was to a minimum. You assessed our needs and the system you installed accomplished for us what you represented it would accomplish. All of those are important to my staff and me. In the early years I gave smaller IT projects to other companies. I never found the level of service provided measured up to RMS. RMS personnel have always been prompt, professional and on top of the game. Thank you for a job, many jobs well done!
Atlanta Pediatric Surgery has been in relationship with RMS and Associates since the late 90's. We initially sought their help in choosing a software package for a small medical office. Over the years we have grown and changed, and RMS has always been available with their expert advice and service. Having remote support now is a wonderful addition to our technical support system. We forever rely on their speedy response to all of our challenges, be they softwear, hardware, technical advice and very professional and practical solutions to the issue of the moment. In addition to the professionalism and efficiency that we have come to trust, all of the personnel at RMS are just wonderful folks! It has continued to be a pleasure doing business with them for close to a decade.
My experiences with RMS have been nothing but positive. Always there when you need them, respond quickly, resolves every issue that has been submitted in a timely manner and willing to take on any challenge.
"RMS has a wide range of knowledge. They help fix network issues as well as answer question about software and email. They offer excellent service. A real person answers the phone every time I call. They know how urgent IT issues are for a business and they follow up to make sure the problem is fixed."
We have been a customer of RMS for a number of years. They are responsive to our needs and are customer service driven. I would recommend them to anyone.
I have been with GPM for almost 21 years and I believe we have used RMS for at least 15 plus years. We love RMS and could not operate without them. Everyone there is great to work with.
RMS was already in place when I took over this position with the company.They were a "life-saver" for sure, as the company never really had a knowledgeable IT company. RMS responds promptly and efficiently. Their staff is professional and effective. They come out on-site when needed or requested. They keep the company up-to-date. They recommend solutions. They educate the staff when a problem arises. Overall, great group of guys!
I want to just share with you how incredibly valuable the RMS relationship has been to us, particularly because of one Randy Voige. I love this guy. He's got the greatest attitude ever, even when under pressure. He knows his stuff or if he doesn't (which he actually admits on rare occasion) he gets the answers and quickly. I know of almost no second fixes he's had to do – his first time is nearly always perfect. We really depend on him and are so thankful for his capable help. You have a tremendous asset in Randy and I hope you never fire him or let him quit. It would be a severe loss for us all. Please share this with him. He deserves accolades.
I'm a Business Consultant for Freshens (my employer), my regions consists of some of the Northeast, part of the mid West, and the Dallas Fort Worth area. Some time ago Freshens made the needed decision to utilize RMS, and I have nothing to say but great things about RMS. The few times that I have called, the issues were resolved in a very reasonable time frame. If the issues weren't going to be resolved right away, I was informed of when they would (I.E. Freshens server issues).
RMS has provided Georgia Probation Management with outstanding support for all of our IT needs since 1995. When they introduced their RMSCare Platinum program in 2006, we jumped at the chance to proactively maintain and monitor our hardware. RMS takes care of watching our servers and applying all the patches and security updates. The uptime of our servers and network has increased dramatically with the attention these guys pay to preventing problems and solving them while they don't impact our users. With 10 locations and over 75 users, downtime costs us a lot. If a piece of equipment should break down, RMS will get us back up and running for only the costs of any parts used. This helps us budget our IT costs. I would hate to go back to the days of 'no one watching the shop' not knowing the status of our equipment and data backups.
We were looking for a cost-effective way to replace our in-house IT. RMS gave us options that made sense. They have given us ideas to strengthen our company and streamline our processes. We let RMS handle everything from our servers, PC's, smartphones and iPads – everything. We are very thankful for finding RMS. They were definitely the right choice for Whitco.
It is a great pleasure for me to write this letter to you today. There are many parts to any successful Organization, but for CPA firms today technology has to be one of the most important. Fortunately for us, your firm has represented us and our clients with unparalleled professionalism and technical expertise for over 10 years. One of my favorite things about RMS is the way that you help your client's setup technology solutions that are "cutting edge", but also provide great long term value. My partners and I always feel like you encourage us to spend enough money to get a high quality product that is built for long term productivity, but we never feel like we've over bought. That is a very difficult balance to find and your firm has managed it seamlessly for many years. Another thing that I can't say enough about is your service. We always receive prompt and professional service from you and your staff whenever we need it. We will certainly continue relying on RMS for all of our tec…
I can't tell you enough how exceptional your team is!! Jonathon and Randy have been very instrumental in keeping me up and going whenever I have computer or cell phone issues. In fact, on more than one occasion, they have been my life line! Both of these guys are ALWAYS professional, eager to help and posses the quality of patience! I am not very savvy when it comes to troubleshooting, so they graciously meet me at my level of understanding and we work through the problem. Every issue has been resolved in a timely manner and I always learn something new! So thankful we have RMS!!!!
I can speak about RMS from the user end angle. As a department head, I have had the flexibility to work with RMS at almost every level of service you provide. I have nothing but great things to say about RMS and the people within the organization.
RMS has provided Cotton & Welsh with excellent IT services for 8-10 years. Prior to that time we struggled with various IT options – none of which was a success. The entire RMS staff has helped us through the years with numerous projects – a move and a new set up, web site development, multiple PCs and laptops for various salesmen, all with different needs. The level of the service has always been excellent; problems were resolved efficiently; and the recommendations have always been correct. Most importantly in the fast paced work environment of today, RMS responds extremely promptly even for small problems (which at the time seem huge) and gets the issue resolved. We like their prompt and efficient service and like them personally as well – a great group of people
RMS offers our practice sound and responsible advice, and at a fair price. We consider RMS our IT partner. They know our business and computer needs and are relied on as a solution provider to GRS. Because RMS has little to no turnover with its technical support staff, RMS has an "institutional knowledge" of our practice that has resulted in observable efficiencies and cost savings. GRS's record of "down" time is practically non-existent which speaks directly to the level of service provided by RMS. The online solution for reporting a problem works well and response times are consistently prompt. Most issues can be resolved virtually but we have received excellent service when a tech is required onsite.
We love working with RMS. They have been wonderful since day one. They treat us like family and in fact have us pretty spoiled. They give us all the extra care attention we look forward to.
I can't say why we chose RMS to start. But I would argue the reason we keep RMS is the fast and effective service we receive. Personally, I have had some quirky issues pop up and I just take a screen shot and email it. I have to write that my laptop runs well all the time. I can tell when something has happened over night, be it an update or maintenance. I know RMS is not sitting and waiting for a call. RMS is proactively keeping my computer up and running. I can't say what makes RMS different because I have no comparison to make. But if I were to compare RMS to other professional services, the quality of the service, urgency to resolve issues, and communicate, and high level of advice makes RMS top notch. I would recommend RMS to anyone. It feels like I am gushing a bit. But, RMS works. It gets the job done so I can get my job done. I know members of my team have emailed service requests and have returned to applaud the professionalism of the RMS crew.
We came to RMS Associates services originally through Veracor. We've worked with Veracor as an associate office here in Dothan since about 2010. RMS handles all of our IT issues and has implemented security measures and Cloud backup among other things. They have been incredibly helpful with troubleshooting issues as they arise. I call them when my boss or I have anything we can't handle or when the technical parts are beyond our expertise. Often they can suggest a fix right away, they also remotely access our computers to figure out what's going on. Only rarely have we actually had to schedule a time to have them work on our computers for an extended period. They are user friendly people and have helped us with on the spot fixes more often than having to wait for someone to remote in to fix a problem. I am very much more flexible than my boss is. He relies on his computer, whether it's by phone or on a laptop away from the office, so he hasn't got the time t…
I have been acquainted with RMS Associates, Inc. for six (6) months as a new addition in the accounting department at White Hawk, Inc. I have worked in construction accounting over twenty (20) years. I have dealt with various IT companies and the time you spend calling them and waiting for someone to call you back. No company that I have been associated with over the years has responded to the IT needs at White Hawk, Inc. the way that RMS responds. I highly recommend the benefits of the RMSCare Platinum customer package. They understand the urgency of having our immediate IT issues and on-going maintenance handled efficiently, timely and with reasonable costs. This allows us to focus on our business knowing that they are taking care of their business. We appreciate and salute Randy Rowe and their entire staff for the outstanding service they consistently give.
We like being able to concentrate on our wholesale distribution business and leave IT to the experts at RMS. Bottom line-WE TRUST RMS.
I have used RMS to support two technology start-ups over the past ten years. I have always received great service, and the hardware that we have purchased from RMS has consistently been spot-on. I highly recommend RMS to anyone looking to partially or (as we do) completely outsource the IT function in a growing business. Also, the quality of the hardware seems to be superior to other major providers' solutions, especially when combined with the local support provided by RMS. Randy, thanks for your years of support to my companies
RMS is not your average IT Support group. Over the years Georgia Reproductive Specialists has worked with RMS, I have come to see them as our IT partners. Rather than simply wiring, repairing and servicing our equipment, they have come to understand our business and how their IT expertise can enhance our medical practice. " Their monitoring and proactive service has kept our network running efficiently without unexpected downtime. We are most grateful for their knowledge and professionalism and most definitely feel they are part of our team.
We have worked with RMS Associates, Inc. for more than 10 years. Their service is prompt, professional and friendly with a willingness to go the extra mile for the client. RMS does a great job of managing client expectations and providing accurate and reliable quotes for service. As a recent subscriber to RMSCare Platinum, we have found this service to be a valuable asset for our business. It is a pleasure to work with RMS and we highly recommend their services.
RMS has provided us with a network that allows us to provide a timely response to customer inquiries, keeps our employees productive, and keeps our operations running smoothly. Whenever we need service, we can count on a prompt response and a knowledgeable and courteous staff.
I can't tell you why we chose RMS, but I can tell you what keeps us doing business with RMS is excellent customer service! Everyone is helpful. I have worked with Bob, and he has been not only able to solve all my IT issues, he is super kind.
It has been a pleasure working with RMS. Even tho' we're not "a big fish" in their pond, the care they have shown us over the years would say otherwise. We are grateful for their wise counsel and their eagerness to service….they have served us well."


text:
reverend_kyle wrote:what does yellow mean?
Moderator: Cartographers
Gilligan wrote:I'M SO GOOD AT THIS GAME
My stepmom locked the bathroom door
So I opened the lock with my shoelace
Coleman wrote:Yeah, I was going to get to that after I or cairnswk transformed WidowMaker's border pictures into a tutorial, but he may understand what you mean now.
If not, check out one of the later pages of Iwo Jima, it's mostly there.
Gilligan wrote:I'M SO GOOD AT THIS GAME
My stepmom locked the bathroom door
So I opened the lock with my shoelace
Elijah S wrote:I've made notes of the recent input and will get going on those items...
The one thing I'm wondering about is if one river crossing, between Arkansas and Mississippi, will be enough...
It looks like not providing another crossing may cause play to kindof bottleneck in the north. Any thoughts?
cairnswk wrote:Elijah S...your new ideas topic for American Civil War has been moved into the Map Foundry, there is no need to create another topic iun the Map Foundry.
cairnswk wrote:Elijah...below is what i suggest for your legend. I added 20px to the width, which is still within the absolute maximum in order to create "eyespace" for the legend.
Only a suggestion
Users browsing this forum: No registered users


text: Hubert Selby, Jr., ("Cubby"), American writer (born July 23, 1928, Brooklyn, N.Y.—died April 26, 2004, Los Angeles, Calif.), showcased the dark underside of American urban life in his debut novel, Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964; film 1989). Selby lacked formal training as a writer, but his unstructured style and coarse language helped to accurately convey the bleak, violent world he observed as a youth. After the U.S. entered World War II, he dropped out of school to follow his father into the merchant marine. Although he was only 15 at the time, he was able to persuade recruiters to allow him to join. While at sea in 1947, Selby contracted tuberculosis and was told that he had less than a year to live. An experimental drug treatment and the removal of 10 ribs saved his life, but more than a year of recuperation left him with an addiction to painkillers that took decades to overcome. A childhood friend encouraged him to use writing as an outlet, and in 1961 Selby's short story "Tralala" was published in the Provincetown Review. The story was a brutal examination of the life of a waterfront prostitute, and it drew condemnation from a number of circles. When Selby included it with five other stories in his novel Last Exit to Brooklyn, it was the target of obscenity charges on both sides of the Atlantic. His stark, unforgiving view of the world was equally apparent in later works, such as The Room (1971), The Demon (1976), and Requiem for a Dream (1978). His output slowed in later years, but he returned to prominence when he co-wrote the screenplay for Darren Aronofsky's film adaptation Requiem for a Dream (2000).


text:
Lose Weight. Develop Inner-Focus. Learn Self-Defense, Excellence Through Leadership
Learn powerful self-defense to keep yourself & your loved ones safe & sound. Develop more focus, inner-strength & discipline. And have fun in a community of friendly instructors & students.
These fun, enriching classes help kids in many profound ways: they learn to respect themselves & others... how to defend themselves... the importance of peace & diplomacy... and so much more. Click now to learn more.
Enroll your child (or children!) in a program that will teach them respect, focus, discipline and more - while letting them have a TON of fun! Martial arts meets summer vacation in our amazing summer camp that parents (and their kids!) simply love.
Welcome to the Online Home of our Dover Martial Arts School.
Dear Friend,
In a moment, I'm going to tell you a surprising, though classic, tale of martial arts. It reveals how martial arts is not just about punches, kicks & self-defense...
... but how it's an incredibly transforming way of life.
Now, while the names have been left out of this story, I assure you of its truth. And from my many years in the martial arts world, I can tell you that this story has happened hundreds...
... if not thousands of times in the past.
And while this story is about a child, and what happened when martial arts entered his life, it applies just as strongly to adults of all ages, shapes and sizes.
Without further ado, here's the tale.
There was once a child who simply "drifted" through life. Nothing excited him too much, and nothing upset him too much. He was even keel. On the surface this seemed fine...
... but his parents began to worry. Nothing seemed to ignite any passion in this child. Nothing lit his "inner fire". And as hard as the parents tried to find something that would... the child quickly lost interest in anything he was involved with.
Then the parents caught wind of martial arts. Perhaps it was through talking to other parents, or perhaps they came across a website like this one.
Whatever it was that brought them to martial arts - they became eternally grateful for it.
Because within one week of martial arts training, their son was a completely different person.
His smile was brighter. He couldn't wait for martial arts class every day. He became disciplined, respectful, and focused. He practiced with all of his heart in class, and with equal passion at home.
Through striving to learn every move - and advance through the ranks - he learned goal setting, ambition, confidence, and focus.
His grades improved. His relationship with his friends, parents, teachers and everyone else improved.
He was growing into a fine young man. One who was gaining the skills for success in all areas of life.
Now, as I mentioned, this story applies to more than just children. It applies to men and women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and up. It applies to teenagers. It applies even to children as young as 4 and 5.
Martial arts isn't just punches and kicks. It's a way of life. It's about reaching out for whatever you want in life, and having the discipline to do the hard work that it takes to succeed.
Here in our Dover martial arts school - we strive to teach every one of our students these powerful life skills.
That way you can live more strongly, confidently, and more happily.
I hope to see you soon for your first class. Then you can see what I'm talking about firsthand.
- Patrick Preece
Head Instructor, Kaizen Karate Academy
Dover Martial Arts


text:
Jangadas Room at National Sea Museum in Sao Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina State. In this place there is several samples of Brazilian Jangadas, Traditional fishing wood boat, used mostely in the Brazilian northeast cost. In present days Jangadas also used in tourism trips.
The National Sea Museum was created in 1993 and have the most important South American boat collection and artifacts.
Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.Text by Steve Smith.


text:
|CPUG: The Check Point User Group
Resources for the Check Point Community, by the Check Point Community.
Tim Hall has done it again! He has just released the 2nd edition of "Max Power".
The official home of the CPUG Papers! This is where you can download and discuss the papers, and contribute to their future.
The only official place to download The CPUG Papers. This is a members-only forum.


text:
Barrie's goal lifts Avalanche in overtime 1-0
DENVER (AP) – Tyson Barrie scored at 50 seconds of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Saturday.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 shots for his third shutout of the season and the 11th of his career.
Pekka Rinne had 23 saves for Nashville, which has lost two straight.
Barrie scored when he came down the right side and knocked in Greg Zanon's rebound past Rinne. It was Barrie's second goal of the season and ended a four-game skid for the Avalanche.
P.A. Parenteau had his team-leading 21st assist on the play.
Colorado was 10-10-4 after beating San Jose on March 10, but has gone 2-8-0 since. The Avalanche were in the hunt for a playoff berth three weeks ago, but are now on track for a high draft pick for the fourth time in the past five years.
The Predators carried the play for most of the first two periods. They outshot Colorado 27-12 in the first 40 minutes, in part due to six power-play opportunities, one of which was a double minor for high sticking.
Nashville wasn't able to take advantage even with a two-man advantage for 33 seconds. Varlamov was sharp and kept the game scoreless.
Colorado was already short-handed coming into the game and lost veteran forward Milan Hejduk to a shoulder injury in the first period.
Notes: Nashville center Mike Fisher was scratched due to an upper-body injury suffered in Thursday's loss to Phoenix. He is considered day to day. … Avalanche C Paul Stastny (foot) missed his third straight game. He is expected to be out a total of 10 days. … Colorado forward David Jones was scratched. He's day-to-day with a knee injury. It was his third game missed with the injury and fourth straight game he has not dressed.
Start a dialogue, stay on topic and be civil.
If you don't follow the rules, your comment may be deleted.


text:
Puppy Linux Discussion Forum
Puppy HOME page :
"THE" alternative forum :
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
The time now is Fri 06 Dec 2019, 17:57
All times are UTC - 4
Forum index
House Training
HOWTO ( Solutions )
HowTo Install VMware Player (vmplayer)
View previous topic
View next topic
Page 1 of 3
[37 Posts]
Goto page:
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Wed 26 Dec 2007, 10:53
Post subject:
HowTo Install VMware Player (vmplayer)
Subject description: installation script for vmware player
HowTo Updated 20080327
Script Updated 20071228
Script now includes the wrapper for vmware player 1.0.x in the dotpet package.
Script can now create the dotpet package without rerunning the installer. See below.
Fixed location of generated dotpet package created during installation.
Changed archive from .gz to .tar.gz
Make sure you have the development and kernel-source add-ons loaded. If you are using the retro version of Puppy3 you will need to use the 216 or 217 add-ons renamed to 301 -- See
for more info. You can get the required addons from either
For assistance installing the addons visit
For puppy3 (or puplets based on it) install a functioning
first, a copy is available
To install VMware Player:
0. Download
VMware Player x.y.z for Linux (.tar)
to a partition that has ~190M free space
1. Download the attached
to the same location
2. Extract vminstall.tar.gz
3. Run
./vminstall.sh VMware-player-VERSION-BUILD.i386.tar.gz
4. Answer the questions presented by the vmware player installation script as desired (or you could just hit enter for every thing)
5. Answer yes/no to creating a dotpet package from the installed files.
If you answer "No", you can create the dotpet later using
./vminstall.sh -p vmware-player-version
". Eg ./vminstall.sh -p 2.0.2.
To get full screen in the guest OS
You have to install vmware tools in the guest OS. To obtain the tools you will need to:
1. Download a version of vmware workstation or
vmware server
(preferably server as it's smaller and free)
2. Extract the files and copy out the iso file for your guest OS eg windows.iso, linux.iso
3. Set the iso as (one of) your cdrom(s) and boot the guest OS
4. Once the guest OS is booted navigate to the cdrom and run the installation program
Things to note
Which version works
VMware Player 1.0.x
- works in puppy2 but not puppy3
VMware Player 2.0.x
- works in puppy2 and puppy3
- gives me a BSOD for windows guest OSes in puppy2 but works fine in puppy3
this may specific to my machine or maybe due to the version of xorg/gtk/kernel
This script was tested in puppyNOP 301r2 and puppy301.
Dotpet Package
The dotpet package created via the installer is not an unleashed package but rather more like a tgz2pet-converted slackware package. This was the quickest and least space-consuming to create. To covert it to a unleahsed dotpet use the following:
pet2tgz $pkg.pet; tar xfz $pkg.tar.gz; cd $pkg; tar xvfz $pkg.tar.gz; rm $pkg.tar.gz; cd ..; dir2pet $pkg
When installing the VMwarePlayer dotpet, it will display a number of missing dependencies which is safe to ignore.
After installing the dotpet, you must either run
/etc/init.d/vmware start
from the console or restart, puppy before you can run vmplayer.
Reinstalling VMware Player
Will back up installed files as /path-to-file/filename.old.x so if you re-run the installer you should delete these backed-up files to save space.
What this script does
It automates the process of:[/b]
* Patching VMware Player v 1.0.x
* Patching VMware Player v 2.0.x
* Creating the /etc/rcX.d directories
* Fixing the menu icon for vmware
* Removing unneeded precompiled modules that take up ~120M of space
* Creates wrapper/launcher script for VMware Player 1.0.x that forces it to use the VMware-packaged gtk
* Optionally creates a dotpet package from the installed files
* Creates
; a script to kill vmware in a pinch if it starts to hog the cpu
Useful Links
The download link for vmware player is
To automate creating vmx config files for your vmware player visit
. You can try starting with the
Super Simple
For help manually create a vmx config files for your vmware player visit
To manually convert an existing installation to a vmdk image
For advanced users only - that's why there is no description.
1505 Time(s)
Last edited by jcoder24 on Fri 18 Apr 2008, 10:34; edited 18 times in total
Back to top
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Thu 27 Dec 2007, 13:45
Post subject:
Updated see above.
Back to top
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 2
Posted: Tue 26 Feb 2008, 19:07
Post subject:
Thanks for this post. This is just what I've been looking for!
Back to top
Joined: 19 Jan 2007
Posts: 56
Posted: Fri 07 Mar 2008, 03:52
Post subject: Attempt to remove filter function...
Subject description: VMware Player error
Hi all, as always, thank you to the ones who provide this wonderful OS, and the packages to use with it.
I have installed vmplayer as per the instructions above.
The install appears to go with no problems, but when trying to run vmplayer, I get the error:
sh-3.00# vmplayer
process 3831: Attempt to remove filter function 0xb602d3a0 user data 0x82cdc88, but no such filter has been added
D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace
I'm using wNOP v0.2 found here: (props to Tombh on that, awesome job man)
I used the 301 development and kernel-source add-ons from here:
And download the vmplayer from:
The only variation I took from the instructions was not installing insmod because when running it in a terminal, I get:
sh-3.00# insmod
Usage: insmod filename [args]
So I assume it is already installed, correct?
I've googled for an hour or so now, to no avail. No results come up for the specific error code above, and by widening the search to:
vmplayer Attempt to remove filter function
I get some hits, that refer mostly to kernel issues.
But like I said, none of them were the same error code I received.
Does anyone have any suggestions, or has anyone encountered this before?
Back to top
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Wed 19 Mar 2008, 12:42
Post subject: Re: Attempt to remove filter function...
Subject description: VMware Player error
titanreign wrote:
sh-3.00# vmplayer
process 3831: Attempt to remove filter function 0xb602d3a0 user data 0x82cdc88, but no such filter has been added
D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace
Try running
killall dbus-daemon
in a console window and then run vmplayer again. I would have to google and see what causes it.
Back to top
Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2725
Posted: Wed 19 Mar 2008, 15:01
Post subject:
mzucker wrote:
Thanks for this post. This is just what I've been looking for!
Me too..
Back to top
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 1289
Posted: Mon 24 Mar 2008, 19:29
Post subject:
<Translation on-line>
Good initiative, me which follows a beginner on "puppy linux", I have much difficulty has to include/understand with all the many links.
If I chose the "puppy linux" it is before very avoiding a maximum the line of order.
User of VMware under Windows, it is necessary that I can also use it in the "puppy linux".
I have to download a version "VMware player" with the extension "RPM" which does not seem to have posed problem of installation as the picture indicates it.
But now, I do not know how to carry out "VM player" because it does not appear in the list of the menu.
You have an idea to make it start
<texte original-Original text>
Bonne initiative, moi qui suit un débutant sur "toutou linux", j'ai beaucoup de difficulté a comprendre avec toute les nombreux liens.
Si j'ai choisis le "toutou linux" c'est avant tout pour éviter un maximum la ligne de commande.
Utilisateur de VMware sous windows, il faut que je puisse aussi l'utiliser dans le "toutou linux".
J'ai télécharger une version "VMware player" avec l'extension "RPM" qui ne semble pas avoir posé de problème d'installation comme l'indique l'image.
Mais maintenant, je ne sais pas comment exécuter "VM player" car il n'apparaît pas dans le la liste du menu.
Avez-vous une idée pour le faire démarrer.
Back to top
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 10:32
Post subject:
If you have all the requirements you only need the vminstall.tar.gz and the tar file from the vmplayer site, all other links can be ignored.
I have updated the HOWTO to try to show this. Try following it again starting from the
To install VMware Player:
performing steps 0 to 6. Also what version of puppy are you using?
Back to top
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 1289
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 16:15
Post subject:
<Translation on-line>
I have the version Toutou linux 03-01.1 in ISO picture.
As currently "VMplayer" is installed with this version, I will test your solution with another installation of "doggie linux". For the version "VMplayer" that I downloaded, it is the last the "2.0.3-80004.i386.tar.gz"
Concerning version RPM that I tried to install would have a solution.
<texte original-Original text>
J'ai la version Toutou linux 03-01.1 en image ISO.
Comme actuellement "VMplayer" est installé avec cette version, je vais essayer ta solution avec une autre installation de "toutou linux".
Pour la version "VMplayer" que j'ai téléchargé, c'est la dernière la "2.0.3-80004.i386.tar.gz"
Concernant la version RPM que j'ai essayé d'installer aurait une solution.
Back to top
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 1289
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 16:35
Post subject:
As does show it the picture I followed the instructions, but the order is refused ? ?
Comme le montre l'image j'ai suivis les instructions, mais la commande est refusée ? ?
Back to top
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 19:37
Post subject:
My apologies, it should be:
./vminstall.sh VMware-player-VERSION-BUILD.i386.tar.gz
The RPM version may probably work but I would have to test it to provide assistance or modify the installer.
Back to top
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Fri 28 Mar 2008, 09:34
Post subject:
I've done some initial testing of the RPM. It fails complaining about missing files.
One of these files /etc/vmware/locations is a key file and vmplayer will not work without it.
Back to top
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 1289
Posted: Sat 29 Mar 2008, 13:31
Post subject:
I have again traversed your different known VM and I think that solution is very close, except that for me it is not obvious in all that is known as and this is why you should read again your various interventions according to the list attached, hope of it that that will finally make it possible to make function VM.
For my part I will remake an installation on a new system to see whether I can collect new information.
J'ai a nouveau parcouru tes différents su la VM et je pense que la solution est toute proche, sauf que pour moi c'est pas évident dans tout ce qui est [dit et c'est pourquoi tu devrait relire tes différentes interventions selon la liste ci-joint, en espèrent que cela permettra enfin de faire fonctionner la VM.
Pour ma part je vais refaire une installation sur un nouveau système pour voir si je peux récolter de nouvelles informations.
Lien des différent post: / Links of different the post:
Does VMWare Player (vmplayer) stil work in puppy? (YES)
VMware Player (vmplayer) 1.0.4 for testing
Back to top
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 1289
Posted: Sat 29 Mar 2008, 17:21
Post subject:
Characteristic of PC AMD 64X2 4200+ 2.2GHz 532 Mb of RAM hard Disk of 4Go with a partition of 3.2 Go in ext2 and one of 0.8 Go in swap linux. "Toutou-linux french" 03.01.1 Kernel 184.108.40.206 installed in "FULL"
I made research on the site of "vmware" or I found a guide. On the basis of this guide, I have remakes the installation, but as shows it the pictures, certain function his step accepted, I thus adapted without really knowing if that is correct, however I think that with this you will be able to correct and found a solution.
Caractéristique du PC AMD 64X2 4200+ 2.2GHz 532 Mb de RAM
Disque dur de 4Go avec une partition de 3.2 Go en ext2 et une de 0.8 Go en swap linux.
"Toutou-linux français" 03.01.1 Kernel 188.8.131.52 installé en "FULL"
J'ai fait des recherches sur le site de "vmware" ou j'ai trouvé un guide.
Sur la base de ce guide, j'ai refait l'installation, mais comme le montre les images, certaine fonction ne son pas acceptée, j'ai donc adapté sans savoir réellement si cela est correct, toutefois je pense qu'avec ceci tu pourra corriger et trouvé une solution.
Excerpt from the manual
6 To use the RPM installer:
a Run RPM specifying the installation file:
rpm -Uhv VMware-<xxxx>.rpm
VMware-<xxxx>.rpm is the installation file. (In the filename
representing the version and build numbers.)
b Run the configuration program from the command line:
7 At the vmware-config.pl prompts, accept the default values.
6 To use the RPM installer:
7 At the vmware-config.pl
Back to top
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 601
Location: Barbados
Posted: Sun 30 Mar 2008, 09:25
Post subject:
The version of rpm in puppy is a limited version and
perform all the functions of the full RPM.
I assume that the file "/etc/vmware/locations" is supposed to be created during the RPM installation process as it is not packaged in the VMwarePlayer RPM. As mentioned before, the RPM version
since it is missing that file.
Béèm wrote:
Moi, j'ai l'impression que quand on te donne un conseil, que tu ne rapporte pas clairement si cela a réussi et dans la cas négative, quel son les messages d'erreur.
Did you run
./vminstall.sh VMware-player-2.0.3-80004.i386.tar.gz
?? If so, what happened? You may need to run it twice since the first run is likely to fail due to the attempted RPM installation.
It would be best if you delete the files installed by the rpm before running the vminstall.sh.
rm -rf /usr/bin/vmnet* /usr/bin/vmware* /usr/bin/vmplayer /usr/bin/vm-support /usr/lib/vmware /usr/share/doc/vmware /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/vmware-ace-vms.menu /etc/vmware
Please note
This HOWTO is for the tar.gz version and
I WILL NOT be supporting the RPM version
or any further questions related to it.
Back to top
Display posts from previous:
All Posts
1 Day
7 Days
2 Weeks
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year
Sort by:
Post Time
Post Subject
Page 1 of 3
[37 Posts]
Goto page:
View previous topic
View next topic
Forum index
House Training
HOWTO ( Solutions )
Jump to:
Select a forum
Forum index
|___ House Training
| |___ Beginners Help ( Start Here)
| |___ Users ( For the regulars )
| | |___ Usuarios de habla Hispana
| | |___ Für deutschsprachige Anhänger
| | |___ Pour les francophones
| |
| |___ HOWTO ( Solutions )
| |___ Bugs ( Submit bugs )
|___ Advanced Topics
| |___ Additional Software (PETs, n' stuff)
| | |___ Package Collections / Repositories
| | |___ Browsers and Internet
| | |___ Business
| | |___ Compiling
| | |___ Desktop
| | |___ Documents
| | |___ Drivers
| | |___ Educational
| | |___ Engineering/Science/Simulation
| | |___ Eye Candy
| | |___ Filesystem
| | |___ Games
| | |___ Graphics
| | |___ Multimedia
| | |___ Network
| | |___ Security/Privacy
| | |___ System
| | |___ Utilities
| | |___ Virtualization
| | |___ Unsorted
| |
| |___ Cutting edge
| | |___ Multi-session live-CD/DVD
| |
| |___ Hardware
| | |___ Audio
| | |___ Networking
| | | |___ Dialup
| | | |___ Ethernet
| | | |___ Wireless
| | |
| | |___ Printers
| | |___ Video
| |
| |___ Puppy Derivatives
| |___ Puppy Projects
| |___ Next Puppy Development
| | |___ 4.x
| | | |___ Bugs (4.x dev)
| | | |___ Usability Issues (4.x dev)
| | |
| | |___ 5.x
| | |___ Bugs (5.x dev)
| | |___ Usability Issues (5.x dev)
| |
| |___ Localization Project
| |___ Documentation Project
|___ Taking the Puppy out for a walk
| |___ Announcements
| |___ Puppy Power
| |___ Suggestions
| |___ Misc
|___ Off-Topic Area
|___ Programming
|___ Security
post new topics in this forum
reply to topics in this forum
edit your posts in this forum
delete your posts in this forum
vote in polls in this forum
attach files in this forum
download files in this forum
Powered by
© 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
[ Time: 0.0789s ][ Queries: 13 (0.0120s) ][ GZIP on ]


text:
Photo: Eric Coleman
MF DOOM – Live booking: firstname.lastname@example.com
Madlib – Live booking, North America: email@example.com
Madlib – Mgmt: firstname.lastname@example.com
Madlib – Live booking, North America: email@example.com
Madlib – Mgmt: email@example.com
Key Releases: Madvillainy (2004)
The Remix: Madvillainy: The Madlib Remix (2008)
MF DOOM and Madlib are Madvillain. The two met in 2002 and soon began working on Madvillainy which would be finished over the next year and released in March 2004. The music on Madvillainy went against the grain of all popular conventions in contemporary hip-hop: short songs, dirty sound, no choruses, and with lyrical themes which were not always clear to everyone on first listen. The album received the highest critical praise of a hip-hop album released in 2004, and years later has continued to generate interest and controversy.
MF DOOM went on to work with DANGERDOOM (with Danger Mouse), Gorillaz and Ghostface Killa. Madlib has continued developing his diverse production style for the likes of Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, Ghostface, as well as releasing several solo products under his own name and self-made creations Quasimoto, Yesterdays New Quintet and Beat Konducta.
In 2008, prolific as usual, Madlib remixed Madvillainy in its entirety. It was released in a limited edition box set in 2008.
DOOM and Madlib have worked on a second Madvillain album on and off for several years. If you're waiting for it, wait in line behind us.
Also see:
MF DOOM discography
Madlib discography
Photos: Making Madvillainy
Madvillain x Kid Robot


text:
Search Columbus State
Can't find it? Try the Telephone Information Center at (614) 287-5353.
The digital evolution has accelerated the growth of digital photography and enabled
many individuals working in related fields to add this invaluable skill.
The Digital Photography Program seeks to satisfy the growing need for qualified digital
photographers and the various industries that they serve. Building upon a strong foundation
in a broad range of courses spanning digital design, marketing, communications and
Web design courses, the multi-disciplinary digital integration reflects the needs
of the professional digital photography industry. The curriculum includes digital
capture, digital workflow, and digital image management. Students will develop a balance
of technical and aesthetic skills that relate to digital photography, equipment and
related software that is complemented by coursework in digital design, Web site design,
interactive video/audio, and marketing/branding on the Web.
Program graduates will be prepared for careers in a variety of digital photography,
digital services and imaging-related fields, be able to pursue self-employment options
or be prepared to continue their education at a four year institution.
Academics Department
(614) 287-0000


text:
Here's a nice long weekend for you: Do some shopping, get some exercise, and bake an exact replica of the armadillo cake from Steel Magnolias. Sound like a plan? The apps below will help you make all those things happen with minimal effort.
Instructables: Want to make a disco ball bike helmet? A talking robot with spatula legs? Of course you do. And you've come to the right place — Instructables has directions, how-tos, hacks, recipes, and instructions for just about any zany project you can think of. Free
Vine: Listen up creative people and also all people: Vine is Twitter's new app for creating GIF-like animations. Go crazy documenting whatever you like, as long as it's not just your boring desk.Technically they're MP4 files, but we're having fun sharing these crazy video loops. Free
Chihuly: In cheesy Las Vegas, one of the legitimately cool things you'll see is the Chihuly installation at the Bellagio. You can experience the glass sculptures without travelling to Sin City — make your own by blowing into the microphone of your iPhone. It's not exactly the same, but if you're a fan of Dale Chihuly, it's pretty fun. Free
Move: Chances are you hover in front of a computer monitor like a bug on a lamp. And that means you're probably pretty sedentary. This app tracks your daily walking, running, biking, and so forth to see just how much you move. Free


text:
The berries of the glossy privet tree, Ligustrum lucidum, have a long history of use in traditional Chinese herbal medicine as an herb that helps "tonify the yin." This expression cannot be fully explained without entering into the theoretical framework of traditional Chinese medicine, but it may be said loosely to indicate a strengthening effect on some of the functions of the body. As part of herbal combinations (traditional Chinese herbal medicine seldom uses single-herb preparations), ligustrum is used for such purposes as turning gray hair black, alleviating ringing in the ear, and treating vertigo.
One of the most famous combination therapies containing ligustrum is named Erzhi Wan, or "Two-Solstices Pill." It consists of ligustrum berries harvested at the winter solstice, combined with another herb ( Eclipta alba) harvested at the summer solstice. The combined treatment is thought of as providing a balance of two opposite "energies."
Ligustrum is currently marketed as a treatment for strengthening the immune system, and on this basis is often recommended for use by people undergoing treatment for cancer or HIV. However, there is no meaningful scientific evidence that ligustrum provides any benefit for these, or any other, conditions.
Very weak evidence from test-tube and animal studies hints that ligustrum might have anti-parasitic,1 anti-viral,2liver- protective,3 immunomodulatory (this means "altering" immune function, rather than, as commonly misunderstood, "strengthening" it),4,5 and cancer-preventive6 effects. However, this evidence is too preliminary to rely upon at all. Only double-blind, placebo-controlled studies can prove a treatment effective, and none have been performed on ligustrum. (For information on why such studies are essential, see Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Studies?)
A typical dose of ligustrum berries is 5 mg taken two or three times daily.
Although use of ligustrum appears to be well tolerated in general, the herb has not undergone any meaningful safety evaluation at the level of modern scientific standards. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with severe liver or kidney disease is definitely not established.
1. Lirussi D, Li J, Prieto JM, et al. Inhibition of Trypanosoma cruzi by plant extracts used in Chinese medicine. Fitoterapia. 2004;75:718–23.
2. Ma SC, He ZD, Deng XL, et al. In vitro evaluation of secoiridoid glucosides from the fruits of Ligustrum lucidum as antiviral agents. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2001;49:1471–3.
3. Yim TK, Wu WK, Pak WF, et al. Hepatoprotective action of an oleanolic acid-enriched extract of Ligustrumlucidum fruits is mediated through an enhancement on hepatic glutathione regeneration capacity in mice. PhytotherRes. 2001;15:589–92.
4. Baronikova S, Nagy M, Grancai D. Changes in immunomodulatory activity of human mononuclear cells after cultivation with leaf decoctions from the genus Ligustrum L. Phytother Res. 1999;13:692–695.
5. Sun Y, Hersh EM, Lee SL, et al. Preliminary observations on the effects of the Chinese medicinal herbs Astragalus membranaceus and Ligustrum lucidum on lymphocyte blastogenic responses. J Biol Response Mod. 1983;2:227–237.
6. Niikawa M, Hayashi H, Sato T, Nagase H, et al. Isolation of substances from glossy privet ( Ligustrum lucidum Ait.) inhibiting the mutagenicity of benzo[a]pyrene in bacteria. Mutat Res. 1993;319:1–9
Last reviewed December 2015 by EBSCO CAM Review Board Last Updated: 12/15/2015