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3D Style Wall Art Trees
Give any room in your house a unique feel with these 3D Style Wall Art Trees from Gloria Uhler. Using a stencil, you can create one or more trees on a solid colored wall for wall art decor that's sure to "stand out"!
- Victoria Larsen stencils
- White Tub & Tile Caulking and gun - Lowe's
- Painters tape - Lowe's
- Yardstick or dowel
- Putty knife
- Ranger Perfect Pearls Palettes pigment powder - Michaels
- Plan the number of trees you will create and their size. If you're going to angle some trees, tape a yardstick or dowel against the wall as a guide and follow it as you position your stencils.
- If you won't be using the largest tree trunk, you can cut it in half vertically to create a size that will work for your project. I taped mine back together making it only slightly larger than the smaller trunk. I also angled it so it tapered at the top.
- The directions included with the stencils suggest using joint compound. Because I've successfully used tub caulking for this kind of job before, I chose to use it again. A caulking gun makes the application convenient. Fill in the center of the trunk stencil then use the plastic putty knife to distribute caulking to all open areas. Work in a well ventilated room and occasionally spray a good quality room deodorizer as you work to minimize the caulking smell. Glade Fresh Linen almost completely eliminates the odor.
- Create all the tree trunks first by adding additional sections as you work up the wall and reach the desired height. Hold the stencil to the wall with painters tape.
- If you like a lot of texture, the more irregularities in the caulking surface the better. Create a tree bark-like effect by dabbing at the caulking with the straight edge of the knife once the stencil is filled. Running the knife horizontally across the stencil will also create realistic ridges.
- Because you would have to wait for one trunk section to dry before repositioning the stencil again, you may want to cut off the blank margin on one edge of the stencil leaving it open at the bottom. This will allow you to align the stencil edges with the finished edges of the previous trunk and continue working. Use the knife to blend the joined ends of added trunks. Keep an oversized towel and a sink filled with sudsy warm water to wash caulking off both sides of the stencil before using it again.
- Once you have all your trunks in place, add tree tops and other branches.
- When adding leaves, keep in mind that you don't have to use the entire stencil as is. Apply painters tape to close off openings in the stencil to create a smaller grouping. Also flip the stencil over to create leaves that bend in a different direction. Texture the leaves with the knife just as you did the trunks.
- When the caulking is thoroughly set, paint can be applied. For good color effects, determine the direction of the light source in the room. if it's on the left as in my project, keep this in mind as you paint, making your darkest color on the right of images and lighter color on the left.
- Fill a small container with a wash made by mixing a little water with the original wall paint. Don't dilute it too much or you will loose your color. Fleece or other similar fabrics make great paint applicators. Cut two pieces about three inches square, one for adding on, one for wiping away. Dip a portion of one of the pieces in the wash and dab it along the right side of the trunk and leaves. Create variety by painting some leaves with the dark side on the bottom and the light side on top and vice versa. Use the second fleece to wipe away excess or blend the paint from dark side to the light.
- Add green color accents to the leaves and gold to the trunks. I wanted to use pearl paint for both but couldn't find colors I liked. Instead I found a pearl pigment powder sold for stamping and scrapbooking. Add a little water to some green powder and use the fleece add on and take away method to stain the right side of the leaves. Wipe away to the left. Add water to the gold powder. Apply the color to the right sides of the trunks. Also add gold color to the edges of the breaks in the trunks. This color is most effective when applied over surfaces painted with the wall color.
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Elizabeth J
Jun 23, 2017
I've never seen anything like this! It would totally be something that would add an interesting aspect to my home decor. I love that it's not too overbearing and the stencils are beautiful. I would love to try this on a canvas to make an art piece!
Member 0457151
Aug 02, 2015
Would love to try this in our stairwell, but does the tub caulking become a dust magnet due to its texture? Just concerned about how clean it can be kept.
Mar 01, 2014
Any comments on removing this..if need be?
Carol M 2075
May 12, 2013
Wow! What a fun and great idea!! Using the same color paint on the wall as the design is definetly more interesting without adding another color to keeps it delicate as well as subtle. One could do so many designs using your own imaginations too! Thanks for a wonderful idea.
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Apr 23, 2013
I love this idea and since we are painting the walls right now,I will definnetly try this.
mcconsbruck5775 43 75191
Apr 02, 2012
will try this on a smaller scale using a canvas board-maybe making a family tree
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The White House yesterday denied it edited talking points about the terrorist attack that killed the American ambassador to Libya — contradicting remarks made a day earlier by disgraced ex-CIA chief David Petraeus.
"The only edit that was made by the White House and also by the State Department was to change the word 'consulate' to the word 'diplomatic facility,' since the facility in Benghazi was not formally a consulate," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One.
"Other than that, we were guided by the points that were provided by the intelligence community. So I can't speak to any other edits that may have been made."
So, who took the CIA talking points Petraeus testified about and edited out al-Qaeda references for the version Susan Rice offered on the Sunday shows four days after the attack?
Possibilities include: 1) The White House is lying; 2: Petraeus is lying; 3) The CIA gave the talking points to an intermediary who made the edits before giving them to the White House; 4) The White House simply came up with their own talking points; or 5) a "combo platter" mix n' match of any of the above.
Obama 3 Days Ago: And If You Have A Problem With That, You Can Have A Discussion With Me
Obama Today: And If You Have A Problem With That, You Can Have A Discussion With the State or Defense Departments
Are we pretending these people are entirely isolated from each other with a virtual fire-wall between them?
Meanwhile, the WaPo continues to work the gossip angle, pointing out that the Petraeus scandal puts four-star general lifestyle under scrutiny
The commanders who lead the nation's military services and those who oversee troops around the world enjoy an array of perquisites befitting a billionaire, including executive jets, palatial homes, drivers, security guards and aides to carry their bags, press their uniforms and track their schedules in 10-minute increments. Their food is prepared by gourmet chefs. If they want music with their dinner parties, their staff can summon a string quartet or a choir.
Maybe they think they're Senators.
But all the accouterments many just point to a beta male in alpha clothing:
The hard bright line separating ALPHA from BETA is how a man deals with female aggression.
Nowhere is that made more clear than on the tango floor, but I digress.


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Green Economy & Carbon Market Growth Crucial for Africa's Development
4 November 2010, Johannesburg – The African Carbon Asset Development Facility (ACAD) announced seven green financing projects today, following a successful second round of fundraising for Africa's green economy, at the African Bankers' Carbon Finance and Investment Forum.
ACAD, a partnership between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and its Risoe Center, the German Government, and Standard Bank, has convened the Forum in association with the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). ACAD and UNEP FI share the goal to help African financial institutions understand why and how they might get involved in the booming carbon market. The event, which is also co-sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment (BMU), European Commission and World Bank, was organized by ACAD to help African bankers learn more about carbon finance and to facilitate investment in green development projects across Africa.
The Forum will highlight the need for Public Private Partnerships that develop skills, share opportunities and unlock the huge potential of Africa's green economy as a growth driver.
"ACAD's strategy relies on deepening UNEP's engagement with local financial institutions to jointly develop local capacity, industries and markets on a sustainable basis. Through our seed funding and outreach activities, such as this Forum, we seek to empower Africa's green entrepreneurs struggling to access the early-stage finance and technical support they need to succeed," said Glenn Hodes, Senior Energy Economist at UNEP Risoe, which manages UNEP's activities related to carbon finance and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and which has a pivotal role in facilitating the participation of developing countries in the emerging carbon market.
"Climate change poses a new challenge and so it has to be addressed using new tools. We use carbon finance to provide wide-ranging economic, environmental and social benefits to Africa – including new revenue streams, access to energy, job creation and technology transfer – by deploying local, market specific solutions and partnerships," said Geoff Sinclair of Standard Bank's carbon trading division.
The meeting comes in the run-up to the COP-16 in Cancun, and COP-17 which is to be hosted in South Africa next year. The time is considered ripe to demonstrate that climate change can also represent an opportunity for Africa, and that African financial institutions have a role to play. To this end, DBSA is developing integrated programmes and mobilising resources to initiate the transition to a low carbon and green economy in partnership with several national government departments.
Chantal Naidoo, Divisional Executive from DBSA added: "We feel strongly that events like this Forum are fundamental to tapping the continent's carbon investment potential – which could directly contribute toward sustainable economic development and social advancement. The challenge for banks, including those in South Africa, has been in developing strategies and financing partnerships to get the good projects off the ground and to educate the proponents on how to ensure their interventions are sustainable and replicable. These questions are being answered here today."
Powering development through sustainable energy is a major cornerstone of the DBSA response strategy – dedicated funding lines are available for both South Africa and the rest of SADC for investment projects in sustainable energy accessible to municipalities and private developers.
In 2009 around US$84 billion was invested in 684 emerging market emissions reduction projects worldwide. But African countries shared only 2% of the total and only South Africa and Kenya have more than 10 projects in the CDM pipeline, according to statistics from the UNEP Risoe Center.
Even without any additional stimulus, the 140 sub-Saharan African projects currently in the CDM pipeline would create 85 million carbon credits worth over US$1.25 billion by 2012. Today, both the public and private sector are now placing more focus on sustainable development initiatives, and the Green Economy in particular.
"Entrepreneurs can transform markets, but support for eco-entrepreneurship remains weak in many countries, particularly across Africa. Developing private sector skills and mainstreaming the concepts across commercial finance and investment are key to realizing Africa's abundant renewable energy and climate mitigation potential is critical," said Brigitte Burnett, CSR Director at Nedbank and Chair of the UNEP FI African Task Force.
Over 150 participants from 20 countries across Africa attended the forum, held at the DBSA Vulindlela Academy in Johannesburg.
For more information about ACAD please contact:
Glenn Hodes
UNEP – Risoe Center
+27 795 599 663
Geoff Sinclair
Standard Bank
email@example.com +44 7769 648 695
For more information on UNEP FI please contact:
Remco Fischer
About Announced ACAD supported Projects:
ACAD has received over 70 applications for its first round of funding and has already selected 10 innovative projects for grant funding and technical assistance in five different sub-Saharan countries. Among these include the following:
SOUTH AFRICA – International Ferro-Metals Cogeneration Facility
A first-of-its-kind project for Africa, this new cogeneration facility will produce 17.1 MW of "autonomous" clean power at Buffelsfontein plant from captured waste gas. The project will result in an improvement of local air quality and up to 200,000 tons of GHG reductions a year. ACAD is supporting the project to earn carbon credits under the CDM to gain Gold Standard certification.
SOUTH AFRICA – Clay Brick Energy Efficiency
This integrated more efficient brick manufacturing project is being developed by a Consortium of small and medium enterprises. Transition to Vertical Shaft kiln technology has the potential to reduce energy and carbon emissions in the production process by at least 33%. ACAD is working with the consortium to devise a bankable financing structure for a programmatic carbon project.
RWANDA – NURU Lights project
NURU Lights is a Rwandan company, which together with Carbon Africa, a carbon development company based in Nairobi, is developing a sales and distribution network for LED-powered lighting in Rwanda and neighboring countries through a network of independent vendors and micro-finance organizations. NURU's portable, modular lighting system has won numerous prestigious competitions and awards for technological innovation. With the support carbon credit revenue, the project can scale up beyond a pilot phase and replace kerosene lamps used in rural areas, which are prohibitively expensive, bad for the environment, and detrimental to respiratory health. Currently $18 billion is spent by households in sub-Saharan Africa each year on kerosene, candles, and batteries for conventional lighting services, which indicates a huge market opportunity at the bottom of the economic pyramid. The NURU CDM project also involves dissemination of the world's first commercially available, local assembly ready pedal generator kit. With minimal human exertion (approx. 60 rpm pedaling) 70W of power can be generated allowing 5 LED POD lights to be docked and recharged at a time. The project is expected to reduce approximately 30,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.
KENYA – Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
As one of the largest renewable energy generation projects on the African continent to have achieved financial closure, the project aims to provide clean power to approximately 2 million households in Kenya. ACAD will support project validation costs and help the project to obtain CDM Gold Standard status. The project would be the first wind power CDM project registered in sub-Saharan Africa.
KENYA – Kaloleni Cement Plant, Athi River Mining Co.
ACAD is supporting carbon investment feasibility assessments for reduction of coal consumption in a cement plant through energy efficiency measures and potential fuel switching with locally available biomass resources.
KENYA – Terem Hydropower Project
Construction of a small-hydro plant in rural Western Kenya, including grid extension and provision of lower cost energy supply than typical for new connections. Will be developed along a "programmatic" based approached to CDM, whereby additional facilities can be included into the carbon project. Terem will reduce approximately 10,000 tons of CO2/year.
NIGERIA – Oando LPG Rollout Nigeria Project
ACAD is working with one of Africa's largest indigenous oil & gas companies to establish a roll-out program for disseminating clean LPG canisters that will replace kerosene, charcoal and wood from non-renewable sources. This fuel switching initiative will target 1.75 million households in the first 5 years of operation, assisting initial capital expenditure for clients by collaborating with microfinance organizations.
Notes to editors:
For further information please contact Kim Polley on 011-022 6563 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Rozzane Motshwane, Communications Specialist, DBSA on 011 313 3148 or email@example.com
About ACAD
ACAD is a public private partnership between UNEP and African banks funded by Germany's International Climate Initiative that aims to stimulate the growth of Africa's carbon market through investor outreach and seed capital. Through the support of sustainable green business models, ACAD is helping to transform the African carbon market and to reframe investor perceptions on the ability of African entrepreneurs to compete globally. About US $0.75 million do you mean US$750,000 will be directed for seed financing in 2010.
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About DBSA
The Development Bank of Southern Africa is a leading Development Finance Institution (DFI) in Africa South of the Sahara, playing the roles of Financier, Advisor, Partner, Implementer and Integrator. The Bank has total assets under management of R45.1bn (2010) with primarily a municipal client base. The Bank maximizes its contribution to sustainable development by mobilizing financial, knowledge and human capital to support Government and other development role- players in improving the quality of life of people in the region through funding infrastructure projects; accelerating the sustainable reduction of poverty and dependency; and promoting broad-based economic growth and regional economic integration.
For further information visit:
About UNEP and UNEP's Risoe Center
UNEP is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. In the area of climate change, UNEP's approach aims at reducing barriers to market development and easing the costs and risks of entry of new actors in both the public and private sector.
The UNEP Risoe Center (URC) is leading UNEP activities related to carbon finance and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The URC has played a pivotal role in facilitating the participation of developing countries in the emerging carbon market, focusing on support for capacity building, and piloting new approaches. It conducts analysis to strengthen emerging sectors in CDM, and implements country-level and regional activities aimed at enhancing a more equitable regional distribution of carbon project activities. Contributing funding from UNEP's capacity-building program on MEAs in the ACP program will allow African CDM project developers seeking finance for their activities to participate and pitch their projects to interested financiers. The CDM capacity building component of this program is implemented by the UNEP Risoe Center.
For further information visit:
About Standard Bank
Rooted in Africa with strategic representation in key sub-Saharan and other emerging markets, Standard Bank is a bank with a global sweep. The holding company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and listed on the securities exchange operated by the JSE Limited as Standard Bank Group Limited. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for more than 145 years. Standard Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally which now spans 17 countries across the African continent and 16 countries outside Africa. The international expansion has taken it to key financial centres of the world including Brazil, Russia and China. Standard Bank's equity is widely spread. At 30 June 2010, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) held 20,0% followed by The Public Investment Corporation holding 13,1%.
Standard Bank's Corporate and Investment Banking division is a leading global emerging markets corporate and investment bank and offers its clients banking, trading, investment, risk management and advisory services in developing economies throughout the world. It has specific sector expertise in industries relevant to its global footprint, with strong sector value propositions in: mining & metals; oil, gas & renewables; telecommunications & media; power & infrastructure and Financial Institutions.
Standard Bank Plc in London is the bank's principal international subsidiary. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, the London Bullion Market Association, the London Metal Exchange, the London Platinum and Palladium Market and the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX Division). Through its branch in Tokyo, it is also a member of the Tokyo Commodities Exchange (TOCOM). It has major trading affiliates in Brazil (Banco Standard de Investimentos S.A.), Argentina (Standard Bank Argentina S.A.), and Hong Kong (Standard Bank Asia Ltd.)
Key facts and figures
- Standard Bank Group asset base of R1 321 billion ($173 billion) at 30 June 2010
- Market Capitalisation of approximately R162 billion ($21 billion) at 30 June 2010
- Employs more than 50,000 people world-wide (including Liberty)
- The bank's long-term ratings are: Moody's A3, Standard & Poor's BBBpi, Fitch Ratings BBB+. The South African sovereign ratings are: Moody's A3, Standard & Poor's BBB+, Fitch Ratings BBB+
For further information visit:
UNEP FI is a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector. Over 190 institutions, including banks, insurers and fund managers, work with UNEP to understand the implications of climate change and other sustainability factors on financial performance, the roles of the finance sector in addressing climate change, as well as to advance the integration of climate change factors – both risks and opportunities – into financial decision-making. Through a comprehensive work programme encompassing research, training, events and regional activities, UNEP FI carries out its mission to identify, promote and realise the adoption of best environmental and sustainability practice at all levels of financial institution operations.


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February 10, 2007
BlogSpot Redirect Spam Floods Search Results
A search for "how students loans affect fico score", BlogSpot redirect spam dominates the top 100 results (all the top 35 results are BlogSpot blogs).
Here's what you see when you click on the top result:
... and what Google sees:
Another query that shows a lot of spam BlogSpot blogs is "how to transfer music to blackberry". Most of the blogs don't contain any post and they only use the homepage, by changing the template.
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Steve Rubel noticed this a while ago too:ReplyDelete
That's related, but different. Steve found actual posts that use name of popular blogs to attract more visitors and redirect them to spammy sites.ReplyDelete
The sites I'm talking about are void, except for the homepage (so they're not actual blogs), and use a strange form of cloaking.
At Digg, I basically said:ReplyDelete
I'll check on this. My impression was that something was happening in the migration from the old blogger to the new version of blogger, but I'll definitely check with the blogger team about tackling this.
It's not a Google bomb, of course.
It seems to not be doing this anymore. Good thing.ReplyDelete
Sad. Very sad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2007 at 9:32 AM
Well having firefox configured OK I had problems being redirected form that pages (first FlashBlock blocked javascript that was apparently used to redirect, than I couldn't see any ads that were filtered by adblock). Not that I'm unhappy wth it :). Well only defende from spammers is having things OK on client side and not counting for servers.ReplyDelete
Conor Cleary, you'll see different things at different data centers right now, but I've asked folks to look into it.ReplyDelete


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Need to haul a 1,300lbs bull moose off the Alaskan tundra? You're going to need an Argo. The world's only eight-wheel-drive, amphibious ATV can literally go anywhere.
What're they supposed to do? Where a typical ATV or other wheeled vehicle would get bogged down, an Argo is designed to get you through tough situations while carrying a heavy load. Manufactured in Canada, these tough 8x8 vehicles are made to get you through snow, muskeg, marsh, soggy tundra and even open water.
Argos float and are amphibious, but rely on wheel spin both for motivation and steering. They're best employed on calm water in predictable conditions.
How're they supposed to do it? Starting around $12,000 and currently available in five different recreational models, an Argo is capable of carrying four people over rough terrain with its eight-wheel-drive and optional rubber tank tracks. Designed as an amphibious vehicle, they can easily cross small creeks and streams. They are capable of open water crossings, however this should only be considered when water conditions are very calm as stability and navigational abilities are minimal at best.
Using a differential steering system — one side's wheels are driven faster than the other — maneuvering on water is not easy nor accurate, but that arrangement does come in handy when traversing tricky terrain. Sitting fairly low to the ground, an Argo has fantastic stability, giving you an added amount of confidence on steep hillsides. With its eight-wheel traction and ground clearance — there basically is no breakover, you can't high-center — you don't need to worry about bottoming out or stalling on large objects.
Powered by a range of Briggs & Stratton power equipment motors, the Argos aren't fast. Top speed is limited to 19mph and the 627cc motor in this tested unit only develops 23bhp.
Heavily utilized in the Arctic, the Scottish Highlands and even the swamps of Louisiana, an Argo is at its best when the terrain is rough and the ground is wet.
Argos have stood in for lunar rovers during past simulations and now, the company is even helping NASA develop future wheeled vehicles for space exploration.
How do they perform? I've used these vehicles extensively out on the Seward Peninsula of Alaska, where every inch of ground is covered by waterlogged tundra, with large grass tussocks making any journey a tough one. The going on foot is almost impossible, as the tussocks threaten to easily snap an ankle, thus Argos are used to cover the vast distances and haul heavy loads.
Argos are not design for comfort, and they're not remotely comfortable. After hours of bouncing up and down over the hills looking for moose and caribou your backside is going to be feeling a little tender. With no real suspension system the axels are a little vulnerable and you're going to need decent seat cushioning.
Argos are also one of the few vehicles that can drive through deep, soft snow. Nothing else is this diverse in its capabilities.
Quick tip: although they are designed to carry around four people, the guys in the front seats get a much softer ride.
But no regular four-wheel ATV would survive out there for long and simply wouldn't have the hauling capacity required to get the job done. With a load capacity of 1,500 pounds and a towing capacity of up to 2,000 pounds an Argo will make light work of big loads.
Argos have several optional features that are very handy out in the bush. One feature that is a must up north, or in any rainy climate, is the addition of a hard top. Shelter from the wind, rain and snow is really appreciated when you're driving out in the elements for an extended amount of time. After hours of glassing for animals it feels good to be able to close a door on the elements and warm up a bit. Climbing on top of the roof also offers a better vantage point to take a peek out over the willows, which can be very handy. Particularly when looking for bears.
Various militaries around the world have employed Argos as all-terrain utility vehicles. They're much cheaper than your standard HMMWV and capable of accessing even more hostile terrain.
Another useful add-on is the winch. These are very helpful when you need to drag heavy objects (such as a moose) out of a difficult locations (they have a knack for dropping in fairly awkward spots) as well as pulling the Argo itself out when stuck in the muck. Although an Argo can pretty much go anywhere, I would highly recommend traveling in pairs when in remote areas in case of breakdown or needing help to tug the other out of tough situations.
The optional tank tracks make a world of difference in both how smooth the ride is and the Argo's ability to navigate difficult terrain. Tundra is fairly delicate, but an Argo is light and soft on the ground to begin with, and adding rubber tank tracks distributes the weight even further making it relatively gentle on the fragile terrain. Using just the tires, maximum ground pressure is only 2.1psi; equipped with tank tracks, that drops to .67psi — an Argo literally treads lightly.
When negotiating a steep river bank you're really going to appreciate the tracks' ability to grip and carry the Argo up and over to the other side. After dozens of stream crossings I've never gotten wet once. Well, except for the few times pushing it out when it got stuck.
The author's "own" Argo lives in a remote Alaskan hunting camp and sports a homemade cab.
Even though these vehicles were being used year after year in a remote camp in the middle of the Arctic, they have remarkable longevity. Serviced only once a year at the beginning of the season, they have had many years of chugging along. That isn't to say that they don't have mechanical hiccups every now and then. They do. It certainly helps to have those individuals with the necessary mechanical skills around camp and an extensive tool kit to work with.
Where there truly are no roads, the Argo can haul passengers and cargo reliably, safely and capably. Photo: Geoff Fandrick
Adventure ready? Yes, assuming you're willing to go to the place it'll take you. I would recommend an Argo to anyone who needs to access rough, remote areas in a wet climate. These machines are a lifeline in the wilderness and if you don't mind getting your hands a little greasy, can be an outdoorsman's best friend.
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
1.) surround sound.I have a cheap usb soundcard that gave me surround sound in ubuntu. Tried it in linuxmce and I have front and rear sound, but no center/sub. Also, linuxmce refused and I mean flat out refused to control my volume. I went to the kubuntu desktop and told it to control the correct channel in kmix. Well, kmix states that it is controlling the proper channel, but linuxmce doesn't change volume when I push the volume buttons/ use the gyro volume option. -1 for linuxMCE not being able to do what kubuntu and ubuntu are able to do
2.) ui2 w/ alpha blendingui2 without alpha blending looks terrible and I don't want to use ui1. But ui2 w/alpha blending has awful tearing during ANY video playback. From digital tv to dvds, tearing occurs anytime the camera moves horizontally. I read that this is due to the nvidia driver. I also read that this has been around for more than a year. If you want to get tear free playback, you have to use ui2 without alpha blending. Unacceptable as this is a MEDIA CENTER! This should be one of the main problems addressed. I don't care about mame games! I care about my media looking the way it's supposed to. If we can't fix the nvidia driver, then we need a work around. I would be so pissed if I had built a high definition linuxmce and found this tearing. luckily, I tested on a regular monitor before splurging on an expensive tv and sound system for linuxmce. -5 points for linux media center not play media correctly...ever
3.) problems with mythtvthere are certain things that mythtv can do, but linuxmce cannot. This is very confusing to me...for example, I have an analog tv tuner and a digital tuner. When I leave linuxmce and goto the kubuntu desktop, I close linuxmce and open mythtv by itself. While watching tv, I can press "y" to change tuners. It takes a second, but mythtv successfully changes cards and switches from analog to digital. Ok great! Try that in linuxmce and myth freezes. Sometimes its just mythtv that freezes, sometimes its all of linuxmce, which requires a hard reset.-10 points for linuxmce not being able to do what mythtv can do, even though it's supposed to be "seemlessly integrated"
4.) random lockups!This is the straw that broke my back. I was ready to live without a center/sub channel. I was ready to live without being able to control my volume via a remote. I was also ready to sacrifice transparency and the ability to watch both digital and analog tv in the same sitting. I read in alot of places that linuxMCE is stable. Don't those people know that they shouldn't lie to prospectives?! I cannot and I mean CANNOT leave my computer on for more than half a day without it locking up. Sometimes, it just stops in mid playback, sometimes it freezes mysteriously overnight and I turn on my monitor to find some random pictures from flickr that won't budge. I know it's not temperature as I have 4 fans in this case and have even just taken the panel off and set a box fan to blow into the case! This is probably the most important thing to an "always on" media center: IT HAS TO BE ABLE TO ALWAYS STAY ON! I could live with all the other problems, but freezing for no reason is just too much, especially since it seems to happen with no pattern. I've also seen several others having this problem. -100 points for linuxmce not being able to run for more than 1/2 a day without dying.
Hooray! Another "LinuxMCE ate my baby" thread.Not sure what your point is, as I cant be bothered to read that much whining in one post. But here at LinuxTag we set up a booth like a small apartment in only a few hours (in spite of several hardware issues), so...
I'll admit that I was frustrated when I wrote my original post, but I will come back and try linuxmce again at the next release.
Already, this setup has been on for longer than linuxmce ever made it without locking up. It seems like I have linux compatible hardware, since ubuntu is running fine, but linuxmce didn't seem to like some piece of my hardware.
As far as linuxMCE being ready for PRIME TIME, Our booth won TOP BOOTH at LinuxTAG!they hinted at next year, us having 2 booths well, if it's not ready for prime time, I'll eat my shorts.


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A Congressional investigation into the Justice Department's botched gunrunning program has uncovered evidence that the U.S. Attorney's office in Arizona may have tried to cover up its connection to the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
In a letter sent on Thursday to the Arizona U.S. Attorney, Congressional investigators say the office's Assistant Attorney, Emory Hurley, learned almost immediately that guns found at the scene of Terry's murder had been purchased through the gunrunning program, known as Operation Fast and Furious, under which ATF agents in Phoenix allowed more than 2,000 guns to "walk" across the border to Mexico.
According to the letter, communications between Hurley and ATF supervisors in the hours after Terry's death "both contemplated the connection between the two cases and sought to prevent the connection from being disclosed."
Although the "straw buyer" who illegally purchased the guns was arrested within hours, an internal email between ATF supervisors David Voth and William Newell reveals that the initial charges were unrelated to the purchase so as not to "divulge our current case (Fast&Furious) or the Border Patrol shooting case."
Another email says that Hurley agreed with the decision not to reveal the connection "so as not to complicate the FBI's investigation" into Terry's death.
Even after ATF whistleblowers revealed the connection earlier this year, sparking the Congressional investigation and an internal DOJ probe, Hurley filed a motion in opposition to the Terry family's victims' rights claim on the grounds that the gun purchase was "too factually and temporally attenuated from the murder — if connected at all."
The Arizona U.S. Attorney's office announced earlier this week that Hurley has been reassigned to the office's civil division. Newell and Voth have also been reassigned to jobs at ATF headquarters in Washington. Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke resigned this week, and Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson has also stepped down.
The congressional investigation, led by House Oversight Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) and U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is now examining who in the Obama administration knew about and authorized Fast and Furious, and whether other agencies were involved in the program.
Emails obtained by the LA Times yesterday indicate that at least three White House national security officials had some knowledge of Fast and Furious.


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Feds expand investigation of Jeep Wrangler fires
DETROIT (AP) - U.S. safety regulators have expanded an investigation into Jeep Wrangler fires.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking Chrysler for information about Wranglers from 2007 through 2012.
That is an expansion of a probe that began March 28, and focused on vehicles from the 2010 model year.
Chrysler makes Jeeps. It sold more than 532,000 Wranglers from 2007 through March.
The government says 23 Wrangler owners have complained about fires. Complaints say four people were hurt and two houses were damaged. Three of the injuries were minor burns.
Chrysler had no immediate comment on the expanded probe Wednesday. It has said the Wrangler meets or exceeds all safety standards and has an excellent safety record.
An investigation can lead to a recall.


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Offering to Merciful Love
O My God! Most Blessed Trinity, I desire to Love You and make You Loved, to work for the glory of Holy Church by saving souls on earth and liberating those suffering in purgatory. I desire to accomplish Your will perfectly and to reach the degree of glory You have prepared for me in Your Kingdom. I desire, in a word, to be a saint, but I feel my helplessness and I beg You, O my God! to be Yourself my Sanctity!
Since You loved me so much as to give me Your only Son as my Savior and my Spouse, the infinite treasures of His merits are mine. I offer them to You with gladness, begging You to look upon me only in the Face of Jesus and in His heart burning with Love.
I offer You, too, all the merits of the saints (in heaven and on earth), their acts of Love, and those of the holy angels. Finally, I offer You, O Blessed Trinity! the Love and merits of the Blessed Virgin, my dear Mother. It is to her I abandon my offering, begging her to present it to You. Her Divine Son, my Beloved Spouse, told us in the days of His mortal life: "Whatsoever you ask the Father in my name he will give it to you!" I am certain, then, that You will grant my desires; I know, O my God! that the more You want to give, the more You make us desire. I feel in my heart immense desires and it is with confidence I ask You to come and take possession of my soul. Ah! I cannot receive Holy Communion as often as I desire, but, Lord, are You not all-powerful? Remain in me as in a tabernacle and never separate Yourself from Your little victim.
I want to console You for the ingratitude of the wicked, and I beg of You to take away my freedom to displease You. If through weakness I sometimes fall, may Your Divine Glance cleanse my soul immediately, consuming all my imperfections like the fire that transforms everything into itself.
I thank You, O my God! for all the graces You have granted me, especially the grace of making me pass through the crucible of suffering. It is with joy I shall contemplate You on the Last Day carrying the scepter of Your Cross. Since You deigned to give me a share in this very precious Cross, I hope in heaven to resemble You and to see shining in my glorified body the sacred stigmata of Your Passion.
After earth's Exile, I hope to go and enjoy You in the Fatherland, but I do not want to lay up merits for heaven. I want to work for Your Love alone with the one purpose of pleasing You, consoling Your Sacred Heart, and saving souls who will love You eternally.
In the evening of this life, I shall appear before You with empty hands, for I do not ask You, Lord, to count my works. All our justice is stained in Your eyes. I wish, then, to be clothed in Your own Justice and to receive from Your Love the eternal possession of Yourself. I want no other Throne, no other Crown but You, my Beloved!
Time is nothing in Your eyes, and a single day is like a thousand years. You can, then, in one instant prepare me to appear before You.
In order to live in one single act of perfect Love, I OFFER MYSELF AS A VICTIM OF HOLOCAUST TO YOUR MERCIFUL LOVE, asking You to consume me incessantly, allowing the waves of infinite tenderness shut up within You to overflow into my soul, and that thus I may become a martyr of Your Love, O my God!
May this martyrdom, after having prepared me to appear before You, finally cause me to die and may my soul take its flight without any delay into the eternal embrace of Your Merciful Love.
I want, O my Beloved, at each beat of my heart to renew this offering to You an infinite number of times, until the shadows having disappeared I may be able to tell You of my Love in an Eternal Face to Face!


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If companies want to remain competitive, motivate employees and grow their business they must adopt these innovative solutions," says Maier.\nFor companies interested in remaining competitive and recruiting the best talent, you'll need to develop a more flexible strategy to adopt new HR technology. And besides recruiting the best talent, you'll want to consider the latest HR technology to help improve employee feedback, streamline onboarding processes and minimize the amount of day-to-day paperwork.\nHR tech roadblocks\nOverhauling business technology is never a simple fix and there are plenty of roadblocks preventing businesses from taking the HR tech leap. For one, there are often concerns from HR employees around the difficulty of the technology, says Maier. You'll want to ensure that you focus on integrating user-friendly software or hardware that won't intimidate your employees. And you also want to avoid simply adding more technology on top of what you already have, otherwise employees may look at it and say "Why do I need other tools in addition to my current HRIS system?" says Maier.\nAnother important consideration you'll want to make when implementing new HR software is to look at the types of technology your employees are already accustomed to using -- think user-friendly, well-designed smartphone and tablet apps. Chances are, your employees are already using apps like Slack, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Google Drive in their own time, so find apps that function as seamlessly as those tools, says Haak, and it can allow for a more natural transition.\nAnd this one may seem obvious, but you also need to set a realistic budget -- implementing new technology doesn't come cheap, and companies that don't have the funding won't be able to stay on the cutting edge. According to Maier, HR is a department that has remained technologically behind for a reason, and one of the biggest reasons has been a lack of appropriate funding. "As a consequence, a strong attitude of, 'if it's not broken don't fix it' often thwarts the adoption of new technology. This has contributed to an increasing gap between companies that have already adopted HR tools based on data science for their HR functions, such as performance management or hiring, compared to those that still rely on outdated methods, such as paper or Excel spreadsheets," he says.\nBut, as Haak points out, there isn't always an easy solution to gain more funding -- no matter what department you're in -- but he notes that you also can't expect to get the necessary funding through inaction. Rather, he says, business leaders need to look at educating the right people on the benefits of HR tools, and how they can make the entire company more efficient. It might even mean pushing HR out of its comfort zone, encouraging them to become a more flexible department that is open to the idea of experimentation. "If you experiment you can learn, and then implementation of new technology can go faster," says Haak.\nTraditional vs early adopters\nIf you want to move towards a more flexible HR approach, you might find it difficult if your department has a mix of traditional HR workers and early adopters. Alternatively, some businesses may find they have HR departments that are completely one or the other -- either traditional or more progressive -- every business is different. But what is clear, according to both Maier and Haak, is that early adopters are typically more open-minded to new technology, as well as more likely to adjust to the new tech quickly. Meanwhile, more traditional HR departments or workers are more hesitant to change the way HR operates.\n"The 'consumeration' of HR is a clear trend. Implementation of new tools will not be a big issue, especially with new generations who are expecting this. Older generations and some senior management might be more of an obstacle, as they tend to be less tech savvy and more focused on control and standardization," says Haak.\nOne way to get around the more traditional HR departments or employees is to focus on how these tools are created to make the lives those in HR, and other departments, easier. "It's important to understand that adopting a new technology won't disrupt the work of HR departments. In fact, these tools will boost their performance by allowing HR professionals to obtain better data that will enable them to identify talent gaps, adopt a real-time coaching culture and make employee succession planning easier," says Maier.\nChange can't wait\nWhile every HR department will acclimate to new technology differently and will need a personally tailored approach, there is one common theme; change can't wait. 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