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How to Build a Compost Bin
One of the best things about compost bins is that there are so many ways to build them. While some look better than others, they all function the same if designed properly. You can use anything from a simple wire frame to pallets or fancy metal brackets. See a custom build method, after the jump.
From ThisOldHouse, here are the basic steps to creating a compost bin from scratch. See the complete how-to with photos at ThisOldHouse.
What You Need1x4 lumber, enough for 24 horizontal slats, 8 vertical legs, 8 slats for the lid, and 8 battens for the lid 1 1/8" wood screws
EquipmentChop saw or circular saw Electric drill/driver
1. Cut Lumber to Size
You'll need to create the following pieces:
- 24 horizontal slats
- 8 vertical legs for corners
- 8 slats for the lid
- 8 battens for the lid and slide-in panels
The length of the lumber is based on the dimensions of your compost bin. If you want a 4' x 4' bin at 3' high, then cut the slats to 4' and the vertical legs to 3'.
2. Create the Back and Sides
Lay two legs of wood on the ground and attach six slats across them with the wood screws, placing the ends of the slats 3/4 inch from the outside edge of the legs. Leave a 3/4 inch gap between the slats to allow for plenty of air circulation into your bin. You can use a 1x4 turned on its' edge as a spacer. Follow the same steps to create the sides so you have 3 walls.
3. Create the Front Panels
You'll make two half-height panels for the front to allow for easier access to your compost. Use two battens, half the height of your bin, and attach three slats spaced 3/4 inch apart and the battens set 1 5/8 inches from the ends of the slats. Duplicate for the upper panel but make sure the batten extends 3/4 inch past the bottom slat.
4. Assemble the Bin
Glue and screw the sides of the bin to the edges of the back legs. Attach front rails to the slides of the bin to create a track for the front panels. This will allow you to remove and add panels depending on the current use of the bin.
5. Build the Top
While a top is optional, if you had birds or animals you want to keep out of the bin, it's probably a good idea. Assemble a top similar to the front panels by attaching four slats to two battens.
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Despite being defunct since 1996, the notorious Magdalene Laundries of Ireland have left long lasting legacies. Etta Thornton-Verma shares her story of finding out that her own mother was a victim of one of the workhouses.
A 1,000 page report submitted to the Dail last week about the happenings at Ireland's Magdalene Laundries tells stories of near slavery for the women that lived there. The Irish government's use of the Laundries has many calling for an official apology and perhaps even compensation for the some 1,000 survivors.
The laundries were "a mechanism that society, religious orders and the state came up with to try and get rid of people deemed not to be conforming to the so-called mythical, cultural purity that was supposed to be part of Irish identity," Irish historian Diarmaid Ferriter told RTE this week.
From the laundries came some 2,000 illegal adoptions to the United States. While Etta and her twin sister Samantha were adopted within Ireland to Sligo, their story is similar to many others - that is, the ones who found out the truth about their birth mothers.
Read more: 2,000 Irish children were illegally adopted in US from Magdalene Laundries
Etta Thornton-Verma was just six weeks old when she and her twin were taken from their birth mother in Ireland in 1972. At the time, her mother was living with her newborn twins in a mother and baby home, not in the laundries. The twins' mother had grown up in state care, and was bounced into the Sean MacDermott Laundry in her mid-teens.
Growing up in Sligo, Etta and her twin Samantha Long had always known that they were adopted, but it wasn't until they were 23 years old that they found out what kind of life their mother was subjected to after they were adopted.
In 1995 when they were 23, the twins finally got the chance to meet their mother, Margaret Bullen. By that point, Bullen was no longer working in the Sean MacDermott Street Laundry in Dublin, but was living with the nuns there.
"It was very shocking," says Etta of having met her mother, then 42 years old, for the first time in 1995.
Etta explains that she and her sister had grown up assuming that they were probably conceived as a mistake when their birth mother was just a teenager or in no place to raise children. (They would later find out that their mother became pregnant twice while in the care of the religious order who operated the laundry, and her pregnancies were probably a result of sexual abuse.)
Read more: American survivor of Magdalene Laundries in the United States speaks out
Etta and Samantha were optimistic that their mother had grown up to get married and have children again.
"We hoped for a happy life," says Etta of what she imagined her mother had gone on to do after she and her twin were adopted.
In a New York Times article, Etta's twin Samantha Long recalls meeting their mother for the first time when the twins were 23 years old.
"She was very disheveled and looked more than 20 years older than she was. She was 42, but we were looking at a pensioner's face. It was hard work, poor nutrition and forced labor."
Less than ten years later in 2003, Etta and Samantha's mother passed away from Goodpasture syndrome, a disease associated with exposure to toxic chemicals used in the laundry.
In a heartbreaking elaboration, Etta explained how she and her twin Samantha were taken from their mother when they were just six weeks old - their mother had been given no warning that her children were going to be adopted.
"The idea of children taken off women is horrible," says Etta, who now lives in New York with her own two children and husband.
Etta and Samantha's mother had another daughter four years later, which Etta assumes is her half-sister, but she doesn't know where she is now.
Etta and Samantha's story is but one of thousands. Many advocacy groups for the Magdalene Laundry survivors are outraged with the lack of apology offered by the Irish government.
Etta does admit that she "isn't surprised" that no official apology has been offered, but does add that it is "disgraceful." She goes on to say that she thinks the government is afraid of the very real possibility of a demand for compensation.
While Etta admits she is not as much as an advocate for the Magdalene Laundries survivors as her twin sister Samantha is, she does try to make an effort via social media, such as Twitter.
Further, she's written several letters to the Irish government and spoke on BBC radio about her experiences.
Read more: Magdalene Laundries survivors to tell Enda Kenny they want a full state apology

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In a surprise move Monday night, Spartanburg City Council voted to close the Swim Center next fall.
In a surprise move Monday night, Spartanburg City Council voted to close the Swim Center next fall.
On a motion by Councilwoman Linda Dogan, Councilwoman Cate Ryba, Councilman Sterling Anderson and Mayor Junie White voted to close the indoor swim facility in the fall in light of significant capital needs, projected at $2 million. The city will offer membership subsidies for income-eligible city residents who are now members of the center to use the YMCA for a year. The subsidies will cost the city about $25,000.
Councilmen Robert Reeder and Jerome Rice and Councilwoman Jan Scalisi voted against closing the center.
The vote came after a failed motion from Anderson to close the center in the summer. The summer months are busy for walk-up users.
Assistant City Manager Chris Story and City Manager Ed Memmott gave council the benefits of offering subsidies for one year. No vote was expected on the center Monday night, although council has been weighing the center's closure and options for months. Memmott then asked whether council needed more information in order to decide whether to keep the center open.
Renovating the center would be costly, and in addition to the center's $410,000 net annual operating costs, staff has continually said that no private money is available for repairs to an existing facility.
Reeder then expressed frustration that council had asked about including an indoor aquatics center during the planning stages of the C.C. Woodson Community Center and that there hasn't been adequate maintenance on existing facilities.
Memmott then provided a lengthy list of costly challenges the city has faced since he has been city manager during the past three years. Among those Memmott recited include the Arkwright dump, the significantly unfunded liability in the pension plan, aging storm water infrastructure, a grossly overstated reserve balance and $4 million in claims associated with the Marriott at Renaissance Park, which was then owned by a bank.
In addition and simultaneously, there were other opportunities for the city to leverage funds with the University of South Carolina Upstate's George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business, upgrades to Barnet Park, renovations at the Spartanburg Downtown Airport, Stewart Park and the north-side initiative.
"All when operating expenditures matched operating revenues," Memmott said in response to Reeder's comments. "There was no gap. We had a litany of challenges. We were simply not in a position to take all those on at one time. There were too many uncertainties and we learned from a consultant that we had $20 million in liabilities with building facilities."
Since, Memmott said staff has looked at the facilities so council could make strategic decisions with "eyes wide open."
Dogan said the responsibility for the state of existing facilities lies not only with staff, but with council, which would be best served by "moving this day forward to do the best we can do."
"We have to make sacrifices to get to a better place," she said.
Anderson applauded the research that had gone into the Swim Center and said that council wouldn't be good stewards of taxpayer money if it continued to sink one-fourth or one-fifth of the parks and recreation budget into the Swim Center, which is used by only a small percentage of city residents.
Scalisi said she was concerned that the subsidy would only be available to some city residents for one year.
Dogan voiced her opposition to subsidies for 80 city residents.
"We are looking at building a new T.K. Gregg, Sterling (Anderson) has no recreational facility in his district, how do we have the money to subsidize for some people and not others?" Dogan said.
Memmott explained that the funds would provide for a transitional period for low-income residents.
Reeder and Rice said they were concerned that the services provided by the Swim Center and used by residents who lived near the center couldn't be replaced.
Community Services Director Mitch Kennedy said the parks and recreation department would work to ensure city youth could still receive free swimming lessons and would help transport children to various facilities that offered services.


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The latest Sunshine Law complaint filed against the city by a local government watchdog group will be fought and the city will pay to defend two commissioners named in the lawsuit, City Attorney Robert Fournier said Monday.
The city has received an offer to settle the suit, but Fournier said he believed there was no violation of the law and plans to contest it. The city is required by law to provide defense for Commissioners Susan Chapman and Suzanne Atwell, who are accused of attending a meeting on homelessness issues in violation of the Sunshine Law, Fournier said.
Fournier made the comments in Monday night's City Commission meeting, regarding a lawsuit filed Friday by Citizens for Sunshine, a nonprofit concerned with open government. The complaint alleges that the two commissioners, along with some city staff, met at a restaurant with a group of downtown merchants the morning of Oct. 10 to discuss the business community's concerns about homelessness. Also at the meeting, held at the Tsunami restaurant at 100 Central Ave., were City Manager Tom Barwin, Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown and members of the Sarasota Police Department.
The meeting was a violation of Sunshine Law, according to the complaint, because two commissioners were present, city business was discussed, and public notice was not given or minutes kept, according to the complaint.
Fournier said he did not think the meeting, at which downtown merchants told city officials of problems involving homelessness in their area, constituted city business. He also planned to dispute whether the law required public notice of the meeting.
"I certainly don't want to sound cavalier or resistant to Sunshine Law in any way," Fournier said. "I just cannot agree that any time two commissioners are present in the same place at the same time that it's a Sunshine Law violation."
Chapman also said she disagreed with the complaint, and cited materials from a Sunshine Law seminar that she and other city officials recently attended.
"I believe I was acting on legal advice when I attended this meeting," Chapman said. "I believe there is a large difference between public outreach and governmental decision-making."
But Michael Barfield, an ACLU legal consultant who works with Citizens for Sunshine, said the rules Chapman cited were out of date and inaccurate. Sunshine Law information recently circulated by the Florida Attorney General's Office says that the law applies to "any gathering, whether formal or casual, of two or more members of the same board or commission to discuss some matter on which foreseeable action will be taken."
The Oct. 10 meeting sounds like a Sunshine Law violation and one that could have easily been avoided, said Tampa attorney Gregg Thomas, who represents media groups in similar cases.
The lawsuit names Chapman and Atwell along with the city, and seeks to recover court costs and attorney's fees from them personally as a punitive measure.
City commissioners are not routinely made to pay for these cases themselves, but it's also uncommon for a local government of this size to have repeated Sunshine Law complaints, Thomas said. "Governments shouldn't spend money on people enforcing the law against them," he said. "They should follow the law."
The city has seven days to take the settlement offered by Citizens for Sunshine, which Fournier said he had not examined in detail yet. He said he would make it available after he had examined its terms.
Chapman asked Fournier if it would be legal to start a fund in which people could donate money to support the commissioners' legal defense. Fournier said he had not considered that and would have to look into it. In the meantime, he advised the commissioners to avoid discussing details of the case while it is pending.
Sarasota will contest latest Sunshine Law complaint
The latest Sunshine Law complaint filed against the city by a local government watchdog group will be fought and the city will pay to defend two commissioners named in the lawsuit, City Attorney Robert Fournier said Monday.


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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo celebrated the fifth anniversary of their declaration of independence from Serbia with a parade of police and armed forces in the main square of the capital Sunday.
It's the first time such forces have been used in a parade since the end of the 1998-99 war with Serbia.
The country's lightly armed Kosovo Security Force paraded in armored vehicles alongside firefighters and special police units wearing masks to conceal their identities. The NATO-trained force has 2,500 members and wants to become an army, but alliance members such as Greece and Spain oppose that because they reject Kosovo's independence.
Thousands of people flooded the capital, Pristina, to join the festivities, which were accompanied by traditional music.
"We have made some progress, but not the way we hoped," 65-year-old resident Ilaz Rama said. "The main thing is that we are free now."
Nearly 100 nations have recognized Kosovo's independence, but Serbia claims the territory as its own. The European Union is currently mediating talks between the two former foes.
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, a former rebel who fought against Serbia, said the country is seeking EU membership, but warned the goal was still distant.
"The Republic of Kosovo is on the right path to the European Union, but we still need to work and transform Kosovo into a developed European state," he said minutes before the parade started.
The celebrations come just days after the EU published a scathing report highlighting Kosovo's failure to fight organized crime and corruption. The report was drafted to list what Kosovo needs in order to have visa requirements wavered when traveling into the EU zone. But it also focuses on the need to implement the rule of law.
"I don't think it was a surprise to Kosovo," Samuel Zbogar, the top EU official in Kosovo, told The Associated Press in an interview Friday. "We know there are issues with the rule of law, we know there are issues with corruption, we know that there are still not all the laws in place and we know that the laws are not being implemented."


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April 1, 2008
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Nashville, TN - The Lady Bison softball team (15-20 overall, 6-4 A-Sun) split the doubleheader with Austin Peay this evening at Draper Diamond.
The Lady Bisons struggled in game one of the doubleheader losing 7-0 but were able to take four hits away from the Lady Govs. Sophomore center fielder Lauren Dortwegt, sophomore designated player/third baseman Kellie Sirus, senior first baseman Heather Collins and senior left fielder Sara Simons reached picked up a hit. Dortwegt picked up a stolen base to bring her season total to nine.
In the second game, the Lady Bisons wasted no time getting back on track winning the game 12-1 in five innings.
Sara Simons started the scoring with a solo shot to left field two batters into the game.
Three batters latter senior Heather Collins hit a fly ball to centerfield that the Lady Gov centerfielder dropped to allow Collins to make it to third base and Abby Keese and Kellie Sirus to make it home. Collins would score on a sacrifice fly to center field by third baseman Christen Campbell.
The second inning would prove just as productive with Simons hitting an RBI single to left field and Kellie Sirus hitting a grand slam to over the centerfield fence. It was her second home run of the season.
Heather Collins would follow Sirus with a home run of her own.
Sara Simons would close out the Lady Bisons scoring in the third inning with two run shot over the fence.
Lauren Dortwegt picked up one more stolen base to bring her season total to 10 which is one short of last seasons total.
"I think the players were a little fired up after the first game and they came out and did what they needed to do," said head coach Kristen Peck .
"Our goal is the conference championship and I told the team after the game that if we want to do something that we've never done before we got do things we've never down before. I think we did that in the second game."
The Lady Bisons close out their home stand at Draper Diamond this weekend when they take on East Tennessee State at 5 p.m. Friday in a rematch of their A-Sun Tournament loss last year, and Campbell Saturday at 2 p.m. All of the action will be carried on ASun.TV.
This weekend the Lady Bisons will also celebrate Alumni and Family Weekend at Draper Diamond with activities scheduled for both Friday and Saturday's games.


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My beer will be just above 1.060 and I like to use a starter to kick things in faster.
Quote from: beerlord on November 13, 2012, 08:00:55 PMMy beer will be just above 1.060 and I like to use a starter to kick things in faster.too much yeast can also lead to undesirable flavours. you want to try and target the ideal yeast populations. When yeast are reproduceing they metabolize ester precursors so too much yeast can result in a overly fruity beer. A fast start is not a 100% desirable thing, even when things appear quite those yeast are working there butts off. not to say you shouldn't make a starter but you should figure out if you have to first. a couple 100 ml of clean healthy yeast might well be plenty.
It was my understanding that overpitching results in fewer esters. Thus more problematic when pitching strains like Belgians where you want some ester production.


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FTC: Lice shampoo maker settles on 'deceptive' ads
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that the maker of Lice Shield shampoos and sprays has settled charges that its ads misled consumers.
The FTC said cosmetics company Lornamead has agreed to pay $500,000 and to stop saying in ads and on packaging that its products can prevent head lice. The agency said Lornamead doesn't have enough proof that its Lice Shield shampoos, sticks and sprays can prevent kids from getting head lice. The FTC said one deceptive ad stated that the products are "scientifically shown to repel head lice." The FTC said the company needs to have at least one well-controlled human clinical study to back up those statements.
Lornamead, which also makes Aqua Net hairspray and Finesse shampoo, did not respond to a request for comment.
Lice Shield is sold in CVS, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid and other stores, according to the FTC.
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Our in-house marketing director is passionate about creating brands that reflect the unique personality of each agent. We create personal brands for our agents at no extra cost because we believe that once an agent is branded they have the tool they need to invest in themselves.
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You may not be in Kansas but if you're looking for a Real Estate brokerage that's Supportive ~ Inspiring ~ Creative & Fun this is a great place to work! The staff is very helpful and equally important the Broker, Curtis Reddhase is accessible and stays informed of cutting edge trends that will help you stay on top or your industry. Whether you are a new agent that needs training & guidance or an experienced agent that wants to roll up your sleeves, Sky Realty is a warm and nurturing environment that is creative in their approach focusing on your personality-strengths & goals that makes you feel like you're right where you should be…a shining star at Sky Realty!
I have felt so supported, both personally and professionally, since joining Sky. My colleagues are amazing and have such a diverse set of knowledge and life experiences. Truly every time I come into the office, whether it is for leads off of front desk duty or for Sky scheduled CE classes, I improve as an individual and as a REALTOR®.
Sky has helped me grow my business by providing me with the right tools, goal-setting techniques, and an encouraging company culture. The graphic designer we have on staff as well as our office managers assist me in marketing and branding. Curtis Reddehase, the owning broker, is readily available, and checks in with me sometimes several times a week. I feel like a valued member of the team and plan to be with Sky for the entirety of my career in real estate.
The trust in our office is the foundation of the agent's relationships with one another and it's that trust that allows me to focus on being the best agent I can be. I do not have to worry how management will handle situations that I need help with and I certainly do not have to worry about fellow agents in my office. This company has attracted some great agents with good character and that leads me to the kindness of the office.
It's a good feeling to work with people who see that there is plenty for everyone and that sharing actually helps all agents succeed. The sharing of ideas in our office is responsible for helping our agents create a productive work environment.
We have a very talented marketing team to help with our websites, marketing material, and any other marketing ideas we may need to grow our business. Curtis is committed to helping every agent build their business, and gives them the tools to provide existing clients with first class marketing materials and current technology in this competitive and fast moving market.
Sky Realty has a strong group of agents, that are actually a team, not in competition with one another. I know I can always count on any agent to give advice, help, or guidance when needed. I worked in the corporate world as an Executive Assistant for many years. I understand what it's like to be part of a team. I was told in Sales you don't always have a true team environment. I can tell you from day one, I always felt like part of a team. I always knew there was someone pushing us to success.
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You'll find the perfect gift for every little boy or girl in your house this Valentine's Day. If there's an aspiring ballerina living under your roof, a ballet-inspired snow globe is sure to make her feel the love on February 14th, and if you've got a little guy who loves cuddly animals, a giant stuffed teddy bear will get all the hugs it deserves. You can take it a step further with our wonderful personalized Valentine's gifts for kids, including customized coloring storybooks, cute t-shirts, and cool watches featuring their favorite Disney cartoon characters.
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2011 Graduates in the Spotlight
As Western Connecticut State University prepares for our 113th annual Commencement ceremony, we pause for a moment to look back at our past — and ahead to our graduates' futures.
Depending on the year they passed through our gates, our students have received a degree from the Danbury Normal School (1903 – 1936), Danbury State Teachers College (1937 – 1959), Danbury State College (1960 – 1967), Western Connecticut State College (1967 – 1982) and Western Connecticut State University (since 1983).
We've grown from early graduating classes of several dozen students to close to 1,000 in recent years, conferring undergraduate, graduate and starting in 2008 — doctoral — degrees.
In the class of 2010, our graduates hailed from 13 U.S. states and 113 Connecticut cities and towns. The average age was 26 for those obtaining a bachelor's degree and 35 for those obtaining a master's degree. The mean grade point average in 2010 for WestConn students receiving a bachelor's degree was 3.12. For graduate students, it was 3.78.
The numbers for the class of 2011 are still being written. Here is a glimpse at what some of our graduates' futures hold.
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Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
|Amy Girolametti
Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
|Bryan Bielefeldt
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
|Roosevelt Jean
Bachelor of Science, Justice and Law Administration
|Emily Cole
Bachelor of Arts in English
|Brandon Litwin
Honors Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry and Biochemistry
| Kerri Copello
Bachelor of Science, Operational Meteorology
|Sissi Rivera
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing
|Mercedes DeMasi
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology/Sociology
|Cherelle Solomon
Bachelor of Arts, Social Work
|Amanda Forker
Bachelor of Music
|Danielle Spangler
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
|Matthew Bagley
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts
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Bachelor of Arts, Communication


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The Xiaomi Redmi 2 is the successor of Redmi Note which was revealed by the Chinese manufacturers last year. The new version of the phablet give the place to the company in t he line of 64 Bit processing unit. However the Redmi Note 2 is the mid range device but still the device run latest operating system and provides the modest LTE connectivity in a very effective price.
Design and build
In the account of design the new version of the note is much similar with Redmi Note1 but still there is a minute difference present in the shape and the design of the phablet. The new Redmi Note 2 is less in weight and the corners of the device get reduce and give the compact look to the device. The handset is made up with the high quality plastic which increase the elegant look of the smartphone. The same red backlight found in the device which is the special mark of Redmi line handsets. Using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 gives the pleasant experience and users did not feel too much burden on their hand while holding Xiaomi Redmi Note 2.
The Xiaomi Redmi 2 is featured with 4.7 inches HD IPS display which provides 312ppi. These display specs are same with previously launched Redmi Note the screen of Redmi Note 2 is protected with Gorilla Glass Type 2 which keeps the handset away from cracks and scratches. When we see the display closely we found the accuracy of RGB colors. The handset display gives the sharp and bright display and has the good contrast colors. The display is lack from the Glove mode and users are unable to use the handset while wearing gloves in the hand. The proximity sensor of the handset is not working if cover from anything and users are unable to unlock t he handset screen.
Software and User Interface
Redmi Note was released last month and runs KitKat version of operating system instead of new Android 5.0 Lollipop. There is no doubt that KitKat is light in weight and consumes less battery power for running smoothly. Xiaomi provides their own designed MIUI user interface. This interface allow the users to customize the interface completely even the interface is capable to replace everything complete even all Google services. Xiaomi gives the simplest interface to the users which increase the pleasure of using Redmi Note 2.
Processor and Memory
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is come with two types of RAM and onboard memory option but both runs the same processor, chipset and GPU. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is embedded with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 processor paired with Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 system on chip and Adreno 306 GPU. The Snapdragon 410 is the economical system on chip which supports the 64 bit processors and has the faster speed of working. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is available in 1 and 2 GB RAM options. The 1 GB RAM version has 8 GB on board memory and the 2 GB RAM version is paired with 16 GB built-in memory but both are extended up to 32 GB via microSD card externally. Well users don't need to think over to store and run the large files, games, storing music and save their data because they don't ever face the limited memory option.
There is no doubt that Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is featured with well balanced pair of camera. The phablet has 8 megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection and HDR. These features allow the users to capture good images and give them a fine quality of photos. The front facing camera is bit low and the device only has 2 megapixel front-facing camera which is not so bad not very impressive for taking the good selfies and for video calling.
For running the phablet in logical manner Xiaomi placed 2200mAh battery inside the Redmi Note 2 which is 10% more powerful than the predecessor which gives the sufficient backup to the handset and keep the users busy with their note. Beside this powerful battery the handset has the special charging feature which is known as rapid charging. This charging option is possible only with the specially designed quick charger. The charger charge 30% battery in 30 minutes. Users can enjoy the handset to their maximum extent.
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Xiaomi released the Redmi Note 2 last month and the handset available since the same month. This is the dual sim device and supports Micro-SIM, dual stand-by. The handset is available in five bright colors Black, White, Yellow, Pink and Green and the price of the phablet is unbelievable. The handset carries $140 price tag.


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I Call My Brother Sun Because He Shines Like One is a multi-media installation which explores contemporary stereotypes of African-Americans, adornment, black aesthetics, and black visual traditions. Melding disparate elements of African and African American history with found objects, Pruitt creates an array of works including drawing, sculpture, and video.
Pruitt writes: I have been educated by the contemporary art system, but my neighborhood, and most of its residents, are unaware of this world, and that world is unaware of it. This is the dichotomy out of which I work. An inhabitant of two worlds, my work attempts to bridge the gap between African cultural traditions supposedly lost to African Americans, and contemporary art making tactics. I fuse Hip-hop sensibilities, rewritten histories, and penchant for the found, (or cheaply bought) object. I romanticize the revolutionary ideologies of the seventies, the dope fresh styles of the eighties, and the conceptual art making practices of the nineties. I collect objects, quotes, and events from my stereotypically disenfranchised neighborhood, bring them back to my studio, and mix them up to make art. My materials are artifacts stained with memory and meaning. I use these artifacts to make objects and images that expound on the black condition in America, and I use a chitlin circuit style of humor to sneak it into the subconscious of my audience."
Robert A. Pruitt lives and works in Houston, Texas. His work is currently on view in a solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston. Past exhibitions include the 2006 Whitney Biennial and Frequency at the Studio Museum in Harlem.


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Erika Lacro was appointed as Honolulu Community College's chancellor in July 2012 and is the campus' first female to hold the chief executive position. She most recently served as the vice chancellor of academic affairs at Honolulu CC, a position she held from 2007–2012.
She also served in several positions at the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa including assistant dean, director of academic advising and director of internship and career development. Before joining the University of Hawaiʻi she served in several management roles at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
As an administrator at Honolulu Community College, Lacro is recognized for providing consistent, stable leadership focused on creating a student-centered culture. In her previous work at the campus level, she served as co-chair of the Accreditation Self-Study Steering Committee and chair of the Campus Leadership Team. She led the campus reorganization process that has established a campus structure to support numerous paths to student success. Lacro has provided leadership to guide the campus in several student success initiatives, such as the creation of a retention office, establishment of early alerts systems and developmental education policies focused on supporting student learning.
At the system level, Lacro has led system academic affairs activities in the areas of the Achieving the Dream Initiative, Complete College America, the Reverse Transfer Initiative, and was successful in working to gain funding through Educause to upgrade the STAR Academic Journey for the University of Hawaiʻi System, along with many other student success related initiatives.
Lacro currently serves as the principal investigator for a University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges consortium, multi-year $24.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants program to develop new training programs and support existing ones that lead to jobs in the agriculture, energy and health industries. She is on the board of directors for the Kalihi Business Association and serves as one of the chief executive officers on the Pacific Post-Secondary Education Council.
She holds a master's and bachelor's degree in travel industry management, and a PhD in communication and information sciences from the UH Mānoa.


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ANZ Stadium (also known as Stadium Australia) is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay. Purpose built for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, since opening in 1999, ANZ Stadium has been the stage for some of Australia's greatest sporting moments. From the spectacular Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies to that unforgettable winning goal during the Rugby World Cup, the ANZ Stadium holds a special place in the hearts of Australia's sports fans.
ANZ Stadium opened with a capacity of more than 110,000, making it the largest Olympic stadium in history. At that time it was the largest stadium in Australia. Following the Sydney Olympic Games, the stadium was remodelled to seat around 83,000 people.
It is one of the world's finest and most technologically-advanced stadiums. ANZ Stadium's unique design means it can be reconfigured from oval to rectangular mode in just 12 hours, making it the only stadium in the world which is designed to host five professional sporting codes - rugby league, rugby union, Australian Rules football and cricket. The Stadium has also hosted a number of global entertainment acts including U2, The Rolling Stones, Andre Rieu and AC/DC.
The Explore Tour will take you behind the scenes and allow you to follow in the footsteps of these sporting heroes. Relive the incredible Olympic Games triumphs and tears and step up on the Olympic dais for the ultimate photo souvenir. Go deep under ANZ Stadium into the change rooms and experience the place where teams prepare to do battle for the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby League Grand Finals, and see where Australian Football and State of Origin stars prepare themselves for the game.
An ANZ Stadium Gantry Tour will take you above the scenes as well. The gantry is a steel mesh walkway which sits above the ANZ Stadium arena. You'll be amazed by the bird's eye view as you weave your way through the gantry just a few metres below the stadium roof.
Visit the nearby Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre and swim in the pool of champions. The Aquatic Centre has four indoor heated pools, giant water slides, a spa, sauna, steam room and heath club, all surrounded by lush palm trees and colourful mosaics. Book a tour and re-live Australia's gold medal winning swims while learning the secrets of why the pool is considered one of the world's best.
Surrounding Sydney Olympic Park is Bicentennial Park, which is a delightful place for a picnic or stroll. Hire a bike from the bike shop and cycle along the shared pathways; or cool off in the splashing fountains and water spouts at the water play area.
ANZ Stadium is at Sydney Olympic Park, 17km west of Sydney's city centre and 8km from Parramatta. You can catch a train to Olympic Park Station from Central Station; or ride one of Sydney's famous ferries to Sydney Olympic Park Wharf on the Parramatta River service from Circular Quay.


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Homeland Security Department officials want to fight back against prime contractors making a bonanza at the expense of their subcontractors.
The department is proposing amendmetns to its acquisition regulations that will do two things.
First, companies bidding for work would have to "propose separate, individual labor hour rates for each category of labor to be performed by the prime contractor, each subcontractor, and other divisions or subsidiaries or affiliates of the prime contractor under common control," reads a Federal Register notice published Aug. 21.
They also want to contractors and subcontractors to describe their process for accounting for overtime labor hours for employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
DHS wants "to eliminate unintentional windfall payments to the prime contractor" that can come when work done by subcontractors is billed at the prime contractor's labor rate, according to the notice.
In fiscal 2010, DHS awarded 1,779 contracts based on labor hours, which were worth more than $652 million in total. That same year, the department awarded 4,160 time-and-materials contracts, worth more than $1.9 billion.
DHS officials are accepting comments on a proposed rule change until Oct. 22.
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Incorporated in 1998, UTW is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airports Consultancy Services Sdn. Bhd. that was originally created to be the facilities management company for KLIA.
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You can use both IPsec and SSL VPN. If your primary applications are Web-based and you support only a few non-HTTP applications, SSL VPN is a good option: The ease of use is far greater and the fine-grained access control for remote users is superior to IPsec products. But if your organization must support more complex applications and site-to-site VPN, you really can't axe the IPsec just yet.
Mike Fratto, Editor [email protected]Myth Understandings
Myth #1: IPsec VPN opens an unrestricted pipe into the network. This depends on the VPN gateway. IPsec works over Layer 3 to transport IP packets bound for the protected network. So in one sense, it is an open pipe. However, most IPsec VPN gateways have internal, stateful packet-filtering firewalls so traffic can be restricted to specific destinations. To achieve the same results, you could place the VPN in a DMZ with strict access rules.
Myth #2: IPsec VPNs don't play well with NAT. For several years, vendors have been encapsulating IPsec traffic into UDP before putting it on the network, so NAT problems aren't as prevalent as they once were. Standardized NAT traversal is an optional component of IKE (Internet Key Exchange) 2, and many vendors have adopted proprietary traversal methods.
Myth #3: SSL VPN is a clientless VPN. This is true only for straight HTML traffic. Web applications that use mobile code components (such as Java applets or Flash), which make connections back to the server, or non-HTTP apps often require a client browser component to tunnel traffic over the SSL VPN. In many cases, the remote user must be logged on as a local administrator to run the component dynamically or it must be installed by an administrator.


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BATAVIA – It would cost an estimated $4 million to reduce train noise along the BNSF Railway spur track that runs through the city's east side.
The Batavia City Council City Services Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Batavia Government Center, 100 N. Island Ave., to discuss the results of a study that consulting engineers Rempe-Sharpe of Geneva did on what improvements would have to be made to eight crossings in order to create quiet zones.
City Engineer Noel Basquin said the city has received complaints from residents in the past several years regarding train horn noise from the BNSF trains. Trains are required to blow their horns when approaching a railroad crossing not in a Federal Railroad Administration-approved quiet zone.
Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke said the city received complaints last summer about people being awakened by the train horns. The $4 million price tag includes placing gates and flashing light signals at the crossings.
"It's a fairly pricey idea to put gates at all these crossings," Schielke said. "But I think that we are open to any idea or options. We are listening to what people are saying and looking if there are any plausible solutions."
Part of the problem, he said, is that trains start blowing their whistles "south of River Hills Cemetery, which is outside of our jurisdiction."
Basquin said quiet zones don't guarantee a ban on trains from blowing their horns. He said the FRA requires the use of horns in emergency situations, inclement weather, power outages, signal failure and the presence of workers or trespassers.
Rempe-Sharpe proposed creating three quiet zones for eight grade crossings that start at Bond Drive to the south and stop at Raddant Road at the northerly end.


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Frantic Husband Digs Through Mountain of Trash for Lost Engagement Ring [VIDEO]
Last month, Florida resident Brian McGuinn absentmindedly threw away his wife's $10,000 engagement ring. To make up for this blunder, he bravely donned a hazmat suit and sifted through a mountain of trash in search of the custom-made ring. Now that's love!
Amazingly, McGuinn located the ring in the 10-foot-tall pile of trash that had been gathered from his collection route. The ring took no damage, but was liberally coated in sludge, muck and other unspeakable things. Now what is he going to do for their anniversary? Watch below.
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The nights are getting chilly, and for those in the Finger Lakes region, the upcoming winter means plenty of unpredictable weather � a snowstorm here, a quick melt there � with hail, ice and who knows what-all in between.
But one thing is certain: Homes need heat. Fluctuating fuel prices, chimneys in need of cleaning, and furnaces on the fritz are all concerns for homeowners this time of year.
This year�s heating-cost forecast�brings good news and bad news. The government expects most households to pay more for heat this winter, although heating oil users will see their bills drop slightly.
Costs of heating
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts the cost of heating oil will be cheaper this winter, but the price of natural gas is expected to go up.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, heating oil was $3.85 a gallon. As of Sept. 23, the price was $3.77. EIA Senior Economist Tancred Lidderdale said the price is expected to drop to $3.69 a gallon for the first quarter of 2014.
The price of heating oil is driven by the price of crude oil, which after jumping to more than $110 per barrel in September, is expected to fall gradually over the coming months.
The average bill should drop 2 percent, to $2.046. But that's still the second highest average on record, behind last year's $2,092.
"The primary reason behind (the expected price decrease) is the growing production of crude oil in the U.S. and Canada, which in August was at its highest level in 25 years," Lidderdale said. "Of course, there is some uncertainty because of the ongoing unrest in North Africa."
Homes using natural gas for heat ��about half of the nation ��will see costs rise about 13 percent from a year ago to an average of $679.
Lidderdale said the increase is deceiving, considering last winter�s price was the lowest in 10 years � with the increase, it's�about $25 lower than the average for the winters of 2007 through 2012.
"The Marcellus drilling boom really pushed things down over the past few years � but that couldn�t be sustained," Lidderdale said. "It bottomed out last winter and now it is slowly coming up to where it should be."
Homes relying on electricity for heat, about 38 percent of the U.S., will likely pay about 2 percent more for heat, or about $18.
Paying for heat
Of course the price of heating fuels might not end up meaning much if the area is slammed with a harsh winter that results in increased usage.
For those needing some help when it comes to heating costs, the federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps low-income families and individuals with their home energy costs. More than 7,389 HEAP payments were made for Ontario County residents last season, totaling more than $2 million.
Mary Jones, who manages the program in Ontario County, said the government shutdown is not currently affecting the program and she expects it to go on as usual. The program begins Nov. 18 and goes through March 17. While concerns often arise that the program will run out of money, leaving some eligible folks in the cold, Jones said in her experience�of 25 years with the program that has never happened.
However, even before the federal government shutdown, a portion of the program that in the past funded furnace repair and replacement has been slashed.
Cheryl Northrop, a Middlesex resident who recently moved into a new home, said she was surprised � and worried � when she learned funds were not available for a furnace. A restaurant cook who qualifies for the HEAP program, in her case offered through Yates County, Northrop said facing winter is scary when you don�t know if you have the proper home heating. She has since received help from family members, she said, and is glad to have an electric stove.
Jones said about 25 households in Ontario County used the furnace benefit portion of HEAP last season. For those who need that service, other programs through social services or community organizations can help, she said.
A different method of heating
In the hills above Naples, Dick Baker has made a living of helping people keep warm with wood � a method he said continues to be popular and can save people money.
"I bought my first processor in 1985," said Baker, who owns Baker Logging and Firewood at Atlanta Garlinghouse Road. He is now on his third. Prices for firewood will go up next year, he said, as many loggers have left the industry and production cost is too high compared with what the product can sell for.
"Still, firewood is by far the cheapest source of heat," he said. "But it's a bit of work and safety comes into play."
Along with the more obvious safety precautions such as proper stove and chimney installation and regular cleaning, Baker said the way the wood is handled is also important.
"I tell my customers to get their wood ahead of time," he said, because wood should have time to dry out before it is used.
"I tell new customers not to pile the wood tight to a building and never pile it longer than six months near a building because bugs start to get in the bark and head into the building."
When stacking wood, he advised to be sure to leave space between the rows so air can get in to dry out the wood. Putting metal roofing on top of the pile to keep rain and snow off is a good tip, he added.
"Oak will last, stacked, two years, and all other types of wood should be burned that winter because powder beetles get in dry wood such as hickory and may get in the building."
As far as wood stoves, Baker said sizes vary and require different-sized pieces of wood to burn most efficiently. If the wood is packed in too tightly, it won�t get enough air and the stove may overheat, he warned: "Many new customers don't know this, and it is a major safety problem."
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"[There are MPAA] guidelines on thrusting intercourse," Bill Condon told Celebuzzof the original scene shot for the PG-13 film. "[Kristen] got very into it."
Not only is the Twilightseries teen-intended, but the scene itself, "was so much more about romance than it was about hot-and-heavy action," Condon toldMTV.com – so, taking out the part that would give it an 'R' rating "was a very kind of simple adjustment to make."
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The instrument panel is important for making a driver feel at home in a new truck. A Volvo should always look like a Volvo. Of course, brand uniqueness is equally important to Renault and Mack. Working together, a group of engineers at Volvo 3P developed a common family of instruments that are almost identical in technical terms, but flexible enough to allow very different appearance. This group received the 2006 Volvo Technology Award for its work.
Flexibility built in
The common instrument cluster is characterized by a high level of component commonality, unseen by the observer, while at the same time affording a high degree of flexibility with a clearly visible brand identity.
Thus many different versions of the instruments can be created, enabling brand-specific styling.
Common components and software
Although the instrumentation is designed to suit the electrical systems of the different brands, the team was largely successful in using the same software and hardware for all of the instruments in the family.
Volvo Technology Award winners 2006
While some displays are identical, they appear different since the instruments have been adapted visually to harmonize with each individual brand.
Award winners at Volvo 3P in Göteborg, Lyon and Greensboro:
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Speers Peapod unused $300 and I'll throw in the book. From Canada.
Excellent price, if it's the latest model! Do you have the specs on your PeaPod? When was it made?
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Inquiring minds want to know.
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Its last years model rated for 20 degrees and filled with 900 down. Never used. Sorry people, I was away from the computer yesterday.
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The newest Jaguar understands what's at stake. Daquan Mitchell is a senior, but after recovering from last year's major ankle injury, this season he's played in two games.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville has played eight games and has two regular-season games remaining. The playoffs are within its grasp and for Mitchell a trip to the SCHSL Class AA postseason would be a gift.
He broke his left ankle last season against Estill and it was repaired with two plates and 10 screws.
When the season began with Mitchell as an outsider, he said he cried.
"I had to be on the field," he said. "I love football."
Coach Blake Raley didn't expect Mitchell to play this season, but suddenly two weeks ago he was at practice, full pads, creating chaos.
"He was knocking people in the mouth, causing three fumbles," Raley said. "Bam, bam, bam."
Mitchell savored being on the field and his practice performance earned him a starting spot at inside linebacker. After recording 12 tackles in a win over North Charleston, last Friday against Region 6-AA first-place Woodland, Mitchell had six tackles and broke up a pass on a fake punt.
The Jaguars' 51-12 loss essentially ended any hopes of a region crown, but a win this Friday at Garret Academy Tech could seal a Jaguars postseason bid.
For Mitchell the more games he can compete in the better.
"We got another game and another and we have to get in there mentally and emotionally and do what we have to do to win," Mitchell said.
The road to the playoffs starts with recovering from last week's showdown.
'They are not ready to quit playing football'
After Deo'vonte Doe ran 49 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and when he scored a 3-yard rushing touchdown early in the second quarter and the Jaguars led Woodland 12-7, Ridgeland-Hardeeville appeared ready to stay with the Wolverines.
"I wanted to get to the fourth quarter to see where we stood," Raley said.
Raley wouldn't get that chance as the good feelings burned away in a five-minute span. Three consecutive turnovers led to 20 straight Wolverines points and Woodland led 27-12 with 1:37 remaining in the half.
An interception led to a 37-yard scoring drive and a 13-12 Woodland lead. On the Jaguars' next drive, a pass to the right was intercepted and returned 25 yards to the 16-yard line. Two plays later a 7-yard score had Woodland ahead 21-12.
The Jaguars drove to the Wolverines' 40 on the ensuing drive, aided by two 15-yard Woodland (7-1, 5-0) penalties, but the Wolverines recovered a fumble at Ridgeland-Hardeeville's 40 and marched 60 yards in eight plays, using a hurry-up offense that had plays of 10, 24 and 10 yards.
Quarterback Michael Delee's scrambling ability led to 7-, 24- and 10-yard gains and the 6-foot-2, 175-pound Delee scored on a 2-yard run and the Wolverines led by 15 points.
Any thought of a comeback was quieted at the start of the third quarter after the Wolverines' Laquan White returned a punt 52 yards for a touchdown.
"When the wheels started coming off we didn't have the right instincts to right the ship," Raley said.
Doe had 86 yards rushing in the first half, but finished with 101 yards on18 carries. After quarterback D.J. Myers was injured in the fourth and the team trailed 43-12, Doe spent the final 10:53 trying to make plays in the Wildcat formation, rushing four times for 15 yards.
He also was 0-for-5 passing.
Raley expects Myers to be healthy this week and thinks Doe and the other offensive weapons will get more touches.
The Jaguars were held to 135 yards rushing on 41 attempts. The team averages 242 yards per game. Marquis Griffin had 12 carries for 21 yards.
Woodland's size often overpowered the Jaguars' offensive line. Woodland has several 250-pound linemen and besides Doe's long scoring run, the Jaguars had one run longer than 10 yards.
"We couldn't handle them up front," Raley said. "The teams we've beaten we've beat physically, those we've lost too have been stronger."
Victor Simmons led the defense with nine tackles, a pass deflection and a sack. Amar Wilkins had nine tackles and Gavin Bush and Shemar Taylor had interceptions. Kaelin Devore and Osano Saunders each had sacks.
The Jaguars (4-4 overall, 3-2 region) have rebounded all season. They are 2-1 after losses and even though the region title is lost, the playoffs are the next goal.
"I think they are not ready to quit playing football," Raley said.
Raley hopes to secure a decent seed in the playoffs and that's what he's stressing to the team. Garret Academy Tech (3-5, 1-4) has struggled, but the team should not overlook the Falcons, who lost last week to Bishop England (7-1, 5-0) 49-0. Battery Creek (3-6, 3-2) is ahead of the Jaguars in the region. It visits Burke (1-7, 0-5) this Friday.
Another win will help the Jaguars' playoff positioning.
"Are you going to have a winnable (playoff) game and a reward for the hard work the guys put in?" Raley said.


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St. Louis Alums Work at Nature Reserveby Jim Thomas '73 • October 16, 2006 Share:
The St. Louis group had a great day on Saturday to gather prairie plant seeds at the Shaw Nature Reserve in support of Shaw's Prairie Restoration Project. We gathered enough Little Blue Stem seeds in the morning to fill a large yard waste bag, and even more Prairie Blazing Star seeds in the afternoon. (To be fair, the Prairie Blazing Star seeds are larger than the Little Blue Stem seeds, so the afternoon yield did not represent greater effort than in the morning.) This was the second year in which we have gathered seeds at the Shaw Nature Reserve, and I am happy to report that we had significantly increased participation this year over last year.
The following is a listing of our participants: Dick Brickson '70 and his wife Marilyn, Mike Kelley '70, Charlie Raiser '69, Gary Zack '76, Jim Thomas '73 and my wife Lynn, and our daughter and son-in-law Ern and Charlie Schulz (both TCU alumni) who were visiting from Fort Worth.


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Talk:Ubuntu Feisty Installation Guide
- 1 Upgrade
- 2 This is all hard
- 3 OpenGL not working, so no Google Earth - and many other programs
- 4 2.6.20 Patching
- 5 aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv: core dumps
- 6 aticonfig Core Dumps
- 7 Dual screen
- 8 Problem with xorg.conf settings?
- 9 Script
- 10 AMD Watermark with 8.39.4 Drivers
- 11 ATI Catalyst Control Center
- 12 volatile-directory already exists on Feisty
- 13 stupid bug... "make-deb-file" step can't deal with spacebars in pathname.
- 14 8.42.3-x86.x86_64 Problem
Please make how-to how to upgrade fglrx driver
This is all hard
Very hard work indeed and it still doesn't do dual head. is there any way of getting a non 3d driver going, which will just show a movie on my projector. I rebooted a lot today, a lot.
OpenGL not working, so no Google Earth - and many other programs
I did my share of rebooting, too.
I'm really frustrated.
Is this a hardware limitation (I have X1650 Pro) or a driver limitation?
- You need to troubleshoot your installation method. -- Mooninite 14:10, 27 March 2007 (CDT)
2.6.20 Patching
IMPORTANT: This method will not work with 2.6.20.* kernels. Is this still true? My feisty install is kernel 2.6.20-13-generic and it was trivial to install fglrx using the first method mentioned. If the second method is still really required, it would be good to say why (eg, something is busted in Ubuntu's 26.20 ?)
aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv: core dumps
- glibc detected *** aticonfig: munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0xbfe04a91 ***
= Backtrace: ===
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x1bb)[0xb7d65f5b] aticonfig[0x805be17] aticonfig[0x805bf2a] aticonfig[0x8052f5a] aticonfig[0x80531aa] aticonfig[0x804ab0d] aticonfig[0x80497d9] aticonfig[0x80496cb] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc)[0xb7d10ebc] aticonfig[0x8049601]
Doesn't crash with the --initial option.
Rebooted and this time it just hangs. (2.6.20-13 generic; Mobility Radeon 9700.)
aticonfig Core Dumps
I found the problem with these instructions for those of us getting the initial core dumps when using aticonfig --initial or --overlay
The problem is the order in which the instructions are given.
To fix this I had to first black list the fglrx and then reboot.
If you don't black list this driver and reboot first, you will get an error when you run
sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.36.5-1*.deb
The error you will get is the following:
Starting atieventsd: already started
This will cause all aticonfig settings to choke.
Dual screen
I finally managed to get fglrx working with two screens with an ATI radeon X1300. Xinerama resulted in buggy mouse pointer on second screen. All in one big desktop seems to work without any problems. I followed this guide: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=301941
Problem with xorg.conf settings?
As i was trying to work through this, I noticed that every time I added those options to the xorg.conf file, KDE would no longer start unless I manually started it (startx), but then it would seem that no graphics drivers would load, and I'd have to restart installing/setting up fglrx. After several rounds of going through this process, I just decided NOT to add the 'Option "AIGLX" "off"' to the xorg.conf file. Then it booted perfectly, and everything was working like it should.
In case you need to know, I am using Kbuntu with a Radeon 9800 Pro
In case anyone's interested, I wrote up a script that installs the driver. It's here, only for Feisty. (I tried making it release-independent, but it was too hard.) My computer gets shut down at night (it's not so much a server as a computer for personal use), so try again later if you get a 503. (Also, could my script be mentioned in the article somehow? I didn't see a good place to put it.) — SheeEttin {T/C} 17:54, 13 July 2007 (CDT)
- If anyone is actually using it, the script is now for Feisty and Gutsy. — SheeEttin {T/C} 20:58, 31 October 2007 (CDT)
AMD Watermark with 8.39.4 Drivers
Just installed the new 8.39.4 drivers as per the guide, and now there is a square overlayed on the lower right corner of the screen that says "AMD Testing use only". It's very annoying, and I'm wondering if anyone else is getting this, or knows how to remove it? I almost wonder if Ati put up a development version on their download page by mistake... This is on Kubuntu 7.04 with a Radeon 9600xt -- 22.214.171.124
edit: just saw this at www.phoronix.com. seems to be an issue with a signiture file that isn't getting generated with the --buildpkg argument. Guess the only solution is to downgrade until Ati fixes it. -- 18.104.22.168
- Yup. If you must have the drivers now, you can apparently use the GUI installer and it'll work. — SheeEttin {T/C} 12:30, 20 July 2007 (CDT)
- ATI is no longer offering the 8.39.4 drivers. Download page is back to 8.38.6. If you managed to grab the file while it was available, there is a workaround posted in this thread. -- 220.127.116.11
- Re-released. Apparently, it's been fixed. Who wants to update the article? :D (And please sign your posts with ~~~~.) — SheeEttin {T/C} 13:41, 23 July 2007 (CDT)
ATI Catalyst Control Center
Everything works fine, but i don't have CCC. How can I install it? What is the easiest way?
(I need CCC for connecting PC with TV)
--22.214.171.124 03:36, 1 August 2007 (CDT)
- The Linux control panel should be included with your driver package. The "Catalyst Control Center" is the Windows-only program. -Mooninite 11:14, 1 August 2007 (CDT)
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volatile-directory already exists on Feisty
I used method 2 to install the latest drivers in Feisty. Unfortunately, it didn't go very well: the old driver still existed in /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile. Even after removing the default restricted-driver package. It took me an hour to figure out what was going wrong. I forgot to blacklist the driver in linux-restricted-modules-common, so I fixed that. Now another problem arises: how do I get the symlink permanently in a directory mounted as tempfs?
At the very least, the mkdir volatile-statement should be removed.
stupid bug... "make-deb-file" step can't deal with spacebars in pathname.
This is so stupid. When I did the following command
sudo bash ati-driver-installer-8.41.7-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/feisty
all I got was a bunch of error-msgs. I took a good look at those msgs, and I saw that the stupid thing can't handle the situation if the run-file is in a dir with spaces in its path. So for example, I had this file on
/home/johndoe/things/internet downloads/program files/ati-driver-installer-8.41.7-x86.x86_64.run
The stupid thing tries to do something with /home/johndoe/things/internet. Then it tries to do something with downloads/program. Last but not least, it tries to deal with files/ati-driver-installer-8.41.7-x86.x86_64.run. And everytime it says "could not find dir/file" or whatever.
I just thought you should know.
220.127.116.11 17:29, 15 September 2007 (CDT)
8.42.3-x86.x86_64 Problem
Hi, when I do:
sudo bash ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/feisty
I get this:
================================================== ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager ================================================== Generating package: Ubuntu/feisty Package build failed! Package build utility output: dpkg-buildpackage: source package is fglrx-installer dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 8.42.3-1 dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by ATI Technologies Inc. <http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html> dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64 dpkg-buildpackage: source version without epoch 8.42.3-1 debian/rules build echo "Using architecture: amd64" ** -- snip --- ** cp: cannot stat `./usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri': No such file or directory dh_install: command returned error code 256 make: *** [binary] Error 1 Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.d10473
What's wrong? It always worked?!?! I don't have a dir "modules" in /usr/X11R6/lib/ .... I got all nececary packages installed afaik. Perhaps the new drivers need some new sources?
Regards, Ben --22.214.171.124 16:48, 28 October 2007 (CDT)
I have this same problem too, please let us know how to fix it.
Hi James,
I found the solution in gutsy's guide: http://emmetcaulfield.net/tech/Ubuntu64+ATI/
Regards, Ben --184.108.40.206 13:00, 22 November 2007 (CST)


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Stanart posted this book on 26 Oct 07. He obviously did not have access to the tools that we now have. The TOC is not centered and the imp file seems not to be fully implemented. This version was edited in Book Designer, compiled by MobiPocket Creator, converted to lrf with Calibre, and to imp with MOBI2IMP. All versions are now "prettied up." The new tools are fantastic. "BD ROCKS."
Mary Johnston (November 21, 1870 May 9, 1936) was an American novelist and women's rights advocate.
The daughter of an American Civil War soldier who became a successful lawyer, Mary Johnston was born in the small town of Buchanan, Virginia. A small and frail girl, she was educated at home by family and tutors. She grew up with a love of books and was financially independent enough to devote herself to writing.
Johnston wrote historical books and novels that often combined romance with history. Her first book Prisoners of Hope (1898) dealt with colonial times in Virginia as did her second novel To Have and to Hold (1900) and 1904's Sir Mortimer. The Goddess of Reason (1907) uses the theme of the French Revolution and in Lewis Rand (1908), the author portrayed political life at the dawn of the 19th century.
To Have and to Hold was serialized in the The Atlantic Monthly in 1899 and published in 1900 by Houghton Mifflin. The book proved enormously popular and according to the New York Times was the bestselling novel in the United States in 1900. Johnston's next work titled Audrey was the 5th bestselling book in the U.S. in 1902, as was Sir Mortimer in 1904. Beyond her native America, Johnston's novels were also very popular in Canada and in England.
Three of Johnston's books were adapted to film. Audrey was made into a silent film of the same name in 1916 and her blockbuster work To Have and to Hold was made into a silent film in 1918 and again in 1922. Pioneers of the Old South was adapted to film in 1923 under the title Jamestown.
During her long career, in addition to twenty-three novels, Johnston wrote a number of short stories, one drama, and two long narrative poems. She used her fame to advocate women's rights, strongly supporting the women's suffrage movement.
On her passing in 1936, Mary Johnston was interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening. Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one. The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent. Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound. The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet. The low lap of the water among the reeds is like the breathing of one who sleeps in his watch beside the dead.
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Curtis Tarr, the director of the U.S. Selective Service System who altered the lottery for the draft during the
His death was confirmed by a daughter, Pam Tarr of Valley Village.
About three months after the first draft was held on Dec. 1, 1969,
Before the lottery was introduced as the war was winding down, local draft boards controlled who was called up. The lottery system was much fairer and more efficient, according to Dick Flahavan, a Selective Service spokesman.
In the first draft lottery, capsules with a year's worth of birth dates — month and date — were drawn one at a time from a large glass container. Draft-eligible men with the same birth date as the first one drawn were the first on the call-up list, the second birth date the second, and so on. Still, there were bitter complaints afterward that the capsules had not been mixed up well enough to ensure randomness.
To make the process "truly impartial," Tarr introduced a "double-draw lottery" that employed two drums — one with red capsules assigned 365 different birth dates and another with green ones numbered from 1 to 365. First a birth date was drawn, then a priority number; when paired, they determined the order eligible men would be called up.
Worked out by mathematicians, the procedure appeared to result in "true randomness," The Times said in 1970 after the second lottery had been held. No month had been exhausted of dates until the 335th drawing. The No. 1 priority date, July 9, had been the 11th capsule drawn.
"It obviously was a big deal for young men who were of the appropriate age," Flahavan said. "Lotteries and birth dates meant a lot in those days and were tracked on all the campuses."
Born Sept. 18, 1924, in Stockton, Tarr served in
He was president of Lawrence University from 1963 to 1969 then briefly served as assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs before joining the Selective Service.
While there, he unsuccessfully pushed to eliminate college deferments for the draft. He did reduce the number of conscientious objectors by changing the guidelines for who qualified, his daughter said.
He left the post in 1972; by then, the military's need for recruits was being satisfied with volunteers.
After spending a year as undersecretary of State for security assistance, a position that gave him responsibility for military programs with other nations, he worked in management for
People still approach his daughter to share draft cards that bear her father's signature.
He would probably say that overseeing the draft "was one of his greatest responsibilities," she said. "He was a very principled man, and in every position he had, he wanted to do what was right."
In addition to his daughter, the twice-divorced Tarr is survived by Mary Katherine Tarr, whom he married in 1992; and another daughter, Cynthia Tarr of Sonoma.


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The Changing Profile of Student Borrowers
In 2012, a record 69% of the nation's new college graduates had taken out student loans to finance their education. Graduates from more affluent families are much more likely to borrow today than 20 years ago.
Young Adults, Student Debt and Economic Well-Being
Student debt burdens are weighing on the economic fortunes of today's young adults. Among the college-educated, those with outstanding student debt are lagging far behind those who are debt free in terms of household wealth.
The Rising Cost of Not Going to College
For those who question the value of college in this era of soaring student debt and high unemployment, the attitudes and experiences of today's young adults—members of the so-called Millennial generation—provide a compelling answer.