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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
WoW: Hyjal Run, and DayZ: Running in Circles
Once we all got together, we head to the instance and one shot everything inside without too much problem.
After we finished, we wanted to go get out new tier pieces. So we looked for the exit. And we looked for the exit some more. Finally, I decided to look it up and learned that you can only hearth out. Doh.
I ended up getting my T6 helm and gloves as well as the look-alike shoulders. My wife got a shiny new staff off of Archimonde. It was quite fun, but was getting late by the time we finished and we called it a night.
In DayZ news, I have been running around on my wife's account. I have literally been running in circles without realizing how I ended up doing that. Four times I have left Zelenogorsk. Four times, I have come back to Zelenogorsk. The biggest plus to that is that I have gotten some extra gear out of there. The bad thing is that I still dont have a bigger backpack. There was a bigger backpack in the building last night and I could not pick it up.
I ended up switching out my Makarov for an M1911 and picked up the Enfield again (after it disappeared after my last logout). I ended up leaving quite quickly as I heard gunshots much closer than I would like.
On this account, I have been killing many more Zombies than previously. I am up to around 30 where I have never gotten double digits before. This is mainly because when I see a red roofed barn, I sprint to it to loot it. I run up the stairs and dispatch whatever zombies follow me inside. It works out pretty nicely I think.
So, I suppose my next adventure should be to find somehwere else. I have seen Green Mountain in the difference, but did not really feel the need to go there.
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Good news for Day Z fans.
I think I might try it if they fix things like inventory issues and have some sort of "end game". The game sounds great, but it also sounds like there isn't much to do once you get some food and weapons, unless you want to go PvP or something. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
- August 8, 2012 at 6:18 AM
- Darraxus said...
@ Bearness: That is essentially it. It is fun running around and finding stuff, but at some point it becomes more PvP as the zombies are only a minor danger.
Never had a game get my heart going like this one during a firefight though. Death and you lose everything.
- August 8, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Darraxus, I believe you when you say it gets your heart going. I usually have moments like that when I start new games and get into a big fight. But, I also assume that at some point death just becomes a matter of inconvenience once the thrill wears off (I'll have my buddy loot my corpse or I'll just go to place XYZ and get gear again). This is why I really hope they'll make some type of an end game goal and/or long term objectives. If they did, I'd probably pick it up in a heartbeat. The whole setting and gameplay sounds really cool, but not enough for me to shell out cold, hard cash yet. =) I guess I'll keep playing L4D2 for now...
- August 8, 2012 at 9:37 AM


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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
February 2012
Small-Scale Soil Studies Provide Big Benefits
Aggregate assays show more about microbial communities
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory microbiologist Vanessa Bailey is part of a team that is studying the function of microbial communities in soil. Enlarge Image
Results: When it comes to studying microbial communities in soil, the smaller the sample, the better. Only by approaching the scale at which microbes interact and function, the micron scale, can scientists understand how the community works. To that end, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory assayed sub-millimeter-sized soil aggregates to determine biomass and enzyme potential.
They found that across all enzymes, the smallest macroaggregates had the greatest activity.
Also, the range of enzyme activities observed in all macroaggregates supports their hypothesis that functional potential in soil is not uniform across aggregates, and that both "hot spots" and "cold spots" of activity are measureable; that is, the function they measured was distributed in a patchy fashion. The work is described in the journal Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
The scientists adapted four enzyme assays to single aggregates of soil so they could study habitat-relevant units. This has also enabled them to describe variability in the enzyme potential at the individual macroaggregate level. Measuring the potential activity of an enzyme in soil provides information about the soil's ability to mediate critical reactions such as those associated with decomposition and other ecosystem functions. These ecosystem functions contribute to the soil's resistance and resilience to environmental changes.
Why It Matters: Traditionally, soil microbiologists study microbial communities and processes in batch scale; that is several to hundreds of grams. Studying function at the aggregate scale, which is closer to that of microbial habitats, presents greater opportunity to link microbial community structure to function and may reveal more information about soil as a habitat for microbial communities
In turn, increased understanding of microbial interactions in soil opens up myriad possibilities for land management. If scientists can learn how bacteria live and function together, the knowledge can lead to new opportunities for mitigating climate change and greenhouse gas emission or in bioremediation.
Scaling is the key. "Studying soils at the batch scale doesn't show us a microbial community," said PNNL microbiologist Dr. Vanessa Bailey. "The larger the sample, the larger the volume throughout which the microbes are distributed. And as distance between microbes increases, the likelihood of interaction decreases.
"Processes mediated by microbes occur at the micron scale," continued Bailey. "An aggregate that's less than 1 millimeter in diameter, or slightly thinner than a credit card, gets us to where the microbes within are more likely an interacting community rather than a collection of organisms in a single sample."
Methods: To assess the functional potential at the macroaggregate scale, which ranges from 250 -1000 micrometers in diameter, the scientists developed a way to assay biomass and enzymes in individual soil macroaggregates. They took ten adjacent soil cores from grassland at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Field, near Pullman, Washington. They used a sieve to select individual macroaggregates in three size classes: 250-425, 425-841, and 841-1000 micrometers, respectively.
They then measured microbial activity using β-glucosidase enzyme assays and microbial biomass using adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, to link biomass to cellulolytic potential. β-glucosidase is likely the rate-limiting step in cellulose degradation. Its presence is "patchy" at the small scale, meaning that microsite controls may exist that control its production and/or stabilization. Those microsite controls may include the competence of the intrinsic microbial community.
What's Next? "We hope to eventually link community structure with function in a complex natural ecosystem such as soil," said Bailey. "And from that, we could have the potential to determine if there are biological rules that are constant within these microsites that will help us understand the variability of phenomena in the landscape."
Acknowledgments: This research was funded by PNNL's Lab Directed Research and Development program through the Microbial Communities Initiative. The research team includes Bailey, Allan Konopka, Christina Bilskis, Sarah Fansler, and Lee Ann McCue, all PNNL; and Jeffrey L. Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service.
Reference: Bailey VL, CL Bilskis, SJ Fansler, LA McCue, JL Smith, and A Konopka. 2012. "Measurements of Microbial Community Activities in Individual Soil Macroaggregates." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 48(2012):192-195. DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.01.004.

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Ivy Bridge should be here by the spring
Subject: Processors | December 5, 2011 - 01:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Ivy Bridge, Intel, i3-3200, i7-3700, i5-3500, i5-3400, 22nm, tri-gate
Good news for those of you who have been waiting to upgrade in the hopes that Ivy Bridge will be arriving on time. It seems your patience has paid off but you will have to wait a while longer before you can get your hands on Intel's next tick. You can look forward to more PCIe 3.0 lanes, just like those who've jumped onto the new Sandy Bridge E chips and a bump on the GPU portion of the chip. X-bit Labs doesn't have any pricing for the new chips, but they do list all of the models you will be able to buy. One thing you should note are the impressive TDPs, they may not count as low power CPUs but they're certainly lower than other Intel and AMD chips currently on the market.
"Intel Corp. has notified its partners about its decision to introduce of its next-generation code-named Ivy Bridge processors in the second quarter of 2012. Previously the company planned to release the Core i 3000-series central processing units (CPUs) for desktops in March - April timeframe, which left a possibility to unveil the chips in the first quarter."
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- Intel Core i7-3690X-EE @ LostCircuits
- Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Review @ Techgage
- Desktop CPU Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- AMD FX-8150 CPU @ Metku.net
- AMD FX-8150 With The Open64 5.0 Compiler @ Phoronix
Video News
How many PCI 3.0 lanes is Ivy Bridge likely to have? 16?
Yup, but they are PCIe 3.0 lanes so they provide as much bandwidth as 32 PCIe 2.0 lanes. It will be interesting to see how that works once we have chips and boards to test
Any word on if Ivy is coming out for the 1155 cpu flavor?
All of them ... as far as we know, will be Socket 1155


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A resolution ratifying
an agreement with the City of Forest Hills for the distribution of streets and
roads funds for the fiscal year 2001/2002.
Whereas, the Metropolitan Government by virtue of Sections 1.05 and 18.l5 of the Metropolitan Charter, has the obligation to provide the governmental function and service of streets and roads within the entire General Services District, within the boundaries of which the eligible city is located, and to that end, has included in its budget for the General Service District, whether the same be located within or without of the boundaries of municipalities in said General Services District, and has levied taxes to provide funds for same, and
Whereas, the City of Forest Hills is an eligible small city in the General Services District for the distribution of streets and roads funds, and
Whereas, the Metropolitan Government acting thru its Department of Public Works has negotiated with the City of Forest Hills for planning, constructing, and maintaining streets and roads within their boundaries during the fiscal year 2001/2002, and
Whereas, each eligible city shall be compensated at the rate of 13 cents per square yard of streets and roads maintained within the boundaries of each city, and
Whereas, Ordinance No. 87-1935 authorizes the Metropolitan County Mayor to execute any and all agreements necessary for the distribution of streets and roads funds to the eligible city, and
Whereas, Ordinance No. 87-1935 also requires that the agreement between the Metropolitan Government and the eligible city be ratified by resolution of the Metropolitan County Council, and
Be it enacted by the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson Count, Tennessee:
Section 1: That the agreement between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the City of Forest Hills of which is attached hereto and made a part of this resolution, be and the same is hereby ratified by the adoption of this resolution.
Section 2: That the Metropolitan County Mayor is authorized to execute the attached agreement.
Section 3: That this resolution shall take affect from and after its adoption the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored By: Lynn Williams, Amanda McClendon, Jim Shulman
|Referred to:
& Finance Committee
Public Works Committee
|December 18, 2001
|December 18, 2001
|December 19, 2001


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Debian Lenny on LS-WXL
This guide will explain how to install Debian GNU/Linux "Lenny" on the LinkStation™ Duo LS-WXL using the Debian "debootstrap" procedure. The original kernel will be preserved, as well as the original bootloader (U-Boot).
Basic idea:
- create a Debian system with debootstrap
- use the data partition as a temporary root
- replace the old filesystem with the new one
This guide will ask you to reformat partitions, delete existing data, etc. All of these actions may void your warranty, destroy your data, etc. In general you can receive help from the community or from the Buffalo forums but bear in mind that every problem you may encounter is ultimately up to you to solve. You do it at your own risk.
This guide is based on the procedure for installing Debian on LS-CHLv2 and was developed using the LS-WXL/E version. This guide should also work for the LS-WXL/R1 variants.
This guide suggests to install blstools, a small set of utilities developed for this hardware to enable some operations which would not be possible from a plain Debian install:
- turn the unit off from the on-off-auto switch
- turn unit blinking LEDs to still blue when boot is complete
- resume blinking when the unit is shutting down
- use the USB port
Please note that the Armel Debian "micro_evtd" package will NOT work on LS-WXL because of different hardware.
- 1 Preliminary steps
- 2 Prepare a Debian Lenny root filesystem
- 3 Installation
- 3.1 Create an initrd
- 3.2 Installing the Debian rootfs
- 3.3 Post-installation setup
- 4 References
Preliminary steps
Obtain root access to the linkstation
You are supposed to start from an "open" Stock Firmware, that is stock software that you can telnet to,
Follow this guide to get telnet root console access to the LS.
Backup the LS
If you have any important data on the LS you definitely need to make a backup.
Even if you don't, you'd better take a snapshot of the vital disk partitions (first and second partition). So you will be able to easily revert to the original stock distribution. [forum post] explains how to do it.
Prepare a Debian Lenny root filesystem
This is derived from original debootstrap docs.
From the linkstation console download the Debian debootstrap utility and install it with dpkg:
wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.10lenny1_all.deb dpkg -i debootstrap_1.0.10lenny1_all.deb
dpkg will complain of missing dependencies. Ignore it.
Note that for firmware 1.22 (and possibly others) Busybox isn't linked to ar so the debootstrap step below will fail.
which ar >/dev/null || ln -s /bin/busybox /usr/bin/ar # fix ar link mkdir debian-armel-rootfs debootstrap --verbose --arch armel lenny debian-armel-rootfs http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian
This step WILL take time. At the end you should get the following message:
I: Base system installed successfully.
Completing the debootstrap and preparing the rootfs
Most commands will be run in the chrooted environment of the newly created Debian Lenny install. In order to enter the chroot type
LANG=C chroot debian-armel-rootfs/ /bin/bash
to leave type exit.
Copy kernel modules from stock kernel
Kernel modules reside in /lib/modules/<kernel version>. Here we are using the stock kernel so we must copy them from the stock initrd to the new rootfs. This must be done from within a chrooted environment in the new system - won't work with stock software.
cp /boot/initrd.buffalo debian-armel-rootfs/tmp/ LANG=C chroot debian-armel-rootfs/ /bin/bash cd /tmp dd if=initrd.buffalo of=initrd.gz ibs=64 skip=1 gunzip initrd.gz mkdir INITRD mount -t ext2 -o loop initrd INITRD cp -R INITRD/lib/modules/* /lib/modules/ umount INITRD rmdir INITRD rm initrd*
Adding missing devices
Still in the chrooted environment.
Mount the proc filesystem - it can be mounted a number of times - and run the command to create device nodes in /dev (TODO: investigate dynamic devices with udev?):
mount -t proc proc /proc cd /dev MAKEDEV generic umount /proc
This will also take some time while all device nodes are created.
Apt setup
Apt will complain about packages without verification if this step is not performed.
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list, use the appropriate debian mirror
# Debian packages for lenny deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main # Uncomment the deb-src line if you want 'apt-get source' # to work with most packages. # deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib # deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib # deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib
Perform an update
apt-get update
The final upgrade step can be performed later once the installation is finished.
Install mdadm
ln -s /sbin/MAKEDEV /dev # mdadm install expects to see this apt-get --no-install-recommends install mdadm
Ignore the "(failed to load MD subsystem)" error.
Update mdadm.conf:
exit # exit from chroot cp /etc/mdadm.conf debian-armel-rootfs/etc/mdadm/ LANG=C chroot debian-armel-rootfs/ /bin/bash # back again
Configuring locale
Install and configure the locales. Suggestion is to install at least the en_US.UTF-8 and your native language locale (e.g. it_IT.UTF-8, de_DE.UTF-8, etc).
apt-get install locales dpkg-reconfigure locales
Editing /etc/fstab
Create /etc/fstab:
cat >/etc/fstab <<EOF # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount point type options dump pass /dev/md2 / xfs defaults,noatime 0 1 /dev/md0 /boot ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 2 /dev/md10 none swap sw 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 EOF
Partition /dev/md2 contains the shared directory which will be used as a temporary root before the final installation. Make sure that a backup of this partition is made if it contains important data.
If the LS has only a single drive attached, change /dev/md2 to either /dev/sda6 or /dev/sdb6 depending on which slot the drive is inserted.
Edit /etc/network/interfaces to match your LAN configuration. My LS gets all information from DHCP:
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. # We always want the loopback interface. auto lo iface lo inet loopback
# DHCP for Ethernet connection auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp
# Example static IP setup: (broadcast and gateway are optional) # auto eth1 # iface eth1 inet static # address 192.168.0.42 # network 192.168.0.0 # netmask 255.255.255.0 # broadcast 192.168.0.255 # gateway 192.168.0.1
Create /etc/hosts
cat >/etc/hosts <<EOF 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost EOF
Create /etc/hostname:
cat >/etc/hostname <<EOF <your hostname> EOF
Replace <your hostname> with a sensible name.
Install SSHD
apt-get install openssh-server passwd root
Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make sure that the following line is present and uncommented:
PermitRootLogin yes
Prepare the rootfs archive
Clean up the installation, leave the chrooted environment and tar it up:
aptitude clean exit tar zcvf lenny-armel-rootfs.tgz -C debian-armel-rootfs .
Now you have a complete rootfs for Debian Lenny armel.
We will reuse the existing root partition to store the debian rootfs. The data partition will be used as a temporary root so that this installation will be performed right on the LS itself. It is necessary to have a backup of the data partition if it contains important stuff.
Create an initrd
An initrd is necessary to boot debian using a raid partition.
We need busybox to create a minimal initrd. Note that we need to go back to the chrooted environment.
chroot debian-armel-rootfs/ /bin/bash apt-get install busybox
Install uboot files:
apt-get install uboot-mkimage
Create and mount an ext2 image file:
cd /tmp dd if=/dev/zero of=initrd bs=1k count=0 seek=3K mke2fs -F -m 0 -b 1024 initrd tune2fs -c0 -i0 initrd mkdir INITRD mount -o loop initrd INITRD
Create directory structure and the device nodes:
mkdir -p INITRD/{bin,lib,dev,etc/mdadm,proc,sbin} cp -a /dev/{null,console,tty,sd{a,b,c,d}?,md*} INITRD/dev/
Copy busybox, mdadm and their dependencies:
cp /bin/busybox INITRD/bin/ cp /sbin/mdadm INITRD/sbin cp /lib/{libm.so.6,libc.so.6,libgcc_s.so.1,ld-linux.so.3} INITRD/lib
The dependencies can be determined using the commands:
ldd /bin/busybox ldd /sbin/mdadm
Create a linuxrc:
cat > INITRD/linuxrc <<EOF #!/bin/busybox sh # Mount the /proc and /sys filesystems. mount -t proc none /proc mount -t sysfs none /sys echo 'DEVICE /dev/sd??*' > /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf mdadm -Eb /dev/sd??* >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf mdadm -As --force # use /dev/md1 as root # echo "0x901" > /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev # use /dev/md2 as root echo "0x902" > /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev # use /dev/sda6 as root # echo "0x806" > /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev # use /dev/sdb6 as root # echo "0x822" > /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev # Clean up. umount /proc umount /sys EOF chmod +x INITRD/linuxrc
Uncomment the relevant line if you use a different temporary root partition.
Generate an initrd for temporary root partition:
umount INITRD gzip initrd mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip -a 0x0 -e 0x0 -n initrd -d initrd.gz initrd.buffalo
Next we need to create another initrd for the final installation:
gunzip initrd.gz mount -o loop initrd INITRD
Edit linuxrc to use /dev/MD1 as root:
# use /dev/md1 as root echo "0x901" > /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev
Or change it to whatever partition you may want later.
umount INITRD gzip initrd mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip -a 0x0 -e 0x0 -n initrd -d initrd.gz initrd.buffalo.final rmdir INITRD
Copy initrd:
exit mv /boot/initrd.buffalo /boot/initrd.buffalo.old cp debian-armel-rootfs/tmp/initrd.buffalo* /boot/
Installing the Debian rootfs
This will be a two step process. We first boot debian using a temporary rootfs and then transfer it to it final partition.
If you are using two hard disks, /dev/md2 will be the temporary partition and /dev/md1 will be the final destination. If you are using a single drive, then /dev/sda6 or /dev/sdb6 will be the temporary partition.
Install rootfs in temporary partition
Untar the rootfs and copy the backup:
tar xvzf lenny-armel-rootfs.tgz -C /mnt/array1/ cp lenny-armel-rootfs.tgz /mnt/array1/
Use /mnt/disk1 or /mnt/disk2 instead of /mnt/array1 if you are using a single drive.
Reboot and pray that it works. :)
After rebooting, login to the new system.
Install rootfs in /dev/md1
Format /dev/md1, use whatever filesystem that you prefer:
mkfs.ext3 /dev/md1 tune2fs -c0 -i0 /dev/md1
Mount it under /mnt and extract the rootfs:
mount /dev/md1 /mnt tar xvzf /lenny-armel-rootfs.tgz -C /mnt cp /lenny-armel-rootfs.tgz /mnt/root # make a copy
Edit /mnt/etc/fstab to reflect the changes:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount point type options dump pass /dev/md1 / ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1 /dev/md0 /boot ext3 ro,nosuid,nodev 0 2 /dev/md10 none swap sw 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
Use the correct initrd:
cd /boot mv initrd.buffalo initrd.buffalo.initial cp initrd.buffalo.final initrd.buffalo
Reboot and pray that it works. :)
Post-installation setup
Configuring timezone
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Useful packages
Anyone would need these:
apt-get install sudo less usbutils bzip2 mc linuxlogo psmisc
Ntpd ensures that your Linkstation clock stays in sync with global time servers.
apt-get install ntp
As told above, blstools are a set of utilities which enable LS-CHL/XHL/WXL hardware-specific features otherwise unavailable from a plain Debian Lenny installation.
In order to install the latest blstools, smartmontools is required:
apt-get install smartmontools
Download the package from the blstools project page
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/blstools/releases/blstools-0.2.0.tar.gz tar zxf blstools-0.2.0.tar.gz cd blstools-0.2.0 ./install.sh /etc/init.d/lsmonitor start
The following features are installed:
lsmonitor (/etc/init.d/lsmonitor)
This is a daemon that is automatically started when the system boots. You don't need to call it directly.
lsmonitor stops the blue led from flashing and provides a reassuring, still blue light. Also, when you move the switch in "off" position lsmonitor initiates system shutdown (which is nice isn't it?)
usb (/etc/init.d/usb)
Powers on and off the USB interface.
When you want to connect a USB disk to the Linkstation you should first call:
sudo /etc/init.d/usb start
and then you will be able to mount the USB drive to the desired location (generally, the device will be /dev/sdb1). Once done, in order to save power you can unmount the mounted volume and issue:
sudo /etc/init.d/usb stop
to disable the USB device.
NFS kernel
The kernel provided on this page can also be used for LS-WXL.
Download and extract kernel and modules:
wget http://downloads.buffalo.nas-central.org/Users/kenatonline/NFSKernel/nfs-kernel-feroceon-kw.tgz tar xzf nfs-kernel-feroceon-kw.tgz boot lib
Install and reboot:
mount -o remount,rw /boot mv /boot/uImage.buffalo /boot/uImage.buffalo.old cp boot/uImage.buffalo /boot/ cp -a lib/modules/184.108.40.206kenatonline /lib/modules/ reboot
Install nfs
apt-get install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common portmap
Check if server is running:
/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server status
- http://www.kolios.dk/2009/09/07/howto-install-a-debian-from-scratch-on-a-buffalo-terastation-duo-2/
- http://www.cyrius.com/debian/orion/buffalo/kuroboxpro/recovery.html
- http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php/Open_Stock_Firmware
- http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/FreeLink_for_the_Kurobox_Pro_-_Automatic_Install
- http://forum.buffalo.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=13551
- http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Initramfs


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Rounds 4-7
Position: Tight end
College: Louisiana-Lafayette
Height, weight: 6-6, 238
Outlook: Scouts talk about potential. This guy has it. Easily among the most athletic receiving tight ends in the draft. The raw skills do need some honing. He must continue to fill out his frame and improve his blocking. But given the size, speed and natural catching ability, the upside exists for an eventual impact player.
Position: Guard
Height, weight: 6-4, 327
Outlook: The
Position: Center
Height, weight: 6-2, 287
Outlook: Molk won the 2011 Rimington Trophy, awarded to the nation's best center, but was the fifth center drafted. Call it a pleasant surprise. The Chargers were glad to swoop in and take the Combine's top bench-press performer among the offensive linemen (41 reps at 225 pounds). Shorter height and a charted injury history contributed to his fall, but he's tough as nails, playing through a torn tendon at the
Position: Running back
Height, weight: 5-8, 205
Outlook: Baker, nicknamed "Rock," was the Spartans' workhorse in 2010, rushing for 1,201 yards with 13 touchdowns. His role lessened last year as a physical change of pace to
A defensive draft struck a different chord in its Saturday finale.
Beginning with an athletic tight end coveted for his receiving potential, the Chargers added four offensive players in the final rounds of the three-day
Along with Louisianna-Lafayette's Ladarius Green in the fourth round, San Diego selected Penn State guard Johnnie Troutman in the fifth, and in the seventh, Michigan center David Molk and Michigan State running back Edwin "Rock" Baker.
The Chargers, in the two days prior, drafted former South Carolina outside linebacker
"Each of these guys," coach
The Chargers have been searching for a young receiving tight end.
Green fits the bill.
At 6-foot-6 and 238 pounds, he ran a 4.53 in the 40-yard dash at the Combine, the second fastest time at his position. In his final career game, he caught five passes for 121 yards and a score against San Diego State at the New Orleans Bowl.
Green called joining a team with tight end
"When I got picked, that was the first thing I thought about — I get to work with him," Green said in a phone interview. "I get to learn a lot from him. It's just a great honor to be able to go in and have a veteran who'll help you and work with you."
Green's skills are considered still raw with strides to make as an inline blocker, and he'll continue to add bulk onto his frame. But his natural talent as a receiver makes him a high-upside prospect.
His arrival stiffens the competition for a roster spot between
For the past several months, the Chargers have taken a good look at Troutman.
His on-field career was impressive.
The left guard didn't allow a sack in 32 career starts, a period spanning 1,085 passing plays. The 6-foot-4, 327-pound Troutman had a clean sheet as senior, not allowing a penalty on 885 plays or a quarterback pressure on 381 pass attempts.
But in January, he dealt with knee tendinitis that limited him in the pre-draft process, including at the Senior Bowl where the Chargers scouted and first approached him.
And in 2011, Troutman was charged with driving under the influence, an initial concern in the evaluation process.
"Then we got in the middle of it, and after we went through it and talked to people, we determined that the young man made a mistake," General Manager A.J. Smith said. "We're comfortable with it. We have an investigative process we do, and there's another with NFL security that we use, and a third one that's independent that we use if we need it.
"If we weren't comfortable with any of these guys, they wouldn't be Chargers. Once you become a Charger, we watch you. Sometimes, it's just kids being kids. Everybody's looking for every little thing, but we're comfortable with this kid."
Molk won the 2011 Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center.
Yet he was the fifth taken in the draft.
Part of the reason was his shorter frame at 6-foot-1, 298 pounds. There is also an injury history, including a torn foot tendon suffered pre-game to the Sugar Bowl in January.
But Molk has all the intangibles, and in camp, he'll compete with Colin Baxter for the backup center job behind
Molk, torn tendon and all, played the entire Sugar Bowl — well, after the first series.
"My leg was still numb," Molk said. "I was waiting for it wake up. My backup went in, and we had three bad snaps and five yards of negative offense. I decided I'd go back in …
"It's kind of what I hang my hat on. I'm not the biggest, but I'll hit you. I'll hit you over and over and over again until I win."
Baker is a physical running back at 5-foot-8 and 208 pounds.
The early-entry junior was a first-team All-
He'll join the competition for a backup running back spot. A veteran free agent could also be added before camp.


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Life In The Fast Lane 2
Sonic: *Walks out of his house, and sings* Why the hell are we in a sequel? The fact that we have to sing is not cool. I'd rather be driving my Austin Healey. But no I gotta sing, gee!
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It was a nice evening in Mobius with a beautiful sunset. Sonic was at the ビーチ with Amy, even though he hated water.
Amy: We found a lot of sand dollars.
Sonic: And shells. This collection we'll start will be way past cool.
Amy: あなた haven't 発言しました that in a long time.
Sonic: You're right, I haven't. Now let's act like we're in a romantic movie from the 70's, and run によって the water.
Amy: But I can't run as fast as you.
Previously, in Sonic In St. Louis
Robotnik: We were so close to taking St. Louis!
Snively: What shall we do now sir?
Robotnik: Get Decoe & Bocoe over here. I have a plan to go to Germany. They have really good mechanics, which I could use for my machines.
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Rouge and her newly found boyfriend Knuckles were enjoying a relaxing vacation on the Coroga Beach. Knuckles was practicing punching tons of the hard boulders on the shore. As he said, to protect his girlfriend. Rouge was using a metal detector to find treasure on the corners of the beach. Every time she was unsuccessful, she sighed and went to another spot. Now, the young couple was in then Espionage Hotel, ホーム to one of the most お気に入り things Rouge loves: jewels.
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DANNY Cowley says James White and Sam Collins are "irreplaceable" after they committed their futures to Concord Rangers.
White and Collins excelled in the Beachboys maiden season in the Conference South and the Essex Senior Cup and both have now put pen to paper for the 2014/15 campaign.
Central midfielder White turned down lucrative offers from the Conference Premier with Dover Athletic and Dartford interested in the robust 25-year-old.
Both White and Collins scored in the Essex Senior Cup final, which Concord won 2-1 against Braintree Town, and won plaudits for their impressive performances, with attacker Collins, 24, scooping players' player of the year (along with keeper Jamie Butler) and supporters' player of the year awards at the end of the season.
Staying - James White (yellow) isn't leaving The Beachboys
The Concord boss added keeping the two players were "far better" than bringing in new signings.
"These two players are simply irreplaceable," said Cowley. "They offer so much in different ways that, no matter who we brought in, it would have been so hard to replace them.
"We are really proud that we are now able to compete with clubs such as Dover and Dartford keen and a lot of credit must go to the players, who have made a footballing decision, instead of a financial one.
"James White would have doubled his wages had he left but he found, as I have in the past, that Concord Rangers is not an easy club to leave and we have a special bond. Keeping players like James and Sam, along with the likes of Jamie Butler who had interest from professional clubs, shows how far we have come."
The Beachboys have already re-signed the majority of last season's successful squad – with only Leon Gordon and Lewis Taaffe (who is having trials at Bristol Rovers next month) not agreeing terms.
John Easterford has left for rivals Canvey in a bid to find first-team football and former Southend youngster Alex Woodyard has also joined.
Cowley says he will look to add a few more names before the season starts, with former Welling and Millwall right-back Connor McLaren high on the agenda.
"I am glad the off-season has finished," said Cowley, who will return for the start of pre-season today. "It has been a difficult summer at times and we are all looking to build for the new season now."


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To the delight of many in agriculture, the EPA has pushed the deadline for implementation of the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) to May 2013.
The SPCC targets the prevention – as opposed to the post-spill clean-up — of any discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Farmers and ranchers were among those who faced a Nov. 10 deadline to come up with an SPCC plan. The regulation says operations subject to the SPCC include "facilities that drill, produce, gather, store, use, process, refine, transfer, distribute or consume oil and oil products."
According to the EPA, facilities required to produce a plan had to meet three criteria:
- It must be non-transportation-related.
- It must have an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 1,320 gallons or a completely buried storage capacity greater than 42,000 gallons.
- There must be a reasonable expectation of a discharge into or upon navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines.
In a statement, the USA Rice Federation called the EPA's revised timeline a "major victory" and provided an EPA spokesperson's quote to help explain the agency's actions: "'An overwhelming segment of the continental United States was affected by flooding during the spring and summer of 2011. Other areas were impacted by devastating fires. Many counties in many states were declared disaster areas by either the federal or state government or both. As a result, EPA believes that because of their unique nature, farms have been disproportionately affected and need additional time to prepare and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan.'"
Further, "the USA Rice Federation's Environmental Regulatory Subcommittee has been working diligently since the rule was announced last November to have the agency extend the deadline. USA Rice Environmental Regulatory Subcommittee Chairman Ray Vester met with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss the negative impacts of the natural disasters to rice country and their impacts on rule compliance. Coupled with a lack of compliance assistance, Vester predicted low compliance by the original November 2011 deadline. The subcommittee continuously worked to accumulate various datasets to show EPA that the rule was virtually unknown in the agricultural community and would result in low compliance. EPA credited the rice industry with providing justification for extending the rule."
The amendment, warned the Federation, "does not relieve farms from the liability of any spills that occur while there is not an SPCC Plan in place."
The National Farmers Union also weighed in.
"While it is an important goal to make sure stored oil does not spill or leak into our nation's waterways, it is equally important that the regulation is implemented in a way that farmers and ranchers can provide appropriate safeguards in a timely manner," said Roger Johnson, NFU President.
"In various parts of the country, many farmers are struggling to recover from catastrophic drought and flooding. We are pleased that EPA has listened to the concerns of Farmers Union members and extended the implementation deadline. This extension is instrumental in ensuring that the agriculture community understands SPCC requirements and has time to obtain technical assistance and implement the proper safeguards for stored oil."


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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and other topics
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tornado Passage at a Weather Station
The tornado passage was at the end of the period. The winds gust to 151 mph (light blue shading). The pressure (brown) fell sharply in ( or very near) the funnel, and the wind directions (green) shifted with the rotation. This is really amazing. Here is what the station looked like after the tornado passed over:
Collected some debris, but still working.
Also amazing is the video of some storm chasers in Reno at roughly the same time (see below):
Now switching from amazing to really heart-warming, the tower for the coastal radar is now complete and they are now preparing the antenna and radome to be placed on top. Here is the picture:
A number of you has asked about the important memorial day weekend forecast, and since KUOW won't allow me to give it there, I need to find a different approach until KUOW changes their mind or I switch to another station. Anyway, I will have an update on this blog by 10 AM on Friday--just when I would have done it if I still was on the air.
KUOW Firing Update
I am still hoping these folks will change their mind. The attempts of management to do damage control has generally made things worse (the Stranger calls the whole incident Weathergate). KUOW keeps on pushing a story line that both Steve Scher and I know as incorrect (that I insisted on talking about non-weather topics on the weather segment). A petition to KUOW is found here.
Today there were several articles on the subject:
Very supportive commentary by veteran PI writer Joel Connelly
The Stranger editors have been highly supportive and asked my to write up my side of the event. Found here.
The Geek Wire had a story.
Lots of updates on the Facebook pages.
KUOW has one of their own news staff (Deborah Wang) working on a story about all this that will probably air tomorrow. Seems strange to have one of their own employees do this, with all the inherent conflict of interest, but we will see.
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- Stacia said...
I was wondering if/when KUOW would acknowledge the issue and share a story about it. But I agree about the conflict of interest potential. I'll listen to the segment with a bit of skepticism, to say the least.
- May 25, 2011 at 10:10 PM
- izzit said...
I think you should "comment" for Science Friday instead!!
- May 26, 2011 at 3:32 AM
- Don Carter said...
I have stopped listening to KUOW for news and current events for some time now. I have found the quality of their locan and regional news to have declined badly. Errors, a lack of background research, triviality have gotten so bad I had to give up on them. The only exception was trying to tune in to the Friday weather segment. No more.
I will listen to The Swing Years, but that is it. KPLU is my NPR station now.
- May 26, 2011 at 9:13 AM
- Timbuck Two said...
About two or three weeks ago a large white radar-ish item showed up in Elliot Bay and has been sitting at Terminal 15 since (viewable from Queen Anne). Is this the radar that will be installed at the new location?
- May 26, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Kyle said...
Tragic that people died, but it's a testament to the constitution of the instrumentation.
Kudos to the folks at Vaisala, RM Young, etc. for engineering sturdy equipment so capture and scrutiny of this type of data is even possible.
- May 26, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- SE said...
Please consider approaching KSER community radio station. They are truly a community radio station and would probably LOVE to have your forecast.
- May 26, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- Tyree Callahan said...
Your segment is/was one of the highlights of listening to KUOW. I reckon I'll make a pledge in the fall *IF* they bring you back, otherwise I'll just send an empty envelope with the words "I miss Cliff." I hope someone else picks you up real soon, Cliff.
- May 26, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Michael Winter said...
@Timbuck Two -
No that radar you saw/see is this one:
- May 26, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Joe said...
I know a couple people that lived in the path of this tornado. They were at a shelter when the tornado took off the roof of the shelter. Luckily they survived.
- May 26, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- MK said...
OK, everybody's had their chance to vent. IMHO, the best path to a mutually beneficial solution is to go mum, go behind closed doors and carefully, patiently grow to undersand each other better. This is all on the edge of going over a cliff (sorry) from words that get harder to retract. Wishing you well. An amatuer weather nut,
Michael Kidd
- May 26, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Ansel said...
Dear Cliff,
I've just lambasted KUOW for cutting you out. They will not be getting any donations from me.
I enjoyed your blog on the thunderstorms. It has been years since I lived in Connecticut but I still miss them. I go to the Rockies for a week nearly every summer and I see more lightning there during that week than I do in the whole rest of the year in the PNW.
- May 26, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Mindy and Paul said...
In addition to the heartbreaking images of the aftermath of the Joplin, MO tornado tragedy are some incredible photos at The Atlantic site showing amazing cloud and light patterns just minutes after the storm stuck. We'd love to get Cliff's comments on these. Here are three
- May 27, 2011 at 4:28 PM


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What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die? Detective Hank Palace has asked this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. Several kilometers wide, it's on a collision course with planet Earth, with just six precious months until impact.
The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. Industry is grinding to a halt. Most people have abandoned their jobs. But not Hank Palace. As our story opens, he's investigating the latest suicide in a city that's full of suicides—only this one feels wrong. This one feels like homicide. And Palace is the only one who cares. What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die?
The Last Policeman offers a story we've never read before: A police procedural set on the brink of an apocalypse. What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?
BEN H. WINTERS is a New York Times best-selling author (Quirk's Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters) and an Edgar Award nominee (for the HarperCollins YA novel The Secret Life of Ms. Finkelman). His most recent novel, Bedbugs (Quirk, 2011), was hailed by Vanity Fair as a "diabolical tale of paranoia." He lives in Indianapolis, IN.
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Sioux Falls Woman Charged in Tire Iron Assault
A Sioux Falls woman is charged after police say she hit her step-sister with a tire iron.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens says a 34-year-old woman and her boyfriend were giving a friend a ride to the 3600 block of North Career Avenue around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, and when they arrived, they encountered the woman's 32-year-old step-sister.
Clemens says the two women have had issues in the past, and he says they began fighting, and he says one took a tire iron from her vehicle and hit her step-sister on the arm. He says the fight ended and the suspect and her boyfriend left, but police located them at 12th Street and Lyons Avenue, where she was arrested.
Clemens says Jessica Ann Yellow Eagle, 32, was arrested for domestic aggravated assault. Her step-sister told officers she would get medical treatment on her own.


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BOSTON (Reuters) - New York's Syracuse University edged out the University of Iowa for the crown of top party school in the United States, according to an annual ranking released on Monday by test-prep company the Princeton Review.
The University of California at Santa Barbara, West Virginia University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign rounded out the top five U.S. universities by party scene, the poll of 130,00 students at 379 top U.S. colleges and universities found.
The study ranked colleges by 62 different qualities, including best career services, with Boston's Northeastern University taking the nod, best science facilities going to the California Institute of Technology and best campus food, awarded to Virginia Tech.
"Colleges differ significantly in their program offerings, campus culture, locales and cost," said Robert Franek, author of this year's Princeton Review guide, adding that rather than trying to name one college tops in the nation, the lists are intended to help applicants find schools that will meet their needs and tastes.
Far from busting out the champagne, Syracuse University officials declared themselves "disappointed" in the finding.
"We are disappointed with the Princeton Review ranking, which is based on a two-year-old survey of a very small portion of our student body. Syracuse University has a long-established reputation for academic excellence," the university said in a statement. "We do not aspire to be a party school."
For prospective students, or parents of prospective students, hoping not to face four years of rowdy antics and late-night keggers, the list also includes the "stone-cold sober" schools.
Utah's Brigham Young University, operated by the Mormon church, earned top marks in that category.
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Jay Z and Beyonce Go Vegan
Jay Z turns 44 today and looks healthier than ever. He wants to stay that way by committing to a new lifestyle choice. The rapper and wife Beyonce are going vegan.
The Roc Nation leader made the announcement yesterday (Dec. 3) on his Life+Times blog with a short note explaining that he and Beyonce will undergo a 22-day vegan challenge.
"Why now? There's something spiritual to me about it being my 44th birthday and the serendipity behind the number of days in this challenge; 22 (2+2=4) coupled with the fact that the challenge ends on Christmas day…It just feels right!" Jay Z writes.
Hov ends the note saying he will post his progress while asking vegan professionals for advice on where to eat. He also mused about what may happen after the challenge is over. "I don't know what happens after Christmas. A semi-vegan, a full plant-based diet? Or just a spiritual and physical challenge? We'll see…," he says.
Mr. Carter recently started the North American leg of the Magna Carta World Tour. The trek is set to continue through January 2014.


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This company was founded by Carl Walther in Zella-Mehlis, in what was then Hesse but is today Thuringia in 1886. The Walther's first attempt was model 6 at a 9mm Luger ammunition. It used blowback rather than a locked breech and also proved unsuccessful, with only around 1,000 made. They began to make the popular police pistols or PP models in 1929. In 1931 it was followed by the first of the PPK's Police Pistol Detective Model. Both the PP and the PPK's were produced in .22 Long Rifle, .32 ACP calibers what is now the most common caliber, .380 ACP and a very small number in .25 ACP caliber. Its factory was destroyed by the World War II and Zella-Mehlis in Soviet-occupied East Germany, the Walther was reduced to just a collection of patents and designs. However Fritz Walther started manufacturing in Ulm, West Germany in 1953.
The company resumed production of the P38 and renamed the P1 in 1957 in order to equip the new West German Army. In December 1966 when Fritz Walther died, his son, Karl-Heinz, took over the company, that then concentrated on the sports sector and the introduction of new progressive technologies. The Walther was acquired in 1993 by the Umarex of Arnsberg, who continued to produce under the brand Walther in Ulm and Arnsberg, Germany.
The Walther P99 is a semi automatic pistol that is well constructed. It was designed with a well balanced features that makes this pistol very reliable. Result of the development of the firearm designers is the pistol which is popular among plenty of shooters in several countries. Design and materials were quite well chosen due to the demands of shooters. It can be used for the military, law enforcement or civilian use as well. The Walther P99 is chambered with the 9mm ammunition and offers a quite accurate firing. Maximum magazine capacity of this model is 16 rounds. What seems to be the best amount for this model as the designers judged each option. Barrel length of this gun is 4.0 inches and overall length is 7.0 inches. Weight of the gun is 709 g. It is a short recoil operated, striker fired pistol. When considering the suitability of this model for concealed carry it is highly subjective and difficult to generalized. However, the Walther P99 can meet demands of those who are funs of concealed carry as well as those who are able to carry openly. Cartridge, trigger guard, sights and grips are really well designed. This pistol was developed as a law enforcement pistol. Its features includes accessory rail and cocked status indicator and loaded chamber as well.
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The Top 10 Exercise Myths Debunked
1. NO PAIN, NO GAIN. This one's been around forever. Sure, exercise can occasionally be uncomfortable, particularly if you're training to reach a particular goal, but pain is generally a sign of injury or overuse. Numerous studies confirm the benefits of moderate exercise, which is usually anything but painful.
2. TO BURN MORE FAT, EXERCISE AT A LOWER INTENSITY. Several years ago, a study showed that people burned a larger percentage of fat (vs. carbohydrates) while exercising at a lower intensity as compared to a higher intensity. Unfortunately, the total number of calories burned during lower-intensity exercise is much smaller than the total number burned while exercising intensely.
3. SPORTS DRINKS ARE BETTER THAN WATER DURING EXERCISE. Unless you're working out for longer than two hours per day, you really don't need to supplement with high-energy sports drinks. While sports drinks do provide additional minerals, high-energy is often a code word for high-calorie, which is the last thing someone who is trying to lose weight needs. Plenty of water is sufficient for most exercisers' needs.
4. YOU CAN REDUCE THE SIZE OF YOUR WAIST OR THIGHS BY DOING SPECIFIC EXERCISES. This is called the myth of spot reducing and has incited millions of women to perform countless leg lifts in the hopes of achieving slimmer thighs. The same is true for men, who do hundreds of sit-ups to reduce their midsections. The only surefire way to lose weight and slim down all over (short of surgery) is a sensible combination of diet and exercise.
5. WOMEN WHO WEIGHT TRAIN WILL BUILD BULKY MUSCLES. Sure, some women are more genetically predisposed to build muscle than others, but without high levels of the male hormone testosterone, most women would be hard-pressed to develop muscles like their male counterparts. Besides, strength training has proved essential for maintaining bone strength and overall health.
6. TO LOSE WEIGHT, DO LOTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE. While aerobic exercise is widely regarded for its calorie-burning effect, strength training is an equal partner in the weight-loss equation. Strength training increases muscle mass, and more muscle means more calories burned.
7. IF YOU'RE THIN, YOU DON'T NEED TO EXERCISE. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Exercise has been proved to reduce the risk of numerous diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke. It also reduces the effects of stress, lowers anxiety, enhances sleep and improves overall quality of life.
8. EXERCISE IS ONLY ABOUT IMPROVING APPEARANCE. See above.
9. IF YOU WEREN'T ACTIVE AS A CHILD, YOU CAN'T BE AN ACTIVE ADULT. Adults well into their 80s and 90s have shown dramatic increases in strength from weight training, according to several studies. The truth is, it's never too late to start exercising because it's possible to start reaping the benefits of activity at any age. The key is to start slowly and gradually increase intensity over time.
10. IF YOU EXERCISE, YOU CAN EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. If only it were true. Unfortunately, while exercise does increase calorie burning and aid in weight-loss efforts, it cannot combat the effects of overeating. But even if you cap your workouts off with a hot fudge sundae, you'll still gain numerous health benefits from exercising regularly.


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Preheat the fryer. Combine the yeast, sugar, and 2 tablespoons of the oil in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the water. With the mixer on low speed, beat the mixture for about 4 minutes to dissolve the yeast. If the yeast mixture doesn't begin to foam after a few minutes, it means it's not active and will have to be replaced. In a separate large mixing bowl, combine the flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the cornmeal, and the salt. Add this to the yeast mixture. Mix on low speed until it lightly comes together, then increase the speed to medium and beat until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the bowl, forms a ball, and climbs slightly up the dough hook. Remove the dough from the bowl. Coat the dough with the remaining teaspoon vegetable oil. Return the dough to the bowl and turn it to oil all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, set in a warm, draft-free place, and let rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Meanwhile, brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Remove from the heat and drain on a paper-lined plate. Set aside and cool to room temperature. Remove the dough from the bowl and turn it onto a lightly floured surface. Using your hands, gently roll and form it into a narrow loaf about 24 inches long. Cut the dough into 18 equal pieces, (each about 2 1/2 ounces) With the palm of your hand, roll the portions on a lightly floured surface to form small round rolls. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle it with the remaining 2 tablespoons cornmeal. Place the rolls about 1 inch apart on the paper. Using a pointed knife, make a slit in the top of each roll. With your thumb and forefinger, spread the dough open to make a small cavity about 1 inch deep and 2 inches wide. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the cheese into each cavity, then top with 1 tablespoon of the sausage, pressing the mixture gently into the cavity. Pinch the dough together to close the cavity. Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Deep-fry the stuffed breads, a couple at a time, in the hot oil for about 3 minutes, turning them with a metal spoon to brown them evenly. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the stuffed bread with Essence. Serve warm.
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Sign On: Treatment Prevents Transmission -- Obama, Stand Up for Treatment Expansion Worldwide
October 7, 2011
Have you heard the biggest news in ages? Science shows that there is a 96% reduction in risk of HIV transmission if people have access to AIDS drugs.
We've been saying for years that treatment -- as a key component of comprehensive care -- is among the best tools out there for ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
A few months ago, U.S.-funded scientists proved we were right. Thanks to the HPTN 052 study, they found out that AIDS treatment reduces the risk of HIV transmission by 96%.
Click here to urge the President to put the promise of this study into practice in the U.S. and worldwide.
Unfortunately, the U.S. administration has actually been putting less funding directly into global AIDS treatment for the last few years, and is adding people to treatment only through "cost savings." And domestic programs are on the chopping block of deficit reduction -- even though treating HIV prevents future costs.
The science is clear -- but we are still waiting for White House leadership, and facing mounting challenges to domestic treatment expansion.
So the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance and our friends at SisterLove are supporting Health GAP, who put together a website that makes the choice clearer for the President: he can continue on the sidelines of the global AIDS fight, or he could step forward and commit to getting millions more people on treatment by 2013 -- and stand firm on what we need in the United States.
Check out this new website, and share it with your friends. While there, you can add your name to the petition that will be personally delivered to White House officials next week.
Just a few weeks ago at the PEPFAR scientific advisory board meeting, advocates got see some of the newest modeling that shows that getting people on ARVs halts deaths and new infections -- and saves money in the long run. Not a bad bang for the buck, by any means, and something that we should be proud to support.
We have the tools the end the AIDS pandemic. But what we lack is political leadership.
President Obama, despite his promises, has been missing on the global scene, and is under attack for the domestic strategies that could help here at home.
Please add your name to our petition and check out our website! The White House is making decisions right now, so sign today.
It's time for the President to step up and do what's right: treat the people to end the pandemic, and stand firm on expanding care and treatment in the United States.
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Thank you for continuing to fight with us for life-saving treatment for everyone worldwide.
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Childish Tiger crochet blanket pattern; c2c, cross stitch graph; pdf download; no written counts or row-by-row instructions
Childish Tiger is a graph pattern that can be used to crochet a blanket using C2C (Corner to Corner), TSS (Tunisian Simple Stitch) and other techniques. Alternatively, you can use this graph for knitting, cross stitching and other crafts.
This graph design is 80 squares wide by 100 squares high.
It requires 7 colors.
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Smart Pots 1 Gallon
The Smart Pot is a patented, soft-sided, fabric aeration container for the gardener who wants a container that will help grow the best possible plant. It is a new and unique advancement in container technology that is better than any other method of container gardening.
*Better than Plastic Containers!
Plastic Containers trap and hold heat.
The Smart Pot releases heat. Heat damages roots. Heat release helps roots grow.
Roots circle around on a plastic
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*Better than Raised Beds!
Think of the Smart Pot as a portable, miniature raised bed. Water distribution is even,
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'The bad: The EnGenius ESR9855G lacks support for dual-band, guest networking, and USB-related features.'
Excellent throughput for a single-band router
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There are two Queen Palms down by the steps. They are little secrets as they wont make themselves apparent for a few years.
There are 3 large Queen Palms and about 4 small ones scattered about, so thats 7 massive palms in total when they all grow. The two near the front door are doing well although I forgot to photo them in Aprill 2013. Their stems are now getting pretty thick. Im wondering how long it will take before they have proper trunks. The one to the side of the house is a cheat as I brought that massive. theres one at the front thats doing kind of well considering it came out of a small bottle.
At a guess now there are 6 or 9 Queen Palms in the garden. The two main porch Palms, and a splattering of pot grown plants from garage sales.Im actually getting quite interested in them really. The porch Queen Palms are growing steadily. The tall one has a new shoot but its not as tall as the original one. Frustratingly I saw some in Home Depot for 450 and they were 20 feet tall with stems about 2-4 inches in diameter!! Its like I cant win really. They had $100 plants that would need a fork truck or crane to shift!! Made my little plants look stupid. Then again, I probably couldnt plant such huge plants as access is and always was quite limited so much so that getting even a small shovel to bear was challenging.
There are now about 6 Queen Palms in the garden, 3 of which are new for November at $1 each.
I think I got them from Home Depot. I was sort of thinking that they would stand sentry to my 'palace'. One either side of the main steps. However, I sort of under estimated how long they, or anything, would take to grow. I figured that they would have loads of sunshine once they broke free of the roof line with the added benefit that their base would be always in the shade and they would never really compete for light where they are. However, the big challenge that I didnt really take into consideration is that they are actually quite shaded and as you can see from the photo below, one of them is virtually impossible to make out. this brings into question whether they'll ever actually get tall enough to benefit from their true position in life. However, as I planted them in 2009, I think, and as of typing it being 2011, they are still alive and making some progress. I read somewhere that they grow 1 goot a year....
The lower photos are newer and you can see a slight difference. You can probably also see the less than ideal placing a little clearer too. Everytime I look at them I imagine thick trunks stretching into the heavens. I mean, the picture on the Home Depot tag shows them being much bigger!!!
Just for reference, the Home Depot tag says they are Syagrus romanzoffianum and that they require 6 hours of sun. Well, I figured they would get 6 hours of sun once they break the roof line.... It also says their hardiness is 30F which isnt great but their location should at least help with that.
August 2011: Got back to find that one of the palms had spouted 1.5-2m in growth, or rather a frond of that length, which was encouraging and exciting. You can see it on the photos below. I guess it had to do that seeing as it was so deep in the vegetation and now it can easily graps those UV rays!!! I realise its not really that large, but it the next fronds are as big then it will really be rocketing. I hope the otherone which is still about 4 feet tall does the same, however, its not as challeneged and so it will probably just plod along. There are two root photos which show that the bases are both about the same so the fact that one is nearly 3m tall and the other barely over 1m is interesting. I wonder if the taller one will now grow faster because it has more light?
It has just occured to me that the palm I planted in the front yard is not a Foxtail but a Queen Palm? I think its currently detailed under Foxtail. BUT IM NOT SURE NOW SND IM CONFUSED.
I have included a picture of the house where you can clearly see one of the Queen Palms towering out of its little hiding place. I have included it as its a sneek peak at what will be when you look at the house and see it set amid two palms. That will take forever but this is a start. And while im at it, a mature Pecan Tree, Jacaranda, White Bird Of Paradise and a full hedge etc.


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Gophers gnaw Lions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Micaella Riche scored 24 points to help Minnesota beat seventh-ranked Penn State 89-81 on Thursday night, preventing the Lady Lions from clinching the Big Ten regular-season title outright and ending their six-game winning streak.
Maggie Lucas had 23 points for Penn State (23-4, 13-2), which must play at second-place and 20th-ranked Nebraska on Sunday.
If the Lions lose, they'll be co-champions with the Huskers, who barely beat 11th-place Wisconsin 55-53 earlier Thursday night to keep the race going.
Rachel Banham scored 23 points and Sari Noga went 6 for 6 from 3-point range to finish with 19 points for the Golden Gophers (17-12, 6-9), who shot 28 for 42 from the floor (66.7 percent). They made 26 of 31 free throws.
Noga's last 3-pointer, an NBA-range rainbow from the top of the key, gave the Gophers their largest margin at 71-58.
They endured several long instant-replay delays by a meticulous officiating crew and pushed the lead back to double digits on Banham's fast break she ended with a one-handed scoop shot that left her hand at waist level and banked in.
Banham won the battle with Lucas of two of the Big Ten's three leading scorers, but Riche reminded everyone she has an offensive game of her own.
After going 6 for 18 from the floor in a loss to Purdue last weekend, Riche went 9 for 10. The Lions had no remedy for Riche, the conference's second-leading shooter at 52.2 percent entering the night.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten's leading 3-point shooting team at 39.7 percent entering the game, the Lions went just 4 for 19. Lucas, a 47.8-percent shooter from behind the arc coming into the night, was 2 for 11.
Alex Bentley added 19 points on 8-for-19 shooting, but she fouled out with 2:24 remaining and the Lions trailing 80-74.
The Lions weren't ahead until the first minute of the second half when Lucas, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, was fouled on the wing by Noga as she swished a 3-pointer.
After falling to the floor, Lucas watched the ball fall in, pumped her arm and yelled in celebration before sinking the free throw for a 40-37 lead.
But the Gophers didn't flinch.
Banham came right back with the same sequence to put her team back in front after the four-point play, sinking a shot from way behind the arc.
The 5-foot-9 sophomore, who entered the night with a Big Ten-best average of 21.2 points per game, soon after turned a steal into a fast break she created by speeding between two Lions defenders and ended with a half-hook layup that drew contact for a three-point play and a 49-42 lead.
Outscoring opponents by a conference-leading average of 16.6 points per game coming into the week, the Lions have re-established themselves as the conference power they were before their slide in the middle of the past decade.
By beating Michigan last Sunday, they clinched at least a share of the conference championship.
This is their second in a row under coach Coquese Washington, and since she took over they've finished 4-14, 6-12, 8-10, 11-5 and 13-3 in the Big Ten plus this season's stellar record.
The Gophers have been struggling to return to the upper level they played at earlier in coach Pam Borton's tenure.
After reaching the Final Four in 2004, the regional semifinals in 2005 and the second round in 2009, they haven't been in the NCAA tournament (or the WNIT) since then.
They're 22-41 in Big Ten play over the past four years and are still in eighth place entering the final weekend of the regular season.
The Gophers shot 13 for 19 from the floor in the first half with 10 assists, working their high-low passing game to find plenty of space in the Lions defense, particularly in the short corner on the baseline.
Noga made three 3-pointers, and Leah Cotton, one of two seniors honored before their last scheduled home game, followed the last of those long shots with two free throws to give the Gophers a 35-26 lead with 3:50 left before the break.
But they stumbled through some ugly stretches, letting balls be stolen from behind, throwing outlet passes right to the Lions and getting a little rattled by the full-court pressure the Lions often used. The Gophers had 14 turnovers in the first half, leading to 15 points by the Lions.
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