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Man pleads guilty to charge in Mo. sex slave case
A Missouri man accused of torturing a young woman he kept as a sex slave pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with her when she was underage, but more serious charges including sex trafficking were dropped.
Edward Bagley, 45, had been facing 11 federal charges accusing him of enticing an underage girl to be his sex slave, torturing and mutilating her, and allowing others to view the torture sessions either in person or over the Internet. Instead, Bagley, known as "Master Ed," pleaded guilty to one count of using an interstate facility to entice a minor into illegal sexual conduct and agreed to a 20-year prison sentence that still must be approved by a federal judge.
Bagley, wearing an orange jail outfit and shackled at the hands, waist and ankles, twice looked at his attorney and shook his head Tuesday while an assistant U.S. attorney recited the factual basis for his plea, including that he had sex with the victim before she turned 17.
Still, Bagley said "yes, your honor" when U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple asked him if he had committed the acts described by prosecutors in the plea deal.
Bagley is the main defendant in the case and the last to plead guilty to charges. His wife, Marilyn, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge last year and four other Missouri men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. They all await sentencing.
"Today's guilty plea brings closure to a shocking and horrific case," U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson said in a news release. "Six defendants now have been brought to justice for their roles in the brutal sexual torture and enslavement of a young woman who was just a teenager when the victimization began."
The victim was 16 in 2003 when she moved into the Bagleys' trailer on the outskirts of Lebanon, a rural community 140 miles southeast of Kansas City, prosecutors said. She lived with the couple until early 2009, when she was taken to a hospital in cardiac arrest at age 23 after what prosecutors said was a torture session.
Bagley's attorney, Susan Dill, had contended that the woman was 18 when she voluntarily started engaging in extreme sexual acts with Bagley as part of the bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism lifestyle, and that Bagley did not have sex with her while she was a minor.
Dill declined to comment after the plea hearing.
According to his plea agreement, Bagley met the young woman in 2002 when she was 16 and dating his teenage son and knew she had suffered emotional, physical and sexual abuse in the past. Bagley provided her with her own room, clothes and promised her a great life, the agreement says, and taught her about BDSM activities using images and videos from the Internet.
As part of the plea deal, Bagley also admitted to engaging in bondage acts with the woman that included the use of needles and skewers, whipping and electrocution.
"Both the interest of the victim and the cause of justice have been served today," Dickinson said. "The victim is spared having to endure a difficult trial and she can continue her healing process."
Whipple said he will wait for the results of a presentence report, which is expected to take two months to complete, before he decides whether to accept the 20-year sentence. The judge said if he rejects the plea agreement, he will throw out Bagley's guilty plea and let the sides either renegotiate or take the case to trial.
Bagley could have faced life behind bars if found guilty of the 11 counts against him, but with the plea deal he can get out of prison before he turns 65.
The four men who pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the case admitted engaging in or watching the sexual torture of the woman at Bagley's home.
Bradley Cook of St. Louis entered a plea agreement that includes a 20-year sentence. Michael Stokes of Lebanon, Mo., and James Noel of Springfield each face five-year sentences.
Dennis Henry of Wheatland, who in addition to conspiracy pleaded guilty to transporting the victim across state lines for sexual activity, could get up to 15 years in prison.
Marilyn Bagley's plea deal calls for her to be sentenced to probation for conspiracy.

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Q1: May States help the non-needy with services that are consistent with TANF purpose one or two as long as those services fall outside the definition of assistance?
A1: No. The first two statutory purposes (related to caring for children in their own homes and ending dependence) are expressly for the needy. Therefore, the statute envisions that States would serve only the needy when they are conducting activities or providing benefits that are reasonably calculated to accomplish TANF purpose one or two. This means that States would have to develop and apply criteria of financial need in these cases. However, States may use Federal TANF funds to help both the needy and the non-needy with benefits or services that are reasonably calculated to accomplish TANF purpose three or four (which relate to reducing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and the formation and maintenance of two-parent families). In serving the non-needy, States may use only segregated Federal TANF funds.1
1States may spend MOE funds only on needy "eligible families."
Q2: If a State provides case management services to help potential TANF recipients apply for SSI eligibility, would that activity be considered an administrative cost?
A2: Case management, information and referral, and counseling activities constitute program expenditures, rather than administrative costs.
Q3: Is foster care for a child in the home of a non-relative allowable under TANF?
A3: There are limited circumstances under which a child may be placed in foster care with a non-relative and be eligible for TANF.2
A State may use Federal TANF funds (but not State MOE funds) to pay for foster care activities that were included in a State's approved AFDC, JOBS, or Supportive Services plans as of September 30, 1995, or August 21, 1996. A State may continue to provide services and assistance to a child placed with a non-relative to the same extent that was permitted under the State's Emergency Assistance plan as of the date selected by the State.
Secondly, States may use Federal TANF or State MOE funds to provide "assistance" that addresses a child's needs during a period of temporary absence.
For Federal TANF funds, the period of temporary absence must be consistent with the definition of "temporary absence" developed by the State pursuant to section 408(a)(10) of the Social Security Act.
Section 408(a)(10) does not directly address allowable living arrangements for MOE purposes.3 However, under a State temporary absence policy, it would be reasonable for a State to determine that a child who is temporarily absent is living with a parent or adult caretaker relative. However, in order to meet the "eligible families" requirement and to be consistent with the goals of TANF, there must be a clear expectation that the child will return home within the foreseeable future to live with a parent or relative.
A State might also provide temporary foster care benefits or services for a child placed with an unrelated foster parent that do not constitute "assistance." However, the State must ensure that its expenditures are reasonably calculated to accomplish a TANF purpose. For goal one (refer to §260.20), the primary objective must be keeping children in their home with parents or other relatives or working towards their return to live with parents or relatives.
States may use Federal TANF or State MOE funds to provide ongoing assistance and other benefits and services in "kinship care" situations where a child is placed with an adult relative.
2States may not use Federal TANF or State MOE funds to take the place of any foster care maintenance payments provided under the Federal Foster Care Program. Section 402 of the Act requires "eligible States" (i.e., States that receive Federal TANF funds) to certify that they will operate a Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program under Title IV-E of the Act. Also, the preamble to the final rule says: "With regard to foster care or other out-of-home maintenance payments, we would note that such costs are not allowable TANF costs under section 404(a)(1) of the Act since they are not reasonably calculated to further a TANF purpose. . . . [M]aintenance payments for foster care, substitute care, and out-of-home placements (except perhaps temporary emergency placements during an investigation of abuse) are not eligible TANF expenditures unless allowable under section 404(a)(2).
3However, if a State commingles its State MOE and Federal TANF funds, the restrictions on use of Federal funds at section 408 would apply to the MOE funds as well.
Q4: Under section 404(a)(2) of the Act, States may use Federal TANF funds only for the specific activities that had been previously authorized based on an approved title IV-A or IV-F plan in effect as of either 9/30/95 or 8/21/96 per the State option. States must use the same eligibility criteria and the same duration for the assistance and services contained in the approved plan. However, is the State bound by the same payment rates in effect for the activity(ies) as of either 9/30/95 or 8/21/96? For example, is a State bound by the foster care payment rates in effect as of the date selected by the State (either 9/30/95 or 8/21/96)?
A4: No, States are not bound by the rates specified in the State plan or otherwise in effect as of the date selected by the State. A State could make reasonable cost-of-living adjustments even if it did not specifically provide for such adjustments in its plan or policies as of the prior date. We think that expenditures that reflect reasonable and necessary cost-of-living adjustments for the previously authorized activities would be consistent with section 404(a)(2) of the Act.
Q5: Does a child living with a legal guardian constitute an eligible family for the purpose of assistance and MOE?
A5: A child must be living with a parent or adult relative in order to receive: (1) "assistance"; or (2) any MOE-funded benefits or services. In determining whether a child is living with a parent or relative, States may apply the relationship provisions that existed under prior law, but they are not bound by these rules. In any event, States should generally assume that the requirement for a parental or adult relationship includes relationships based on blood, marriage, or adoption. In addition, if State law provides that legal guardians or other individuals stand in loco parentis, then a State could provide that a child living with such a legal guardian or other individual would constitute an eligible family both for the purpose of "assistance" and MOE. Second, if a State's approved AFDC, EA, or JOBS plan as of 9/30/95 (or at State option, as of 8/21/96), enabled a State to provide specified services to a child living with a legal guardian, then a State may use Federal TANF funds to continue the service(s).
Q6: May a State use Federal TANF or State MOE funds for adoption assistance?
A6: A State could use Federal TANF or State MOE funds to provide adoption benefits and services4 to needy parents of an adopted child who is not eligible for title IV-E adoption assistance.5 The adoption establishes a parental relationship even if no blood relationship exists.
Also, under TANF purpose one, States could use Federal TANF funds to provide adoption services (that do not constitute "assistance") to a needy family in which an unrelated adult is in the process of adopting a child. In this circumstance, the State could not provide income support (i.e., assistance) to the family prior to adoption because the family would not include a child living with a parent or adult relative. Also, the State would have to use segregated Federal TANF funds to pay for the services because the family would not be an "eligible family" for MOE purposes.
4Benefits provided in this circumstance would trigger applicable TANF rules if they meet the definition of "assistance," e.g., address basic needs, and are provided under the TANF program.
5States may not use Federal or State MOE funds to take the place of any adoption assistance payments provided under the Federal Adoption Assistance Program; section 402 of the Act requires " eligible States" (i.e., States that receive Federal TANF funds) to certify that the State will operate a Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program under Title IV-E of the Act. However, there may be circumstances under which adoption assistance (in the form of family services, benefits payments, or both) would be outside the normal purview of the IV-E program and reasonably calculated to accomplish TANF purpose one. Expenditures on adoption assistance in such circumstances could constitute an allowable use of Federal or State MOE funds.
Q7: Is ACF going to work with the auditors to convey the same message about funding flexibility as the TANF agencies are receiving?
A7: Yes. As the opportunity presents itself, e.g., at conference presentations, meetings and discussions, we will convey the message contained in our guidance to the audit audience. We will also reference the guidance document (i.e., "Helping Families Achieve Self-Sufficiency, A Guide on Funding Services for Children and Families through the TANF Program") and briefly explain it in the Compliance Supplements that we prepare to assist auditors during their annual audits of State programs.
Q8: Suppose a State has done the maximum transfer to the Child Care and Development Fund, or CCDF (or for some reason cannot or will not transfer), but wants to spend additional Federal TANF funds on child care. Further suppose that the CCDF program involves a mix of child care for the employed, for people in education/training, and for protective services cases. If the State now puts additional TANF money into its CCDF program, does CCDF become a TANF-funded program, in which case the non-employed receiving CCDF funds are getting child care from a TANF-funded program (and are subject to time limits and other TANF requirements)?
A8: Basically, the principles applicable to the structuring of a State's TANF program pertain to this funding arrangement.
If a State commingles its Federal TANF and CCDF grants to fund child care activities, then both the TANF and CCDF rules would apply. For example, providers would need to meet health and safety standards under the CCDF program, and ongoing child care provided to families that are not employed would be considered TANF assistance.
The State child care program could segregate the (non-transferred) TANF funds that it receives and use them to help fund a particular activity, or services for a particular subset of its service population. In such cases, the applicable TANF rules would apply only to the benefits or activities supported by the TANF funds. Activities funded in part by CCDF would remain subject to CCDF requirements as well.
Finally, the State child care agency could receive TANF funds under a contract, grant, or similar arrangement to provide TANF benefits or services on behalf of the TANF agency. If the State keeps the TANF funds segregated from its CCDF funds, TANF requirements would apply, but the CCDF programmatic rules would not apply (i.e., the requirements of the CCDBG statute and rules apply to activities funded with CCDF funds).
Before deciding whether or how to use TANF funds to expand the services provided by CCDF programs, States should review the respective rules of the CCDF and TANF programs. Such a review would present a great opportunity for looking at ways to develop a more streamlined and coordinated system of quality child care services within the State.
States with specific questions about the implications of particular funding or administrative decisions should talk to their RO representatives for advice.
Q9: What happens if the CCDF agency cannot use all the TANF funds transferred to it?
A9: CCDF agencies may return any unobligated transferred TANF funds they receive as long as they do so prior to the end of the CCDF's maximum two-year obligation period. Any such returned funds would become TANF carry-over funds for the original fiscal year. For example, assume that the CCDF lead agency receives a transfer of FY 99 TANF funds in FY 99. If this agency fails to obligate all of these transferred funds within CCDF's maximum two-year obligation period (i.e., by end of FY 2000), it may still return the money to TANF as long as it does so no later than September 30, 2000. Funds returned in this timeframe would then be treated within the TANF program as FY '99 carry-over TANF funds and could be spent only on "assistance" or administrative costs related to providing "assistance." If the CCDF agency does not return or obligate the funds by September 30, 2000, they revert to the Federal treasury.
Q10: What factors should a State consider in determining how to use Federal TANF and State MOE funds to support summer jobs for youth?
A10: Our publication, "Helping Families Achieve Self-sufficiency, A Guide on Funding Services for Children and Families through the TANF Program," provides a systematic approach for a State to use in determining how it might use Federal TANF and State Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds. The following discussion is a brief explanation of the steps that a State should take when evaluating a proposal to initiate a program, such as summer jobs for youth. Please refer to the aforementioned document for a fuller explanation. This document is available online, in PDF and HTML formats (see /programs/ofa/funds2.pdf or /programs/ofa/funds2.htm ).
Assuming that a State is considering the use of Federal TANF or MOE funds for a summer jobs program, its first step would be to identify how this program meets a purpose of the TANF statute. For example, a program that covers a youth's wages in a subsidized public or private sector job could be associated with purpose one of the TANF statute - - providing assistance so that children in needy families may live at home -- or with purpose two (for teens with children) - - reducing dependency among needy parents through work and job preparation.
Given that the summer jobs program achieves a TANF purpose, the State would then determine whether or not the benefits (i.e., the wage subsidies in this case) constitute "assistance" as defined under the Federal regulations at 45 CFR 260.31. Items falling under "assistance" are subject to a number of requirements, including work, time limits, child support assignment, and data reporting. However, wage subsidies do not constitute assistance under our regulatory definition. Thus, the State faces fewer administrative and programmatic requirements in providing these benefits.
The third step for the State would be to establish eligibility criteria, including a definition of "needy" (generally in the form of income and/or resource standards) for the receipt of summer jobs program benefits. This step derives from the language in purpose one and two of the statute.
A fourth step is for the State to decide how to fund the summer jobs for low-income youth program. There are two potential sources under the TANF funding provisions: Federal TANF and State MOE funds. The use of State MOE funds for the program requires that any expenditure be made on behalf of "eligible families." The term "eligible families" means that the family must include a child living with a custodial parent or other adult caretaker relative (or a pregnant woman) and be financially needy as discussed in step three. Federal TANF funds can likewise be used to provide summer jobs for youth in "eligible/needy families." (Note: Federal TANF funds may also be used to help a "needy" youth that is not a member of an "eligible/needy family" - a "needy" non-custodial teen parent. Services provided to such persons can only be in the form of benefits that do not constitute "assistance".)
The fifth and final step would be for the State to consider the requirements, limitations, and restrictions that apply to the selected activities or services. For Federal TANF funds, it is important to consider certain cost principles derived from appropriations law and OMB circulars (see pages 26 through 29 of our guidance). Some of the Federal grant rules that should be considered in the formulation of a summer jobs for low-income youth program include:


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The Duke Diaries384
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Your heart will be set afire with The Duke Diaries, the third book in Sophia Nash's Royal Entourage series set in Regency England.
After a wild, scandalous night, Rory Lennox, the Duke of Abshire, finds himself in the bed of his sworn enemy's wholesome sister, Verity Fitzroy. To protect her honor and keep the peace, he agrees to marriage, but it's an engagement neither is happy about—until unimaginable occurrences make them view the other in a new, passionate light.
RITA Award–winning author Sophia Nash is a master of the historical romance who has created unforgettable, compelling characters with powerful emotions and intense sensuality. Sparkling and smart, The Duke Diaries is a wickedly fun romp that will leave you breathless.
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Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients, State Workers Ignites Debate In Florida
The legal challenges have begun to new rules in Florida that mandate drug tests for welfare recipients and new state government hires, and random testing of current state employees.
"Requiring job applicants to 'pee in a cup' to test for drugs and randomly selecting current public employees to do the same is unconstitutional, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday after filing a federal lawsuit to stop the practice ordered by Gov. Rick Scott [R]."
Meanwhile, the ACLU is also expected to challenge an order from Scott that means many "of the state's poorest people will have to take a drug test if they want to qualify for welfare assistance," the Sun Sentinel says. Florida is the only state with that policy, according to the newspaper.
On the testing of welfare recipients, Scott has said that "while there are certainly legitimate needs for public assistance, it is unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction."
As for the testing of state workers, the governor believes that "Floridians deserve to know that those in public service, whose salaries are paid with taxpayer dollars, are part of a drug-free workplace."
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Sugar Rush: CCPC Cupcake at The Sugar Cube, Portland, OR
I've enjoyed many delicious salty-sweet desserts, but only a select few blow my mind and make me start inventing words. The Chocolate Caramel Potato Chip cupcake, or "CCPC" ($5), at The Sugar Cube food cart in Portland, Oregon, did just that.
Owner Kir Jensen's inspiration for the CCPC stemmed from her love of salty-sweet combinations. She reflected back on times when she started dipping french fries in a vanilla milkshake. Today, potatoes continue their heavenly partnership with a sugary treat.
The CCPC starts with an incredibly moist chocolate buttermilk cupcake, the top dipped in a bittersweet chocolate ganache. I've eaten many cupcakes in my life, and I rarely see a treat with such a perfect balance of light texture and sinfully decadent flavor. Since Kir uses bittersweet chocolate, there is no over-the-top sugar onslaught, and I can appreciate the cupcake that much more. Kir adds a towering crown of Ruffles potato chips and finishes this masterpiece with a generous drizzle of her homemade salted caramel. The crispy potato chips contrast wonderfully against the fluffy cupcake, and the salted caramel brings everything together while adding a second sweet dimension.
Yet even though there are multiple layers here, no one item upstages another. This cupcake is so good, I'm convinced the word "potatochococaramelgasm" should be used to describe the happiness one experiences after just one bite of the CCPC.
For a dollar more ($6 total), you can even get this CCPC à la mode, topped with either "super vanilla" or a "roasted banana" ice cream. It might be wise to bring a bunch of money and tell your friend to drive—you'll want to engulf several CCPCs and some ice cream, then happily drift into a sugar coma.
The Sugar Cube:
1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214; (503) 890-2825; map; thesugarcubepdx.com/


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NBC's Leno Move Could Turn 10 p.m. Into Cable's Sweet Spot
By: Linda Moss, Multichannel News
NBC's decision to give Jay Leno a 10 p.m. show, five nights a week could be a blessing for cable, making it a bigger player in the scripted-drama business, according to Madison Avenue and cable executives.
During the past few years both basic-cable and premium-cable networks have made aggressive forays into original hour-long series, with services such as TNT, USA Network, FX and AMC reaping ratings and critical success with fare such as The Closer, Saving Grace, Monk, Psych, The Shield, Damages, Nip/Tuck and Mad Men.
A number of cable's scripted shows air at 10 p.m. And these cable series will be competing against one less broadcast rival in the drama genre—in that particular time slot—once Leno starts doing his topical show next fall on NBC in primetime.
"Certainly if you take out the ERs and the Law & Orders and these other dramas that NBC has been running, cable could stand to benefit, particularly the originals, shows like Mad Men or Saving Grace or Psych, which are 10 o'clock-type shows, " said Brad Adgate, Horizon Media's senior vice president and director of research. "They (cable networks) will try to look at this as an opportunity and capitalize on it."
Cable stands to be able to draw a larger audience at 10 p.m. now that NBC is "sort of abandoning the hot spot for scripted drama," according to Ed Carroll, president of national entertainment services for Rainbow Media.
"I do think it's an opportunity for cable to pick up more viewers because people that are looking for scripted programming in the 10 o'clock hour, people who are not looking for a talk show, will now be up for grabs," Carroll said.
Cable may also reap another benefit from the Leno move. Hollywood talent, writers and producers, may wind up bringing more projects to cable because there will be less of a demand for scripted shows from NBC.
That may herald a greater migration of the scripted-drama format – one of the last bastions of broadcast strength -- to cable, the way that program genres such as kids shows, original movies, sports and news have increasingly moved off the Big Four to become cable mainstays, according to media buyers and other executives.
"If you look at it from a year from now, there probably would still be as many scripted dramas as there were three years ago," said Michael Wright, who Thursday was promoted to the job of executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM. "The only thing that would be changed radically is a much higher majority of those would be on cable."
NBC, once known as the home of hot 10 p.m. scripted-drama hits such as ER (now in its final season),has a thin development slate and is looking for less pricey programming to fill its schedule. Nonetheless, the Peacock Network's announcement this week that it was giving Leno a 10 p.m. show next year after his late-night The Tonight Show gig is taken over by Conan O'Brien had the TV industry buzzing.
"It's bold but it's also a rescue move," said Shari Anne Brill, senior vice president and director of programming for Carat USA. "In the absence of ER, they still needed the emergency surgery in the time slot."
TNT has successfully made a name for itself as the network that "knows drama," building its brand on scripted shows such as The Closer, ad-supported cable's biggest hit series ever, augmented by Saving Grace, veteran producer Steven Bochco's Raising the Bar, and most recently, Leverage.
Saving Grace, Raising the Bar and Leverage air at 10 p.m., and Wright is happy those shows won't have to compete against a drama on NBC next fall.
"I think Jay Leno's fantastic," Wright said. "I watch his show. He does a good job. But I'd rather program a 10 o'clock show, probably, against a talk show than another scripted drama, because if you're in the mood for a talk show, great. But if you're in the mood for a scripted drama, that's one less competitor for our programming."
Added Wright, "For all I know, Jay could go on and just kill at 10 o'clock and I'll have a tougher competitor. But in theory, it's one less scripted drama to compete against in that hour."
In terms of pure viewership, it doubtful that Leno will be able to rack up the kind of ratings that hit scripted dramas have conjured up, according to Jack Wakshlag, Turner's chief research officer.
"How will Leno do against what the drama's used to deliver (on NBC) at 10 o'clock?" Wakshlag asked. "I don't think he's going to sit there and say he can deliver the big kind of numbers that Law & Order would deliver. So the numbers aren't going to go there, aren't going to go up."
Adgate noted that cable tends to push the envelope with its scripted shows, so that programming lends itself to the 10 p.m. time slot. And in fact, FX and USA do schedule many of their scripted dramas at 10 p.m. In particular, FX officials have said in the past that the later time slot is appropriate for its edgy shows, series such as fare The Shield, Nip/Tuckand Sons of Anarchy. Carroll noted that AMC airs both Mad Men and Breaking Bad at 10 p.m.
FX couldn't be reached for comment, and USA declined to comment. Both NBC and USA are owned by NBC Universal.
With NBC needing less scripted shows for its program lineup, producers and writers will need to find additional outlets for their projects, and they will likely increasingly turn to cable, according to Wright and media buyers.
"There's less programming hours to fill, and probably talent that has supply," Brill said. "Cable networks are increasingly developing scripted series. I could see some of the shows that had initially maybe been designated for network sale maybe going to cable, like a Turner."
Wright claimed that cable networks such as TNT offer talent like Bochco a less rigid and more creative atmosphere to work in than the broadcast networks.
"Broadcast networks are changing the way they're going to operate. They're faced with fiscal realities produced by a broken business model, and that creates opportunity for us," Wakshlag said.
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A few months back, I had written an article Getting Started with Process Builder – Part 17 (Auto Delete System Generated Chatter Post) to discuss a way through which, we can auto delete system generated Chatter posts. This article goes a step ahead and explains, how to auto delete posts generated from Quick Actions for objects in which Feed Tracking in not enabled. First of all, I would like to say thanks to Mr. Chris Whitehead for asking such a great question on Success Community.
First of all, you have to understand the Feed table in Salesforce. All objects have a default related Feed object. All Feed objects for custom objects are named as CustomObject__Feed, where CustomObject__c is the name of the related custom object. All Feed objects for standard objects are named as LeadFeed, where Lead is the name of the related standard object. But the glitch is Feed object is by default available (You can access it from the API or Flow) for a standard object, even though Feed Tracking is turned off, but that is not a case with the custom object. If Feed tracking is turned off for a custom object, then CustomObject__Feed object will not be available. So you can't use CustomObject__Feed object to delete the posts (On parent object) generated from Quick Actions. So how to delete then ??? Let's start with a business use case
Business Use case
Rachel Gillett is working as System administrator at Universal Containers (UC). At UC they have created a custom object called as Time Sheet, to allow their sales reps to enter the time they spent at a customer site (i.e. Against Account object). The Time Sheet object has a lookup relationship with Account object, and Feed tracking is turned off for Time Sheet object. Rachel has received a requirement from the management when a Sales rep creates a Time Sheet from Account object using quick action, system auto-generates a chatter post similar to the following screenshot
They want to auto delete post generated from Quick Action.
Solution for the above business requirement
First of all, we will use Flow to delete system generated Chatter post. To launch a Flow whenever Time Sheet gets created, we will use Process Builder. Follow the below instructions to create a Process Builder and Flow to solve the above business requirement
1. First of all create a custom object (Time Sheet) and few fields to store the data, as shown in the following screenshot
Make sure that you have turned off Feed tracking for Time Sheet object. Also, remove Quick_Action__c field from the page layout.
2. To create object specific action on Account, navigate to Setup | Build | Customize | Accounts | Buttons, Links, and Actions and click on the New Action Button. Now create an action that allows users to create a new Timesheet as shown in the following screenshot
Make sure that you have added the fields mentioned in the following screenshot to quick action layout
3. When you create actions, you can use predefined field values to set a value for a field. Predefined values can help ensure consistency and make it faster and easier for users to create records. Now set a Predefined value for Time Sheet object's field Quick Action as True, as shown in the following screenshot
4. The next step is to create a Flow, navigate to Name | Setup | App Setup | Create | Workflows & Approvals | Flows
5. Click on New Flow, it will open the Flow canvas for you. Now create a Text variable VarT_TimeSheetId to store the Time Sheet Id (we will pass the Time Sheet Id through Process Builder), as shown in the following screenshot
6. The next step is to delete the post generated from Quick Action. To do this drag-and-drop Record Delete element (Enter the name Delete posts generated from Quick Actions) onto the canvas and map the fields according to below details
- Select object FeedItem
- For criteria select ParentId= {!VarT_TimeSheetId}, as shown in the below screenshot
7. Finally, your Flow will look like the following screenshot
8. Save your Flow with name Delete Quick action feed and close the canvas. Don't forget to Activate the Flow.
Launch a Flow from Process Builder
Our next task is to create a Process Builder on the Time Sheet object to launch a Flow. To create a Process Builder on the Time Sheet object follow the below instructions
1. Click on Name | Setup | App Setup | Create | Workflows & Approvals | Process Builder
2. To create a new process from scratch, click on the New Button available on Process Management page. A popup will appear where you have to enter the Name (Use Delete Unaccepted Quotes as name), API Name and Description as shown in the below screenshot
3. Click on Object node to add object and then select Time Sheet object. For the entry criteria, Select only when a record is created, as shown in the below screenshot. Once you're done click on the Save button
4. The next task is to add Process Criteria, To do this click on Add Criteria, enter Name, Type of action and set filter conditions (In this case set [Time_Sheet__C].Quick_Action__c Equals True) and click on the Save button as shown in the following screenshot
5. The next step is to set the time for scheduled action. For this click on Set Schedule available under Scheduled actions. Set time for scheduled actions as shown in the following screenshot
6. Now we have to add a Time-based action into the Process to launch a Flow. Click on Add Action (Under Scheduled actions), Select the type of action to create (In our case Flows) and then fill out the fields to define the action as shown in the following screenshot
7. Once you are done, click on the Save button, it will redirect you to Process canvas. Finally, the Process will look like the following screenshot
Don't forget to active the Process by clicking on the Activate button.
It's time to test this feature
1) Navigate to the Account tab, identify the Account and click on the Account Name. Create a new Time Sheet record using quick action that we have created, as shown in the following screenshot
2) Wait a few seconds and then reload the account page.
Note: – I will suggest you to implement this first on your developer org, test it and then move it to production.


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Notre Dame ready to chase Big East title
After two months of playing mostly lightweight opponents and two weeks off for Christmas break, No. 21 Notre Dame is ready to begin its quest of trying to win its first Big East title before departing for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Coach Mike Brey and his Irish players set that goal in March after they squandered a 10-point lead midway through the second half and lost 67-63 to Xavier in the first round of the NCAA tournament - a goal that was set well before they found out they would be leaving the Big East in the next season or two. Winning the league title has been their goal ever since, and they're happy to be finally starting their 18th season in the league.
"I think collectively our group's antenna has risen," Brey said. "They've been waiting for this, to play through this league schedule. I think the attention to detail has just naturally gone up."
The Irish (12-1), who have won 10 straight, are among three Big East teams who have yet to play a league game.
"We're just ready to get started," guard Eric Atkins said.
The Irish, who were picked by the league coaches to finish third, open the Big East season noon Saturday against Seton Hall (12-2, 1-0 Big East), a team that was picked to finish 14th in the 15-team league. They then play Monday at No. 14 Cincinnati (13-1, 1-0), where the Irish have lost three straight.
Atkins said it is important the Irish set the tone for the league season immediately against Seton Hall.
"We need to start strong to even think about winning the Big East being one of our goals," he said.
A win Saturday over the Pirates would give Brey his second longest winning streak at Notre Dame, a game shy of the 12-game winning streak set by the 2006-07 team. Brey said because the Irish return five starters from last year's 22-12 team, he hasn't had to remind the players about the goal set last spring.
"One of the great strengths of this this group is it has ownership of itself," he said.
But Brey did meet with some players individually on Wednesday to let them know that as well as the Irish have played, with their only loss coming in overtime against Saint Joseph's in New York, they need to be even better in league play.
"Just to set the tone of, we need more now," Brey said.
Brey wasn't always pleased with the play of guard Jerian Grant, who came off the bench against Kennesaw State after a lackadaisical performance against IPFW.
"I was upset with him that week because maybe he wasn't as engaged. But he has been a big-game guy for us and every game on the schedule is big now. We've got 18 games on the schedule now and they're all big," he said.
Brey also said Jack Cooley, who is leading the Irish with 15.2 points and 11.3 rebounds a game, is back at full strength after missing several practices with an illness.
The Irish started the season ranked No. 22, fell out of the rankings after their loss, and jumped back to No. 22 after beating then-No. 8 Kentucky. But that victory looks a lot less impressive now that the Wildcats are unranked at 9-4, and Notre Dame doesn't have any other quality wins. That explains why it hasn't moved up much in the poll during its winning streak.
"At this point we don't care that much because we know we'll move up pretty quickly if we do what we have to do in the Big East," Atkins said.


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I'm curious what readers think: Should residents be patrolling the streets themselves? Should the city be putting more officers on the street?
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Original post made by Bill D'Agostino, Palo Alto Weekly reporter, on Jun 13, 2006
I'm all in favor of it, as long as its done wisely and responsibly. Here are my reasons:
People patrolling their own neighborhoods spend the most amount of time there, so they may be better able to spot people and cars that are out of place.
People who live in particular neighborhoods have a highly vested interest in keeping them safe and crime free, so they will likely demonstrate a high level of comittment and organization. They are not constrained by issues like overtime and record keeping.
Finally, there's a perception out there that police officers are actually Jedi knights. They are brave women and men who do a tough job and 99.9% of the time, do it well. Frankly, cruising around looking for out of place people and cars isn't rocket science. Why not free up police resources for more serious threats? From what I've read, the city isn't exactly spilling over excess money.
I do think there should be some limits. The activities of the neighborhood patrols should of course never involve any direct contact with suspicious persons. They should simply take notes and/or phone it into the police.
Having only recently moved here, its my newcomer's perspective that PA is easy pickings for a lot of burglers. Most people have 1 story homes, built on a slab just a few inches off the ground, and I'm sure many of those people leave their windows open for air. Additionally, many of the Eichler and Eichler-style homes have high fences which provides a tranquil private backyard, but also makes it easy for a thief to work on doors and windows without being seen.
Its unfortunate that some people haven't internalized that whole "stealing is wrong" thing, but what can you do? Hopefully some increased citizen awareness will reduce the attractiveness. We could also think about a PR campaign called "Rob Mountain View" which would encourage thieves to leave us alone, but prey on our neighbor city instead. Or, we could just stick with citizen patrols.
A neighborhood watch program is common sense. To keep an eye out for suspicious parked cars and people lurking about is being a good neighbor and citizen of the community. However, I have to agree with Phil to take notes and call the authorities, if needed, and not to make contact with the person(s)in question.
I am not sure what to think. All I know is that my home was burglarized in the day time. They crawled through the doggie door. We are a corner house. You would think someone would have noticed something. A neighbor down the street had the same issue about a month prior.
On the other hand, in finding out that Palo Alto is rated as the highest city with home burglaries and auto breakins, I have determined that the information about the breakins does not get out to the neighborhood. I posted pamplets all over ours and received phone calls from people that lived right down the street that didn't have a clue about any of the burglaries. I think the more we make everyone aware, the more people will pay attention to there surroundings and things out of place.


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Pierre tips cap to Ichiro's milestone
MIAMI -- The answer will never be known, but Juan Pierre certainly has a strong opinion.
Pierre firmly believes if Ichiro Suzuki's career path was different he could have flirted with reaching 4,000 MLB hits.
Instead, Suzuki started playing in his native Japan, and his combined total is being discussed.
For the Yankees on Wednesday night, Suzuki collected his 4,000th professional hit, counting his days in Japan and the big leagues.
If Suzuki played his entire career in the Majors, could he have challenged Pete Rose's record of 4,256?
"He would be right on Pete Rose," Pierre said. "I don't know if he would actually get him. But no doubt, he could get 4,000. My hat is off to him. That is an incredible feat. I never played over there in Japan. It's not easy to get hits anywhere."
Since his rookie season with the Mariners in 2001, Suzuki has 2,722 hits, tops of any player in that span.
Pierre also is up there in total hits for his generation. He has 2,209 in his career, which includes two stints with the Marlins.
Since 2001, Pierre has the fifth-most hits 2,147. Second on the list is Albert Pujols (2,347), followed by Michael Young (2,344) and Derek Jeter (2,300).
Earlier in his career, Pierre paid close attention to what Suzuki was doing because both were leadoff hitters who slapped out singles and didn't walk much.
"Ichiro was getting not just 200 hits, but 220, 230, 260," Pierre said. "I think he can get to 3,000 hits here, if he plays a couple of more years. He could get 150 hits a year, on a bad year."


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In this moving six-minute microtalk from GDC 2011, Independent Games Festival chairman Brandon Boyer champions the countless independent developers that still have something sincere to say through gaming.
"What I want for us all is to be creating and championing the games that remind people everywhere of why they used to play, instead of reminding them why they no longer do." With those words former writer for Gamasutra and Edge Magazine Brandon Boyer neatly summarizes his short talk on the bringing the joy and wonder back to games.
For all the flash and pomp going into today'/s blockbuster titles, few manage to capture the joy I felt as a child, sitting in front of my crappy little black and white television, developing a sore between my thumb and forefinger during a two-hour marathon of Berserk on the Atari 2600.
Simply making bigger and brighter versions of games that have come before isn't enough. I will never feel the same as I did back then, but there are games that have been or will be made that can come close, tapping into the wonder I felt as a child.
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In a partnership with BMW, the Quakes are holding a test drive with player Shea Salinas. On August 15, Salinas will be at Peter Pan BMW in San Mateo from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
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Avril Lavigne hairstyles are duplicated by thousands of teenage girl fans of this young singer, who is known for her trendy sense of fashion. In addition to her music, her hairstyle has inspired many as the perfect example of the beauty of healthy, long hair. As a natural blond Avril Lavigne hairstyles show the full impact of this hair color and belong to the long straight hairstyles.
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Statins Market to 2018 - Weak Product Pipeline and Shift of Focus towards Combination Therapies will Lead to Erosion of Brand Share
29 Jul, 2013, 19:20 BST
DUBLIN, July 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/49ljmx/statins_market_to) has announced the addition of the "Statins Market to 2018 - Weak Product Pipeline and Shift of Focus towards Combination Therapies will Lead to Erosion of Brand Share" report to their offering.
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This report provides insights into the global statins market until 2018. The report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research, and in-house analysis by a team of industry experts. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the global statins market for dyslipidemia.
The report examines the dyslipidemia treatment usage patterns in the US, the top five countries of Europe (The UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy), and Japan. In addition to the global market landscape for statins, the report also provides details of the geographical distribution of statins sales in the major markets, including the US, the top five countries of Europe, and Japan.
The report also includes insights into the statins R&D product pipeline, and explores the competitive landscape, including major players in the statins market. Finally, the report also includes analysis on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and licensing and co-development deals that have taken place in the statins market.
Statins have dominated the global dyslipidemia therapeutics market for the last few decades. The National Cholesterol Education Program (NECP) and European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS) guidelines have recommended the use of statins as the first choice of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of dyslipidemia.
The global statins market, valued at $20.5 billion in 2011, is forecast to decline at a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.2% over the next seven years, to reach $12.2 billion by 2018. The highly consolidated statins market is expected to become increasingly competitive in the forecast period, with the patent expiries of (atorvastatin calcium), Vytorin (Ezetimibe/simvastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin), followed by severe generic erosion. GBI Research estimates that the generic sector in the global statins market will grow significantly in the future and will pose tough competition to new molecules.
- Annualized market data for the statins market from 2004 to 2011, with forecasts to 2018
- Market data on the geographical landscape and therapeutic landscape, including market size, market share, annual cost of therapy, sales volume and treatment usage patterns such as disease population, treatment-seeking population, diagnosis population and prescription population
- Share of generics in the global statins market
- Key drivers and restraints that have had a significant impact on the global statins market
- The competitive landscape of the global statins market, including top companies benchmarking. The key companies studied in this report are Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck and Novartis
- Key M&A activities and licensing agreements that took place in the statins market
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
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The 20th Century and Beyond
Milton Friedman (1912-2007) is the author of many books and articles in economics, including A Theory of the Consumption Function, The Optimum Quantity of Money and Other Essays, and (with A. J. Schwartz) A Monetary History of the United States, Monetary Statistics of the United States, and Monetary Trends in the United States and the United Kingdom. Friedman has also written extensively on public policy, always with a primary emphasis on the preservation and extension of individual freedom. His most important books in this field are (with Rose D. Friedman) Capitalism and Freedom (University of Chicago Press, 1962); Bright Promises, Dismal Performance (Thomas Horton and Daughters, 1983), which consists mostly of reprints of columns he wrote for Newsweek from 1966 to 1983; (with Rose D. Friedman) Free to Choose (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980), and (with Rose D. Friedman) Tyranny of the Status Quo (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984).
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- HowToOpenNetBeansProjectFromWebInIDE
- MavenBestPractices
- TechCouncil
- ProjectTypeMusings
- HgBugs
- Javeleon
Ongoing/recurrent work
Evaluate problems with Mercurial as applied to netbeans.org sources, record in HgBugs as needed, file in upstream bug tracker, offer patches where possible.
Close named branches when developers forgot to do this for themselves (HgHowTos#Using_a_named_branch), though currently only possible inside a single repo at a time (cf. bug #190537).
Use the latest Hg releases to get early notification of serious regressions.
Fix bugs (and evaluate pull requests) in Mercurial plugin, publish releases, get them installed.
Restart server when apparently hung / leaking.
Code review
Review golden file diffs sent to email@example.com. last diff
Review samples posted by Geertjan.
Evaluate test failures, esp. in nbms-and-javadoc.
Add @RandomlyFails to unstable unit tests.
NB Platform + Maven
Review contents of NB Maven repo when new releases are published, and dev repo as needed. Try making an NBM app using the staging repo and the new version, testing specifically:
- *.nbm and *.jar both present
- external libraries linked to in Maven Central where a match exists, rather than dumped in org.netbeans.external
- org.netbeans.libs.junit and other special modules correctly handled (i.e. are in right cluster group even though not part of regular Platform download)
- *-sources.jar, *-javadoc.jar secondary artifacts present and usable from IDE
- OSGi bundles in ide cluster functional (e.g. app including Mylyn can start and make a Bugzilla connection)
Also develop the NBM plugin, publish releases, updating archetypes and use them in the IDE.
Bundled software
Integrate new Ant and Maven releases as they appear.
Code cleanups
E.g. convert layer.xml registrations to annotations.
Bug evaluation
Reassign random issues that get filed in the apisupport "product" for no clear reason except that it is alphabetically first.
Bug reporting
Run IDE on latest Linux & JDK releases. Among other things, report memory leaks (esp. ProjectManager.ProjectStateImpl instances live in heap even when all projects and files are closed).
Serve as Oracle contact. See Javeleon.
Moderate some lesser mailing lists: broken_builds, api-changes, reviewers, javeleon@apisupport, issues@contrib, commits@ide, etc. (How to get a complete list?)


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Say I install LinuxMCE, and I import a bunt-load of previously-acquired video files. I want thumbnails for those files, so my media list can look pretty. Is there a mechanism for automatically generating these thumbnails?Thanks,Stuart
Then I shall implement the feature.Thanks,Stuart
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Anabaptism and its descendant movement, Mennonitism, came into being through the illegal baptism of believers upon confession of faith. Anabaptist worship was characterized by form and freedom. It included reading and interpreting the Bible by preachers and other worshipers, practicing baptism, the Lord's Supper, anointing, and other acts while allowing for immediate promptings by the Holy Spirit, as in 1 Corinthians 14. Routinized worship developed gradually by means of leaders internalizing important turns of phrase as well as writing prayers and publishing prayer books. Some streams of Mennonitism, like the Amish, have laid great stress on following the tradition that emerged. At the same time there arose renewal and missionary movements for whom Spirit-led improvisation was essential for true worship that was accessible to seekers. Beginning in the late 19th century, Mennonite churches arose in the Global South. For them the movement between form and freedom was essential to authentic worship. Singing is the central act of the congregation in all types of Mennonite worship. There is a lean sacramentalism in which the visible church is the body of Christ in history. In the practice of ordinances or sacraments, there has been great concern from the beginning that God's acts of grace be received by the faith of the believer in order for such acts to be true to their intention. The Lord's Supper emphasizes encountering both Christ and one's sisters and brothers in a transformative way. Baptism is entering a covenant with Christ and the church. In addition, anointing, discipline, funerals, marriage and celibacy, parent and child dedication, and ordination are practiced.
Keywords: baptism, body of Christ, charismatic, improvisation, Lord's Supper, music, mystical, sacrament, symbol, visible church
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Though Cloverfield is definitely one of the great giant monster movies of recent years, it's best feature was also its worst feature: the reality-TV feel to the acting and camera work. I'm a fan of the jiggy-cam stuff, but I was one of many who had no sympathy at all for the entitled yuppie main characters who YouTubed their own demise. Now a new crop of truly indie monster movies may offer a corrective to the New York rich kid POV in Cloverfield. The forthcoming Blob-meets-illegal-pharmaceuticals flick Bio-Slime, whose trailer you can consume right here, is a good example of these new-style monster flicks, whose low production values look suddenly professional in light of the faux-low production on Cloverfield. Other indie monsters are rampaging in your DVD drive next year too.
In Birth of a Legend: Story of the Wawa, irradiated worms used by Alabamans fishing in a polluted river turn into a giant monster that eats people. Here's a plot synopsis:
Sweet Tee, Alabama was a friendly town, Family Friendly. But Sweet Tee had a secret. You see, in the Tennessee River that flowed right through the middle of town, there lived some kind of a swamp monster. And it preferred the taste of human flesh over all others. A loser journalist, a burned-out hippie and a brainy scientist chick found themselves smack dab in the middle of this situation... and it was up to them to fix things.
And another regional flick, Serpent Lake, is set in Minnesota, where people have started disappearing. According to the filmmakers:
This monster is one of the best-known mysteries of crypto zoology. Most scientists and other experts find current evidence supporting the creature's existence unpersuasive and regard the occasional sightings as hoaxes or misidentification of known creatures or natural phenomena. Minnesotans believe in this legend, even though their theories may vary. The creature thought to be a plesiosaur being the most popular of these theories.
Both the Wawa and the Serpent, like Clovie, come from the water and just want to eat people and be left alone.
I look forward to a return to the 1970s monster movie era, when cheapo productions in the Midwest and the South churned out great flicks about monsters created by evil polluters, evil yuppies, evil corporations, evil racists, evil people in small towns, evil aliens, and evil government programs.
Check out the official sites for Bio-Slime, Serpent Lake, and Birth of a Legend: Story of the Wawa (Thanks, averyguerra!)


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Out of the pages of the most recent issue of MAKE: California artist Chris Burden built a Hot Wheels track of epic proportions.
Burden's kinetic sculpture Metropolis II is a mesmerizing cityscape where 1,100 toy cars blaze down 18 lanes of freeways in endless loops. The work took Burden, his chief engineer Zak Cook, and ten assistants four years to build in his Topanga Canyon studio.
Pick up your copy of MAKE Volume 26 up in the Maker Shed. Available in PDF as well! Or subscribe – of course!


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I'm typing from Italy and I'm a Minty user by a lot of time and… I loved this distro at the first sight.
I used it without any problem over a bunch of PC but now, unfortunately, I'm having some problem with my "new" netbook and his wireless card. The laptop is a Sony Vaio VPCM13M1E to which I have given a new soul putting the Mint 13 XFCE (32bit) on. Everything works properly, but the wireless card (Ralink RT3090) seems to have "low power". I mean: if I place the netbook close to the router (50 cm) it reach easily the signal and it connect to the wireless with no problem and I can navigate on internet without any disconnection, but if I move the laptop -for example- 1,5 meters far, it lose the signal and it seem that it can't (and don't want) connect again.
So I have tried to use a wifi-usb dongle (model: Atlantis A02-UP3WN v1.0 which it seem to have a Realtek chip). Mint recognize it, but also that seem don't work. Previously, when M$ Windows 7 Starter was installed (I used that for about 15 minutes just for trying it), the integrated card gave me the impression of be "not so strong" and for by-passing that problem (I was thinking would be driver related), I used this dongle and it worked with no problem.
Oh.. I've tried also another dongle that a my friend lent me but, unfortunately, seems that this second dongle isn't very friendly to install on Mint. In fact is a Netgear WNA3100 and looking around this forum I have found that many others Mint user have had problem to make it work.
Thus… since I'm going crazy trying to make the wireless work just a little better, I come here (in pace!!) with the hope to find somebody (that I don't use to know) who could help me.
Giant thanks!!!
(And I apologize for my bad english, but I'm a bit (?) rusty with it… if I have make some biblical/nasty/yaowww error, please correct me!!)
sudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintWifi/mintWifi.py wrote:
lipo@VAIO-LiPo ~ $ sudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintWifi/mintWifi.py
[sudo] password for lipo:
* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
-- Ralink corp. RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
* II. querying ndiswrapper...
bcmn43xx32 : driver installed
* III. querying iwconfig...
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Wi-SiD"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:1F:33:8E:DE:74
Bit Rate=135 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=63/70 Signal level=-47 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Wi-SiD"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:1F:33:8E:DE:74
Bit Rate=13 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-19 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:10 Invalid misc:81 Missed beacon:0
eth0 no wireless extensions.
* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 54:42:49:ec:9c:c5
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4528 (4.5 KB) TX bytes:4528 (4.5 KB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 90:fb:a6:fe:76:10
inet addr:192.168.0.7 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::92fb:a6ff:fefe:7610/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:32 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:110 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:5329 (5.3 KB) TX bytes:18844 (18.8 KB)
wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 78:44:76:83:b4:bc
inet addr:192.168.0.5 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::7a44:76ff:fe83:b4bc/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:35 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:61 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:4825 (4.8 KB) TX bytes:11900 (11.9 KB)
* V. querying DHCP...
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service smbd reload
Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the reload(8) utility, e.g. reload smbd
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server: 192.168.0.1
Address: 192.168.0.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 18.104.22.168
Name: google.com
Address: 184.108.40.206
Name: google.com
Address: 18.104.22.168
Name: google.com
Address: 184.108.40.206
Name: google.com
Address: 188.8.131.52
Name: google.com
Address: 18.104.22.168
Name: google.com
Address: 184.108.40.206
Name: google.com
Address: 188.8.131.52
Name: google.com
Address: 188.8.131.52
Name: google.com
Address: 184.108.40.206
Name: google.com
Address: 126.96.36.199
lipo@VAIO-LiPo ~ $


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Year of publication
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Document Type
- Preprint (4) (remove)
For the next generation of high data rate magnetic recording above 1 Gbit/s, a better understanding of the switching processes for both recording heads and media will be required. In order to maximize the switch-ing speed for such devices, the magnetization precession after the magnetic field pulse termination needs to be suppressed to a maximum degree. It is demonstrated experimentally for ferrite films that the appropriate adjustment of the field pulse parameters and/or the static applied field may lead to a full suppression of the magnetization precession immediately upon termination of the field pulse. The suppression is explained by taking into account the actual direction of the magnetization with respect to the static field direction at the pulse termination.
FeNi/FeMn exchange bias samples with a large exchange bias field at room temperature have been prepared on a Cu buffer layer. Upon irradiation with He ions, both the exchange bias field and the coercive field are modified. For low ion doses the exchange bias field is enhanced by nearly a factor of 2. Above a threshold dose of 0.3olsi 10 15 ions/cm 2 , the exchange bias field decreases continuously as the ion dose increases. The ob-served modifications are explained in terms of defect creation acting as pinning sites for domain walls and atomic intermixing.
Phase velocities of surface acoustic waves in several boron nitride films were investigated by Brillouin light scattering. In the case of films with predominantly hexagonal crystal structure, grown under conditions close to the nucleation threshold of cubic BN, four independent elastic constants have been determined from the dispersion of the Rayleigh and the first Sezawa mode. The large elastic anisotropy of up to c11/c33 = 0.1 is attributed to a pronounced texture with the c-axes of the crystallites parallel to the film plane. In the case of cubic BN films the dispersion of the Rayleigh wave provides evidence for the existence of a more compliant layer at the substrate-film interface. The observed broadening of the Rayleigh mode is identified to be caused by the film morphology.


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World Champion: Brazil
Golden Boot: Mbappe
Golden Glove: De Gea
Golden Ball: Neymar
World Champion: Germany
Golden Boot: Griezmann
Golden Glove: Neuer
Golden Ball: Neymar
World Champion: England
Golden Boot: Neymar Jr.
Golden Glove: Keylor Navas
Golden Ball: Cristiano Ronaldo
World Champion: England
Golden Boot: Kane
Golden Glove: De Gea
Golden Ball: Neymar
World Champion: England
Golden Boot: Kane
Golden Glove: Lloris
Golden Ball: Dele
World Champion: Belgium
Golden Boot: Messi
Golden Glove: Courtois
Golden Ball: Silva
World Champion: Germany
Golden Boot: Kane
Golden Glove: Neuer
Golden Ball: Neuer
Haha love the intro to this, graphics looking clean and top quality right now, also looking forward to the community games such as the predictions and sticker album! I think Wales may go further than England but let's see how the groups look before making that prediction, don't have much hope for N. Ireland or the Scots though
Like the idea! Would be funny to see if just England exit in the group stage then. But yeah willing to see how the community games turn out.
Good luck mate, looking forward to the story... And I enjoyed the opening a lot!
It'll be interesting to follow. I do not know much about Scotland and N. Ireland, so my predicts may be a little biased.
Good luck, man!
Here we go! Nice introduction, but somehow scary too...
Here another follower!
Don't want to make a prediction before seeing the draw but England not to win the world cup is mine
I'm curious to see what's next, especially how you manage to get Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales involved. Keep it up!
I'm excited to see how this goes. Wales are an exciting team to watch. Hopefully England can turn their luck around.
Very cool to see you go into the story on how the bids of the host nations are fighting it out, I never may too much attention to all that but it's interesting to see it here. I really hope England get to host a WC or even a Euro's in the near future, sometime between 2026-2030 I want to go to as many games as I can
This is awesome! Same as @Ashy , I didn't even know how it works.
Hope Brazil do a better WC than did here in 2014
The UK Parliament would like to formally place on record their disappointment at the illegal activities that appear to have happened during the voting process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup host nations.
The Government had fully supported the Football Association's bid to host the 2018 World Cup and shares their disappointment at not being named hosts.
Initial estimates suggested the cost to the Exchequer of delivering all aspects of the World Cup would have been in the region of £250 million. This figure was an early estimate and would have been subject to further confirmation nearer to the event. Hosting the tournament was expected to have contributed around £2.1 billion to £3.2 billion to the UK economy.
After months of discussion at all levels of Government, Her Majesty's Government is delighted to confirm they will be using the £250 million earmarked for hosting the competition to ensure one of the United Kingdom's teams returns from Russia as World Champions. Whilst exactly how the money will be used is yet to be confirmed it will be made available to the Football Association, the Irish Football Association, the Scottish Football Association and the Football Association of Wales. It is the hope of the Right Honourable Members of both Houses of Parliament that all four home nations will qualify for the World Cup and one will return home as World Champions.


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Apple: More On The iPhone Touch Screen Brouhaha
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So, I finally got a copy of the report from Nomura International analyst Richard Windsor from earlier today on the brouhaha over problems with the Apple (AAPL) iPhone's touch screen. It's not a very long piece, and Marketwatch had the details. Windsor actually plays down the situation, noting that while it is "negative" for Apple, "it is only a small indication and no definite indication of a problem at this stage." Here are they key points about the situation in his note: Some devices have been reported to be developing dead spots on the screen. This could reflect normal field failure rates, or could be the first sign of a technical shortcoming in the device. The iPhone uses a chemical deposition on the screen to provide the touch-screen sensitivity based on heat. Windsor says he believes the intellectual property for the technology was purchased from a bankrupt Finnish company that was trying to make a similar device. That company had the problem that with extensive use the film would begin to degrade and the screen would lose sensitivity. In the case of the Finnish device, the problem would manifest within 3-6 months. The blogosphere is totally abuzz about this issue. Engadget wrote yesterday that "it doesn't appear to be particularly widespread, but according to a couple threads on Apple's support forums and elsewhere, a small number of iPhones are suddenly getting "dead spots" on their touchscreens - mostly along the bottom, but occasionally affecting the entire surface." Engadget's post points to a piece on AppleInsider. Here's an excerpt: A small number of iPhone users are receiving help from Apple after reporting that their handsets have permanently lost responsiveness to touch input across portions of the screen. Customers posting to Apple's support forums note the issue occurs without warning and usually affects a half-inch strip of the screen that spans the width of the device when held vertically. Members of the AppleInsider and MacRumors forums have also spawned threads on the matter. They explain that the dead strips usually appear a half-inch from the top or bottom of the iPhone's display, often disabling access to critical controls or shifting the touch input to the wrong region. The AppleInsider piece goes on to say that the problem does not appear to be a software issue. The problem appears to be irreparable via software or resets. Applying the 1.0.1 update doesn't remedy the issue, according to reports, and neither does resetting or restoring the phone to factory condition. Cleaning the phone using Apple's recommended water-only method or a specialized cleaner likewise produces no practical results. In some cases, touch functionality has been briefly restored for users only to drop out again a short while later. Most known instances have required direct replacements from Apple, whose technical support agents have commented to customers that they are "very familiar" with the touchscreen failures. While the company has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue, it's taking a proactive role in replacing the defective units with few if any questions asked. In some cases, Apple support agents are have even bypassed their usual protocol for replacements. Apple today is down $1.09, at $125.30.


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|Step 1: What is blood pressure?
Every time your heart beats, it pushes blood out to your entire body. The blood moves through blood vessels called arteries. The term blood pressure refers to how hard the blood is pressing against the walls of your arteries.
When your heart contracts, blood is forced out of the heart, and the pressure increases. When your heart relaxes, the pressure decreases.
A blood pressure monitor allows you to see the pressure at both points. The higher number is called the systolic pressure, and the lower number is the diastolic pressure. For example, a normal blood pressure is "115 over 70":
115 systolic pressure (heart contracting)/70 diastolic pressure (heart relaxing)
What is high blood pressure
High blood pressure, or "hypertension," often has no obvious cause, although many factors can contribute. When you have high blood pressure, the pressure in the arteries that transport blood is too high. High blood pressure puts an additional strain on blood vessels throughout your body and increases the workload on the heart. This chronic elevation in blood pressure can produce damage in other organs of the body.
What should my numbers be?
The chart below shows how blood pressure is classified in adults at least 18 years old. Ideally, you want your resting blood pressure reading to be lower than "120 over 80."
|Less than 120
|Less than 80
|Pre-High blood pressure
|120 - 139
|80 - 89
|High Blood Pressure - Stage 1
|140 - 159
|90 - 99
|High Blood Pressure - Stage 2
|160 or over
|100 or over
It's possible for only ONE of the numbers to be high (the systolic or diastolic). This condition is still considered hypertension, or high blood pressure. It is particularly important to keep an eye on a high systolic number.
Review Date:
Reviewed By: Steven Kang, MD, Division of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, East Bay Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group, Oakland, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.